The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-19

TENDER, 1874, and that the interest on
said bonds will cease on that day:
ECoupon bonds, known as third series,
act of Feb. %, 1862, dated May 1, 1862,
as follows: Coupon bonds, $50, No.
1,O61 to No. 12,1OO, both inclusive;
800, No. "a, Dol to 37,4O0, both inclu-
sive: $500, No. 1901 to No. 1890,
both inclusive $1,000, No. II, OO1 to
No. 46, 100, both inclusive. Total, a.
100000.
Registered bonds $50, No. ], All to
No. 1,45O, both inclusive; 500, No.
1O,561 to 1860, both inclusive; $500,
No. 6,301 to No $3.50, both inclusive
81, 900, No. 25,651 to No. 26, 100, both
inclusive $1,000. No. 9,10I to $500,
both inclusive $4,000, No. 1921 to
10, 459, both inclusive. Total, $500, 900.
Grand total, $5,000,0 900.
United States securities, forwarded
for redemption, should be addressed to
the loan division of the secretary's of
fee, and all registered bonds should be
assigned to the secretary of the treas
ury, for redemption.
The house committee on reformation
in the civil service have adopted a'reso-
luton that they do not recommend any
further appropriations, to carry on or
experiment in the so called civil service
reform, in the manner in which it has
been carried on.
The senate committee ON commerce
has decided to recommend the insertion
of an item in the river and barbor ap-
preparation bill of $780, 600 for the re-
moval of distractions from the Chatta-
hoochee and Flint rivers in Georgia.
The reciprocy treaty with Canada has
been submitted by the president to the
senate. It's main features are the fir
interchange of mineral and manufactured
products, the freedom of the Canadian
canals and the st. Lawrence, Lake Mich
igau being opened to Canadians, and
joint commission to regulate the st.
Clair flats.
The committee on elections, by a vote
of 6 to 5, have agreed not to refer the
resolution of Hazelton, reciting that
Cannon had proved to be a polygamist
and had married one of his wives since
the passage of the anti-polygamy law of
1862, and, therefore, should be expelled.
The committee also voted down a reso-
luton postponing all action in the case,
but it is generally believed that further
consideration of the question will be
postponed until next session.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs have decided to postpone till next
session the house bill for the reOrgani-
cation and reduction of the army.
The board of peace commissioners
consists of ten members. Six of the
ten only have resigned. The remaining
four have been called together for the
purpose of recognizing the board.
The vacancies will be filed by the pres
ident.
The conference committee have
agreed upon a new currency bill in the
shape substantially as hereto ore re-
ported. 1t provides for free banking
the abolition of reserves on circulation,
except ) per cent. to be kept at the
treasury the retirement of greenbacks
at the rate of 80 per cent. of the ma
tional bank notes issued, and redemp-
ton in gold of ) per cent. bonds on Jan.
l. 1873. The report recommending the
passage of the bill is signed by Messrs.
Morton, Sherman and Merrimon, mem
bers of the conference, on the part of
the senate, and by Messrs. Maynard
and Farwell, on the part of the house.
The report is not signed by Mr.. ely
mer, the remaining member of the con-
ference.
The District of Columbia Investigate
ing committee report bill authorizing
the president, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, to appoint
commission of three persons who will
exercise all powers of government now
vested in the governor or board of pub
lie works, which are abolished, together
with the legislative assembly and dele
gate in congress.
The president has nominated J. G.
Bancroft Davis, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipOtentiarY of the
United States to the German Empire.
The senate committee on claims has
concluded the consideration of house
bill appropTiating some $1,000 900 to
pay the awards of the southern claims
commissioners in favor of about 1000
unionists throughout the south. The
committee agreed to report the bill to
the senate with amendments, among
which is one proposing to send back to
the commissioners the claim of Bailey,
of Louisiana, On the ground that he
sold certain cotton to the confederate
government, and thereby committed an
act of disloyalty which should negative
any and all proof of loyalty to the
United States upon which the commits,
siOners p ssed his claim.
Representative Hurlbut, from the
committee on railroads and canals, has
made favorable report on the bill of
representative Hawley, of Illinois, to
provide for the construction of a canal
connecting the waters of Lake Michigan
and the Illinois, Mississippi aud Rock
rivers The bill authorizes and directs
the secretary of war to lay out and con-
struct from point at or near Hennepiu
by the most practicable and convenient
route to the Mississ ppi river. with
branch canal or feeder from Rock river,
at the city of Dixon, connecting with
the main line of canal near the town of
Sheffield. The length of the canal is
to be 1O2 miles, and is estimated to cost
little over four and one-half millions.
The bill appropriates one million to-
uor1C it's