The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-12
FORTY.F0URTH CONGRESS.
Tho Busincss OF General Interest Trans.
acted.

The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the Dill to enable the people Of New Mexico In
| form constitution and State poyernment
and Tor the admission Of said State into the
Union on D. an equal footing with the original
| States. The amendments proposed bv the
committee on Territories, providing that The
laws OF the United States shall be- applicable
| 70 the new State when admitted that it shall
constitute one judicial district, fixing the
saiary OF the district judge, marshal, attorney,
third time and passed.
Mr. Sherman CRep.). OF Ohio introduced a
bill to limit the jurisdiction Of heads of de-
Partments In regard to allowance Of claims.
helerred 70 the Judiciary committee.
1t provides that no claim against the IJnited
states In any executive department after
being finally considered and rejected" bv the
mead OF that department., shall be subsea usntly
considered or allowed in whole or in part by
the head Of that department but il presented
again may be referred t, the court of olaims.
| 1t also prohibits the confederation and allow
ance by tho departments OF any claim that ac-
cluea more than two years before the presenta-
tlon, providing that such claims must be re-
ierred to the court of claims, il within the
limits prescribed by section LOCI of the re-
vised statutes 1t is made the express dutv of
the accounting officers Of the treasury to ex-
anime and pass upon the legality and amonnt
OF each claim recommended for pavmant az
iuliy and completely as if no such recommenda-
ton had been made.
On motion Of MIR. Frelinghuysen (Rep .Vof
Dew pNs; Jersey, the bill fixing the salary Of the
PRESIDENT OF the United States at $25. 900 was
taken up Without debate the question was
put and the bill was passed by a vote ~
twenty-six to twenty, Messrs Conklipp. Logan
and Morton, Repulbicans, voting in the affirma-
MIR. Boutwell, CRep.), of Massachusetts, in.
follows: 01' 40
Resotoed, That the secretary of the treasury
be requested to furnish for the information Of
the Senate the annual product of gold and
silver in the United States from I845 To 1s75
inclusive; also, the amount of gold and silver
in other parts Of the world for the same years
and an estimate Of the gold and silver In the
united states at the present time.
HOUSE.
Under the call of States, the following bills
were introduced and referred:
Mr: Hewitt CDem. }, Of Alabama, prohibiting
contributions from officers and EMPLOYEES of
the government for political purposes.
;, Mr.. Riddle (Dem. }, of Tennessee, allowing
three months pay to officers and soldiers of
the Mexican war "
MT: Lsnders (Dem.), of Indiana, to allow
twenty days vacation, with pay, to all govern
bration. 'i"' 'oie'
Mr.. Fort (Rep.), Of Illinois, to reoreanize
and consolidate the Territories, and to provide
Tor their speedy admission as States.
Mr.. Brown Rep), Of Kansas, granting The
right Of way to railroad compsniea tbronah ,nb
the Indian Territory.
MIR. Cannon (Rep.) Of Illinois. to e.emnt
persons engaged in the postal service from
military duty and from jury service.
mr. Atkins (Dem.), of Tennessee, reported
DICK the senate amendments to the pension
appropriation bill, which were conourred in.
Mr.; Hutton (Dem.) }, Of Virginia, from the
judiciary committee, reported resolution
calling on the attorney-general for copies of
an letters, kilograms, and papers asking for
Adopted
The House went into committee Of the
whole on the bill to supply the deficiency in
th the currency printing and engraving bureau of
silver coin In the place Of fractional ourrency
The bill sppropristes S163, ZOO, and direcrs tl,e
secretary OF the treasury to issue silver coin in
the redemption Of all the fractional currencv
outstanding. Mr.. Randall dem. J. of Penn.
syivania, chairman of the appropriation conn
mittee, explained and advocated the bill. He
saad there was no question as to the absolute
necessity for the appropriation for reprintine
mutlated and worn greenback currency. The
substitution Of silver for fractional onrrencv
had been reported by the committee AZ a
measure OF economy. On the latter point he
sent TO the clerks deck and had read an arou
ment prepared by Mr.. Wells, Of Missouri. a
member or the committee but who yas nm
ayoidab;y sbsent. The estimate In this paper
is that S30, 0,O00, 900 in silver coin will furnish
All the small currency needed, and allow one
tnird OF the amount TO be boarded without
ceusing scarcity. 1t estimates the annual cost
Of printing fractional currency at over Ave rser
cent. OF the amount In circulation and oivea
the figures Of such cost at $1, ,410, 746 Consid-
resolution. '''o