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tional b anking associations for the


notes. There was, he said, no more
important measure than this which
related TO the currency of the cOun,
try that would probably be pre-
scented TO Congress. It was recon.
mended by the Secretary of the
Treasury and had the unanimous
approval OF the banking and cur.
rency committee. Under the ex-
piring law, national banks, in with
drawing their bonds and going into
liquidation. are obliged to derosit
in the Treasury lawful money, and
the currency was contracted to that
extent that it you'd wipe out the
whole system.
Weller-I object.
Dingley hoped the objection would
be withdrawn, because the bill was
necessary to prevent the contrac.
ton OF the currency at the rate OF
5000. 000a month.
Weller remarked that nothing
which could be said would induce
him TO withdra " the objection, and
so consent was not granted.
On motion Of Budd, a resolution
was adopted setting apart the 3rd of
Nay for consideration on the bill
a amending the Chinese immigration
act 80
The committee rose and the House
went iuto committee of the whole
(SpriDger in the chain on the pen>
sion appropriation dill, pending
amendment, being that offered by
Rosecrans transferring the duties Of
pension agents to the pay depart
ment Of the army. The amendment
was lost. On motion Rogers (Ark J
amendment was adopted, providing
that no agent, attorney, or other
person, shall demand or receive pay
for his services in cases of pension or
bounty laad claims. until allowance
Of the c!ai i'm that all fees in pension
cases shall be paid out Of the frat
1nstallment to pension claimant;
that no fees shall exceed $40, except
in case of special written contract
on file in the pension Office and ap-
proved by the co nmissioner OF pen
sions, where S25 may be- charged.
and prescribing the power which
the Secretary Of the Interior may
exercise over pension attorneys.
The committee then rose and repor.
ted the bill to the House, when
it passed. Recess until s o'clock
evening session for debate alone on !
the tariff bill.
Da motion of Morrison an order |
was made providing that evening
sessions until further notice be for |
general debate on the tariff bill.
The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole, Cox, of New |
York, in the chair on the tariff bill. |
Melbourne said the measure was
not an effort to readjust the many
Incongruities Of the present tariff |
system, but step in policy which |
looked 70 the reduction of all duties
TO q revenue sta dard, and for that |
reason met his approval. Protection |
aid a destructive burden on all |
agencies of com merce, and was 8
Of the wors; form. Under
protection trade was cow erted into
scene of unseemly strife
between wicked monopolies f r an
unjust share OF the favoritism of
government. 1t was an illegisima.e |
and pernicious use of the right OF
taxation. 1t would be difficult to |
ind in the whole range of the Eng.
ish language more hypocritical |
words than are incident TO protec-
ion. He protested against this
rRud in the use Of the Iangasge. If
protection were good, right and
constitutional, let it stand On it's
,wn merits and not lean on some
hing 30 resp c'atle as r1ven re.
Miller, California. present d q
petition of citizens o Cal fOrnia,
,ray1pg fer an i'll ;iesse of the duiy
n exporting rslsins from &c TO 81.
er pound Referred to The COM
nittee on finsnce.
Blaiu, from the committee On
reported favo:ably bill
o create commission to enquire
nto and report upon the material,
Industrial and intellectual progress
made by colored peopis of the
United States since '65. Calendar.