The New York herald., 1877-11-18
(dem.) of Texas; LuttrelL (dem.) of CaI, and Ran
dolph, (rep) Of Tenn.

uoiph, Fep) OF Tenn
The next amendmsnt OF the Senate was to strike
OUT tho words "of whom four full cavalry regiments
shall he kept in service on tho Mexican frontier IN
Texaso
Concurred in without opposition
The paragraph now reads:-"For tho purchase of
horses Tor the cavalry and artillery ana for such
infantry as may mounted $500 600; provided that
cavalry regiments may be recruited 10 100 men IN
number. and sufficient force OF cavalry shall lie EN-
poycd III the defence Of the Mexican and Indian
frontier OF Texas provided that nothing herein con.
tanned snail authorize the recruiting of the number Of
men on tho army rolls. including Indian scouts and
hospital stewards, beyond q, 900 men"
The amendment striking out the Appropriation OF
500 900 Tor the conversion OF en-inch smooth borcs
into rifles was nonconcurred In. The bin now goes
back to The Senate Tor action such amendments as
Mr. L. S. Mctcai was then sworn In the Repro
sentative from he Third district Of Missouri he taking
the iron clad oath.
MR.. a. II. STEPHENS RESUMPTION PLAN
Mr. STEPHENS, tdcml OF Ca, introduced bill TOR
the financial relief OF the country and to facilitate the
return ~ spoco payments without iniuriousy Affect
ing the commercal business and general industries
ing and Currency. 1t provides that tho Secretary OF
tho Treasury shall have prepared an issue OF ex-
amount Of ' $3.50 ooo and that they shall
be used tor the redemption ana payment OF
tho outstanding legal tender notes, and tn
such exchequcr bills snail be rcceivnbe in payment
ali public and private dues ana shail be iundablo In
three per bonds. II Directs tho Secretary OF tho
Treasury 10 give public notice ot tho proposed re-
domption OF the legal tenders ana redeem them IN
cxchequcr bills whom presented in sums OF $40 and
s us sns s HSasnso 1873 aso
provides for OF tnroo per cent
bonds payable in con thirty years after, which bonds
10 be sold or exchanged at tor coin exche
quer bills, and are TO be also cxchangeablc after the
lsl OF January 1S79 for such legal tenders may
outstanding " provides that all exchequer bills and
coin received in payment for these thrco per cent
bonds shall be used in retiring outstanding. bonds
bearing s higher rao o SSa In oar n eo0
until cxchequer bills and coin be on par
tho Secretary required to procure coin by the sale
in Europe elsewhere OF the four and the four and
onc-half per cont bonds already authorized. 1t cm-
powers national banks TO hold their legal reserves
three per cent bonds and provides that thor
shall not be assessed by State authorities above their
par value
Mr. SWAMI, (dcm.) OF Nd, called up Tho bill appro
prialng sl5o,oo0 for representation at the Paris Ex
position.
consider ation-that rs, whether tho House would
consider that bill-and tho vote rcsulted-ycas 144
nays 12a
The House thcn at three O'Clock went into Commit
teo OF the Whole (Mr. Springer dem OF ILL.,, IN the
chair, on the Paris Exposition bill.
The bill and the VARIOUS amendments having been
read, Mr. Swan, of Maryland, CHAIRMAN OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, sent TO the Clerks desk
and had road the report OF that committee on the
jcct. He then proceeded to express his views orally
but II was impossible to hear word that hc uttered
beyond tho area OF few icct, and, therefore, the
members who mad any curiosity on the subject sur
rounded him IN very close aud narrow circo.
Mr.. HAMILTON, (dem) OF Ind. IA membor OF the CON-
mlttec) tncH 6cuL 10 CleTk'S 0esk ana uaO Tcau
the report oi the minority adverse 10 making any ap
preparation out of the Treasury Tor the purpose pro
posed. He spoke in support Of that view, placing 1t
on The ground OF the popular demand for economy
and retrenchment He said that he had voted i0r
the repeal OF tho obnoxious Resumption act for the
bill to remOneZc silver and ior tho reduction Of tho
army and he would vote against any expenditure OF
public money for such purpose as that proposed IN
this bill.
Mr. CALKIys Hep.) OF Ind Saying that his district
contained several large manufacturing ts
which were mucL Interested IN the matcr) advocated
tho bill. He sent to the Clerks desk aud had road
letter from the president OF large wagon manuac.
turing company at South Bend, urging the importance
OF action tho subject and he SAID that II tho
universal focng among such men that Congress
ought 10 mako liberal appropriation, so that the
country might be suitably represented at tho Exposi
tion
Mr.. WILLIAMS (rep.) OF Wis.,, member Of the CON-
mittce on Foreign Affairs, favored the BILL The ex-
perience OF centuries, he said, had demonstrated tho
utility OF public fairs and the display and exchange Of
commodities this country we're to DO reprcse ted
all at tho Paris Exposition It would have TO be
through government action. Individual exhibitors,
presenting their wares on their account and
through the agents OF tho government, wodd not be
simply matter OF detail. Ho spoka OF
tho practical results Of International cxposL
tons In developing trade and commerce.
The question here was whether the United states
(more interested than any other nation IN exhibiting
ncr raw materials. extending hcr foreign trade and
joining In a competition in which they always sue
ccededJ should, account OF the small sum o
whether the House and country wcrc be ''whntod
down the wlnd' with any ialsc idea Of economy
without action tho Commttc rose, and The House.
at hall past 1our r. NJ, adjourned