The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-04-10

same, or other person, directly OF indirectly,
any money or property or other thing OF value
for political purposes; and any such officer or
employee who shall olIend Rgainst the provis-
ions OF this net shall al once DO dismissed from
tho service of tho United States and also DO
deemed guilty Of high misdeueRnOr, and, on
conviction thereof, fined not less than $500
nor moro than $4,000, and imprisoned not
more than ono year, at tho discretion OF tue
Judge trying the case
Tho second section Is tho amendment offered
by Mr.. Cobbe, OF Virginia, and adopted. The
third section gives United States district courts
Jurisdiction OF tho oflenscs created by tho act.
The substitute was agreed 10 without the yeas
and nays, and tho bill as thus amended was
passod-yoas, l79; nays s.
Bills were passed: Prohibiting the cutting
OF timber on any Indian Tesel yAt!on or lands
TO which tho Indian title or right Of occupancy
has not been extinguished; repeating tho law
which forbids tho appointment to any position
in the army OF any person who served In any
capacity in tho military, naval, or civil service
OF the Confederate States In tho lRtc civil war.
Mr.. Banning (llep.). OF Ohio. from tho
military committee, reported bill TO regulate
tho pay Of army officers. Tho bill fixes the
pay as follows: General, $4,000; lieutenant
gonoral, IS 600: mSjor-gonerHl, $4,000; triga-
dier-Seneral, 5000 colonel. $500; lieu
tcnAnt-colonel. $4,000 major, $4,000; captain
lmonnted), $4,000; captain mot mounted),
1880; Adlutant, $500; first lieutenant
(moun,cd), $1,000 first lieutenant (not
mountcd) 1880; second lieutenant (moUnt-
ed), $500; second lieutenant (not mounted),
Sl.iO0.
A bill to supply deficiency OF sG2, 900 for
tho manufacture Of postal cards for tho year
ending juno 30, 1876, was passed.
Under tho call Of States tue following bills
were referred:
Mr.. Willis (Dem.), Of Now York, to restore
tho national credit by funding the non-interest
bearing debt into four per cent. bonds, aud to
repeal 80 much Of tho resumption act As re-
qnires tho secretary OF tho treasury to redeem
all outstanding legal tCrders by Jan, /, 1870
Mr.. Jones Dem J, OF Kentucky, for tho dis
tibution OF tho official patronage OF tho gov
Srnment at Washington equally among the
States OF the Union.
Mr.. Burcharl (Rcp.), OF Illinois, to grant
bounty lands to soldiers OF the late war
Mr.. Payne Dem.), Of Ohio. moved to sus-
pend tho rules and pass his bill to provide for
tho resumption of.specie R;ments.
The first section OF tho I'LL directs tho
secretary OF tho treasury to got aside and retain
In coin each year until United States notes
shall DO appreciated to par with gold an amount
equal TO threo per cent. OF tho outstanding
legal tendors or legal notes to be held rs re-
sumption fund for the redemption OF such
legal tender notes. Provided that such coin
set aside aud retained shall DO counted as a
part OF the sinking fund.
The second section requires national banks
to SGT aside and retain from the coin received
By them AZ interest Oh tho bonds deposited "a
security for their circulation an amount equal
IN tNFHR ~ tknIr IL,
coin to be counted rs part Of their legal
money reserve.
Tho third section repeGls 80 much OF tho
resumption act OF Jan. II. 1875, Gs provides
for tho redemption Of loyal tender notes to
the amount OF eighty per cent OF the national
bank notes in circulation, and as much as pro-
yidcs for tho redemption OF legal tender notes
in coin aftor January, 1879.
Tho vote was taken, aud resulted-yeaa, 81,
nays, l5G go the motion WAS defeated, 1t
would have required \ two.thirds vote to pass
tho bill, and tho fact that tlcrc was nearly a
two-thirds majority against lit elected some
laughter.
Mr.. Holman (Dem.) Of Indiana offered a
resolution fixing tho compensation Of witnesses
summoned before House committee at 80
per day, and mileage OF five cents per milo.
Referred.
Mr.. IIoAr (Rep.), OF Massachusetts, intro
'iGccda bill to permit tho importation, free OF
duty, ~ books printed In any foreign Language.
Referred
Mr.. A'kine tDom.), OF Tennessee, from tic
conference c3nluitloo on tho bill 10 supply the
deficiency At tho Rod Cloud Sioux agency,
made tho report that tho House should concur
in tho SOuAte amt ndmeEt, Increasing the
amount from Zoo, 900 TO sl50,0OO. Tho report
WAS agree 10.