The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-14

of the Secretary of the Treasury so soon as he
shall deem it expedient, with such amount of
gold as for the time being he may have procur-
ed, to commence and continue the REDEMPTION
OF legal tenders. When redeemed they are not
to be re-issued except in exchange for gold coin
at par, and when so reissued they shall be re-
deemable in gold coin, but the total amount of
legal tenders outstanding and redeemed, shall
at no time exceed $356,000000. The bill fur
Their provides that after commencing said re-
demDtion the government shall be unable to
redeem part of said legal tenders in gold, the
Secretary may redeem them by exchanging the
aforesaid bonds at par for them
Mr.. Gordon of Ga, introduced resolution
directing the Committee of Civil Service to in
quire into the expediency of reporting bill to
reduce as far as possible, the compensation of
all afficers of the army and navy whose salaries
exceed $1,000 per annum, and asked 1t TO be laid
on the table for the present.
MT. sumner presented a bill providing that
tnat the Dust OF the late Chief Justice Chase be
placed in the Supreme Court room library.
MI. Ham!in offered a Joint resolution to in
quire into the condition navy and what charges
are necessary to bring, it, high state of disci-
pine, ana tnat Two ofhcers of the navy not be-
low tie grade of commander be detailed with a
commission on navy affairs.
The Senate then proceeded to consider tho
resolution reported by the Finance Committee.
A message was read from the House an
nouncing the adoption of resolution of respect
III AiOu!CAJ Va VIC hOAY oouSc DAOohS duu
Wilder Foster
Mr., Fenton addressed the Senate on the life
and character of Mr.. Brooks, and Mr.. Ferry
of Michigan, delivered an eulogy on Mr. FOs-
ter, after which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood of N. Y, presented the petition of
two Thousand seameni for the repeal of the
shipping act.
The House resumed in the morning hour the
consideration of the bill to promote educa-
ton.
Mr.. Dawes of Mass, expressed his sympathy
with the measure, stating that he had support
ed and voted for that the last session. and felt
little embarrassment at the present time, be-
cause at the last session he supposed the re-
ceipts yand expenditure of the government
would bear such relation to each other that
the measure could be adapted without serious
embarrassment. Now the government was
Strengthened in resources and the executive
branch of the government was demanding in
creased taxation. But the House yesterday de-
cided against taxation and against borrowing
money. There was, therefore, only one way
left to meet the condition of the treasury and
that ives to cut down expenditures untsl they
should meet the receipts.
he did not think Congress at liberty lin time
OF peace to impose taxes except under an
absolute necessity however heartily he might
under ordinary circumstances give his approval
to the pending measure, he should now be
compelled to vote against it if it's friend pressed
it to vote. He hoped before the close of the
session to see such O. condition of things as
would justify him in giving his ultimate sup
port to the pending bill He therefore
postpone further consideration till some day in
the future when an exhibit of the receipts and
expenditures would justify its support. The
bill was postponed until March.
The House theu weht into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriate on bill.
The following amend m vua off hr
Mr.. Randall of Pennsyl vania, and provoked
considerable discussion: And any person hold
ing any office or appointment under the au
thority OF the United States who shall contract
for, or authorize, or consent to any expenditure
within any fiscal year over or beyond the ap-
preparation for such year for the purpose for
which such appropriation may have been spe-
officially made, or who shall at any time con-
tract for or authorize or consent to any expen-
diture over and above the appropriations made
before such time, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $1,000 and not more than
$4,000.
The discussion turned largely on the extrava-
the Treasury, in the erection of public build
ings all over the country. The amendment
was allowed to lie over for future action.
Without making much progress on the bill,
the committee rose and the House took up the
Senate substitute for the bill in relation to sal
aries.
MIR. Hurlbut said it had been his fortune to
propose to the House measure which the
House passed, and to which the Senate adopt
ed substitute. He proposed to accept that
substitute as satisfactory solution of the vex-
ed question.
Mr.. Hale of Maine, said in order to bring the
House to q vote on the bill without further
complications he would move that the House
concur in the Senate substitute, and on that he
moved the previous question.
MaSsrS Rutlar and Ia W aac1, docirad tO or
fer or indicate an amendment, but MI. Hale i'm
sisted on the previous question, because if the
House should begin to make change in the
bill, it would drift nobody knew where, The
was now nearly clean, thorough, substantial
repeal of the increase of last session, and he be-
lieved the House could not do better than to
take it.
The previous question was seconded by 126 10
81, and the substitute was agreed to; yeas 226.
nays %. The bill now goes to the President for
approval
The votes in the negative were given by the
Messrs. Albert, of Falmouth, Averill of MIMI,
Barry Of Miss, Q5yn.os q: Pa Pa Co. of !. !. "
Kelly of Pa, Kendall of Nevada, Lamison of
O.. Morey of La, Negley of Pa, Plat of Va,
Randall of Pa. Sharks of Ind, Sloss of Ala,
Stanford KY; Storm of Pa, Stowell Of Va,
Todd of Pa, Waddell of N. c., White of Ala,
Whitley of Ca, and Williams of Ind.
Mr.. Garfield from the Committee on Rules,
reported q rule proposed originally by Mr. Hol-
man of Ind, requiring that all bills making APP
preparations shall be first considered in COM
mittee on the whole.
The speaker,in the course of discussion, sta
tedlthat the necessity of the proposed rule es-
tablished in 1894, required all proceedings
touching appropriations of money to be discus
sed in the Committee of the Whole, and if that
ceived the construction given to it for man y
wears past. the Chair WOuld rule that IL en-