The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Jan II, 1876

WASHINGTON, Jan ii, 1875
Bills introduced and referred as follows:--
BY Mr.. MORRISON tdem.) of Ill-Preparatory TO the
redemption of United States notes and the resumption
Of specie payments II proposes retain gold in the
Treasury to the OF thirty per of the
standing legal tenders requires national banks to
gold paid for their interest bonds deposited to
currency till they have thirty per OF their
outstanding notes, and repeats that portion OF the
Resumption act compelling specie resumption in 1879
by Mr. ONKiLL, trepl OF Pa-For removal OF the
tight boat from Crossledge shoal to the Joe Fogger
Shoal in Delaware Bay.
THE WHIST APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. HAMILTON, dcm.) DIN j., IRON the Appropriation
Committee reported the Military Academy Appropria-
ton bill IL made the special order for Thursday
next II appropraics $2Sl ,24l
PAY or COMMITTEE CLERKS
Mr. J. D. WILLIAMS, Cdcml Of Ind, from the Commit.
tee on Accounts reported resolution fixing the num-
Der aud pay OF the committee clerks, follows :-Elcc-
tons 81 per day: Banking and Currency, S.; Pacific
Railroads and Railways and Canals gcombinedl, S.;
Commerce. So; Post Offices and Post Roads, 81 Indian
Affairs and Mines and Mining lcomblned), 81;
Military Affairs, So; District Of Columbia t4;
Judiciary 81; Private Land Claims and Edu-
cauon and Labor (combmed), So Naval Anairs
S4 Expenditure in the Post once Department, s.;
Foreign Affairs s.; Territories So War OF 1872 and
Invalid Pensions leombined So Revision ofrsxes, So
Patents. 81; Public Buildings and Grounds and kNpen
dures in the Treasury and War Departments, 30, Ac-
counts, SO
10 the course OF the discussion the resolution Mr.
Williams stated that his committee proposed TO provide
for twenty committee clerks ia addition TO the i've
provided for by law, making twenty-five IN all, whereas
Al the last Congress there we're thirty i've
The resolution adopted.
MI VANCE, ldem.l OF Ohio, from the Committee on
frinting reported resolution agains; printing an IN
deN and summary Of adj udca ted adversely 10 the
Claims Commission Adopted.
Mr. ATKINS, dem OF Tenn, from the Appropriation
Commute, reported the Pension Appropriation bill IL
was made special order for Friday next IL APP
propria;es SIS, $50, 500
krkEcH or BILf- GEORGIA, AMNESTY BILL.
The House then proceeded the consideration Of the
amnesty bill and addressed by Mr.. Hill OF
Scoreia He dsclamed ali desire the part Of him
sell anu associates from the south 10 reopen III feeling
between the sectionshe country had already suffered
enough rom feuds He aud his associates had come
mere WIN toe patriotic idea remember nothing but
the country and the whole country, and turning their
BACKS upon all the horrors OF the past 10 look with
az cNnesthess TO find glor!es Tor the future
Inc gentleman Ont Blane) who the acknowledged
leader OF the republican party in the House. and was
The aspiring leader Of the republican party Of the
country, has, however, wcd otherw .se aud seemed
determined that the wounds which were bean9 should
be reopcncdi mat the passions which were hushed
should be nhamed He mir Hin wished the House TO
understand that he znd his associates did not recipro
cate either the nnrnns" the desire Of The