The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-09

last Congress for mileage, while the actual
travelling expenses for this session, with AZ
additional members, was only 5000 lie had
shown, therefore, that S200,000 was given away
in this manner, and he submitted that the sum
was worth saving. Mr.. Tremain, Of N; y,
argued that as the present Congress had de-
liberately declared that the compensation of
members should be $4,000 and mileage, tho
House was bound to legislate in conformity
with that.
A bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for an iron and
masonry bridge across the eastern branch OF
the Potomac, near the present Anacosta
bridge, was reported from the District Com
mttee, and after discussion the enacting
clause was struck out.
The currency bill was passed by the House
fixing the circulation at S400 100000. num-
ber of amendments were offered to the bill but
rejected by large majorities. The bill was
passed by a vote of yeas, 1853 nays, N. Ihe
following is the text Of the bill A bill TO fix
the amount OF legal tender notes at S40O, OUO,-
600. Whereas, The existing uncertainty asato
whether the amount of legal tender notes now
authorized by law to be kept in general circula-
ton is 1856 900 000 or S400 900 900, is calcula-
ted to derange the business Of the country and
unsettle values, therefore be it enacted, &c,
That the provisions Of law existing prior to the
| passage Of the act approved April IL, 1866,
entitled, "An act to amend an act to provide
| ways and means to support the Government,
approved March 3, 1865, be and the same are
hereby declared to be in force SO as to authorize
| legal tender notes of the United States to the
amount of s400, 900, 900 to be kept in general
circulation, and the total amount OF United
States notes issued or to be issued shall never
exceed S400, 600, 900.
Mr.. Smith, of Penn, moved to suspend the
rules, and make in order to the Legislative
| Appropriation bill an amendment that mileage
shall not be paid to members of Congress, but
in lieu thereof actual travelling expenses. The
NsIrfI
68 to 49,
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, offered a resolution
instructing the Committee on Ways and Meant
to inquire into the expediency Of repeating
stamps on matches and bank checks, and re
viving in lieu thereof the internal revenue tai
on lotteries, theatres, and places OF public
amusement. Adopted.
After three hours discussion Of the Georgii
contested election case, the minority resolution
that Rawls, the sitting member, was entitled Il
the seat, was rejected, n to 1873, and TIN
majority resolutions declaring Sloan, the con
testant, entitled to the seat, were adopted, 10
to "a. 1t was a purely party vote.
MIR. w. II. Roberts, of N. VI am re
quested by the WUrkingmen's Committee o
New York to present memorial to the Hous
of Representatives in favor of the Eight-Hou
law and for the removal of the Supervisor
Architect Of the Treasury. The memorial
signed by 10000 persons. representing tn
Typographical Union and the various trade
and laboring societies in New York city. L
presenting it desire to express my entire an
full approval of the objects of the memorialistf
Ordered printed.
} The House proceeded to the discussion G
the bill to regulate Interstate railroad CON
merce, and Mr.. Willard of VT, made an argr
ment against the bill. He declared that ever
impulse of his nature was on the side of tn
people in any controversy with the railroa
companies, and if he could be shown safe,
wise, and a constitutional means to put resri,
tons upon them, he would be i'll favor of adop
: ing it. The powers, rights, and duties OF thos
corporations were wholly created by Stat
laws, and it was just as much an impairment {
vested rights for Congress to say that al
railroad shall carry freights at any particuli
price, as it would be to pass a law that the
t should carry freight for nothing.