, 1874-02-26

uoNanTssIbNAL RECORD.
SENATE,

0e A''" -
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
SENATE.
wAeulsarox, .. G., Feb. 2s.
PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. FERRY (hitol,.) proscntoda petition Of tho
workingmen Of Michigan, asking b Bubatitution
Of National Bank ourrenoyfor legAl,tendora, and
dobtB, public and private. lscfcrred.
Mr. LOGAN 2 presented v memorial s ot of til ths
C,1stoms laws. Referred.
LAND n1L1.
Mr. WRIGHT Ua.) introduced = bill authoriz..
Ing tie Secretary Of the Interior to ascertain and
military warrants in certain States. noforrod.
THE JEFFENsoN STATUE.
Mr.. MORRILL, (Vt;) from tho Committee on
Public pangs np9 fSspoEo tho
Of Tllonian JoiIorBoit, which was presented III
1884 by Dr.. N. r. Loyy, Of tho navy, bo now
formally ,aocopsod with grateful appreciation,
sna that ho 0eo II ohasgS aa2,d Of II tho pSS
prepare aud place It III tho National Htatusry
Hn(l Of tho Capitol.
WAR CLAIM.
AIr. SCOTT, from tho Committee on Claims,
reported without amouan,ont tho bill to COM
nonBnto tile Louisville aud Doartlstown Turn.
T4ko Company for two bridges destroyed as q
military necessity In 1eG2.
military ]anl-warrants, directs tho Secretary OF
tho Interior to ascertain tho amount OF public
lands entered by tho location OF military scrip
aud 1aud-warranta in tho State Of Iowa, and
| otlor Btatua whose enabling acts Of admission
| into tho Union contain htiputRtion for tho pny-
| mont of per cent on the sales Of public la1lds
therein. Tho bill thon 1nakes 1t tho duty OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay to all ancl1
tions, estimating them at sl.25 por acre, pro-
yiding that aaid sumB ahall DO paid in fivo an.
nual instnllmonta, and tint a1l allowance shall
DO made for all lands on which said por contum
has been maae
Tho Senate tllon proceeded to, tho consldora.
| tion Of the bill to provide for tho appointment
OF q Commission on tho subject OF tlo ALCOHOLIC
liquor traffic. .-..z
would establish precedent OF Congress- lut9r-
State. Thoro wero many other evils Affecting 60
cioiy which noed to bo inquired into. For in-
Anothor' subject tho extrayaganco OF tho female
sex in nlattols Of dress, was great evil and had
ruined many families: How many clorKs Ind
beou induced to rob thoir employers, and bank
tha loyo for drcsa? indigestion mado man
gour aud uuapciabo, and ConKtcss might inquire
into the cauae OF this, or 40 on with inquiries
until it should bo found out wllat
sols had upou society, and ostafall q Bureau
OF Hoalth und Public Morals. He did not dc.
are 10 bo uudoratood as tritipg with temperance
principles. 10 certain extent he waB tompor-
anco man, and n nothiug was moro disgusting to
hin, than drunkon mon unless It bo drunken
wouon. Nothing could bo moro loatlBomo than
human boing degrading hnBolf to the Lowell Of
boast. He thought tho movement Of which thie
ill formed part, was misdirccted ZEAL and
pontlcnlon faypriug 1t woro taLiug hold Of The
wrong end Of tho subject. Human nature wat
| 40 constituted tuat It needed relaxation, ant
could not bo put down. Tho aurest remedy waf
not tho forciDlo suppression Of any indulgence
but but tho tho subeti&ution Of better ploas
urea for bad ones. Flo beloved II soc!h
enioymcnts be introduced among tho people
wholesome social reform would DO achieved, ani
o lasting boneAt DO conferred upon sooiety. HI
doubted tl,o proprioty Of tho Legislation pro
, posed by this bill, aud would therefore vot
, against it.
Afr. BUCKINGHAM favored the pasaage Of
tho bill, -.
, Tho morning hour expired, and the oHAlI
announced TINT tho bill would DO laid over.
Mr.. WRIGHT Rsllcd II vote could not b
i tnken at once. II no ono desired to speak, h
, lonod = vote would DO taken.
Mesere. BAYAiD and MERR1MoN said tho.
desired to submit their ylews or tile subject.
TIE cEsTENkIAL n1LI.
, MIR. CAMERON gaVe notice that to-morro"
! would call up thc House bill IN rotation to til
coatenna Exniplsi9a' s"3a Tin o,+o,., Nj, ,o,,
| AAAs "1-@
involve large appropriation before 70 tue se9st
should get through win H. aId no tnefelof
would oppose its cons'doration' before tho regl
ApR}HRrNiHt1npp aansuo S, to the Senator ,ror
Pennsylvania that ho iet hls centonnial 6ll taii
itB chances among oIhor pa4ls a!tor Tue nhanclp
quGsslon % nlsposca Ee4 u ~ ,,,,. !. i.
Mr: GAMEltoN sasd 20 WOULD not hgo IL
: take lts chance, not knowing when the Anhncla
9uoution would 10 tat onaea: lLanGhter'1
THE ounhEscY NIL:
Tho senate tnen resumed conslaefaslon M ot tn
: M. oquallzo tne distfabutlon OF the currency
tho ponling motion being that Of Mr. Duoking
!, ham, to rccommlt tue bll 70 the tlnaneo CON
'nstteo, WIN tho instructions agreeu upon. a. a.
recting tug committeo 70 report ~ favor OF u
: c1oaalng tne volume OF National banK cuffenc
!, to $4oo oo0 IVY:
!. Mr: MENH1MoN argued that there was not
b auficlent volume OF curreucy III tho country
meet the wants Of te community.
Mr. SHERMAN natd no vas woary OF tins 81 9la
cushion, and hoped it would soou bo endod. Ihl
measure proposed to inoroase tho currency, D4
no provision was mado for lt8 distribution. l
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