National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-22
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Debate on the Bayard Bill Opened
in the Senate.
Beck Leads on for Soft Money
Some Figures Presented About the
star Mail ServIco-A Long Confer
ence with the Utes-No Hopos
of a Surrender of tho
Criminals, &C., sc.
The Enanoes IN Conaress.

Both Houses of Congress were afflicted with
tho currency debate again yesterday. In the
Senate during the morning hour Mr.. Cock
rcll, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported adversely on the bill in regard to
preventing appointments in the army, and n
few other unimportant measures were pre-
sonted, when the Blyard resolution was taken
up and Mr.. Beck of Kentucky, took tho floor
and occupied the entire time Of the Senate in
long financial disquisiton IN opposition to
not only the destruction OF the lcgal-tender
quality Of the greonbaClS, but TO the National
banking system aud all other features of Amer
ican finance not in accordance with his soft
money ideas.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Becl;'s remarks tire
Senate went into executive session and shortly
thel eafter adjourned. This speech OF Mr.
Bcck's bcgiUs the financial discussion, and il is
expected that tho time of the Senate will be
consumed for week Or more in the discussion
OF this question.
In the House Mr.. Sparks, from the Commit.
tee on Military Affairs, reported from that
committee the majority report on the Fitz.
John Porter bill, and Mr.. McCook submitted
the minority report, both OF which were
ordered TO be printed and the bill made a spc-
cial order for February IL.
Mr.. Covert, of New York, offered q resolu-
tion, which was adopted, calling OH the Com.
missioner Of Agriculture for information rela-
tive to the sugar beet.
The bill making an appropriation for tho
payment of marshals and deputy marshals was
reported iom the Committee on Appropra-
tions by Mr.. Mcmahon, and it was ordered to
be printed and recommitted.
The House then resumed consideration of
the bill reported from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, requiring National
banks to keep one-half of their reserves in
coin, and Mr. Lounsberry, of New York, con-
cluded his remarks in favor of tho taking
away from the greenbacks their logal.tender
quality lie was followed by Mr.. Townshend,
of Illinois, who said that the National banks
take out of the pockets of the Taxpayers of
this country $l4,000,000 every year and put
it into tho pockets of Nutional-bank stock
holders without any benefit to this country.
He was in favor of retiring the National bank
circulation, thus saving SI4 100000 annually
TO the country. Mr.. Townshend's speech was
enlivened by running debate between Dlr.
Chittenden, of Now York, and himself Mr.
Townshend had referred 10 some statement
which he said had boen uttered by Mr.. Chit.
tenden in his speech on Tuesday, whereupon
Mr.. Chittondcn, in an excited manner, denied
that ho had ever made the statement attrib-
uted to him. Both gentlemen became very
much excited and rs the debate continued
came nearer and nearer together, until they
were within arms reach, when Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, stepped IN between them, aud they
were called TO order by the Speaker amid
much laughter on both sides OF tho House.
Mr.. Buckner then took the floor and after q
fcw remarks demanded the previous question,
but before il was put the morning hour ex-
pired, aud ii went over until to-day.
Mr., Blackburn moved that all general dc.
bate on the report of tho Committee on Rules
be closed with to.day's session, and it was
agreed to.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole and resumed consideration of the re.
port from the Committee on Rules, and after
several gentlemen had made speeches in behalf
of their respective committees, in which moth
ing new or important was solicited, the House
Mdiourned.