, 1874-02-13
WASHINGTON. /
The Currency Redistribution
Resolution in the
Senate.
Another Days Debate Without
Coming to a Vote.
Outline Of the Programme Ar
ranged by the Intla-
ti0nists.
House Debate on tho Bill to Abolish
the Match and Check
Stamp Taxes.
A Detailed Statement Of the
Condition Of Govern
ment Finances.
Secretary Richardson's Statement
Concerning the Revenue
Fraud Gases.
Amount Paid to Informers and Rev.
enue Officers, So, 1444,0l7.
Plan on Which the District Investigation
Is to Be Conducted.
Passage of the Fertilization Bill
in tho House.
Secretary Richardson's Statement
Concerning the Revenue
Fraud Cases.
Amount Paid to Infornlers and Rev.
enue Officers, So, 144,0l7.
Plan on Which the District Investigation
Is TO Be Conducted.
Passage of the F0rti1ication Bill
in tho House.


THE FINANCES.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chfcdao Tribune.
THE CURRENCY REDISTRIBUTION D1LL.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Fob. 12.-The Senate
was engaged all to-day upon tho bill introduced
by Mr. Sherman to eQualize tho distributions
Of National Bank currency, which authorizes tho
Comptroller Of tho Currency TO Withdraw $685.,
000,0o0 from tho States having an e1ceBs OF cir
culation, and issue 1t to thoso State8 and Terri
tories having less than their proportion. Whom
tho Senate adjourned on Wednesday evening,
the amendment offorcd by h1r. Morrimon, making
the amount to be Withdrawn 975 00o QUO, was still
pondlug. This afternoon Mr. Nlorrimon with-
drew Ills amendment, and offered substitute
for tho Sherman bill, which is an anti-inlation
moaBure-one to
AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE or $4G, 900, 900
more Of National Bunk circulation, to be diHtrib-
uted as provided by law, aud thcroby increasing
TITO substitute was opposed by Alr. Sherman, who
announced that he would prefer al the National
Banks should be wiped out or their circulation
run into tho Stato Of Rhode Island sooner than
n wo las sas M oretefore e boon on % a. an a
tionist, gavo notice that ho would voto
agolnst the Merrimon astbstitutes and
II the proper time . offer ,sn
amendment to tho Sherman bill, to fix the
~ w HllllI4Wu 41Uu +Ao NftAoktGACA
banks ut $50, 100000 instead Of 25,000,000. II
there is to be an increaae Of the currency. he
wautod 1t accomplished by further issue Of
groenbacks or by FREQ banking. Senator Logan
Then clustered about the demands Of MY
State" and "hly people"
FOR AN 1NrLT1oS OF THE CURRENCY,
and WAS followed by 6onator Ferry, of Michigan,
iu tho same strain and to tic anulo purport.
Before vote could DO takon on tho substitute
tho Senate adjourned.
THE 1NFLAT1oN1sTs IN CAUCUS.
A caucus Of Western and Southern Senators
was hold in one Of tho cotnmittee-roous ut the
Capitol this morning, among others in attond-
a,,co being 1ogan, Morton, Merrmon. Oglesby,
Ferry, OF Michigan, Gordon, Allison, West, Al
corn, Clayton, md Hitchcock. Although tho
session was Becret one, 1t ia vol known that
they met to talk over tho finances, and arrange
campaign in the interest Of imitation. A part
Of their plan iB foroahadowed in to-day q Senate
proceedings. Tho Merrimon substitute WAS pre-
pared in the CAUCUS, <and when vote
is had On it tho expansionists expect
to rally to it's support, all the
Southern Senators and great maionty Of those
representing the Wost and Northwest. If thoy
succeed in carrying that point they will next pro-
coed to legalizo tho issue Of the $44, ,000 600 ro-
serye, and 80 on until their
BRIGHTEST DREAMS OF CHEAP MONEY
arc realized. Tho plottors woro evidently dis
heartoned this afternoon upon discovering tho
detection Of Mr.. Wright, Of Iowa, Mr. Ferry, Of
Michigan, especially failing to conceal Ills m.
noyauce Tho broach between tho inhationiBts
aud ant-infationists ia widening daily, and bit.
ter warfare between tho factions may DO ex-
pectod from this time out.