, 1874-02-18

banks TO 30 organized under tho provisions of
| tho law requiring tho depoait Of bonds, as now
provided 5or National Danks and tho Federal
| Government to havo tho keoping Of s1ch bonds
and tho lsantlg Of currency, and to bc regponBl-
bio for tho redemption OF tho circulation.
| Agreed to.
| CALENDAR nuslNgBs.
Tile Senate then proceeded to tho cO1lBdora-
ttdn Of bills on tho calondar, and tho following
* 4 ioint resolution authorizing tho Secretary Of
War to 1otail medical of1ioors OF tho army to In
quirc aud report upon tho causes Of epidemic
ololora
| THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Tho morning hour having expired. tho 6enate
roauMod consideration Of tlio bill to aqunlizo
tho distribution Of the currency, the pending
commit the ELL to the Flnance Committee.
htr. MERn1AION moved Eli amendment to In"
struct that Comnlittoo to report % aoo1 as prac-
tcablo bill providing, for an fncrcaeo Of tho
volume tloreof should not exceed $4oo, ,00o, 900.
bfr. SCOTT submitted an amendment to TINT
OF. Ut. Merrlmon, providing for the redemption
Of tho whole body Of the National Bank cur
| United Htates Tic said ho hoped tho motion to
rocommlt would be- adoptod. The bort way to
aisposo Of this whole question was to refer 1t
baok to tho Committeee aua got its views On
Sfr. FERhY {hicb.) said tue question to re-
commit carried with it the question aa to whether
| thoro should bo expansion Or contraction Of tho
| currency. Ho could 500 nothing to bo gained by
recommittal, as the Committee must report upon
! tile same subject, aud the whole dobatc would be
| gone ovar again. Tho effect OF tho motion to
recommit ssaa practically to TaiGe tho question
Mr. ia2 smERMAN sS;ltic hoped this bill would be
stripped Of all thinga! thrown around 1t, and
paBnol az reported by the Committee. The othor
s2Sd hs on
resume anccie payment in duo timo. Give tho
pooplo time to work out their necessities, and
specie payment would DO resumed: The country
could soon reaume Il these g1esn6aoka Tere out
Mr. MORTON opposed the motion to refor.
Ho said there was no excuse for tho proposition
to taLo 5000, ,o00 from New England and give
1t to tho West and South, except upon tho prin-
ciple that tbs currency OF the country was not to
be increased at oil. # this National Banking
system could not be adjusted to tho wants OF tho
whole country it. must give way: He had tu1,,' no
| New England to distribute in the West and South
| would ever become law.
btr. HAn1LIN aaid ho was disposed to giyo tue
South and West more banks, but ho would vote
to take 1000, 600 from New England and give
it to other sections before he would vote to in
crcase tho irrodoemablo paper currency ono
1lr. THURMAN said It had been said that the
American people wore eminently practical. but
ho was sorry tho same could not be said Of the
| Senate of the United States. The Senate would
| not lot any single measure Of q committee go
| through but loaded It with all sorts Of propo-
| stious On tho general subject. The Committee
| was fully competent to act upon each Bub5oct
| separately, and ono should not thus be loaded
down with others. Ho favored the recommittnl
Of the whole matter. The currency WAS to DO
is to be fixed and to bo elastic is that it is not
| to be fixed. (Laughtor.] He had uever heard Of
suoh thing since Gen. Jackson's famous letter
| about judloous tariff capturing Pennsylyania.
He did not beleve in ipstruoting the Committee,
but desired the subject to be recommitted With
Pending discussion, the Genate went into e1-
coutiye session, aud soon after adjourned. :;
l. r.. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. : !
y COMMITTEE REPORTS. - - 3:':'-. =
| 'Mr. COBURN, from tho Committee On MILL
| tary Afairs, reported back bill authorizing the
Clerk Of the War Department to issue warrants
| Mr. HAWLEY 1ll:), from the same Commit
! too, reported the bill transferring the military
prison from Rock Island to Fort Leayenworth,
| Kan. Passed.
|: Il: ARKANSAS ELECTION CASE.
The House then took up the contostcd cleo
tion case from tho Third Congressional District
Of Arkansas. the majority report being that W.
W. Wiltshire is entitled prima facie to tho seat,
matter, with instructions to tie Committee on
Elections to mako report on it's merits.
| After three hours debate, tho resolution Of
the minority to rocousmit was rejeoted--yeas,
l. The resolution declaring Wiltshire entitled
prIma faeio to tue sent WAS then ndopted-yeas,
1l6 &; nays, 06.
tive we're Messrs. Dawes, E. 7. Hoar, G. r.
Hoar, Harris, Pierce, Crook, Melish, 2. H.
rondleton,, Kassoon, Mcorary, Wilson Gowa),
Mss 2aG1n s%se Gno msfSn IND a'5sie s
a motion to reconsider and lay on the table
having been made in order to mako tho last vote
iual, dilatory motions wero interpoaad on tho
Democratic side, with the explanation that they
wanted the matter to 60 oyor till tomorrow.
During tue first call Of tho roll, which was on
q motion to adjourn ovor till Friday, there was .
general thinning out Of members. Many started
fortify themselves for the contingency Of an all
night session; while Butler, OF MASSACHUSETTS,
who had made tho motion to reconsider,s gave
eyidouco OF his determination to flight 1t out on
brought to hls desk. Almost III the soata wore
vacated, and tho members who remained in
The hall collected IN groups discusa-
Ing the situation, and how to avoid the
tho centre figure Of ono OF thoae groups, md il
may be assumed that he counseled compromise,
while Cox was the central figure Of another
group, as lie had changed Ills vote on the reeolu-
&lQn &uu QaQ VOLGu WILL tA6 tuAJUtttJ1 eo @uat -
Butler should withdraw his motion to reconstder,
Cox WAS In a position to renew it. The vote tor
adjournment until Friday showed that no
quorum was present, aud tho Speaker stated that
in that condition Of the House no motions woro
In order except to adjourn Or for call Of tho
House. Both motions wero made on the Demo-
oratio and one on tue Republican side. The vote
was first takon on motion to adjourn, and 1t
was defoated by CT yeas to y nays.
motion for a call of tho House Was then
taken by standing vote, aud 1t appeared to be
defeated-67 yeas to 10 nays.
1t was then taken by tellers, and Was again do
featel-yeas, 07 nays, rs.
The House then, on motion Of Nr. BUTLER
(Tenn.), voted, by tollers, to ad1ourn-yoas, "a;
nays, TO-
Mr. PLATr, who had moved q call Of tho
House, demanded the yeas and nays on the mo-
tlon to adjourn, and they wore ordered. On tho
vote by yeas and nays, tho motion to adjourn
Nas oarried-.yeaB, 81; nays, 81.
Adjourned.
CASUALTIES.