Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-11

possibility of the Presidents vetoing any
bill.
Mr.. Butler. l was dealing with what l
saw in the newspapers and beg pardon of
the house for doing SO, (Laughter.) and not
with any other view. ] want the matter
brought forward so that the newspaper SLAM
der as / believe it on the executive, charging
him to be an obstructionist OF the prosperity
of the country. l only mentioned it in
negative, not positive sense.
Mr.. Dawes. / would like TO know wheth-
er it was more parliamentary to allude to it in
a negative sense than in a parliamentary
sense.
The Speaker. The chair thinks not.
Mr.. Butler. | stand under corrected. 1t
is not parliamentary then to say that l do not
think man will do foolish thing.
Mr.. Cox. The gentleman from Mass. has
already thrown to the house the opinion of
the executive.
Mr.. Butler. have not.
Mr. Cox. l think he owes it to the house
to state his authority.
The speaker. The chair cannot allow that
to be discussed.
Mr.. Cox. 1t has already been discussed.
Mr.. Butler. / have said to the contary,
and if the gentleman's ears had been as acute
as they are long he would have understood
me. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Cox. The gentleman ought to have
long ears, for he is the organ of the admins
tration.
Mr.. Hale of New York. ask the gentle
man from Mass. if l correctly understood
him as proposing to take from tthe speakers
table and pass the senate bill, and that he
does not propose to take that as a finality
but only as an entering wedge for further
increase of the currency which he deems de-
sirable.
Mr.. Butler. did not use the words ZEN
tering wedge"
Mr.. Hale-I did not understand.
Mr.. Butler.-C lnterrupting. will make
my remarks clear to the most moderate ca
pacity. Laughter.) The Senate has passed
bill to which the country is looking with
anxiety. l want that bill to become law. as
establishing the principle OH which Congress
means to act in regard to this great question,
that is all.
Mr.. Frye of Me.-Did not the gentleman
then say that he proposed to spit on his hands
and start anew!
Mr.. Butler.-Yes.
Mr.. Cox.-Then l would not like 10 have
his hands. cloud laughter.)
After further discussion in the same strain
the House commenced to vote.
The first vote was on Buffers motion to
Law on the table the motion to reconsider the
postponement vote and it was defeated by the
casting vote of the Speaker, amid great ex-
citement.
The vote was Announced-yeas l2G, nays
l26,-whereupon the Speaker voted "No.'
The question was taken on reconsiderng
the postponement vote and it was reconsid-
ered.-l29 to 120.
The vote then came back on the motion to
postpone and it was rejected on vote by
tellers.-79 to LOG.
The bill was then brought again before the
House for action.
Mr.. Marnard of Tenn. proposed to reopen
the debate, in order to let Mr.. Dawes speak
on the bill, but objection was made.
The previous question was moved and Sec
onded on all the pending amendments and
the House proceeded to vote on them in their
order.
| The first vote was on the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Mitchell of Wis, member of
the banking committee, as follows: Add to
section 2 the following: Crowded that in
case any increase of the National bank note
circulation beyond the present authorized
limit of 1854 ,O0O, 900 shall take place, the
| Secretary of the Treasury is hereby anthor-
| lied and directed to retire anG cancel legal
tenders notes to the extent of such increase,
until the outstanding and unpaid legal tender
notes shall be reduced to $33 ,000,0 900, and
for this purpose he is authorized to use any
existing surplus revenue. or in default of any
| such surplus TO sell ; per cent bonds of the
government.
The amendment was rejected-19 to 100.
| The next vote was on the amendment Of
| fered by Mr. Biery of Pa, to strike outs sec
tions I and of the bill.
Rejected, without the yeas and nays.
The next vote was on the amendment Of
tered by Mr.. Farwell of Ill, Ga member of
40, Ia fnll
ing as an additional section to Mr.. Merriam 5
substituet: "That so much of the 9TH section
of an act entitled an act to authorize the is
| sue of L. S. notes and for the redemption or
refunding thereof and for funding the floating
| debt of the l.. S., approved Feb. 10Th, 1852,
as relates to the purchase or payment of one
per cent. of the L. S. annually and the set
ting the same apart as the sinking fund, be so
amended that the purchase of per cent. as
therein prescribed shall be applied solely to
the now interest bearing debt of the L. S.
known as L. S. notes, which said notes when
purchased shall be cancelled and forever re-
OF said per cent. to the purposes aforesaid
shall be made after the LIST day of July, "a,
and within that fiscal year."
| The amendment was rejected-yeas - and
nays l04.
! The next vote was on the substitute offered
by Mr.. Merriam Of N. Y, of the banking
committee, the first FIVE sections being iden-
teal with that Of the original bill and the last
section being as follows:
| Section 9th. That any National bank de-
string to withdraw portion of its circulation
may, upon deposit of U. S. notes in sums of
not less than $4,000 with the Treasurer Of the
u. s., withdraw bonds pledged to secure u
| like amount of it's circulation and the treas