The Ottawa free trader., 1874-05-30
From Washington.
CURRENCY BILL.

CURRENCY BILL
The currency bill, passed by the house un-
der the name of free banking bill after the
veto of the former currency bill by the Presl-
dent, sent to the senate and there amended,
came up for final action on the senate amend
ments on Thursday. No debate was allowed.
The first question was taken on an amend
ment proposed by the house committee on
banking and currency, TO reduce the redemp-
ton of greenbacks TO 3315 per cent. of the
amount of national bank bills issued, and
this was lost--112 TO III. Then on concur
ring in the Senate amendments the vote stood
70 to 1854 Mr.. Maynard then called for
conference committee, which was ordered by
vote of 1872 to 50.
sANBoRNlsN.
The house On Monday unanimously passed
a bill to repeal the law which authorized the
Sanborn contracts. Mr. Niblack, in stating
the provisions of the bill, explained how the
law about 10 be repealed, as interpreted and
enforced by the secretary OF the treasury, had
practically placed the internal revenue bu-
reau under Sandborn's CONTROL and said the
whole transaction was deeply humiliating
He agreed, however, that the committee had
no right to pass a judgment Of condemna
ton, but if there was wrong on the part OF
the secretary it was the duty Of the committee
to report articles of impeachment.
DISTRICT RoTToNNEss.
The suspicion that the president was in
in wit
herd" and the district ring that have been
robbing the government under the cover OF
improvements" in the district of Columbia,
gained strength on Monday from the hasty
removal Of Cluss as engineer, his only ottense
being that he "peached" in his testimony on
Shepherd and the ring Hitherto, altho' abur
dant rottonness and thievery had been PROV
ed, Shepherd Lad kept such control Of the
witnesses that nothing could be proved
against himself personally. But Cluss's eVi-
dence let in a food of light showing Shep
herd to be the principle thief; upon which
the President promptly "hysted his boots II
looks bad.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The senate sat up all night on Friday
night of last week to pass Summers pet meas
use-his additional civil rights bill. The bill
attempts utterly to obliterate all distinction
between whites and blacks in hotels, saloons,
railway cars, churches, schools and every
where else, indeed, where people for any puF-
pose are lkely.to congregate. 1t makeslt an
oflense even to call a man black, though he
may be as black as ebony Themost serious
effect of the bill, should itpass, would DC 10
break up entirely the public school system
at the south, for it makes the mingling OF the
races in the public schools mandatory, while
neither race there desire il.
CANNON.
Cannon, the Mormon delegate from Utah.
will probably be expelled from the house IS
he is proved before the election committee 70
laye four wives, and this, by Jaw o: con
yrcss, is felony.
NEW MENICO.
The House, by q vote of 100 TO "a, passed
yill on Tuesday to admit New Mexico into
he Union as state The object OF admit
ing New Mexico, Is to get two more raai-
,als into the senate
RICHARDSON'S SUCCESSOR.
Richardson's resignation IS said ,c be il
he hands Of the President and it is claimed
hat his successor Will be named ncXt Mon
lay.