The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-25
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE

COT stitnlicnal amendment prohibiting sens-
tors and Representatives from soliciting
appointments 10 or removals from office
and providing for civil service commits
sion.
BY Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, constitutional
amendne providing that the term of
representative shall commence on the 1t
of January instead of 4th Of March
BY Mr. Hereford of West Virginia. to
restore to the pension rolls Of pensioners Of
war of 1912, the names of persons struck
off for dsloyalty.
BY Mr.. Crounz of Nebraska, declaring
that lands heretofore granted to certain
railroad companies subject to state taxa
ton.
BY Mr. Jacobs of Washington Territory,
for the restoration to public domain land
in Washington Territory graeted to North
ern Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri, offered resolu-
ton instructing the postoflice committee 10
investigate The straw bid system. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Hurlbut of Illinois, to provide
for cheap transp ortation of freight between
the Atlantic and Ohio and Mississippi
valleys.
Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania, offered the
following which was adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed TO report to this house
what amount of specie was in the treasury
on the 31st of Dec. 1875, designating the
amount of gold and silver respectively
also the amount of silver purchased under
provisions Of an act approved January ID.
1917, entitled ar act TO provide for the re-
sumption of specie payment, stating the
date of several purchases, price paid for
each, and what amount of cost of any Of
such purchases of silver has been for from
surplus revenue in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and what amount of 8
per cent bonds bearing gold interest have
been sold or disposed of for the purpose of
providing the means for payment for said
silver date of several issues of said bonds
respectively amount of interest that has
been paid thereon, and the amount that
will have accrued but remain unpaid on the
day preceding the date of the report
made in response to this resolution.
MIR. Morrison of Illinois, from the CON-
mittee of ways and means reported a reso-
luton directing that the papers laid before
the house and the testimony taken before
the committee of ways and means of last
congress in regard to the Pacific Mail sub
sidy be taken from the speakers table and
referred to the judiciary committee with
instructions TO inquire what action should
be taken by the house in reference to per-
sons now members of the house who are
charged with completely in the corrupt use
of money for that purpose, or with giving
false testimony in relation thereto; adopted.
Mr.. Buckner of Missouri, from the com
mittee on the district of Columbia, re-
ported bill directing the commissioners
for the district to transfer to the treas
urer of the United States for payment of
interest on the 1868 bonds due 1st February
next, S222,707 from any unexpended ap-
preparations heretofore made by congress
or from any revenue derived from taxation
provided that all certificates heretofore
issued by the board of audit, including
those converted into 365 bonds, and those
not so converted, and all certificates here
shall not exceed in the aggregate SIS, 00O,-
900.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, moved tC
amend by striking out the figures S222, 1877
and inserting words "the SUN necessary to
pay the same" the amendment was agreed
To.
Mr.. Holman moved to strike out the
prOviso limiting the amount of 3-G5 bond:
and inserting in lieu of it the following
proviso "and any further issue OF 3 G1
bonds is hereby prohibited" motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker of Va. offered the following
amendment, "and provided further that
nothing herein contained shall involve the
government of the United States in any OBJ
legation to pay the principal or interest o
any bond that have been issued contrary tC
or not in pursuance of law; agreed to.
Mr. Holman offered resolution instruct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire
whether improper and fraudulent mean
were resorted to to influence legislation Oh
the Texas Pacific railroad bill of March 3
1871, and whether the contracts and com
binations were subsequently entered into b,
the company in violation of that act adop
ted.
, The house then, at 30, adjourned.