The New York herald., 1875-01-08
CONGRESS.
Hustling the Finance Bill
Through the House.
THE DEPLETED REVENUE.
Removal Of Limitations from the Circulation
Of Gold Banking Notes.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 1873.
Mr.. INGALLS,, trep.) OF Kansas, from the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs. to which was referred
communication from the Secretary OF the In
terior in relation to the sale OF certain Indian
lands In the State Of Kansas. reported back the
same with o recommendation that the committee
be discharged from its further consideration,
bill having been passed relating to the subject at
the last session. The committee was discharged.
LIMITATIONS REMOVED FROM GOLD BANKS.
MIR. SARGENT, (rep.) OF Cal, called up the Sem
Ate bill to remove The limitation restricting the
circulation Of banking ASSOCIATIONS issuing notes
payable IN gold, which was reported from tho FL
nance Committee on TUESDAY last. Passed.
Mr.. WRIGHT, rep) OF Iowa, from the Judiciary
Committee, called up the House bill to abolish the
Western district or Arkansas, ana offered sub
stitute there. or, but on the suggestion OF MI.
THURMAN, (cem.) OF Ohio, the consideration OF the
bill was postponed until tomorrow.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
MIR. MITCHELL (rep.) Of Oregon, moved that the
Senate take up the bill Tor the construction OF
custom house and bonded warehouse at Portland,
oregon. and approprlating 100000 ior that pur-
pose.
MIR. SHERMAN, rep.). OF Ohio, saio be would OBJ
jcct to this bill. He was opposed TO any further
expenditures Tor public buildings In the present
condition of the finances. Until tho House Of
Representatives Indicated what 1t intended 10 DO
In regard to the revenue OF the government no
ne public expenditures should pe authorized. 1t
would be pad policy 10 40 this until means are pro-
lied. IL may be said t1at IT Is the duty o Congress
TO levy new taxes. Perhaps 1t Is the duty OF Con.
greSS to do so, but the Senate was not to Judge
That. That was the constitutional privilege OF the
House OF representatives That body, In us own
good Time, might do It, but untM tnen, the expen-
dltureS should be Just within the amount OF reve-
nue.. He objected to the present consideration or
the bill.
The question being on taking up the bill IL was
decided IN he af1lrmaivc-Yeas ~ nays Is.
ssa Of s b Ne d @ 0 sre
was any immediate necessity ior the building.
Pending disusslon the morning hour expired,
MI. SCOTT: Uep) OF Pa, presented memorial
Of the working men Of huntingdon county, Pa,
praying that the application OF the Texas Pacific
Rallroad Company, ior the government TO guaran-
tee the interest on Its bonds be granted. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
He also presented q memorial of the citizens OF
Pennsylvania who were soldiers IN the late war,
pubnc land. without restriction or limitation. Re.
lerred TO the Committee on Public Lands.
duced bill to amend the act in relation to the
Hot Springs reservation In the state OF Arkansas.
Referred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION BY SENATOR GORDON.
Mr.. GORDON, (dem.) OF Georgia, arose to per.
sonal explanation, and said tnat during the de-
bate OF YESTERDAY, IN reply to some halsh words
addressed to hm by the Senator from Vermont
(Edmundsl. he Gordon) allowed himself to De
betrayed lnro using the WORD "lrresponsibllity,"
In speaking OF the actions OF the Senator I'D
munds. BY that word he had done an injustice
to the Senator from Vermont. The responsibility
OF that Senator as u statesman as lurIst and as
a member OF society was IN lis (GOrdOn's) oplniOn
Of the highest order and most honorable charac-
ter. Having done an injustice to him ne wished
now, In the presence OF the Senate, to express to
him his sincere regrets. Forbidden, as Senators
were, to erase nything OF a personal nature, he
now made the only reparation lett TO him.
Mr.. EDMCNDs, trep) OF VT, said he desired to
express his obligation to the Senator from
Georgia for the very handsome manner In which
he had spoken. He did not intend yesterday to
address any marsh language toward the Senator,
and II the Senator so understood him he was very
sorry ior 1t.
Tne aeoate on the resolution of Mr.. Thurman,
(dem.) OF Ohio, in regard to the military opera
tions In LOUISIANA (which Is published in another
column was taken up and occupied the rest OF the
day.
On motion OF Mr. SARGENT, OF California, the
senate went into executive session at lOur O'Clock.
Alter few minutes the doors were reOpened and
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow