The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
FOrty Third Congress- Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.
Mr.. Cameron presented a petition favoring
free banking.
| Mr.. Sherman presented resolution of the
| Chicago Merchants Exchange. against the
| further Issue of paper money.
| Mr. Logan said that the above resolution was
| passed by ten men who had been ten days pro-
| curing signatures, and that the Merchants
Exchange sending this resolution was com
posed only OF grocery men. and one of them
| has written to Mr.. Logan, saying that his name
| tholity
| +. Logan presented petition signed by
HoI - S ftamer, Daniel j. Walker, B. f. Allen,
Scboi+ n. os e,' .. Young Scammon and Peter
| the volume OF paper currency
hI;S s s,u .nat tnese SIX men had done more to
build chicago than any other persons there. He
| from the mayor and majority of the Road
| of Aldermen of that city, 100 leading bnsinass
| firms, and 211 prominent merchants anntner
| signed by 100 manufacturers and business men
| another signed by 480 respectable citizens. an
! other signed by 1860 business men and small
| traders, and final one signed by all the mer.
| chants of Evanston, city near Chicago, all of
which were referred to the Committee ON FL
| nance.
MI. sumner presented petitlOu oI Tue Ia
dies of New York asking pensions for services
| during the war.
| Bill relative to removing the statute of JEFF
! ferson to the old hall of the House OF Represen-
| tatives was passed
| Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to enable the
| Central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
| to submit its claims against the United States
| under the existi-g laws and decisions of the U.
s. Supreme Court Referred to the Judiciary
| Committee
Mr.. Wright introduced bill for the retire.
ment OF national bank notes, for refunding,Our
| non taxable bonds into $50 per cent. inter-
| changeable bonds, and for the redemption of
legal tender notes by these bonds. Referred to
| the Finance Committee.
| The bill relative to the appointment of COM
mission to investigate the alcoholic liquor traf-
| fc was taken up
Mr., Pratt spoke in its favor.
The morning hour having expired the unfin-
ished business of the centennial exhibition bill
| was taken up.
| Mr.. Sargent argued that the National Treas
| ury. was not in condition to appropriate mon
| ey for this purpose.
The centennial question was debated at
| length. Mr. Morrill, of VT, offered an amend
| ment to the effect that the resolution be so
changed as to strike out the invitation to for
| eign nations and authorize the President only
| to invite the States of the Union.
| This proposition was debated at great length,
and without action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Under the call of the States, several bills were
| introduced and referred, including the follow
| ing Ito cover into the Treasury bonds and
money belonging to the japanese and Chinese
funds; imposing duty of So per ceut advalor-
| EN- on ma:caroni and vermicelli also
including one by Mr.. Ward, giving: fexibi.ity
| to the currency without imitation; to legalize
the issue of the $44, 0000 900 reserve in times Of
| extraordinary pressure.
Bills were introduced for the appo tment of
JOINT commission to exam inc the national
| lines OF water communication; for the adms-
sion OF Utah as State; to prevent mal-admin-
| istratOns in civil service by officers against
whom articles of impeachment are present.
| ed; by Mr.. Butler of Mass. to enable members
| of CongIess to do public business with their
constituents and other departments of the gov
eminent, and to limit the franAing privilege to
| certain newspapers
! The bill provides that during any session of
J Congress and thirty days prior, and subsequent
| thereto any written and printed matter and
| such other things as have beenordered by either
House for distribution, shall go free of postage.
The second section provides that all newspapers
regularly printed and not advertising sheets,
| simply shall go free of postage through the
mails in the county where published, but shall
net be delivered under the free delivery system.
The:.3d section requires all postal matter to be
prepaid,
Mr.. Tyner of Ind, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing weekly newspa-
pers to be sent by mail within the county of
| publication and exchanges between publishers
| free of postage. The House refused to sanction
| the motion 81 to IS.
| Mr.. Fort of Illinois, made like motion in re-
gard to the bill for the circulation by the Com
| mittee of Agriculture, of books and seeds, cut
tings, &c. The House refused to second it by
| still larger majority.
Mr.. Scoffield of Pa, called the attention OF
the House to the fact that there were among
| its employees in the folding room, IL wounded
| soldiers, OF whom had lost leg or arm, AND
| the three others had suffered injuries equiva-
lent IN law, and ne offered resolution, direct
ing the door Keeper to retain those men IN the
case OF reduction OF the force OF employees
He stated there were now W employees in thu
folding ROOM
After considerable Hurry the House refused Z
second the motion Tor the previous question b
to ~
Mr. Butler OF Mass. moved to suspend thu
rules and adopt a resolution advising the head
OF departments and officers of the House thai
It is the sense OF The House that In cischarglnt
| clerks, omcerS ana employees from the publlC
services VI tnelr several departments, they
t tts'ii uscnaiSe cNIilans VINO nave not oeen 10
oed sa;i y ~ anu rta.n uiSaDeu soiuiels
a anu anu ; .ne wives anu WIDOWS, anu
oE;dad ,ba nu Ss'eds vi sotuters anu sa,Ors
asraot;,a an.;os or III $1,000 ~ snei
bere of tSa sa,ma fon', shaI ~ he wv ad
| in tbe sama danartm,ant ;n Wasb;,,,tnIp ~
thar Il shall ha ;n order Gov tho an o
Annronr;at,ons 70 emhodv this nronost;on IN ~,
one Of The recnlar annronr;at;n Kill ~
Mr. Merritf of OREGON sno1ested satirica,,v
that the rnle shonid he e1tended tn Conoress.