The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, April "a, 1874.
The SPEAKER laid before the House O message
from the President transmitting copies OF all Or
ders and correspondence in relation to the troubles
in Arkansas, in answer to a resolution OF the
House. Referred to the judiciary Committee
MIR. SWAMI, DENY OF Mo-, rom the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. Referred 10 the
Committee Of the Whole. The bill approprlates
1884, including $3.50 900 Tor the survey OF the
boundary between the United States and the Brit
ish possessions, rom the Lake OF the Woods to the
summit OF the Rocky Mountains, also including
$l.y29,sl9 to pay the claims OF British subjects
allowed by the Joint High COMMISSION.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Whole, MIR. Woodlord, OF New YORK, in the chair.
on the Legislative, Executive and judicial APP
preparation bill
Mr. MELLIsH (rep.l OF NJ Y, rose to an explana-
ton IN regard TO recent statements OF his financial
views and denied that he was an indatonlst.
THE PRESIDENT CHI ARGE0 WITH IMPOSITION.
motion by Mr.. OBRIEN, DEM OF Nd, to
strike out the paragraph Tor the Bureau oil Edu-
course OF which Mr.. BECK, tdem.) OF KY, branched
or into illusions to the Finauce bill and It's veto
had mssa the p i 10 regard to the
Oh national currency authorized out not issued, by
stating that 1t Was not TAKEN and leaving the I'M
preston that II was not called for which was I'M
true and all this IN order that the s25, 00O0 zoo
winch was TO be redstrlbuted when the whole
amount authorized was taken up might not be
called for, but might be left vita the Eastern
banks. He mr. Beck) did not charge the Presi-
dent with iasehood In the matter. but
inadvertently, he admitted, BY using language
language which led the people to INFER that this
$i,000,000 had not been taken up because lt was
not wanted. That was one reason why he (Mr.
BecK) objected to swelling up bureaus that could
not be relied upon TO give correct information.
After further discussion the motion to strike out
the paragraph Tor the Bureau OF Education WAS
Withdrawn by Mr.. OBrien.
TRANSMISSION OF THE FRANKr,G REPEAL.
The usual annual discussion over the appropriA.
lions for the Agricultural Department. occupied
several hours MIR. WARD, trep.l Of ILL.,, asserted
that some or the departments were making use Of
official postage stamps to circulate the speeches Of
the members, and, on being pressed Tor Speci1ca-
tions, he named the Comptroller OF the Currency
one oifclal who had thus circulated speeches Of
several members OF the Committee on Banking
and Currency. He denounced 1t as favoritsln,
partlaty, wrong, and almost as a crime.
Mr.. RANDALL, (dem.) OF Pa, stated That the sub
ject matter mad been informally called TO the at
uention OF the Banking Committee. The abuse
consisted In the Comptroller OF the Currency send
ing out speeches OF some OF the members OF tine
banking Committee to various banks ana persons,
but tue Comptroller had stated as Justification
that the postage was no greater with the speech
tnan 1t would have been on the correspondence
without 1t.
A MEMBER-The speech must have been very
light Uaugnter.)
Air. WHARF.-THE practice would involve favoritism.
Mr.. RANDALL believe tnat the speeches Of most
of The members OF the Banking Committee were
- : AN AGGRrEvED MEMBER.
MT. MERRIAM, trepl OF n. Nome OF mine were:
Comptroller Of the Currency lMr. Knox, and
think with the gentleman from illinois (Mr. Wardl
that the thing Is all wrong. But that Is not the
first step in that direction, Tor enormous quaint
ties OF seeds are sometimes sent out In the same
way through the Agricultural Department.
The committee, alter disposing oil fourteen pagea
OF the bill and leaving only SIX pages undisposed
Inc House then, at 1--WE O'Clock, adjourned.