The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-18
A DULL DAY IN CONGRESS-.
a MIL THdT TOULD MAKE ALMOST
EYER YBODI HdPPY.
Ten Dolinrs Week TO Every Person in the
Country Currency. Bonds, and Lnnd- MIR.
:, :. Cox Appointed speaker pro ten.

Ten Dollnrs Wcrk TO Every Person In the
Country Currency. Bonds, and Lands
=, :. Cox Appointed speaker pro ten.
WAsu1SGIoN. Feb. li-ln the Senate to-
day MIR. morrill, G,cp., VT reported with two
amendments the senate bill to establish an
educational fund and apply portion II the pro-
ceedt u the public lands TO public education.
and tn provide for the more complete oud1w-
ment and support " national colleges for the
Advancement Of scientific and Industrial eIucn
ton. Placed on tho calendar.
hr Howe (Rcp., WIS., presented petition
which he said purportcl to he signed bycti1cns
Of Wise lnsin. asking the passage Of law re-
quiring Tho Treasurer OF the United states to
pay ~ every man, woman. and child ling In
the country. without distinction ON account Of
race, color. or previous condition of scrsitudc,
the sum Of 80 week. such sum To be paid
svcry tufday night AZ the post Office nearest
the residence ~ every such person. lie said
there Wa no limitation rs to time, but to pre-
vent any undue expansion 81 the currency tho
petitioner Thought mo- more than five billion
dollars should bc issued in any one year. lie
was not entirely cert In That this was wise
measure. l.au ihtcr.l II was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Wright (R-p. Iowa. introduced a bill to
re luce the Interest uulu the puh1c debt, pro-
vide Tor a SAFE and elastic currency for tho
spccdy appreciation Of the value OF Treasury
and to guard - inst pInics and imitation %
bank credits. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
SPEECHES TO nE PRINTED As DELIVERED.
Mr.. ANTHONY IKE q, h. H. cilcd no the con.
current resolution submitted h, lin Yesterday
IN regard to printing the debates of Congress In
tie tongfcS inn'i Recoid. lie sid the uurpurt
OF the resolution was plain. The Cupgrc SOnM
Record should sneak like a crediiable witness
and tell the truth. the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. ~ should reproduce what was
Had, aud not what was not said. Many speeches
never delivered In Congress had been put into
the Recent. aud statements nut iuto IL which
would never have been allowed To pass uucha-
leng, q had they been made in Congress. In ono
instance in the other House OF Congress some
Years ago n member said he had prepared some
remarks on the duty Of the Government to re-
cosnize belligrient riglts of Cuba, but he did
not wish to trouble the House by reading them.
and leave was granted HIM to have his remarks
printed IN the Glnhe. When they appeared. in
stead of being about cuba. they were "A Ii the
Jul attack ON an honured member Of the Senate.
not long since passed to hts nnal account. The
matter was noticed by the House. and IT was or.
ucred thrt the remarks I've excluded from the
oMci edition OF the GlOlc, though they had al
ready APPEARED in the regular daily edition. In
concurrent resolution wis to make the ConOrfs
sOndl Record what IL purported to be-a flthful
record Of whit took place In Congress-. He
moved That the resolution be referred to the
Committee or Printing. SO ordered
THE 3 s. noNus.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of
the uulni-he business bong the report of the
Conference Committee ON tho disacr-clnc votes
of the tWo Houses on the joint re- ltUtinn to pay
the Interest on the . e. District II Columbia
bonds
Mr.. Dawes dlcp.. Mass advocated the abpli.
ton Of the Buud Of Audit. and hoped that the
report would te rccommit ed to the Conference
iomni'tce with instructions TO have thai Board
Hnuli-nrd.
Mr.. sherman diep., Oulnl moved to rec0mmit
the hiN 10 tir Conference Committee. that the
RESOLUTION ~ isht lie perfcc,cd, una have all the
creditors gid.
Aftcr further dis 'ussion. the m ton to recon-
mii was agreed - yeas 3D. nay %.
THE SALE or TIMBER LANDS.
The Senl'c then took up the bill t. provide
for the sale II TIMBER and. IN the states Of tlli.
fYrni rnd oregon, ami IN tnc territories If the
Unit states.
The tncnament q Mr.. MrNihs an. providing
that any reis n awaiting hlv's,lf OF thu pruVls-
ions 81 tte set shall. In addi i'm to other re-
quircWcuts mentioned IN tue III. de 'lare that
he has never cX'cstrd any mortgage Or other
instrument On said nd. or any part thereof. by
or under winch the title may be vested In any
other person. ~ agreed to.
Nr. sargent lRcp.. CAD submitted an amend
meni t'g iiring my person awaiting himself OF
the ptuNi-ious OF the act to cccl ~, in addition
to tine OF nor REQ ifemcnt- mentioned in the uill
thnt hc hHd iuu1n uu HgfccmcIit or .lntrt. q hy
wnirh the utlc he Wi- q acquire from the GOV.
efnmcut II c jntcI Sillcs. tr any right IN
Bid l1io or the timber thereon. should inurc
w whole or IN part 10 aLs other person, 81.
Az ecd to.
rendir !. the discussion. the Senate At io',locl
adjourned unit tioudly.