, 1874-01-22
Office rendora 1t atmoHt certain TINT tho ru1nors
are basod upon no so1ld foundation.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
SENATE.


potitit1ons wore presented from womon In
various parts OF tho country milking for logigla-
ton coafarrlng upon them tho right to voto.
hlr. MOTION proaontcl memorial from tho
teating ngainst tho pnssage OF lawlimiting Huf-
frage III Tor'itorics to majes. Referred.
PREPAYMENT @ or TIE INTERIOR.
htr. ANTHONY. from, tho Curnnitteo on
Printing reported baek communication from
tho Sccrotary OF tho IntoFlor III regard to tho
ANIMAL expenditures of that Department.. with
recommendation Tint 1t should not bo printed,
on account Of its boing 10 voln1nluoua.
MIR. STEWART thought tho document should
bel,riutetl, aa 1t would disseminate much infor~
NATION az to Indian expenditures.
Tho subject was rccommi'tod.
DALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
Mr. EDWARDS, from the Committee on Ju-
the Attorney Gonolal to inform tho Senate az to
tho aale Of tho Government property ut Hnrpor's
Ferry, and tho pending suits III relation t,oroto.
Passed.
uusroMs REVENUES.
Ar. MORRILL, (Vt.) from the FINANCE Com
mitteo, reported fayora6y on the bill explanatory
Of tho net to rogulato tho collection Of dutiea o
imports mud tonnago, March 2, 1709 Passed,
This IL tho bill introduced by Scnntor Fonton
on Tho 9Th Of Docembcr last. It provides TINT
nothing contained IN tho act referred to shall DO
go conHtruea III to involyo t1o coutiscatlon Of IN
onttro invoice In consequence OF any item or
items contained in tho same being uneoryalucd,
but that such d coI.Ascasion aaall apply only to
tue merchandise notunlly ulldcrraiued in said III
voice.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.
1tr. WRIGHT, from tlo Flnauce Committee,
roportod back bill providing for tue appoint-
mont OF Commission to investigate as to the
manufacture aud aa1o Of alcoholic li1uo1s. with
m amondmont in Tho nature OF n substitute,
md recommended that 1t ho passed. It WIS
placed on the calendar.
BUNc0MpE.
Dir. ANTHONY introduced resolution for.
bidding the publication of remarks in the Con-
not actuaily dolivored in tho Senate or House Of
Representatives. Roforrod.
THE FINANCES AGAIN.
Consideration was resumed OF tho resolution
reported BY tho Finance Committee declaring 1t
to bp tue duty Of Congress to adopt measures to
rodoum tho pledge of public faith and furnish
currency OF uniform value, always rot1oo1nable in
gold or itB equivalent, and Mr. A11s1sllIiION nd
droseod the Sonate. He favored immediate re-
sumption Of specie payments. and hoped Il. tho
ovory dollar in greonbaoks to be rodcomablo in
gold then. In tito meantime let the volume Of
currency be iucteaBed $100, ,000,000. Ho spoke
of tho unequal distribution of tho currency, and
tho pressing uueds Of tho South OIL account
thereof.
Mr.. THURMAN aaid the Comptroller Of tue
Currency had authority now to Withdraw $685.
00o.0o0 from Now England and Sivo it to tho
South aud Wost, or States which hayo not ther
proper proportion.
Mr. EDMUNDs-" How long would it a1ay
there?"
nlr. SHERMAN" That is another question, ="
Alr. MERlslAlON said in ropiy to tic Senator
fvom Vermont {Edn,unds) Ae would say il tho
money was South, it would 20 back worry slowly,
if the banks Of Now York and Now England did
not offer Interest for 1t. As these States nay
interest tho money goes there. He douicd that
the currency waB redundant aB co npnred wita
tho circulation Of Franco and England. Ho
would like 10 500 CopgreHs grant a charter for q
groat National Bank with capital Of 3100, ,000,
U)0 i'll ehares OF 425 each. so thnt tho Wlofe
.::eoplo could llave Htock in it. Sectional inter-
uuts had onco como near destroying tho Govorn.
ncnt, and unless Congress do something tc
produce an equilibrium In the industries, more
trouble would be the result.
Mr.: EDaIUNDS Inquired II the gentleman be
loved Congress could produce the equilibrium
Could it say low mauY Faotories there should be
who. % located, oto.?
mir, blElsn1hlON said Congress could improve
tho harborB and riyerB Of the West open Ut
the natural advantages Of tho country; onco,lr.
ago ahip-buttdiug, and thousands Of otGer thugs
could bo donc TO produce such oquilibriun. 1}n
while VIC 60 OH with This nectional legislation
California with ono interest, New England will
another and the South with another, aud whe1
they come in conflict there will DO clash o
arms. They had done 1t once, aud they wou1t
do it again.
Tho lcbato continued hetwoon MoaBrs. MER
Senate went into executive session, and eoor
after adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.