The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL
WAsHINaroN, April ii.
HOUSE

| election case, declaring Mr. oung, the
sitting member, entitled to mis- seat, was
called up and agreed to without dis
cussion.
Mr.. Conger, from the Committee on
Elections, reported a bill permitting
aliens to act as pilots. providing they
have resided in the United States six
months. Passed.
Committees were called for reports OF
private character, and many such re-
ports were made and many bills
passed.
At 1856 the House resumed the con
sideration OF the currency bill.
Mr.. Maynard, who has charge Of
the bill as chairman OF the Bank Com
mittee, refused to allow any amend
ments 10 be offered or voted on. but
consented to their being printed in the
Record. He insisted on the previous
question, and Mr.. Holman suggested
that the House should certainly have
an opportunity to vote on the question
whether tn G m easure Of currency should
be in the form OF United States notes
or National bank notes. He insisted
that it should be 10 the first form.
Mr.. Maynard declined to yield to
that or any other amendment
The previous question was ordered by
1O5 10 GO.
The House then refused to order the
main question-yeas ll2. nays l20, 80
the bill was again left open to amend
ment and discussion.
Mr.. Beck then moved as q substitute
for the bill bill introduced by him.
self on the 30th OF March, authorizing
the issue OF four hundred millions OF
legal tender notes, the retirement OF
the national bank NOES and the substi-
tuition therefor OF treasury notes and
3G5 per cent convertible bonds.
Several propositions were made to
amend Mr.. Beck's substitute.
Mr.. Cox raised a point Of order that
the holders of national bank stock,
which one Of the sections OF Mr. Beck's
bill proposes to tax, had 20 right 10
vote on the question, He owned bank
stock himself.
The Speaker oyerruled the poiSt OF
order. 1t was a question that had
been frequently and uniformly decided.
rhe interest contemplated in the rule
wss special and private one, not one
that was only involved 10 question ot
general interest. II the gentleman
from New Vow mad conscientious scrn-
Piles about voting the House would
not compel him to vote. Laughter. J
Mr.. Hunter moved two addition Sec
tions to Mr. Beck's bill, one prohibit
iting usury by banks and the other
permitting the txation OF legal tender
notes and bank notes like other proper
~.
Mr.. Packer moved an amendment
abolishiug all Limitation OF circulation
ard establishing free banking.
Mr.. Rice asked the Speaker whether
the motion to postpone the whole SUBJ
ject was in order.
The Speaker said it would be if the
gentleman from Illinois had the floor
10 make it.
Mr.. Rice--I wish | had. daughter,
Mr. Burchard made point OF order
that one section, 18th, providing for
the payment of one.half OF the import
duties in legal tender notes, must first
be considered in Committee OF the
Whole.
The Speaker sustained the point OF
order on the ground that the section
was not gernane to the original bill,
which was the currency bill. 1t would
change customs laws on every import
ant article Of commerce.
Mr.. Beck then offered his substitute
with the 18th section stricken out.
NJ. Kellogg made another point OF
order on the Sth section, taxing bank
notes ) per cent.
The Speaker overruled the point OF
order on the ground that the section
was not germsne to the bill and might
have been offered as an amendment. q
Mr.. Beck thea moved the previous
question on the amendments. Sec
onded.
Tie first vote was taken on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Coburo,
llmiting the permanent issue OF United
States notes to S400,000.00O, with
S50,O00,000 tor reserve. which was
rejected without the yeas aud nays.
The next vote was on Mr.. Hunters
amendment, and that was rejected with
out the yeas and nays.
The next vote was on Mr.. Packer s
amendment in the nature OF substi'
tute TOR Mr.. Beck's bill sbolishing the
limitations on currency aud establish
ing free banking. On standing vote
the amendment appeared-to be carried,
S. to As. The vote was then taken by
yeas and nays, which resulted in yeas
II and nays ll9 The question then
required on Mr.. Beck's substitute,
which was also rejected.
Mr.. Butler. Of Massachusetts, moved
the Senate bill as q substitute for the
House bill.
Mr.. E Il Hoar offered an amend
ment providing that after Septem.
Der !, 1874, nothing but gold aud silver
coin OF the United States shall be legal
tender, and that after that date U S.
notes may be exchanged for bonds
bearing 4l per cent. interest, redeem
able after ten years, and payable thirty
years after date.
Mr.. Foster moved an amendment
that in case of any increase OF Nation
al Bank circulation beyond $354, ,000.-
600, legal tender notes TO the extent oi
% per cent of such increase shall be
retired and cancelled until the out.
standing and unpaid legal tender notes
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