The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-29
PROCEEDINGS In THE HOUSE.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. as, 1874

the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. MORRILL,. trep.) Of VT, presented petition
OF the Vermont Pharmaceutical Association, ask
ing the repeal OF the stamp tax imposed by
schedule @. internal revenue laws. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep.) OF r. l., presented petit
ton Of persons in New York, asking for the modia-
cation OF the laws governing masters and seamen
IN the merchant marine service. Referred 70 the
Committee on Commerce. ,.fs...,. ar.
Mr. ANTHONY said this subject needed some atten-
ton Tor the Improvement of the service. He re-
membered the time when good respectable young
men shipped, aud then there was no such thing az
cruelty toward seamen. He hoped the matter
would receive the serious attention OF the Com
mittee.
BILLS INTRODUCED. as4nl
Bills were introduced as Goll0ws:-
BY Mr.. CAMERON, (rep.l Of Pa-To amend the
Diplomatic and Consular Systems act Of August Is,
1850 The bill is one drafted by the State Depart
menk proposing to revise the salaries Of many OF
the United States Consuls and Consuls General
throughout the world. The salaries provided
for the more prominent are as fonows;-
cDosSs 81 aScdop Paris
5000; ksnasaws ssocc snansha &C. 's sSooc;
Vienna, $4,000; Berlin Frankfort, Rome and Con-
stanttnople, $1,000 each. COnsuis-At Liverpool.
g egg; Hong Kong, $1,000; Manchester and Havre,
1900 each. Az the others have smaller salaries
than the amounts above named, but have also lees.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce. IN en-
By Mr. EDnTsD ssg3 Of vsro provide assist
exceeding 81 500 to assist any federal Judge who,
opinion Of the Attorney General. 90 perform his
judicial duties without such assistance. Referred
70 the Committee on the Judiciary. 1e..
granting pensions 70 the surviving oficers Of the
war Of 1872 Referred 70 the Committee on Pen.
Mr. Wriaht's bin provides for paying each survfv-
ing omcer or non-commissioned Officer who served
two years during the war Of 1919 the amount OF his
full pay. not exceeding that OF captain, from the
raj life. For less than six month"; service
either case the of1cer shall have died alter the
time specified Tor the annuity pay TO commence,
n. BOUTWELL,, trep.j Of Mass III rom tie Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported with amendment
the BIZ introduces By MT Sargent on December 8;
once. Placed on the calendar.
The bill granting relief to Eva Eta, Henry and
Guy Carleton, heirs Of General James Carleton de.
Mr: CAMEEos, Hep.l Of Pa, presented petition
adoption Of means 70 settle disputes between
nations without resort to war. Referred to the
Mr.. CONKLLNG, OF New York. presented petitions
Of soldiers In the late war stating their belief that
the appointment Of special committee to inSesti
gate as to the working Oh the existing laws touch
ing the subject Referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs. He also presented o petition of
the National Board Of Trade for the removal Of OBJ
etrnctions to navigation at and near the mouth OF
Detroit River. Referred to the Committee on
FREE BANKING ON A GOLD BASIS.
Also petition OF citizens OF New York asking an
amendment to the existing laws as TO enable
hee banking on gold basis. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance
- BILLS FOR RELIEF PASSED.
The bill for the RELIEF of Robert Brent and Jack
Smith was passed.
The bin ior the relief Of Marcus Orterbourg late
and Minister to the Republic of Mexico was, after
some discussion, passed by q vote Of rs to lS The
the salary Of Minister while acting Is such at the
Republic or Mexico.
vote by which the bill was passed.
Mr.. OONKLING. OF New York, said it should be
remembered that Mr.. Otterbourg was nominated
one day for the position and also Immediately re-
1ected by the Senate.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the resolution reported by
the Finance Committee declaring 1t to be the duty
or Congress at the present session to adopt definite
United States notes in coin. MI.
Mr.. BAYARD, tdem.) OF Del, addressed the Sem
ate. He said the people of the United states in
their financial condition had arrived at the point
where the roads iorked. and the question was
whether they would take the path to the right or
that to the left. He briefly reviewed the financial
policy OF the government. and argued that the
not be continued now In times OF peace. A stand
ard or values should be declared by bssing all cur
on the ga nd he had no
fully make sacrifices to deliver themselves
had abored for the past twelve years. He quoted
words Of Daniel webster against disordered our
rency, ana expressed wish thar the language OF
Senators now He argued that the path Of duty pU
honesty and wisdom was that to resumption OF
specie paymen. a. the earliest possible DAY, ana
reissue Of legal tender notes, he thought
but ut against the law. The policy y Of the the
late ssSrsssry Mr Bouswsu had neen
ciared on the door the other day in his speech that
any policy looking in the direction Of specie pay
ment was lraught with danger Was u possible
NO hope. The honorable Senator (Mr Boutwel)
had closed his speech by declaring that we must
Baysrd1 thought the Senator had written his own
epitsph az nnancier BY these words he
next read from decision OF the supreme
able IN coin, and said he hoped there
would be an end OF the wretched bubble so dis
Se 20 OF shs paper
q system or puffed or overruled prices, kept up
with the idea OF making people believe they are
considered the results Of the present financial pol
icy the more he desired to retrace the steps taken
AuLlnB Inc war; Tne RrOWluB uBpOsitiOn ouu
tendency seemed to be to look to the general gov
ernment for assistance which individual enter
prise should develop. Propositions To commune
railroads. and hand them over to the sec
retary OF the Interior; to purchase the telegraph
ana nand IL over to she Postmaster General ana
others Of similar character, oil tended to convert
the government into vast monopoly. In the
shadow OF which individual liberty would wtther
and die; ne He. did not propose specific plan for
the resumption OF specie payments, bus would sup
port any sound measure 10 place the United States
on nrm financial basis. The national banking
system he thought imperfect ana hoped to zee the
time when the people OF this Union would have
the rfght TO regulate banks for themselves, sub
icct OF course, to the restrictions of the costsu-
t,on prohibiting any note being made legal ten
revived. The honest business Of the country
had been outdone By dishonest business the past
two years had been wasted. He would not say
that all hope had passed away; but there had been
failure to take advantage OF the Opportunities OF
that period. Our difficulties had Increased, he
believed enough gold could be accumulated In the
Treasury within the next four years. to meet every
obltgntion a. presented, but there should 10 Ces-
sstaha y ~ psypsD * dsRs NOT Jet que. the