The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-30

Ihe Treasury will cease issuing fractional
currency this week, unless an appropriation
for printing passes.
1t is reported that General Butler has
been retained TO defend Belknap before the
Senate.
SENATE.
The Committee on the Judiciary report
ed a uniform bankrupt bill which was
placed on the calendar.
The bill regulating custom house bonds
passed.
The five minutes speech rule, on the ap-
preparation bin, passed.
The Diplomatic and Consular bill. with
nearly all present provisions restored,
passed--yeas 30, nays H. 1t goes TO the
House for its concurrence.
On the motion of Mr.. Morton the resolu-
tiOu to appoint committee to investigate
the Mississippi election was resumed. 1t
comes up tomorrow as unfinished busi-
ness.
After Executive session the Senate adj
i0urned.
No Southern combinations or nomina-
tions.
HOUSE.
House bill providing for the expenses of
the admission of goods to the Centennial
passed.
The bill paying witnesses before the Com
mileage, passed.
The Dill providing for the redemption of
unused postage stamps passed.
The bill fixing military salaries was taken
up. and will save half q million per year.
The bill pass ed !; yeas 141, nays 6l.
The bill reported by Mr.. Banning, from
the Committee on Military Affairs. was
taken mp. Mr.. kasson, OF Iowa. moved to
amend the title OF the bill. so that it would
read, Ito punish the army of the United
States for the gallant services rendered by
them in preserving the Union.
Mr.. Banning moved to refer that motion
to the gentleman from Iowa, Mr.. Kasson,
for the gallant services rendered by him
during the war.
Mr.. Kasson: will be glad to take it with
me, and am ready to report on it imme-
diatPly.
Mr.. Banning You are more ready to re-
port now than you were to report for ear
rying a knapSack during the war. You
could not be found then. [Laughrer.l
The motion to amend the title was reject
ed-yeas 81, nays l5l.
The appropriation for Printing and En-
craving, aud for the substitution of silver
for fractional currency, was discussed until
recess.
The Emma Wine Investigation,
WASHINGTON, d. c. March 29.--Schenck
is making quite a documentary showing
The impression Is that he VIII show what
he clalms--that he has simply been unfor
tunate and i'm prudent.
The WAYS and Means Committee are hear
ing the copper interest and will hear this
afternoon the delegation from New York
on the method OF collecting the tariff.
The District Court at Baltimore has sus-
pended operations under the Force bill, and
all prisoners are released on bail.
River News.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 29--The
rivers have risen fourteen inches at st.
Louis. six inches at Cairo; three inches at
Vicksburg, and one foot at Leavenworth,
Nashville and Louisville forty one inches
at CINCINNATI, and two feet at Shreveport.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON. March 29-For the Gulf
States, Tennessee and Ohio valleys partly
cloudy weather, and with westerly to south
erly winds. and slight changes in the baron-
eter east of the Mississippi, and falling
barometer in the southwest.
The Mississippi will continue to rise slow
ly at the stations below ST. Louis. 1t is now
four feet and ten inches above the danger
line at Cairo, and two feet above it at Hele-
ma: six inches above it at Vlcksburg, and
only one inch below it at Memphis.