Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes Another FL
nance Bill.
Will Call 1t up i'm the
House To-Day.
No More Money for the Civil
Service Humbug.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Mr. Scott pre-
sented a memorial OF the working-men OF
Columbia, asking Congress not to adjourn
without action on the pending financial
question, and for the restoration Of the ten
per cent duty on iron and steel. Referred
Mr.. West presented memorial of John
NJ. Sal6dige of the New Orleans Chamber
of Commerce, JEFF Thompson and James
Longstreet of the Louisiana State En-
gineeS.
Another Big Railroad.
Mr.. Oglesby, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back a bill to in
corporate the Eastern and Western Trans
portation Company, with authority to
construct railroad from the coast of South
Carolina TO the Missouri river, and asked
that it be referred to the Committee on
Railroads. So ordered.
Bayonet Election Laws.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported adverse
ly on Senate bill to further protect the polls
IN elections for President, Vice Presiden,
and members of Congress with written
report, and the committee were discharged
from further consideration Of the subject.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the report of
the Conference Committee on the finance
bill.
Mr.. Sargent opposed any compromise on
the question.
The chairman, Mr.. Ingalls,, announced
that the question was upon agreeing to the
report of the Committee of Conference.
No Senator taking the floor, he directed
that the roll-call proceed.
A Violent Rain storm
was prevailing at the time, and the noise
ON the metallic roof was so great Senator
could not be heard across the chamber.
Therefore business had to he suspended for
a short time.
Mr.. Stewart took the floor and said that
il was evident that the Chair was net heard
by the Senators ahen il directed the roll 10
he called he then proceeded TO oppose
the bill as reported by the Committee. He
did not favor a compromise. and said the
bill was in the interest of expansion, and
was so framed that no one would under
stand it, and it would cost millions Of dol
lars to interpret It, as all kinds of construc-
tions would be put upon it. He thought
the bill must have originated in a wind
storm or
Mud storm.
1t consisted of lot Of phrases which
meant nothing. He opposed the 18th sec
ton of the bin in regard to the redemption
of legal tenders in bonds in 1878, and said
it would be far better to fix the time for re-
demption in 1890 and then return to an
actual specie payment and not redeem IN
bonds.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported with amendments the
bill making an appropriation for repair,
preservation and completion of certain
public works on
Rivers and Harbors,
and for other purposes. Placed on the cal
endar. He gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration Monday next.
Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on
POst-ofiices, reported favorably on the bill
prescribing the method for adjusting the
salaries OF POSt-masters. Placed on the
The consideration of the currency gues-
ton was resumed and after debate of $50
a vote was taken and report was agreed to.
Yeas 81 nays %. BrOwnlow and Cooper
neither voted nor pared of.
Mr.. Carpenter from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported favOrably on the bill to de-
termine the juristiOn of Circuit courts and
Of the United States. and to regulate
the removal Of causes from State courts and
other purposes. Placed on calendar.
On motion of Mr.. West the Post-ofice
bill was taken up.
Inc Senate then went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned until to.mOr-
row