Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-19
EVENING STAR.
COFGRSSSFO.r.fL.
CeacIustea Yesterday: Proceedings

SENATE.-After our report clo,Sd-
81. ho~e need = bin 20 amend he act
ssshune homestead rights 20 honorably dis.
ttet seN soldiers and sailors Referred u The
Nennittee on Public I.ands
~. Shsndiet submitted an amendment 20 tho
$500 nk VII lfoNtdtng n NJ the Secretary OF the
lteasufy shall retire and destroy = a.st,.r -
fEsl tender notes Tor each dollar OF natioo,l
taLk notes ltsueo. lie said With this ame16
ment he would vote FOR the pro,,ositio,, - =.
Cameron, but not otherwise. - ''
ConsicefAbie discussion ensued. after which.
we qn.euon heing on the motion 20 recommit
Win the amendment OF Mr.. Mcrrlnon in
Ffucting the committee 60 report a hin nro.
Nlolng Iot The issue OF additional national hanl
clfSalAton, 20 - 20 make the entire amount
sttNooo-u00, the fret vote taken vas n, o.
amendment OF Mr.. Scott providing that ,,e..
u.e -, nor oe reported to secure the redemptioa
OF the Nhole body OF national bank clrculatio,
IN specie or interest bearing bonds OF the \ oitsS
States The result was follows
HAs-messrs. Authuuy, Boutwell,, RucRlnsh.u.
Obsndier, Uonsling, Cooper. CrsgiB. Davis, zen
ttn' nerry OF Com, rrelingbnysen, Gub-rt, He
Iiii 81 Me, Morrill, q NJ Sargent, schurT, sc,tt
shtImsR, Stevenson, stewart, stockton, snmnsr
-N.I.-Me-srs. AIoorn. Allison, B,gy, Borem.n.
Cameron, Csrpeltsr, CLAYTON, D-uets, Fcrry 81
gsn, NcCreeIy, NeTrimon, Mnchell. Mortoa, Nor
shs, osle's sB Ps,'. TS,n Pss Pa Rs.sT
50 the amendment was rejected
MCsrrs. RayaTc. Fdmunds, Flanagan. Hamg
ton 81 Texas, and Salisbury. who would have
voted an the Affirmative, were paired with
M'ssiN Gordon, Hitchcock. hOrsey, fngsil-.
alive.
AIR Howe moved an amendment tina, the
otft, tArY OF tie Treasury SHALL once Ca each
month. sell 20 the highest bidder coupop yoid
tive per cent. bonds 10 an amount eo1al 10 -
PEI cent Of the bank note Circulation durins
me month preceding the principal and interest
Of the bonds % ace PAYABLE after ten wears al
the pleasure Of the government. none ~ 49,.
bonds % be sold ~ les than par and the frni,e,
States notes received in exchange for The hoot.
4 uEl- Ian III a..
destroyed.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs. Thur
man and Bout well. and.
After considerable discussion IL was reiec,ed
yeas l6. NAYS 80.
MIR. Cameron then submitted his amensme,.
repeating all restric lions On banking ana bank
arg circulation, but.
journed.
HoCSE.-After our report closed
MT Butler, Mass > from the same commit
tee, reported adversely upon a number OF nil
ard memorials among them petition for the
recognition Of the Christian religion and Al
States
MIR. Poland, from the same committee. re-
ported substitute for the bin providing for
the appointment of commission on the sub
Ject Of the alcoholic liuuor traffic CONTAINING
an appropriation IL WAS referred TO the Com
l zee on me whole on point Of order raised
he morning hour having expired
Dit. Packer called up the special order. a bill
10 PROVIDE lOf the distribution OF public doom
ments printed by the authority OF Congress and
Of seeds furnished by the Agricultural depart
ment' for the free exchange OF newspapers be-
tween publishers, aud for the free transmission
of weekly newspspers!by mail within the county
where published.
MIR. Hale \. y asked leave 20 have read q
PROF osed substitute repeating the act BY which
the ranking privilege was repealed.
Mr.. Pack = declined 90 accept the amend
ment. and addressed the House In support OF
the bill.
At the close Of his remarks, SIR. Packer moved
10 reoommit the bill Tor the purpose OF culling
OF amendments.
Al l56 .. m. the House took a recess
The attendance Of the evening session o. the
House was even less III an heretofore, not A dozen
members berg present At the opening, although
several other members came In later in the
evening. The report on the revision OF law.
was resumed. The chapter under consideration
was that IA relation 10 import duties, and Mr.
Poland. in the Absence OF Mr.. Duell. 20 whom
this chapter was originally referred ~ a sub
committee. submitted a large number of amend
ments, which were agreed 20 without discussion.
Most OF the evening vas consumed in the dis
cussion OF the construction Of the clause relating
TO fruit plants. The House adjourned shortly
after 10 O'Clock.