Connecticut western news., 1876-03-31
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business of General Interest Trans acted.
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On motion of Mir. Frelinghuysen (Rep.), of New Jersey, the bill fixing the salary of the President of the United States at $25, 900 was taken up. Without debate the question was put, and the bill was passed by vote of twenty-six to twenty, Messrs. Conkling, Logan and Morton, Republicans, voting in the afirma- tive . Y z4tl
 Mir. Boutwell, (Rep), of Massachusetts, in troduced resolution, which was adopted, as follows: -<.G. ; o5 -g-.
 Ressloed, That the secretary of the treasury be requested to furnish for the information of the Senate the annual product of gold and silver in the United States from 1845 to 1875, inclusive; also, the amount of gold and silver in other parts Of the world for the same years and an estimate of the gold and silver in the United States at the present time.
 MT. Withers (Dem of Virginia, from the committee on appropriations, reported House bill No. t2,589, to supply the deficiency for feeding the Sioux Indians He moved to "$150, ,000." Agreed to, and the bill passed.
 On motion of Mr. Allison (Rep.) of Iowa, the Senate took up for consideration Senate bill 590, providing for an agreement with the Sioux nation in regard to portion of their reservation and for other purposes. The bill was briefly discussed by Mir. Hitchcock (Rep.), of Nebraska, who said he was opposed to any further appropriation for these Indians or for other commissions. There was one man out there now, Gen. Geo. H. Crooke, who was as able to make any agreement with these Indians as any commission that could be sent out to them. No action was taken.
 The Chair laid before the Senate the military bill from the House with the notification that the House fail to concur in the amendments of the Senate. The Senate agreed to adhere to the amendments and ask committee of con- ference, and Senators Sargent, Cockrell, and Harvey were appointed on the part of the Senate.
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 MT. Atkins Oem. of Tennessee, reported back the Senate amendments to the pension appropriation bill, which were concurred in.
 Mir. Hunton (Dem. ), of Virginia, from the Judiciary committee, reported resolution calling on the attorney-general for copies of all letters, telegrams, and papers asking for | the removal of Judge Belford of Colorado. Adopted. @ | The House went into committee of the whole on the bill to supply the deficiency in | the currency printing and engraving bureau of the Treasury department, and for the issue of silver coin in the place of fractional currency. The bill appropriates $16S, ,000, and directs the secretary of the treasury to issue silver coin in the redemption of all the fractional currency outstanding. MT. Randall (Dem.), of Penn | sylvania, chairman of the appropriation com mitttee, explained and advocated the bill. He said there was no question as to the absolute necessity for the appropriation for reprlnting mutilated and worn greenback curl ency. The | substitution of silver for fractional currency had been reported by the committee as | measure of economy. On the latter point he | sent to the clerks desk and had read an argu- ment prepared by Mir. Wells, of Missouri a member of the committee, but who was un- av, idably absent The estimate in this paper is that $30, 000 GOO in silver coin will furnish all the small currency needed, and allow one- | third of the amount to be hoarded without causing scarcity. It estimates the annual cost of printing fractional currency at over five per cent. of the amount in circulation, and gives the figures of such cost at $1, ,410,746 Consid- erable discussion followed for aud against the resolution.
 Under the call of States the following bills were referred:
 Mir. Banks Ind.), of Massachusetts, to util- ize the product of gold and silver mining in the United States. The bill provides that the secretary of the treasury shall establish in the great mining districts of gold and silver addi. tional depositaries and refneriee, and receive from miners and owners gold and silver to be coined upon a certificate of the government assayer, and issue certificates of deposit there for payable to the bearer, and for such sunni ss depositors may desire, and, when issued fol more than $500 in one certificate, may be made payable to order. Each certificate shall prom
 ise the return of the amount Of gold and silver called for by the certificates, and shall be legal tender in all transactions. The govern
 ment is to be liable for the safe keeping of tht
 gold or silver, and in case it becomes tn.
 owner of such silver by other means than re
 demptlon, then the metal becomes the proper
 ty of the government. The secretary is alst
 authorized to issue similar bills on the coil
 that now is or may be in the treasury, reserv
 ing the coin for the redemption of tlte bills
 MT. Hopkins (Dem ), of Pennsy ivauia, t. regulate commerce and prohibit unjust dis
 crimination by common carriers.
 Mir. Cabeu (Dem. j. of Virginia, to reduc
 the tax on manufactured tobacco, and to regu late the tax or dealers and producers of lea } tobacco.
 Mir. Banning Lib.), of Ohio, to repeal tn law providing that certified balances of tn commissioner of customs and the cenptrolle of the treasury shall not be revised or change by the heads of departments.
 Mir. Riddell (Dem), of Tennessee, for tn elections of postmasters in all cities and inco1 porated towns
 MT. Atkins Oem.), of Tennessee, moved t 7 suspend the rules and pass the bill repealin
 all the provisions of the act of inc fourteent of January, 1875. for the resumption of speci \ payments, that authorizes the secretary of tn , treasury to redeem and cancel United State a notes and to sell United States bonds for tn
 accomplishment of that purpose. The motio was rejected by vote of 108 nays to 1O9 yeas rot two-thirds voting in the affirmative.