Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11
WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-HoUsE. Bill
introduced: BY Hewett. bill to es
tabllsh bureau OF arch itecture; b,
Hunton, to aid the Washington an
Ohio Railroad Company in the con
| struction of it's road 20 the Ohio river
/ by Gambler, to establish Atlanta a por
of delivery; by Morey, resolution from
the Louisiana. Legislature for an ap.
| preparation to cons ruct the levees O
the Mississippi river; by Bland, to
substitute legal tender notes for na
| tional bank notes, to make the duties
| on imports receivable oLe-haf in lega
| tender notes, and to repeal the resump
ton act of the 14th of January, 1876.
Kasson moved to suspend the rules
so that the House might proceed to
vote separately on the following two
! resolutions:
"Rcsotyed, That the constitutional
| authority of Congress to coin money
, and to regulate the value thereof and
| of foreign coin does not include the
| authority to issue the paper of the
government as money, aud in the judg-
| meut OF the House, the Constitution
nowhere confers on Congress the pow
Ell to issue in time Of peace the prom
ises Or obligations of the government
IA legal tender i'll payment of debts.
''ResotUed, That any Legislation
touching the legal tender currency of
the government should keep steadily
lp view the resumption of specie pay
ments and should tend to enhance the
value of that currency for the redemp~
tion of which the faith of the United
States has been pledged to it's citizens ;"
Cox--Ihat is very importrnt sub
ject. We ought to have a word to
say aboutit.
Holman-The proposition ought to
be divided.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Iowa proposes that It be divided.
Cox-I hope it viii be referred to
the Committee on Banking and Cur
renc,.
Page of Californill-OL! no.
Fort-The House ought to have the
opinion of the Judiciary Committee
upon it.
Kasson-I must object to debate.
Cox-If / understand the PROPOSE
tio., it is not vote on the merits of
the question, but only vote On the
motion to suspend the rules.
Kasson-If the vote be in the mega
tive it will be a rejection of the reso-
luton.
Randali-No5 bit of it.
The rules were not suspended-yeas
So, nays 14O, and the resolutions were
not before the House.
The bill to pay the interest pu the
District bonds was referred to com
mittee of conference.
The Committee or Foreign Affairs
WIS directed to inquire into Schenck S
connection with the Emma mine.
The House then went into Commit
tee of tine Whole and consider, d the
diplomatic appropriation bill, but
without action, and the House ad-
journed.
SENArE-Ihe chair submitted
memorial from the New York Board of
Trade demonstrating the inexpediency
Of attempting the resumption of spe-
c!e payment before tue requisite con-
dltlous are ripe.
West presented Joint resolution of
the General Assembly of Louisiana
asking an appropriation for the con-
struction of levees on the Mississippi
river in Louisiana, and that the gen
eral government assume exclusive
cont. ol of such levees. Referred to
Committee on Commerce.
The bill allowing four per cent. in
teres5 on Alabama claims after judg-
ment was passed.
Morrill, gave notice that he would at
one O'Clock to morrow call up the
centennial bill.
The Plnchback case was resumed.
Thurman and Christiancy spoke
against and Howe in favor of his ad-
No action was taken.
Executive session and adjourned.
Nominations "A. Il. Adams, of Ken
lucky. for Consul at Port Laid.
Charles Marion was before the
House Judiciary Committee to-day
and furnished a list of witnesses to
prove the alleged use of money in Sc
securing the charter of the Memphis
& Elpaso Railroad. It is alleged that
s ITO, 900 in money was paid out, S ,0O0,-
00Opromised. Fremont was present but
as witness. The object Of this inves-
tigation is against tie present Texas
Pacific Company, which, it is said, has
come honestly into possession of some
of the tainted purchases.
In the executive session of The Senate
there was a discussion which t d
nearly an hour and 2alf respecting
the nomination OF E. G. Billings to be
- ~ - q IDI VICE hu1CI
resigned. The report of the Judiciary |
Committee recommends his con-
This was opposed by |
several Democratic Senators on
the grou4d that Billings both put |
in the preparation and issuance
of the so called ''midn5 ght ordtr r"
of Judge Durcll and that he was inn
connected with the transact |
tor hon r.
ruptcy. These allegations were denied |
by Senator West and several members |
of the judiciary Committee, who |
claimed to show that they were en-
tin ely nnfoun lea. The Indications are |
that when the matter is decided Bill |
lings will be confirmed by nearly a
solid Republican vote, and his friends |
assert that some Of the Democratic |
Senators also will vote for his con-
brmatlun.
Morrison, chairman of the Ways and |
Means Committee, is quoted to have |
said that in eight or ten days he will |
ask the committee to consider his tariff |
bill. He is in 10 hurry, and des res
first to elicit public discussion. He |
has every reason to believe the COM |
mittee will endorse the bill sub tan
TALLY and that the House will pass If.
Gen. Ord left San Antonio Feb. 4th
to testify before the Texas border raids
committee. 6 neral Steele, Adjutant
General of Tex IS, who had been sent
Ivy Gov. Coke TO the Rio GraDde to
investigate atf.tirs there, has also been
and will be here this week
This will close tne evidence upon
which the committee will base their
recommendations upon which, how
ever, the com mittee have had no
formal consultation.
The Pinchpack question gives way
to the centennial appropriation bill to-
day. 1t is stated that no vote will be
allowed until Senators Burnside and
Sharon in their seats. Their votes
are required to make assurance doubly
sure.
There is no positive assertion on
either side as to Billings fate.
The argument of Gov. Brown of
Tennessee before the Senate commit
L of