The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-03

MI Wells Rep, Miss. offered - resolution
drrcu the Committee on Real Estate Pool to
accept the ufer Of llalcit khOourn 10 -puear
b. fore said committee TO ans wer any questions
Relating 10 the real estate pool.
ar randall Dcm., Pa moved to Law the rtso-
lutlon the tablc. protesting that wss tho only
mos or disposition 10 make Of II. Tho iosoiu-
ton was tailed by yeas lde, na's ga party
,lt~.
Mr. Landers Dem, md asked leave to offer a
resolution for the appointment OF select COM
m,ttee To consider the state Of gold and silver
coin, foreign aud dOme-t ana report amend
ments to the existing laws concerning coin. and
10 investigate the hest means OF making CON
and greenbaCks par with each other.
Mr. Kelley ORep., Pal objected.
Mr. IaroOx (Denl. MassJ asked unanimous
inat tue Unlon = .ciGc II ilroau COMPANY In the
yer 1871 or IN lei2 became the owne, Of cer.ain
littu Rock and Fort smith Railroad bonds. for
which the Union Pacific Company paid "a con-
rdrrition largely In excess Of their actual
market value ahd that the directors nave neg
lcctrd to Investigate tie tran action. alt oCgh
ul-ed to do so, theref re ins;tuctne the judi
cary Committee to ihquire wnether such trans
action took place, viii were the cirCums iauces
and inducements. ilom whom sucn BONDS were
obtained, ON what cotsiderstion. and whether
the transaction WAS with corrupt ds-iEn Ct IN
furtherance II any corrupt object. Unanimous
consent was gwen and tue resolution VS.
adopted.
nfsoLuTIoS or CENsuRE REsCINDED.
for rescinding and eNpunVinR from the record Of
tue proceedings " tue House so much Of the
resolution OF censure adopted agIin Z John
Brown Of kcuiucky az charged MIN with PRE-
yuicAtion. II viii Toe recolleGted that the re- o.
luton Of rrn-ure ar se Uut ~ h c"hlroN srsy be-
tween Me,-i-. Brown and Butler Of MaSsa-
rhu-ett- He seut To the clerks desk ana had
red a letter from MIR. Hr"wn T. himself eN-
pidnatoiy Of tue circums ances, ana shuwi .
how n remark of his had been misund rstuod
on the oc, asiD u referred 20, Also let er tom
Robert = Hale uf New York. WHO hal offers 4
Te q
~ Blaine C8en, Me- sustained the resolution
- rrsciud. and ex ross ed his convection ana tie
net. from an * .WinaflO which he had gwen o.
ne natttr' that tie gentleman from Kentucky
hdd not on tt.t uCcasiOp lnteHdcI 10 prevail lease
on - deceive the House. aud that the whole
Npubie arose hom Undue ,Xci enent. from
gieh. c"niusi"n eKi ting at tho time, anu from
q eat ue too much temper ON the part 81 the
gentleman himself, II he would excuse plainness
"I language. Ills own Judgment was now that
y4s i,a not lu spesk I generosity, required This
liouse 20 30 wh : the gentleman from Mil-is-
'lpn asked. He ADDED that there was not a
nnele enalter In the previous or suosequenl
w'uld lead the liou-etosuppY SO tnat IN lcr Nv
e'r.nn-t4ncet Mr. hro"n wound he guilty Of
he r.solu''n TO rcsciud was also advocated
by NJ iioar u'er'' Ma ANA was unauin.ou-J
STOPPED.
siLNLR cons rut IGGALlEAblhs.
Mr. yne llen- oniol. from the COMMITTEE
90 Is nAlns "nl currency iop"ltcd a hia.u ~
lNng the Secretary ~ the Irs sur5. under a ,I
hmlts and tegul .uous ls IN h, ~ -eriifs', ~.
ana iar disiribuuou 90 silver coin thr lusl .ul
me rnuruY, To- Issue the SILVER coin now In ~,
treasury, to M amount not exceeding tei
mluons 81 dolltts, IN exchange Tor an cqu
tnouht Oh legil tehdef noies.and prov ding ina
the notes 80 received and exchanged shall lac ~.
hsIed only on the retirement aud destructioi
o. 4 Ike SUN ~ fractional currency received "A
the Treasury In payment Of dues 10 the Unltet
statet, aud that such fractional currency, wheI
40 substituted, shall he DESTROYED ana held a
par! OF The sinking fund, rs provided In the ac
OF April Il, 1879.
Mr. Holman Dem, Ind suggested that III,
blll should be amended by striking out that . r
non which provides that the legal tender uote
shall not he reissued until corresponding
amount Of fractional currency Is cancelled,
al. PAyna. without replying TO thai sugges