, 1874-04-15
WASHINGTON.
Final Passage Of the Senate
Currency Bill in the
House.
Maynard Handsomely Over
reached by the Willy
Butler.
Tho House also Passes Its Own
Imitation Measure.
Which Will Probably Fare Slim
in the Senate.
More Rich Developments in tho San
born Contract Matter.
How the Mysterious Man Took Tolls
from Moneys Going into
the Treasury.
Testimony Concerning Early Con-
tracts Heretofore On
heard Of.
All About Pacific Mail Subsidy That
Was Misappropriated.
Report Of Secretary Richardson Relatiyo
to tho Funded Debt.
How the Mysterious Man Took Tolls
from Moneys Going into
the Treasury.
Testimony Concerning Early Con-
tracts Heretofore Un-
heard Of.
All About a Pacific Mail Subsidy That
Was Misappropriated.
Report Of Secretary Richardson Relatiyo
to tho Funded Debt.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
specia. DislMtch to The Clticaoo Tribune.


THE END or TUE TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 14.-The members
of tho Houso congratulate themselves that thoy
have disposed Of tho finance question at last,
and Gun calculate with aomo degroo Of certainty
upon tho time at which tho session will close. At
the expiration of tho morning hour tue struggle
was resumed, and steady work was had till tho
ond was reached by the adoption Of both tho
House aud Senate bills.
on Mn. noAns AMENDMENT,
providing for d return to spocio payment on tho
4th Of July, 1876, the following Western mon
voted aye: Garfield and Smith, Of Ohio; Ar
thur Cross. Of kentucky; Rice, Of illinois !;
and Willard, Of Michigan.
Immediately upon tic adoption of the House
bill, Butler moved to tako tito business on tho
Speakers table, which WAS nErcod to, aud in duo
Maynard ut onco moved its adoption, and de-
manded tho previous question on Ills motion,
pending which Mossrs. George F. Hoar and GGr-
flold
MADE THE POINT or ORDER
that, rs it WAS in effect tax bill and nndo ap-
propriations, it ought to go to the Con1mttoo Of
tho Whole boforo boing considered In tho House.
Tho Chair explained that If 1t was auch bill it
could not properly originate in tho Scnato,
s fd GSSh Sg House 0G uas sef'5e eso 0 not eda ha
Sponkcr, whether 1t did como improperly from
tic Senate. On this Garfield raised tho point
a1d tho House, b? vote of 66 to LTD, decided
that it vas proper measure to originate it, tho
Senate. It was then adopted by vote Of lao to
102, and becomes d law
WHEN THE PRESIDENT SIGNS IT,
which it is generally believed lle will do at
onco. Tho principal reason upon which this be-
lief is based lies in tho fact tint tho President
has held, with Secretaries Richardson aud Bout
nF etraot,hnck rirrn1n fiof,
authorized by law is 100000. and aa
tho Sonato bill specifically likes this al tho
limit, Ao cannot consistently put his veto on it.
It is thought
Comptroller Knox's theory that tho Senate
bill will operate practically aa neastiro Of coli
traction, while it is not universally acceaod to.
attracts universal attention, and ~ discussed
with great. intorost. Those able statoa; M
passs msa m so m IN Go sonsto ars to aa
exteut that raiseB tho Significant doubt whether
thoy, not being wise enough to foroBeo the effect
OF tlieir own legislation OH tho finances whicl
thoy discussed 80 worldly If not loarncdly, art
really filing their places OF moroly rattlint
around in them.
ITO the Associated PTess.l
TIE FUNDED DEBT.
WARRINGTON, D. G., April little Socretar,
Of tic Treasury, in compliance with tho rosolu
tion Of tho HoitBe. reports tho cost OF refundint
the national debt into por cont bonds, author
lied by tho act Of Congress July II. 1870, ait
Jun. so, 1871, etc. Tho whole amount Of bond
refunded is 93tl, ,4l6, 160, as follows:
Bonds bearing por cent interest TO bonds e,oo -,
Bonds bearing per cent, loan 1853, to
| bonds beartng per cent, funded loan,
The cost thereof has bccn i,l4o79
H0SD SALE.
| Secretary Richardson haa made negotiation
| for tho exchange Of 100000 now por con
bonds for M equal amount Of per cont 5.2
bonds, pnr for par, adjusting interest to Il,
| time Of exchange on each, and allowing oni
one-quarter Of per cont commission. This
one Of tho most favorable saleB Of now bond
| which has vet boon mpuo,