The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-18
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.



Settling the Public school oucstion BY Com
ssitutionnI Amendment Amnesty Again
DCi~tcd significant Vote Ou the Cure
rcncy Question. -Investisations Begun.
WAsHISGToS, Jan. Fin the Senate to-
dHy, Mr. Morton Gtep. Ind gave notice that he
would nsk the Senate on Wednesday next TO
proce to the COZ sic Grafton OF the resolutions
recently submitted Uy him in regard to tho Mis-
sisslppi election.
Mr. Gordon d'em.. Ca presented the retition
OF @. T. Beauteeard for the removal Of his pOlitl-
Gal disabilities referred.
Mir. sherman rep. O io) from tho Committee
on Finance, reported. with amendments. the bill
Co amend the act Granting charterto the Freed
mems SAVING ard Trust Company, and gave
notice that he would call 1t up for cOnside alton
tomorrow. Placed On the calendar.
Mr. Ccnkling Rep.. N. " presented the joint
rcsOluiio OF the Sew Aork Leash ture asking
for the completion uf tho Harlem river and
Spuyten DuyNi Creek imrro'em emit Referred.
MIR. West dler. La Introduced bill to
amend the acts to aid In the construction Of n
railroad md telegraph. line from the MI. souri,
river 10 tie Pacific ocean, app ove1 duly |. 1sGe,
and Julvg. 1874. lie spoke Of the recent decis.
ION Of the supreme Court IN the pacihc railroad
case, and the liability Of the Government TO
lose not only u o interest on the bonds issued TO
those cOmIanio8, but the bonds also. and said It
seemed to lin That the legislative body OF tho
Government should step In and adopt some
m assure to prevent sucn ioss. lie quoted from
the act, Of congress 90 regard to tuLs' cOmpan-
tcs. ana laid IL VS. evident that tine llss in
vowed would re Slso"niWl according % the
cnmpnnits own estimate, and ac. otding to the
basis Of the Attorney Gencra, computing in
terest the amount wuul' ue S2DnoO0J The
companies admitted their tEnbiitN 10 ply tho
lesser amount. NciOrrcd ~ the judi llrJ Com
mittcg.
BiII TO HrCovrR rAOrIC RAILROAD BONps.
MI West also introduced u hiii e. recover from
the teuiial aud mon IA iii Rlilro0l Compn-
Mes thc bonds oft coupons issued TO them IN
cNct-s e TIC uuourt pcscrucd bv law. He
said S3iHHO worth ~ toadS b been Issued
u these comp mics in cvccss " the amount au-
thuiH II y li", ircr, lad becn -aucd ~ the
Ceuifdl P.ruc ne MON raciuc ituond Come
pnntet over ftjsrri.' o. wren tee o.t # Congress
specifically pro, tcd that no more than $5Jn)O-
on worth OF nD no. All uiut pr .vcp them Not
only nau bonds bncu i4.r-d I'm excess OF fh,,
an mount authorized, but tie Government had
boon paving interest on en-. Consequently
the Government, 10y an erroneous construction
II the law. bad Ueeil deprived OF over s3VN.np1
w. ~ OF bonds, aud pad Interest on the excess
as wcll ue on tic s5O.utP,00 authorized.
'ir. Mofril t!tcp., WI sud Ire was IN favor of
the TN, but he did not desire TO he committed
tn any auiount recovered fiom these roads
should &c given L. aid the southern Pacific roao.
ml-tee.
Ar. Koliy Dem.. oregon from the Committee
on htllfu nos rtputtd WIN nnendment the
SENATE pa &" cNl"ud ne Tune for tHc constrnr-
ton ana cow;lction ~ ITO rth,fn paciNc
Rilroad IL a.ted tha' thc amendments be
tiuiCu. iLd tuu- tic UNl aud .nthuuCnfs he
recommitted 81 the COM iuii er. - ordered.
M. sherman lNrp.. o. tpl Submitted q concur
rent tc-O Ntion processing common unit ~
money anc accounts for the i'frd "a cs and
Great bntniu. Il sc guest the Pre- 4'dcnt to pro
y, -e a treaty convention between the two cpun-
tres to establish the dollar a., the money of ac-
count III notu II them. II is TO ne represented
~ u coin formed Il e'ind1-i gold, ninc-teuths
ture uciai ana une-terfh CONFER ana silver
alloy Five oi ti.-e now doiier- sro To be tho
,D liv lcu' 4 ..ic pound -t,,ins. Cald com. Of
II III % AN