The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-09

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ofnce-holders. whose salaries and expenses would
eat up nearly all Its proceeds.
NIB. KELLEy's 3.65 FINANCIAL SCHEME AGAIN
IN THE HoUsE-A TEST VOTE ON THE THIRD
TERM oUEsTIoN-sEwINo MACHINE PATENTS
NOT TO BE RENEWED
In the House to-day MIR. Kelley. OF Pennsylvania.
In new disguise reintroduced his favorite three
stxy-nve scheme, now entitled "A bill to increase
tie public revenue and reduce the interest on the
public debt" 1t proposes TO repeal the nrst and
third sections OF the act OF January H. 1875, which
provides for the issue OF silver coins instead OF
fractional currency and providing for the resump-
ton OF specie payments on the lsr OF January,
1877, and TO enact the following
That the Secretary OF the Treasury shall cause
TO be prepared bonds OF the United STATES bear
ing interest at the rate OF three and sixty-dve
thereon TO be payable semi-annualIy or ON demand
as hereinafter provided, and that any holder OF
sentng to the treasurer Of the Unitea States Sc or
any Assistant Treasurer thereof such notes in
sums OF not less than afty dollars or multiple
exchange therefor, and that when any person shall
demand OF the Treasurer OF the United states
or any Assistant Treasurer redemption OF
any OF said bonds, the said Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer shall pay the principal OF said bond or
bonds. with accrued interest thereon, In said legal
tender notes, and sucn Assistant Treasurer shall
forthwith cancel and forward the bonds thus
redeemed to the Treasurer OF the United
States, in such manner AS may be pre-.
scrioed by the Secretary OF the Treasury;
ana the SAID Treasurer o. the United states H
shall be the outy OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
to apply not less than sevensy.fve per cent oil the
exchange for said bonds to the purchase or re.
dempuOn OF any bonds OF the United states, the in.
the passage OF this acs or OF gold wherewith to
deem such outs andlng bonds as he may. under
existing laws, call for redemption.
By q suspension OF the rules the bill giving to
the widows and heirs o; soldiers VINO enlisted for
less than year, and who were killed in the late
war or died by reason OF service, the same bounty
as ifthey had enlisted for three years was passed.
A point OF interest In the days proceedings was
reached hen Representative Speer, OF Pennsyl.
vania, moved to suspend the rules ana adopt
resolution declaring that, in the judgment
OF the House, the election OF q President
for thiro term Is against tho traditions
OF the Republics Is IN violation OF the example OF
Washington, now sacred as law itself, and would
be hazardous alike for the liberties Of the people
and the free institutions OF the country. The
previous question was not seconded and the
motion was lost. Mr.. Smith, OF North Carolina.
was the only republican who voted for 1t, and all
those who voted against 1t were republicans. An
adverse report was made from the Committee ON
Patents. on the application for an extension Of the
Wilson sewing machine patents. 1t Is shown that
the patents have been In existence twenty .one
years and that they have yielded over 81, ooo 900.
The report was laid on the table.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON PNCHBAcK's ADM1s-
SION TO THE sENATE-rHE SEWING MACHINE
MONOPOLY.
The Steamboat bill, a relic Of last session. was
called up In the Senate and its consideration was
pending at the moment OF adjournment. Mes
sage was received from the President on Arkan-
sas AFFAIRS. The sewing machine monopoly re-.
ceived warning Of Its just doom. The applica.
ton Of An INDECENT inventor for an extension of
his patent on detached article, used for certain
purposes on . sewing machine, and which
has no connection with the interests Of
the manufacturers, was denied. on the
principle that the people should be pro.
tected from the high and unreasonable prices
demanded for an invention so necessary in the
domestic economy of every household as the sew
ing machine. report was made by the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections in favor OF the
admission OF Pinchback to seat IN the Senate,
and it was ordered to be printed. Mr.. Schurz pre-
sented memorial OF citizens Of the United States
praying for an amendment to the constitution to
abolish the ofrices of President and Vice President
and vesting the powers now belonging to them in
a council OF seven members, to be chosen by the
House OF Representatives to which body they
shall be responsible. This proposition Tor o small
revolution was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee with grave despatch.
ANOTHER COUSIN OF HIS ExcE1LENcY PRO-
vIDED WITH PLACE.
A pleasing discovery has been made at the
White House. 1t was thought not only by the
Senate and members OF the Cabinet. as well as the
country 1T large, but also, as far as is known,
Grants relations had been some time ago pro-
vided with satisfactory ONCE. Under these cir.
cumstances the administration was compelled to
fall back upon the Presidents friends, beginning
naturally with the older and more intimate ones.
Within few days, however, new cousin has
turned up. His name is Tompkins. His family
live In Charlestown, W. Va, where the Presl.
dent made them q brief visit last year. Mr..
Charles q. Tompkins was not at home at that
time ana this accounts, perhaps, for his delay in
seeking the perquisite or his kinship. Also he may
have spent some OF the intervening time In look.
ing through the registers and over the map to
find proper place. He has now, however made
q choice, and has just been appointed United
States Marshal in Colorado. Lest 1t should be
supposed that this kinsman has hitherto been en-.
tirely neglected 1t may as well be added that
under the rule of Mr.. Shepherd he was Interested
in street contracts In Washington.
THE REsCINDED TRANSFER OF REVENUE SUPER
vIsoRs.
A report that Secretary Bristow thought himself
injured by the Presidents revoking the order to
change the Supervisors Of Internal Revenue is I'M
true. The President himself made the order Tor
the change and alterward saw 1T to revoke 1t.
1t is said that considerations Of political manage.
ment made the change nexpedent
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATC HES.
WASHINGTON Feb. g. 1875.
HIS ExCELLENCY's MESSAGE ON ARKANSAS Az
FAIRs-BBooKs AND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
OVERTURNED BY REVOLUTION.
The following Is the Presidents Message on
Arkansas affairs:-