Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03

CoHeREss.--In The Senate Of tie United
States on Monday, bills were introduced and re-
ferred, for a national postal telegraph system,
and to admit the State OF Mississippi 70 represen.
tatiop: also joint resolution authorizing the
necessary transfer of funds in tile Navy Depart.
ment to prevent the stoppage OF work in the ma
vy.yards aud discharge Of workmeH. The
House bill 10 abolish Thanking was reported
without amendment, There was lengthy and
Interesting debate on the currency bill, prOpos-
;ng an Increase Of circulation of S62o0O,0O0
One ofthe amendments agreed 10 provides that
the section authorizing an increase shall not take
effect until six months after the passage Of the
act, There was no final vote and the Senate
went into executive session with the understan-
ding that the vote will be taken at o'clock this
afternoon.
10 the House ofRepresentatives tTo bills were
introduced for the admission OF Mississippi to
representation In Congress- aud were referred TO
the reconstruction committee. a resolution,
offered by Mr.. McNealy, oiIllinois, that the ma
tional debt be paid In coin or gieenbacks, sin
strict conformity with the contract under which
1t was made;n that the hv0-twenty bonds be
paid 10 greenbacks or their equivalent, and con.
demninR the financial policy Of the administra-
iion, was tabled by q vote 122 to az, A rpsolu-
don iustructing the committee on ways and
mean TO insert In their report clause repeating
the tariff on coal was rejected. Richad S. Aver
and Lewis Mckenzie, Representatives, from
Virginia, were admitted 10 seats, the lateG's I'D.
mission, by resolution not pref ldiclug the right
of his contestant (Wbttlesey) for further CON
test.
In the Q. 8. Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Anthony
introduced bill TO discontinue the publication
Of books by the general government for popular
distribution, and 10 provide for geaeral retrench-
meDt In printing and advertising. Tie bill for
transferring navy funds was reported with
amendments. Senator Ramsey Introduced reso-
buttons, which were referred, providing for me-
diatlonin the difIlcultlsa betTeon Canada and
the Rel River Settlement. The bill TO "prOvide
a national currency Of coin notes aud to equalZe
the distribution OF circulating notes" was taken
up,ald amended ia several important particulars.
Tho amendments agreed TO are as follows -
"rroyiiing for S52 100000 additional ci culsti0ni
authorizing the withdrawal of Sl8 900 600 circu.
lstlon from the apportionment Of those States hay
iDs At. excess, the same to DO distributed among
the states aud Territories having less than their
proportionl the circulation OF banks having
more than ono million to be FIRST withdrawn pro
rata; tbs nav superintendent of The hity-two
millions 10 be made on tho basis Of the c9Isus OF
1902 The bill as amended was ordered to bH
printed and will be considered TO Jay without
debate.
In The House of Representatives, Mr. George
W. Booker, Of the foulth Virginia district, vas
swcrn in, thus completing the list OF Vhglihas
regular Representatives In Congress Ma segar,
the delegate elected at large, Is set out in the
cold. The amended tariff bill was reported
from the ways and means committee; ORDERED 20
be printed and made tho spocia' order fer the
18th instant The House then went Into com
mlttee Of the whole on the legislative, executive
aud judicial appropriation bill, and lengthy do
bate ensued, which was finally checked BY The
chairman, amid some personal excitement
when the committee rose and the House aojour-
ned.