New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-20
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CONGRESS.
House..


WASHINGTON, January l9.-Bills were
introduced for purchasing Monticello, the
homestead of Thomas Jefferson. and grant
ing all the public land in Alabama tor
school purposes.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Indiana moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the following resoln'
ton:
WHEREAS, By reason of the present mons
etary stringency and the insutficiency of the
amount Of circulating medium the industry
and commercial affairs of the country have
been greatly depressed; and
Whereas, BY reason OF such stringency
the revenues OF the government have been
largely diminished, in consequence whereof
Congress has been asked to increase taxa
ton TO the amount OF i2,000,000; aud
Whereas, Until the recent panic the rev.
enues were ample to meet the current ex-
penses of the government; therefore
ResOlred, That instead of levying addi.
tiOnal taxes the true policy lies in the en-
actment OF such law or laws as will re-
lieve such stringency and supply the means
necessary to the business wants of the
country by increasing the circulating
medium, thereby reviving business, increas-
ing the revenues, and thus avoiding the
necessity of increasing the present rates of
taxation or the imposition Of additional
taxes or duties.
Rcsolred, That the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency be instructed to prepare
and report to the House without delay
bill for the purpose in the first resolution
expressed, and that said committee have
leave to report at any time.
Mr.. McCrery, OF Iowa, called for the
yeas and nays.
Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania, inquired
whether the question of consideration could
be raised
The Speaker said that that question was
raised. The motion was to suspend that
rule and all other rules.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, remarked
that the subject was before two committees
at present, and had been discussed in the
House last Saturday He suggested that
instead of having to vote now the resOlu.
tions be simply introduced, and set down
for debate at some time, SO that the various
view of members might be brought out.
and that the Committee on Ways and
Means and the Committee on Banking and
Currency might have the benefit of those
views. The Committee on Ways and Means
proposed to report something tomorrow,
which would be the subject of debate conc
fined to this matter
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, objected to disc
cussion.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, remarked
that the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency was holding sessions every day, even
to the views of gentlemen from various
parts of the country.
Mr.. Wilson said that this question of IN
creased currency was exciting great deal
of public attention, and, therefore, he had
drawn these resolutions for the express
purpose of testing the sense of the House,
and letting the country know whether Or
not there was to be an increase of currency,
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, wanted to offer An
amendment but the Speaker informed him
that he could not do SO under "a motion tV
suspend the rules.
The vote was taken and resulted Seass
l35; nays, 49, so two-thirds not voting in the
affirmative, the resolutions were rejected.
The negative votes were Albert, Archer,
Banning, Bass, Beck, Bromberg, Butfing
ton, Burchard, Burleigh, Caldwell, Clark
of New York, Clayton, Clymer. Cols
ton. Cox, Crocker, Crooke, Darralls
Dawes, Dewitt, Durham, Eames, Edea, Ell.
bridge, Elliott, Fort, Faye, Garfield, Gid
dings Gooch, Gnnkel, Hale of Maine, Hale
Of New York, Hamilton, Harris of .Massa.
chusetts, Hawthorne, Hawley of Conneo.
ticut, Hender, Herndon, Hersey, G.. +.
Itoar. Hooper, Hoskins, Kasson,. Kellogg.
Kendall Lowndes: Lu,tereIl; May
rison, Nesmith, O'Brien, O'Neil, Parker of
New Hampshire; Parson, Pendleton, Phelps,
Pierce, Platt of Virginia, Platt Of New
York, Poland, Potter, Randall, Rainey,
Rice, Read, L. II. Roberts, Sawyer, Schu-
maker of New York, ScOtield, Scudder of
New York, Scudder of New Jersey, Small,
Smith of Pennsylvania. Smith of Louisiana,
Smith of Ohio, Speer, Starkweather, Storm,
Swami, Townsend, Waldron. Ward of New
Jersey, Wallace Wheeler, WILDER, Willard
of Vermont, Williams of Massachusetts,
Williams of Michigan and Wiley
Mr.. Sener, of Virginia, was appointed
chairman of the Committee Oh the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Judiciary Committee were instructed
to inquire whsther legislation was mecca
sary to prevent the illegal use of the Amer.
lean flag on commercial vessels.
House adjourned.
Senate.
The preliminary business was uilfmpor.
tant. yhe South and finances occupied the,
day.
communication from the Secretary of
War was read, in response to resolution
in regard to an appropriation for the collec-
ton and payment of bounties due to colored
soldiers and sailors The letter states that
of the appropriation of $4,000 but So, 900
remain to conduct the business until June
30. The estimate of expenses per month,
are $500, therefore, at the end of April,
the entire appropriation will have been ex
pended. and unless some provision is made
all work will have to stop.
The Secretary recommends that the unex-
pended balance for the collection and pay
ment of bOunties for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1873 be rendered available. Re
terred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
At AS, the Senate, On motion of Mr..
Frelinghuysen went into executive session;
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