The Portland daily press., 1876-04-01

Attorney General in connection with the whis-
key prosecutions. Ordered to be printed and
recommitted.
The House at 2.35 proceeded to vote on the
bill appropriating $153,000 for the deficiency in
the treasury printing bureau and for the issue
of subsidiary silver coin, the pending amend
meut being that offered by Mr.. Holman of In
diana, as amended by the motion of Mr.. Wells
of Missouri, providing the increase of the in
terest bearing debt for the purchase of silver
and yet directing the purchase of silver bullion
for the purpose of coinage. The amendment
was reiected-68 to II, without the yeas and
nays.
MIR. Jones of Kentucky, moved to lay the
bill Oh the table. Negattved.
The bill was then passed-yeas l22, nays 100.
The following is the text of the bill as passed:
That there be and hereby is appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise APP
propri ated, the sum of $130,000 to provide for
engraving and printing aud other expenses of
making and issuing United States notes.
Sec, 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed to issue silver coin of the Unit
ed States of the denominations of ten, twenty,
twenty-five and fifty cents of standard value,
10 the redemption of an equal amount of frac
tional currency, whether the same be now in
the treasury waiting redemption or whether il
may be presented tor redemption, and the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury may, under the regula-
tlons of the Treasury Department, provide for
such redemption and issues by substitution at
the regular sub-treasuries or public repositories
of the United States until the whole amount OF
fractional currency BIS redeemed.
Sec. 3. That silver coins of the United States
of the denomination of one dollar shall be legal
tender at their nominal value for any amount
not exceeding $50 in any one payment, and sill
yer coins of the United States of denominations
of less than one dollar shall be legal tender at
their nominal value for any amount not exceed
ing $25 in any one payment.
The House then went Into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Springer Of Illinois, in the chair,
| on the private calendar.
After discussion the committee rose, and sew
eral bills were passed, including tine following
To compensate owners OF lands coded to Eng
land by the treaty OF Washington, of July 8,
1912: TO pay the First National Bank Of Saint
notes held as financial agent of the government,
aud forcibly taken thereffom by raiders from
Canada in October, 1864
Tue Speaker laid before the House a COM
muncaton from Mr.. Green Adams chief clerk
of the House, repelling charge against him
10 the House some Gays ago by Mr.. White of
Kentucky, that he, while sixth auditor of the
| Treasury had appropriated to his own use mon
| ey received from the sale of waste paper. He
| said that when be left the Office ia 1864 there
| was not final settlement of his account be-
cause his successor was not then appointed, but
that as soon as his accounts were settled and
| the balance due by him ascertained he b ad
| promptly paid it. The compunication was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Expenditures in
| the Treasury Department
Mr.. Glover of Missouri, chairman of the
| Committee on the Real Estate Pool, desired ia
| offer a resolution instructlng the committee to
| investigate all matter touching the official mis-
| conduct of government officers or members of
| Congress that may come to its knowledge. OBJ
| lection was made.
| The House at o'clock adjourned till tom or.
| row, the night session being dispensed with on
| account of the Democratic caucus tonight.