The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-01-27

iHS ueOa'S SAs Aei'
'fcssrs. Jones oi Kentucky, Aorrey' Lap
IAN. Dunnell, Monroe and haSson IN favor
II the bill, and by Messrs. BAKER OF lnui.
ma. Caldwell, Savage anu Holman against
i. TIE committee rose without taxing
,ny action on the bill, ard Mr.. HopklrS,
,nairman oil the select co,nmit;ee, gave no
ice that he would cali Tor the previous
question on the passage OF the oiii TUESDAY
ii o'clock.
The House then adjourned, when the an
nouncement was made that there would be
4 Republican caucus this evening IN the
Senate chamber.
N,sHrssroS. January a4-The Speaker
called the States TO- bills, under which call
the following bills rere introduced and re-
i.rr,d:
Nv Mr.. Hale. Amendatory OF the bank
rupt law.
6y MIR. Wood, of New York. To provide
for a suspension OF the sinking fund till
1850. Also. to amend the act authorizing
the funding of the national debt.
By Mr.. Chittenden, To fund the legal
,sniar debt of the United States.
By Mr.. Whirehouse. For funding the
notes into 4O-year four per cent.
hOnfl
., , rate not tn exceed 81. OUO, 900 a month.
By Mr.. L.apham. Fixing the first Mon
day of January as the time for the meeting
of Congress. Also, Constitutional amend
ment proposing to change the Presidential
term from March 4th TO May lst.
Ey MIR. Ward. To protect life on steam
ships, boats and sailing vessels also TO pro-
vide means OF cheap transportation In the
interior waters.
By Mr.. Wordsworth. Granting bounties
TO heirs of soldiers in the late war who en-
listed for less than wear, and who were
killed or tied by reason Of service.
Ey Mr.. Hurlbut. To provide for the cheap
Transportation OF freight between the Allan
tic and Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
Rv Mr.. Morrison. Preparatory TO the
redemplion OF United States notes, and the
RESUMPTION OF the specie payments bill, to
direct the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
tain the coin in the Treasury until it shall
amount TO thirty per cent. OF the
outstanding. Iepaltender notes and in the
meantime II suspends the resumption bill
un,iI after the first of January, 1879. 1t also
REQUIRES National Banks to retain the coin
interest received ON its bonds deposited,
10 secure circulation TO the amount OF their
local reserves. and such sum in addition
thereto as, with their legal reserves, shall
ecnaI thirty per cent. of their circulation,
which thirty per cent. the banks are to re-
,,;n "a secnr;tv for redemption, in coin, of
,ba;r circulation. 1t also repeals the legal
,onder nrovisiop from the time that banks
have thirty per cent, in coin, oil their CIR.
cula,ion.
Ev Mr.. A. S. Williams, Mich. COnstitu.
ti,na, amendment prohibiting Senators and
Representatives frlr, soliciting appoint.
ments 10 or removal from Office, and pro.
vidinp for a civil service commission.
Nv Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa. Constitutional
amendment. proyiding that the term oI
Rerresen,atiyes shall commence on the Isl
| - f.nuarv instead of the 4th of March.
| Nv Mr.. Scales, To reduce the tax on to
bacco and whisky.
| Mr. S,ope offered a resolution instructins
the ,os,-office committee TO investigate tht
s,,.w HID svs,em. Adop,ed.
Mr Willard offered a resolution instruct
;rg ,bs commi;tee ON secret service reform
10 iponire what IegisIa,,on is required I,
n,evant solicitation O, appointmenrs 10 of
flee. and removals thereirom, by Senater
and members Of Congress-.
| NJ kaIIv offered the following. yhicl
,a. a1ortad
| Resolved IL. the Secretary OF TN
Tr.,,n,v ba directed TO report TO this tious
wL,, arnourt of specie was in the Treasur,
%, ,Ie gIs, nj December. 1879. ,esignatin,
,J,e .rount of gold and silver. respectively
aIso the amount of silver purchased unde
the nrnvisions q; the act approved Januar,
Jltb Is75 sAn act TO provide !or tie re
snu5,rior of .uecie payment." stating tn
date OF the. several purchases, price pai
;or .,cb AMI what amount of tn
cost. If any, OF such purchases OF silve
has been maid for from the surplus revenu
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
and what amount of five per cent. bond,
h..,;,a odd ;n,srest have been sold or d is
po.ed of for the purpose of providing th
."c,ns for the uayment Of said silver, til
: date of the several issues Of said bonds r,
snectiveiy. the amount OF interest that ha
been maid thereon. and the amount tha
will have accrued but remains unpaid o
the dav u,eoedinc the date of the repol
mad i'm response to this resolution.
Mr.. Morrison. from the committee ,
ways and means reported a resolution Z
rec,inr that the papers laid before th
Hose and the testimony taken before b
committee of wavs and means during h
last Congress, in regard to the Pacific Ma
| Subsidy, be taken from the SPeal
er's table ard referred to the iudiciar
| committee, with instructions to inqui,
what action should be taken by the Hou,
; in reference to persons now members OF Il
: Uouse who are charged with completely
: the corrupt use Of / .oney for that purpos
or with giving facts in testimony in Ielatic
thereto. Adopted.
Mr. banning offered a resolution callir
t On the Secretary of War for information