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WASHINGTON.
u,suINGToN, March 1.-THE Hous
committee on Commerce have agree,
" report u bill relieving licensed ant
~.urolied vessels from the payment o
ecOOmpusory pilotage, but leaving regis
v,svrped vessels still subject to State law
@ Su the subject.
W 0pWAsHINGToN, March 1.-THE Senat'
vas not In session to-day.
House.
Mr.. Cook, Of Georgia, from the Com
uittee on Military Affairs, reported {
Xii TO equalize bounties OF soldiers IL
.ha y late war. Made the special Ordel
%r Thursday next. ...
Mr.. Vance presented petitions Of citi
..na of Lawrence county, Ohio, askinl
.tot Mo one kind of money be established
W." W. all purposes, and that Treasury
W sn,es be made as good as gold In making
.hsm uv interchangeable for United States
Sonds. Referred.
The House. on motion Of Mr.. Randall
ant into Committee of the Whole on
M executive and judicial appropriation
hll h'n Mr.. Cox. of New York, In the chair
NJ Willis, Of New York, resumed his
.oaacb on the finances, which was yes
s,aprday interrupted by Mr.. Bass person
slsxnlanation. He argued against Mr..
Mollav's 3. .G5 incontrovertible bond, and
~ insisted that there could not be any
,,nbstantial basis not founded on coin.
Mr Seelye, of Massachusetts. argued
4, favor of stability i'm the monetary af-
airs OF the nation as that which would
hest %t give confidence to the Government
With the people.
that gold and silver was the only true
standard for sound currency. That
was the only currency that could be
accented by the whole world.
Mr. Townsend, Of Pennsylvania, said
oIi The speeches that had been made SO
Iar had touched upon everything except
ihat which was contained In the bill,
and he proposed to speak on the merits
~ The bill, although he feared he might
he out of order in doing so. He said
the chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations, Mr.. Randall, and
the h committee itself, seemed to
act upon the Irishman's theory
T striking wherever they saw a
head, and they struck indiscriminately,
without inquiring whose. head was
struck They went through departments
and cut off the salaries Of poor clerks
sent no and had read a speech delivered
M MI. Randall three years ago, in
Shich he advocated pay at the rate OF
s,5OO. and said congressman could not
iive ioY less. He. (Mr. TOwnsend) re-
eretted that Mr.. Randall had deprecia-
ted $1,000 or 40 per cent in three years.
For one he would not admit that he had
depreciated, and his constituents did
moi care to have a representative
Who would serve for less than 5000.
M. Randall said he was not unpre-
uared for the allusion that had been
made to that speech of three years ago.
ne expected It, but he believed every
word he had then uttered. He went
home after that vote and after that
speech. and while some Of his constitu-
ents condemned him they accorded him
the merit OF honesty and sincerity, but
he was not unmindful of the fact that
the American people had condemned
that act and according to their demands
hemanfully surrendered his own opinion
10 those of the country at large. The
committee had not as was asserted gone
at the work of reduction indiscrimi-
nately. on the contrary they had gone
at It carefully and with general system,
which affected every office except the
Cabinet officers and Judges Of the
Courts. The Republican Secretary Of
Treasury had SAID that nothing but
irugality could save the Government
from bankruptcy, and he (RandalD was
deermined for one that there should be
no complaint that a Democratic House
had not done all It could to reduce ex-
penses. He also referred to the fact
that the committee had reduced the
force In the departments by looping off
those who were useless and had in
creased the hours of labor, and in this
way more work will be realized than
under the old system. The Re-
publicans have preached O. great
iesl OF economy, but failed to
,nctice it. He wanted to add,
lowever, that the Republican members
1 the committee were as anxious for
Muction as the Democratic members.
Mr.. White inquired whether he had
nderstood the gentleman to say that
he country had condemned his action
speaking and voting for increased
slary.
x. Randall-"That is none Of your
lusiness. / have made my statement.
Nr. White wanted to inquire further
TE ,ther the country would not have
mere commence III Une SeIlUieIlHu Sill
srity II he returned the increased pay.
Randall -"That Is none OF your bust
Ness either. My people approved my
lourse, and it does not lie In the mouth
" the gentleman to condemn me.
Mr.. Hunter, of Indiana, made q speech
% the financial question and advocated
he passage of q general usury law by
Congress-, fixing u reasonable rate Of
interest. The country did not somuch
heed change of money as it did q lower
ate Of interest.
At the conclusion Of his speech the
committee rose and the House then, at
'lOp m, adjourned.
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