The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS.

Inc tommittee on postage 10 the House
reported unanimously in favor Of the free
Transmission Of public Documents printed
BY authority d Congress Seeds Shrubbe-
~ &c aud that the carriage Of papers
should be-ftee in the counties in which
they were published.
II reaaaine 10 be seen whether the action
Of Congress will be favorable OF otherwise.
The commistee Of Waysapd Means heard
arguments in favos Of reduction Of taxes
on leaf tobacco and fruit brandiss. Cons
gresham Lattrsll. Of California, and Sc
veral Virginia members addressed the COM
:nittee. IA
! White from the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
reported bill for the appointment Of U. s
Marshal ia the Western District Of North
Carolina.
/ The most plausible statement regarding
q new election in Louisiana Is rs follows !.
The Democrats, failing 10 ihaugarate the
McEnery government BY a direct vote in
she Senate, wilfvSte 70 commit Uatpeatsrs.
biIfto the committee on privileges aud cleo.
tions With Instructions TO report ii an ear
y day, Il is understood that an the De-
mocratic Senators, except Messrs. Sanlsbu-
ry and Bayard, viii support the new cleo
ton, and these two have rot made positive
announcement.
Mr.. Carpenter claims that every Repub-
lican who supported the bill last year. ex-
cept two, will support il now. lie failed
then by only two votes with oil the Demo-
Gratis voting against him.
Mr.. Batter Is quoted as saying: III IT
passes the Senate il is certain 10 pass the
House.
i. Friends Of the present government in
. Louisiana, to whom the above was submit.
! ted. report that the prospects Of a new cleo
, ton are highly oterstated.
The Herald publishes additional evil
, dence, and urges as matter of common
justice to Judge Dure.l that his course
! should be brought to question before the
Senate. It's comments are quite bitter.
. The alleged bankruptcy swindles enle.
largely into the question rs argued by the
IS
Herald; but. as Marshal Packard says,
they can: impeach Norton
Two hundred bankers and business men
Of Chicago petition against an increase q
currency.
Mr.. Logan said he had heard Of this pc.
tition before. He knew many Of those whs
; had signed it, and among them we're Iher
e who we're the 6rst to close their doors lasl
: fall and refused to pay their depositors, q
pay them uith any kind Of paper. ri
would hereafter present petitions showing
! the prevailing sentiment 10 bis country.
Mr.. Csmeron's amendment repeating al
! laws which restricted national bank circula-
5 tiOn was defeated BY vote Of &c to 50.
4 Mr.. Gordon submitted substitute in.
! structing the committee to report rs soor
as practicable bill for free banking. and
!. providing for the eonyertibility Of United
= States Treasury notes into low iuteres
2 bonds or gold coin at the option Of the gov
ernmeut, and the bonds convertible into
!, Treasury notes ~ the option Of the holder
Rejected-5eas, 26i nays 80.
Senstcr Csmercn's free banking bill bav
ing been so.ed down 10 the Senate; ID,
contest Is now narrowed down to Sbermsn'i
resumption and uerrimouis amendment. q
expansion Of currency. 70 ably sdvccatet
] BY Logan. Morton and Others. The Who'll,
d question will probably be disposed Of ihi
= week. The vote to-day isconsidered fsyo
o rable 70 Shefnail's scheme for the remova
u twenty-five millions Of currency from III,
! East TO the West and South or, IL not this
J. . recOmmitment Of the whole subject to tb'
le snaree committee. which would delay 6na
c action on h for several weeks -,
y Several yirginishs advocated fedus,ioI
J. Of the tax on leaf tobacco bsfrs the Wa,
y and Means committee.
y.
: Tbs House committee on The, iudiciar,
will report against recognition Of III
:. claims Ofinsursnes companies 10 the distri
). button Of the Usnevs award.
= Grief Justice Waite wss % the sosr q
q the Senate to-day. and vas introduced b
e nearly all the Senators. He takes the ostl
n Of ofbse On the re-sssembling q the Sd
!; preme Conrt. on the sfd Of March.
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