The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-06
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
Senate.

Senate.
Among the bills introduced into the Senate
was one fixing the salary Of the President Of the
United States; bill relative to national cur
rency; and one providing for the construction
of United States government telegraph lines
between Washington and Boston.
A remonstrance of the type founders Of the
United States against o modification Of the re-
cprocity treaty, 30 far as it relates to type and
type metal was presented
A few changes only were made in the Senate
standing committees.
Memorials were presented from lumbermen
treaty with Canada.
The Senate passed the bill appropriatng
$4,000 for tho purchase OF scales for the post
office, AZ amended by the House.
House.
Bills were introduced az follows To reduce
the allowance to bank examiners to amend the
National Banking act to substitute United
States notes for the issues Of national banks !;
fixing rates Of duties on imported merchandise ;
to prohibit Senator'S, Representatives, and Dele
gates III Congress from acting counsel or
otherwise in suits or proceedings against the
United States-passed without opposition to
restore the duty of ten per cent. on certain
manufactures Of cotton, wood, iron, paper, glass,
leather, etc. bill in favor Of free banking /;
to repeal the acts requiring stamps on bank
checks, ETC. to regulate elections in certain
Southern States; repeating the increase Of the
Presidents salary; to reduce the Presidents
salary.
Mr.. Randall, of Penn, arraigned the state
ment of the President in his annual message as
to the debt of the District of Columbia, and as
serted that instead of it's being only S14 600 000
it was actually over $20, 600, 900. Thus was de-
MED by other members and by the delegate
from the District.
An investigation Of the books of the late
Freedmens Bank was ordered.
MIR. Stowell denied the charge of having sold
naval cadetship and demanded an investiga-
ton the Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
ton bill was reported; the debate Of the 3.65
Convertible Bond bill WAS resumed, and argu-
ments in opposition to the measure were made
Speaker announced various appointments to fill
vacancies in committees. The Committee ON
Ways and Means have summoned witnesses
from New York to testify al to the alleged use
OF improper influences by the Paaitc Mali
Company to obtain subsidy from Congress.
Items.
The bills relative to the Presidents u salary in
troduced into the Senate and House. propose
to reduce the salary to $25,000.
The bill passed by the House to prevent men,
bers of Congress from acting as counsel in suits
against the United States, and making it penal
offense for such acts, was passed BY the House
without opposition.
The bill for free banking introduced into the
House Of Representatives by Mr.. Merriam, of
New York, proposes that all laws and parts of
laws limiting the circulation under the National
Bank act are hereby repealed.
The bill introduced in the House reducing the
Presidents salary to $25, 900 applies to the next
President only-it cannot apply to the present
incumbent.
The new bond bill before the House proposes
ment bonds bearing interest at the rate Of s.65
per cent.