The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16
The following is the vote ON the bill

YEAS.
Allison, Fenton, Oglesby,
Anthony, Ferry (Nlich.), Patterson
/ Bayard, Frelinghuysen, Pratt,
Bogy, Goldthwate. Ramsey,
Foreman, Hamilton (Me.), Robertson,
| Boutwell,, Hann, Sargent,
! Buckingham, Hitchcock, Salisbury,
Cameron, Howe Schurz,
/ Carpenter, Ingalls,, stockton,
Chandler, Logan, Sumner,
! CLAYTON, McCreery, Wadleigh,
Conkling, Merrimon, West,
| CroZier, Mitchell, WINDOW.
Davis, Morrill, (Me.), wright-5O.
| Dorsey, Morrill, (Nt.),
Edmunds, Morton,
NAYS.
Brownlow, Conover, Flanagan,
Gordon, Lewis NORWOOD.
! Sprague, Upton,
Cooper announced that he paired with Cragin,
who would have voted for the bill, and he Cooper
| against 1t.
Acorn Ames, Dennis,
Ferry (Conn.), Gilbert, Hamilton CTex),
Johnston, Kelly, Ransom,
Stewart. Thurman,
The bill now goes back to the House for concur
renee by that body.
Hoitse.-Bills introduced; BY Randall, to reor-
ganize the Internal Revenue Department and re-
duce its force. BY Lowndes, to aid in establishing
polytechnic schools in every county and State, and
in the Territories. BY q. +. Hoar, to insure the
safety Of passengers on railroads. BY Berry, to
establish uniform and elastic currency, and to re-
duce the national debt. BY Hyde, to regulate the
internal revenue tax on tobacco. BY Glover, author
izing the erection of railroad bridge the
Missouri river at Canton. BY Field making Treas
ury notes "a legal tender for customs duties ALSO to
prevent financial panics by the issue of 65-lOO
bonds. and the S44,0O0,000 reserve. BY Knapp, to
amend the Revenue law to permit the storage OF
tobacco in warehou SEES. by Hurbut a bill charter
ing double-track railway from Underwater on the
Atlantic TO the Missouri river, and TO limit freights
thereon. BY kasson, to transfer the manage
ment of Indian affairs to the War Department.
&C.,. Holman moved to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution declaring that in the judgment OF
the House there is no necessity for an increase OF
taxation or increase of the public debt by further
loan if there shall be economy in public eXpendi-
lures, and that, in view of the condition of the
national finances, the House will reduce the appro-
priations to the lowest point consistent with the
proper administration OF public affairs. The rules
were suspended, and the resolution adopted-yeas,
oil nays, g.. Keey's motion to suspend the
rules ana adopt resolution declaring it to be the
of the House That taxes shall not be increased,
but that extraordinary means If any be required for
the support of the Government. shall be obtained by
a temporary loan, or loans, bearing low rate OF
interest in currency and redeemabe in United States
notes came up for action. The House refused TO
suspend the rues-l55 to 81.
TUESDAY, Jan .-Sendte.-Sumner i'll
troduced bill providing that bust of the late
Chief Justice Chase be placed in the Supreme Court
room . Hamlin introduced joint resolution pro-
Wding for the appointment OF commission OF
four two members of the Senate and two OF the
House to inquire into the condition of the navy.
The specie-payment question was discussed by
Ferry and Freinghuysen. The latter presented
bill which he thinks will bring about specie resump-
ton without any contraction of the currency. Un-
der it's provisions two hundred and twenty-five mill
lions of per cent. bonds to be issued and the
proceeds used to buy gold, with which to redeem
iegal-tenders The legal-tenders which are re-
deemed in this way are not To be reissued, except
for gold certificates, and shall be again redeemabe
in gold only. Gordon introduced resolution
directing the Retrenchment Committee To inquire
into the expediency of reporting bill reducing the
compensation of all officers of the army and navy
whose salaries exceed 900 per annum.
HoUsc-The b)ll TO promote education was dis
cussed A motion to lay on the table was lost
lOi TO 135-and the bill was then postponed until
March TheHouse took up the Senate substitute for
the bill in relation 10 salaries, and passed IT, after
some discussion, by 226 yeas TO % nays. The fol-
lowing are the names Of the Representatives Young
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