The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06
From Washington.
GU IL RENCN.


Our last weeks memorandum OF Congress.
slonal dolngs left the currency question in
the hands of II conference committee. The
committee came to an agreement on Thurs
day, the substance of their deliberations be.
ing bill providing for free banking, with
legal tender redemption at the rate of 371S
per cent of the amount of new national hank
bills issued. Redemption is to take place in
4, Al and 5 per cent gold bonds after 1878.
Legal tenders are only to be withdrawn until
they reach $500 900, which is to remain
the maximum. The bill is SO like the one
the house formerly rejected, that it is hardly
expected to pass, and the general belief is the
President would veto it if it did pass.
RICHARDSON
Secretary Richardson was inally COMPEL
ed to throw up the tongs on Monday, when he
sent IN his resignation which the President
promptly accepted, and sent the name of
General Bristow of Kentucky, to the senate,
as his successor To soften the fall of Rich
ardSon, the President at the same time sent
his appointment to the senate as Judge of
the Court of claims Both nominations were
next day confirmed, the former unanimous.
ly and the latter by close vote. The re.
doubtablc Banfeld, Richardson's head clerk,
retires with him, and so does assistant Saw.
provided with a judgeship or other official
feather, bed to soften the fall.
UTAH.
The house on Wednesday passed the bill
reconstructing the judicial system of Utah
Elder Cannon made forciblc speech against
the bill, stating that it was not wanted by the
people of Utah aside from the United States
attorney and marshal, whose fees under the
new law would be very largely increased.
He denied that the bill would destroy the
Mormon faith, Which is impregnabe to such
assaults.
ADJOURNMENT.
There is no doubt that congress will al.
journ three weeks from Monday All but
one of the large appropriation bill have pass
ed one house or the other in some shape, and
will be finally disposed of next week The
senate does not spend as many hours as it
uScu W Spcuu uay III COuSlucIluS tlleSc DllIs.
The Times correspondent thus sums up the
LEGISLATIVE PROSPECTS.
The most important measures which will
probably fail, will be the bill for the dstribu
ton of the Geneva award and the civirights
bill. The bankrupt bill is in conference
committee and will be passed this week. The
house bills amending the tariff and abolish
ing moieties, now pending in the senate will
be disposed of next week.
Nothing important is expected to come
from the transportation question, beyond au.
thorlzing additional surveys, for no measure
looking to the regulation of railroad freights
can possibly be passed this session,
The bill Of the house to abolish poygatly
will be passed through the senate, and will
prove to be about the most important act pas.
ed, as friends of the Mormons declare that it
simply means civil war in Utah.
The bill for the reduction of the army will
possibly fail in the senate as a strong infu-
ence is at work to defeat It.
An unusually large number Of bills for
claims, land patents, pensions, etc, have al
ready been passed, of the two or three thOus.
and that are pending