The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-23

CONGRESS.
Debate on the Currency Bill IN the
House.

Debate on the Currency Bill IN the
House
SPEECHES OF MEssRs. eARFIRLD GSD ROB-
ERTs-A VICTORY FOR THE FaIENDs OF
THE SENATE BGLL-THE BILL To REeU-
LATE RAILROADS IN THE TERRITORIES
BEFORE THE SENATE.
WAsHINGFoN, D. c., April 9.
The bill reported yesterday by Mr..
WoodIord IN. Y } to prevent officers of the
United States from receiving or being paid
any money beyond their fixed salaries
came up and was discussed. Mr. Wood
| ford explaining and advocating the bill,
and Messrs. Dawes and Butler Mass op.
posing it asnot being sufficiently matured,
the latter alluding to the criticism on the
display of republican oficials and contrast
ing the modesty of the present day with
the ostentatious display of George Wash
ington, who never travelled q rod without
making q requisition on the Quartermas-
ter's department for six horses and coach
tor himself and four horses and coach for
his secretary.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Merri-
man IN. Y J, who had introduced the bill
originally, stated that on the morning after
he had done so a Government officer had
pressed himself on the hooor and IN very
excited manner approached HIM saying,
This bill will ruin me; 1t takes away the
carriage I use, and it impossible for me 70
get along without it." He said 1t was
very hard on him, especially on his wife,
ana saw no oblecUon 10 her riding when
he did not waRt the carriage. he tMr
Merriman) told him. as he now told the
House, that the Republican party could
not longer afford to carry the wives of pub
lie officials. After further debate Mr..
Woodford admitting there were some prac-
teal objections 10 the bill in its present
shape, moved to refer it to the Committee
on Ways and Means. The bill was 60
referred-yeas, l59; nay, 90.
Mr.. Speer (PA.) moved that the Com
mittee have leave 70 report at any time.
The House then, at a quarter to two p.
m, resumed the consideration of the Cur
rency bill.
Mr.. E. R. Holr Mass opposed the bill,
and said he would not vote for another
dollar of paper money unless 1t was accom-
panied with provision for it's redemption
IN specie. He has no objection 10 free
banking provided 1t was to be an honest
circulation.
Mr.. Conger Mich. J discus ed the ques-
tioD as a conflict between capital ana la
Dor, between wealth and poverty, between
few thousand taVorites of fortune and
the million sons of toll. What panacea
was proposed and urged2 Legislation
that tended to add II per cent. to the in
debtedness of the toilIng millions, and u
per cent to the boarded wealth of their
creditors. The conflict between boarded
wealth and patient industry came early to
this new notion In this new world, He
He doubted If the people would quietly
submit. They had not yet groaned long
enough in the prison house Of the Philis-
tines TO bear their burdens removed. Even
in their alleged blindness they might bow
themselves upon the pillars of the money
changers and overWhelm all IN q common
ruin. From every quarter came ominous
signs of warning and low murmurs of DIS
satisfaction. Scarcely had Mr. Hawley
Conn proclaimed that he would hold no
more coInp panionshIp with those who would
for more currency than the people of his
own State took hIm at his word, and with
sorrow withdrew from his communion and
hid Senatorial honors from his longing
vision, (Laughter.) Even the Granite
State had cast of party whose leaders in
the House had forgotten the grand mission
of the Republican psSty TO care Tor the
millions from the eneroachnSents of mo-
nopoly and wealth. He solemniy 5elieVed
that wise legislation IN the direction indi-
Gated by vote of majority in each House
would restore confidence, revive business,
bring prosperity and not adverslty, and
would arrest calamities whose coming
would cause the ears of men to tingle and
their hearts to shudder. Let Governors
OF 3; ates dictate to subservient Legisla-
lures their high sounding manifestos in
fcr5i4erance of the memorials of merchant
princes and millonairer. He could not
tell how submissive others might become,
but he himself would await the verdict Of
that loyal, enteprising, intelligent host of
toilers whose confdlng trust might indeed
be outraged, but whose avengIng wrath
would be terrible if once aroused.
Mr. Tremain IN. Y replied to Mr.. Con-
ger, and rspelled Indignantly his attack on
the Governor and Legislature of New
York His own sentiments in opposition