The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-11

weather, and in the western portions
possibly rain, attending q storm centr.
west OF the Missouri and Arkansas.
The Mississippi will continue fallina
at Cairo, and begin to fall ut Memphis
but will rise slightly at New Orleans.
Congressional Proceedings.
Mr.. Vance introduced bill reg,Ilat
ing the interest which national banks
may charge.
Mr.. Morey presented joint resoIu
ton OF the General Assembly OF Louis
lana, regarding a mode to provide foI
the payment OF judgments In Southern
Claims Commission.
The Committee on Commerce
reported the river and harbor bill. The
bill was passed under suspension Of the
rules without amendment. Yeas III
nays 50.
Night session ordered for tonight
Tuesday and Wednesday, to consider
the Legislative appropriation bill.
The Judiciary Committee
were instructed to inquire whether
additional legislation Is necessary tc
define the relations between the army
and Congress and secure to the army the
right Of petition.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
were instructed to inquire into the i'm
prisonment Of O'Meagher Condor.
The Hawaiian treaty was discussed to
adjournment.
Combinations.
G. Mcmillan, Consul General to Rome
John Il. Carrothop, Consul at Saltillo,
Mexico; Barbour Lewis, Appraiser of
Postmaster at Jacksonville, Alabama
{, m a At or .If Rnt
Rouge.
No Southern nominations to-day.
senate.
Various petitions were presented
against the pending bill regarding third
class mail matter; also against a change
OF tariff, and increase OF the efficiency
Of the signal service.
Mr.. Wallace introduced u bill for the
coinage of golddide silver coins. Re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
A resolution to allow the Mississippi
COMMITTEES to employ clerk steno-
grapher passed.
cd favorabiy on the bill to organize
the Territory OF Pembina Colorado.
silver Bil Resumed.
Mr.. Sherman, by unanimous consent,
withdrew the third and fourth sections
Of the bill. The bill then passed us
follows
That there be and hereby is ap-
prOpriated out OF any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
the sum OF S163,00O to provide for en-
craving, printing, and other expenses
OF making and issuing United States
notes, and the further sum OF $4S,O00 to
provide for the engraving and printing
OF national bank notes to be distributed
A ~ ,.f hr. rrAa
Section q That the Secretary OF the
Treasury is hereby directed to issue
silver coins Of the United States Of the
Of ten, twenty, twenty
five and fifty cents OF standard value, in
of an equal amount Of frac-
tional currency, whether the sum be
now in the Treasury, awaiting redemp-
ton, or wherever it may be presented
for redemption, and the Secretary Of the
Treasury may, under regulations OF the
Treasury Department, provide for such
and issue by subSt-
tuition at the regular sub-treasurics
and public repositories of the United
States until the whole amount Of
fractional currency outstanding shall
be redeemed, and the fractional cur
rency redeemed under this act shall be
held to be n part OF the sinking fund
provided for by existing laws, the inter
est to be computed thereon, as in the
case Of bonds redeemed under tho acts
relating to the sinking fund.
The Senate passed bill appropriating
$4,000 to defray the expenses Of the
Special Committee appointed to inves-
tigate the election in Mississippi.
The Pacific Railroad Committee Of
the Senate have laid Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad bill on the
table-not to be called up except on call
by a majority Of the whole committee
and one weeks notice. This leaves
both bills in the same position in either
House, and virtually shelves the whole
matter until after the Presidential cleo
ton.
1t is stated Clapp supposed there were
$50, 600 in the safe Of the public printer.
The count showed but $4,000.
BILL Discussed.
The bill authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to reopen the account Of
the Western and Atlantic road Of Geor-
gia, was discussed and postponed.
The Senate went into executive scs-
sion and adjourned.