The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-07
From Washington.
CuRR ENCY.

The situation of the currency question in
Congress at present is thus: The house has
passed a bill to legalize the issue of the 81
100000 reserve greenbacss paid out by the
treasury to relieve its necessities and not like
| ly to be recalled and the senate has adopted
a resolution of instruction to its finance COM
mittee to report bill to Increase the national
bank circulation $46,000,000. If both these
propositions be adopted, they will give US an
increase of $00,00O000 Of currency, or about
12 per cent. or, in other words, decreasing the
purchasing power Of our paper money II per
cent. and giving the debtor class to that cx-
tent the advantage of the creditor class. The
subject in both houses however, stands at
present postponed until next week.
THE BOSTON AGONY.
The agony of Boston gentility about the
confirmation of Buffers henchman Simmons
as Collector is over Simmons was confirmed
on the eth ult. by vote of 80 to lG. The
Boston committee who labored with the
Massachusetts delegation and the President Il
whole week to defeat the nomination, and who
tclcgraphed home that although Il
single number might rule the dclega-
ton, "thc same audacious party did not
rule the president" had to go home intensely
chopfalen and disguised. Boston respecta-
bility stands aghast at the result and"the bale
iul eye of the bold and bilious Benjamin
blazes balefully as he sees the gubernatorial
chair of Massachusetts in the dim vista" III
was the greatest triumph Bgtler ever achieved,
and showed that though Grant was able to
bottle HIM up by amilitary maneuvre, Butler
could bottle Grant politically with double the
ease.
LOUISIANA.
Senator Carpenter obtained the floor on
Wednesday, and greatly to the disgust of
Morton, renewed the Louisiana discussion,
his bill and delivering a speech in
favor of a new election. He contended that
the question involved was POLITICAL not
judicial one, and should be settled by the po-
litical branch of the government He pointed
out the inconsistency of congress holding the
election void as concerning the presidential
electors, and of full effect as to state officers,
and proceeded to argue that, as it was de |
clared void in .hc one case it should be de. |
clarcd void in both. He characterized the !
OF the president and of congress
in forcing the people of Louisiana to submit
to government not elected by majority off
the votes cast at the election, as outrageous
and banning to any party that sustains it. |
Thurman, Frelinghuyscn and others ex-
pressed Il purpose to continue the discussion
THE PHILADELPHIA JOB.
The house joint resolution to invite foreign
nations to participate in the centennial cele-
bration at Philadelphia in 1876, has already
been discussed four days in the senate, and
promises to take up a week longer. 1t is ev-
ident from the tenor Of the discussion thus far
that the senate will consent TO no appropria-
ton of money toward an international eXhi-
btion, and tits doubtful whether even small
will be made to have merely
national show, Mr., Sumner, Mr. Morrill, and
others maniiesting their dislike Of the entire
exhibition or show plan and favoring pure
~ one days celebration Of the nations cen
tcnnial anniversary not only in Philadelphia,
but in every city of the United States,
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