Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Field-Day in the HOuse-The Back
Salary-Grab Debated-NO Re-
suit Reached.
The Bonds Of 1SSS-RIll TO Provide
for their Redemption, Passed
in the House.
Morrill, on the Resumption Of Specie
Payments-AleOrn and the Mis-
sissippi LeYees, Etc.
SENATE.

| WAsH1SGroN. December Ex-senator Nor
/ rell, of Vermont, introduced bill for tins
resumption Of specie payments anG si1eT ls1
/ notice of its Introduction. Referred 70 tht
committee on finance. -
! Senator Carpenter introduced a resolution
/ instructieg the Judiciary committee 70 n
quire II the twenty-ffth section OF the Judl,
ciary act of 1883 was repealed by the SECOND
report if further legislation is necessary, a.
these sections regarded wr1ts OF error anu
state courts. Passed.
Senator Morrill, Mel introduced resolu-
| ton instructing the secretary Of the treasury
| to communicate TO the senate the amount
/ paid surveyors. naval officers, collectors ol
customs ana detectives for tne collection o.
| fines and fOrfeitures, etc, for the ten year,
ending June, 1872. PASSED.
| The Vice President gave notice JhaI II ON
| tomorrow he would be absent several Weeks
and Il wouldbe necessary 10 elect presluehl
/ pro tenn. ., \,
recting the committee on public lands 10 IN
quire into the expediency OF so amending tht
| act TO encourage the growth OF TIMBER on lnt
| western prairies as TO require the applicant
| for benefits to break and cultivate the requI,
/ site number of acres by the end OF the nrsi
year. and to have the same planted IN Trees
| under proper cultivation, at the eXplIatlon o
three years from the date of entry. Passed
Senator Morton submitted resolution IN
| structing the secretary OF the treasury 70 re,
/ port to the senate the amount OF imports ano
exports between the United states anu O@nd-
| da during the years loIl-I2.
Senator Ramsey introduced Dill 70 provide
| for the transmission of correspondence Dy
telegraph 1t is in all substantial partlc Qlars
identical with the so-called Hubbard DILL loI
connecting telegraph with the postal SCI vice,
By Senator Morrill, VITA bill for the re-
sumption Of specie payments, ana Tree ossa As, :
and directs the secretary OF the treasury 10
issue a return for deposits OF nIteu eesttes
notes 10 the amount OF fifty dollars and up
ward and one hundred million douars OF
loan certificates, payable in four years after
date, and bearing interest at ihe raVs OF 1hIee
and sixty-hve-One- -hundrethS per cent per
annum. All national banks InehuOneu IN @ sec
tiou thfrtv-One of ths national currency act
are authorized to help one-hau ttelr Leser SS S se
in these certificates, and the Olher nan IN
United states notes or gold. All ohner hatlonai
banks NAV hold any part OF their reserves IN
these certificates, United states notes OI sOtu'
and any deposit available Tor the redemption
OF circulation notes may De couhIeu ~ paIS VI
the reserve of an association organized IN any
of the cities named in the currency acI 10
which such deposits may be DUE proNlusd no
Interest be paid or received therefor, ana al
limited States notes 50 received be Cancelled.
The secretary Of the treasury Is dlrecteu At
any time after October !, lsI4i 10 issue o-As
and six per cent. gold bondS 10 tle amount u
two hundred million dollars, with the pro-
ceeds OF which, when Sol0 at par loL SOiu
coin, he shall, on and after January l, 1910,
redeem in coin such United states notes not
hearing interest PAYABLE to bearer as may De
presented in sums not less tnan one hunu-eu
dollars at the treasury in " washington, or al
the sub treasury in New York, ana all notes
at the discretion OF the secretary
Of the treasury in payment OF any
dues OF she United states, except United
states bonds and the interest on thes-svblie
debt. Finally, the limitations on the aIaount
OF national bank currency, except thaJ tne re-
strictfon of the amount OF circulation Issued
to any of the national banks shall not ex-
ceed ninety per cent. OF the oonos qePosltSu
as security, or of the amounts paid in the
Hv senator Ipgalls-A bill to arm and equip
the whole body of militia in the United
States. II provides that hve hundred thou-
sand dollars be appropriated annually for
that purpose: all arms issued TO militia TO be
Of the same pattern as adopted for the United
States army.
Construction Of Ievees on the Mississippi
river 1t authorizes the chief engineer OF the
army to have surveys and drawings made as
soon as practicable for the locauons design
and execution of a complete system OF leyees
between Cairo and the Balize, the cost
of the work 70 be betrayed by issuing
and selling United States bonds from time 10
time as may be necessary, not exceeding
thirty million dollars in currency. The states
benefited are to cede to the United states all
the swamp and overfiowed lands within their
limits, and also the other lands embraced
within the base of said leyeeS. A tax on the
various drainage districts is TO be levied Tor
maintaining the levees in repair. The leVees
are 70 be the property of the United states.
The President appointed Senator Al
corn a member OF the committee on mines
and mining, 70 I'LL a vacancy on that commit
tee.
senator Buckingham called up his bill to
provide Tor free banking; to secure an elastic
currency 10 appreciate the national oDuga-
tions; and to reach specie payments without
com mercial embarrassment, and explained
briefly the provisions OF the bill.
At one O'Clock the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.