The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12

IL WDutu increase UHGSVAlnH nI everything else. |
the valne Of the property of the nation.
Mr.. Coke Of Texas, daclared himself. without
from the House. with tho free coinage and full
legal tender clauses. He argued that the de-
struction Of portion Of the circulating neiiHm |
that remaining. and If II, nations Of Europe
had dem2natlz,sdl z, silver It wa strong reason
Turning to the resumption act. Mr.. Coke nd
vocated the repeal Of the act on the ground shat
to attempt to resume at tffe time specified would
neeessitats q paper currency entirely dispTo.
poHionate to the coin for It's redemption, while |
the scontraetion necessary to make resumption |
safe would depreciate values and bring general
stagnaticn. prostration and ruin. He held that |
a circulatinelmedium of 81 10000 600 would be-
absorbed BY the business Of the country, without
would prevent the full development OF the In
dustries Of the country.
a return to specie Payments7 at the time spee
especially with the single gold standard. He
announced himself MS the friend of hard money
and the speedies,t 2, return to specie. payments
eious time to do 1t. Revived industries, In
creased productions revived prosperity and a
reduction Of public expenditures must furnish
Mr.. Mcdonald, OF Indiana. was recognized MS
he next speaker, but gave way to q motion to
that effect. and at b:1s .. IN. the Senate ad-
The House
The reading Of Fridays journal occupied
tlfHe-uuafterS OF an nOMrt
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the unfinished business of Friday. which was
the motion (; u Of NJ Fort to @ 9y o. the table the
slider the vote whereby the bil ,ior the reliei Of
". II. Newman and J.. A. Vanhoffman. to nay
them for. the occupation Of the Pioneer Mill
yens and nays were demanded and ordered,
and the motion to lay on the ,able was adopted
M dos o Ycrh the
on Library. made rsuort In relation to the aG-
ceptance Of Carpenters painting Of, the first
The % programe I'd me Is that t' the two houses shall
meet In the hall OF the House of Representa-
tlves at O'Clock to-morrow, when Hon. j. A.
remarks appropriate to the occasion. 1t is al-o
recommended that the donor, Mis-. Elizabeth
Thompson. end q her escort and the artist, Mr..
Carpenter. sh ll have the privilege OF the floor
of the House during the ceremonies. The re-
port was agreed to.
The morning hour eonmenced at 1:2e D. M.
for reference only. and the following. among
others M wers r. arodqGed and teterFed Ter,
payment Of 81 es9, 800 by the Paymaster General
to The. Quartsrmaster's Department
BY Mr, Joyce 2f Verm9nt: Joint resou-
tions Of public andsoo railroads Or 9TH other se cor
poraGns whirh have not not complied WITH The The
6e epnd1nns aa s9 dspos1 81 the
ttonal purposes.
BY Mr.. Eameg, Of Rhode Island: A resolution
OF the Rhode Island Legislature In relation to
specie payments.
BY Mr.. Landers. of Connecticut: resolution
OF the, Connecticut Legislature protesting
BY Mr. Mickey of Pennsylvania: Joint reso-
luton in relation to the sinking fund provided
for the eStIngasmegnt Of the be-, natonal n debt
legislature in relation to American COM
Sou hern 2n 6ans 9 commisson s and p's t. enarse rye
the jurisdiction of the Court Of Claims: also.
pill providing for the improvement OF Mobile
harhor.
By NJ e. R9bertzon ,hs Of Iowa T9 provide gen.
the g. c9mmerce r Of the mi dMsississlpppi pi river.
fourth of the amount OF customs duties payable
BY 'yfSi NJ CLARK q Missouri, nesolpt,qns OK,
tending the thanks Of Oghgfess to Col. Miles. Of
paigHs against the Indians in the Nor Invest.
BY Mr.. Cause, OF Arkansas. Providing for
abandoned preper still In the United States
By Mr. Ellsworth, of Michigan: A bill grant
ing increase oil pension in cases of total deaf
by Mr.. Mills Of Texas: resolution inauiring
into the action OF certain treasury officials in
relation to seizures Of cotton.
by Mr. Luttrell. of California: A bill to pro-
hbit contracts for servle labor.
-, BY Mr. Patterson, Of Colorado: bill to fix
Congress In the State OF Colorado.
=, On the motion of Mr.. Durham, Of Kentucky
the uhoa hoqae thgn went Int? Committee Of TIE
chair, and resumed consideration of the Mill
tary Academy ;t, appropEiation BY The pending
out the extra allowance to tho instructor Of
militiry engineering in addition to his pay
as as lleutenant. and the amendment was rejected
by 2 vote OF 46 yeas to ITO navs.
Mr.. Bragg. OF Wisconsin, moved like
amendment in reference to the instructor Of
M which of Wnth 9s9 reeGted voa
amendment to reduce the gross amount for the
pay OF cadets. $4,000, and make the pay Of each
cadet $500 AS 2 proof that that was sutIiien
Board of Visitors to West Point showing how
the l9 money Of the cadets was expended. there
photographs, for blacking boots for entertain
mens, etc.
Mr.. Aiken thought this an outrage. and said
tors, Congress would soon bs flooded with pc
titions to put West Point up to the highest bid |
as he eo2s or dh back vead to f 1 ] tor e sr sw @ b
pNrop9slIions pNp ;. voiees on the Republican side
Mr.. Hewitt. Of New York, said no doubt the
gentleman. coming from the State he does
would gladly give West Point to some one else |
but West Point had yindcated itself North and |
II under the hammer. Applause on the Rspub- |
Lean side and moro or less excitement on the |
Mr.. House. OF Tennessee said, excltedy:
Ihat was no answer to what the gentleman |
from South Carolina had said The gentleman |
tMr. Hewitt had made the attack Of q demagogue
and had s1andered q whole people.
Mr. Hewitt rose to reply, amid considerable /
excl ement on both sides of the House.
But Mr.. Durham was recognized as entitled to |
the floor.
He said he was not there to defend West /
Point personally. but as the organ Of the com
mi'tee, he advocated this bill and he appro-
prations. He referred to the fact that the
money appropriated Tor the cadet was not ex-
pended by him individually but for him, and he
appealed to the House to stand by West Point.
Mr.. Aiken inquired whether the items he read |
were paid out Of the money appropriated for the
cadets.
Mr.. Durham replied that they were
Mr.. Aiken said that showed the ridiculous
ness Of making he appropriation.
Mr.. Townsend. OF New Yprk-Certainly; it's
ridiculo9s to, give the poor boys anything.
Mr.. Aisen's amendment was rejected and |
pending further action the comm too rose, and
he House. at 4:4o o'clock p. M, adjournedo
Relief for the Destitute Families of the
Lost ON the Huron.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE Secretary of the
Navy announced some weeks ago that q smell
,um of money Ia few hnudrad dol In re1 hnd hatE,