Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-11

W WIN uhusu Il atteDt;,
Mr. Garfield, from the Conn
on appropriate y. reported III. Iee
iatiSe, Executive AMI Ju.iicIa, s@'
prlation Bill. which wss HAM, .rt'-
special order for tuesday n Al so
maze, OF Malt, from ,nr h.,,.. r"f
ii4't'ee, !ei'oftt'i ti,o Na.t! .t.,.,r,,,.
ton Biii. when VA i.1.i ~ oit'a,
order Tor N. ,l:.,-s,s.., lev, T''t Ella.
Nheeier- from ii'* anne ton,,n,. .''
reported the Amy srpnogr!at,on ,''to
@nich was male The special ord.
Thursday Ee>S. Mr.. ln,upr,dr. 'r'
the same Committee, feport.o ,,I
dian appropriation bill winch w.' ,e H.
the SPECIAL order for Friday .'"ae
Mr.. Otafkweati, +, from the ST.. X.
mlt5ee, reported the fortlt;c.,,o,, ''h!'
which was made the SPECIAL, n,', Oh.
Tuesday, the ODD of Docsn,h.r lel -. l'f
amount approprlp rated by the sey, -''3
oills rs Is AS follows: Legltlxav. ini a'
SIS, 653. 434; Navy bill, SID 91s "lli.
army bill, ST, 70l soc; Ino,sn 1870 p;
"A, SCI SUI; Fertilization bill sS,o n n,l,'
Mr.. TSner, of Indiana f-o,, 1 y,
same COMMITTEE. reported a IN 'He
propriatiDg $4,000 for the NIL u,Il ap-
of scales Tor the use of the P os,,nso
department., III executing the law S
curing prepayment of postage &C.
newspapers. "
Mr.. Cox, of New York. Saa,as :.
offer al amendment, excepting iror,
the operation OF the law, Cases wb.ra
subso ptions Were taken prior to The
first Oh January, 1875, and allow
postage In those cases to be paId q,
the place of destination.
MIR. TyLer declined 10 allow tbs
amendment to be Offered or spoken II
by Mir. Cox, who iptiE ted that in ths
next House he would have more priv
leges, to which Mr.. Tyne replied tb,,
he (Tyne) would not be there to sea
daughter. The bill was then passed
MIR. Cox thereupon Introduces
bill to carry out the object indicata
by hInl, and 1t was referred to tLs
Post Office Committee.
Mr. Phelps, OF New Jersey, pava
notice that he would, mex. Mondsy If
ne got the hsor, move to suspend tbs
rules and pass the bill which he
sought to Introduce and pass o-dav
to repeal the press gag Law.
The Board of Audit report the debt
of the District as Sl9, 100000. The
Board Of Commissioners claims asset,
from various sources Which will max.
the actual liability about Sl4,OOO,0v
WASHINGTON, Deo. 8-Mr. Polspa
made report regarding Arkansas at.
fairs, which was ordered to he ,ripted
a large nunb er Cf bills were intro.
duced and referred, and then the
Homo went into committee of ths
whole on the general calendar, and
took up the bill introduced lsst sas.
sion, by Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania
providing for the Issue Of 3-65 bords
convertible and recoverable into cu,
rency. A long and important debste
sprung up on the bill, which was al.
vocated by Kelley and Butler, of Mas
sacLu~etts, and opposed by Garfield,
Of Ohio, and Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
Final Y It went over without action,
Adjourned.
The Senate received a comm.
nication from a large number of pub.
fishing firms, asking a change in the
postal laws.
Senator West, Of Louisiana, ;ntro,
duced a bill which directs the Post
master General without delay to con.
struct "a ilne Of telegraph from Wash.
ington to Boston via Baltimore, Phil
adelphia. New York and Hartford, to
b. operated in the postoffices of those
cities by Apprentices of the POSTMASTER.
General, under such regulations and
at snch rates of tariff as be may pre-
scribe, provided that the rates shall
be uniform to all persons, with such
uniform reduction to the newspape.
press as may be deemed oy him ad.
visable, and provided the rates shall
be adjusted to meet and not exceed
the expense of operating and main
tanning said limo aud providing q net
income equal to 5 per cent. interes. On
the original cost of tho same. The
bill proposes to appropriate 5000, CCN
FOR tie foregoing purposes.
BY Mr.. Chauoeiler, a bill amenda
tory Of section 10. Of the National
currency act Of 1864, and section 8 Of
the act OF July 18th. 1856. This bill
provides that they shall not be so con.
strued, either in pending cases or
otherwise, as to apply to the evidences
al actual Indebtedness. issued by say
mining, manufacturing or other cor
poration. or by individuals, exeeae
banks Or bankers, prior to She enact.
ment OF this Dill; hu. shall apply to
snch evidence1 OF indebtedness issued
thereafteT, upon positive proof o. theIs
being calculated and intended TO cir,
cu.ate as money.
By Mr.. Wright. 8 bill proposing TO
reduce the saia1y of the Presidents,
after tais term, to S25,000
BY Mr.. Henry, a OIL providing
that homestead and presumption set
tiers, whose crops have been seriously
injured this year by grasshoppers, may
be absent from their lands until June
LIST, 1875, without the forfeiture Of
their existing rights.
BY MIR. Spencer, of Alabama, bill
to provide for the transfer of certain
causes from the District to the Clrcuis
Court. in the State of Alabama.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, sub
mitted resolution calling upon the
President for information which will
enable Congress to bring the Freed
mans Bureau functionaries to the
front.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s-Nighs-Con-
inander VIM. G Gushing, who cut out
the Albemarle, has gone to the insane
asylum.
DIR. Hayes will urge Congress to fit
out an arctic expedition TO act in con-
Q -rt with that of Great Br tain.
Secretary Bristow's report says, rs-
garding Col. McCarter's management
OF the PrintingsBureau: Careful con-
sideration of the Lee of preparing
the bonds. notes and stamps .ssued by
the United States, has led 10 the cor
ciusion that the WORK can be more sat
lsfactorily and safely done in the
Treasury Department than elsewhere.
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing il row supplied with the best ct
which has been acquired
az great cost. and the most skillful
artists are employed hy me govern
ment without difficulty. The system
of checks now IN use in that Bureau,
together with the special paper iopt,
ed bE the Department, furnishes a'l
proper and reasonable protectsoa
against duplication and other frauds.
The Senate caucus to day was coz
lined to some changes in committees.
Senators are not communicative, but
ndirectquestiqns elected the fact that,
'hough Arkansas, Louisiana and bel
Ifserapk ViaIs br,ro xuoro oosuollv MEN,