The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-07
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The following bills were introduce
and referred:
By Mr.. Willetts: Granting . penSio
to the family Of General Custer.
By Mr.. Giddings: To establish ma
steamer service between The United State
and Brazil, the expense 10 be delraye
equally BY both governments and not I
exceed Sl60,0O0 a year to the Unite
States.
By Mr.. Oliver: To limit the sale Of az
riculturAl lands 10 settlers under Ii
homestead and pre- emption laws. AlsC
to abolish capital punishment. Also
amending the Constitution in regard 1
the election Of President and Vice Presi
dent Of the United States, and U. s. Sen
Btors.
By Mr.. Stewart: To authorize the claim
ant on any numbered section Of LAM
within the two mile limits OF the North.
ern Pacific railroad 10 make proof ant
payment for their claims at the ordinar,
minimum rate Of 81 % per acre. Also
extending the time for the completion o
the Northern Pacific railroad.
By Mr.. Strait: To extend the provis-
ions Of the act for the relief Of settlerI
on railroad lands.
By Mr.. Haskell: For the sale OF Ger
tain New York Indian lands in Kansas
BY Mr.. Welsh: To establish the Terri
tory Of Lincoln.
By Mr.. House: To amend the conStI
tion 40 as to limit the Presidential term
TO Six years.
By Mr. Cole: For branch mint Al
ST. Louis.
By Mr., Chalmers: To create an addi.
tiOnal standing Committee on Improve
msnt OF Commerce Of the Mississippi
river and Its tributaries.
By Mr.. Patterson: For uniform oath
Of office to Representatives in Congress
Mr.. Rice, Of Ohio, offered resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for a report as TO the exact amount Of
gold coin and bullion now in the treas
ury, the amount Of all outstanding obli-
gutious payable in gold, &c. Adopted.
Mr.. Brentano: offered resolution de-
clSriDg it to bo in the interest Of the civil
service that all government officials re-
ceiviDg a salary Of $500 and upwards
shall devote their whole time TO their
Official duties and shall not be permitted
TO carry on any other business. Referred
to the Committee on Civil Service Re-
form.
Mr.. Whitthorn, chairman OF the Com.
mittse on Naval Affairs, reported res
oI1tion instructing the committee to make
a thorough investigation into the defcien.
cieS Of naval appropriations and the
diversion Of monies from tho special
objects for which they were appropri.
ated.
Mr., Frye made a point of order, that
the subject had not been specially referred
TO the committee. Itcould not make any
report.
After discussion tho Speaker pro TEN.
sustained the point Of order and the res.
olution was not received.
NJ. Clark, from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures. reported
resolution calling on the heads Of exec.
utive departments for information as TO
the pEopriety Of making the metrical
system obligatory in all Government
TRANSACTIONS. Adopted.
The last half Of tho morning hour,
during which committees werO called for
reports. was used up in diIatory motions,
votes, &c, for the purpose OF excluding
any resolutions under the call Of States.
Messrs. Conger and Foster were the
leaders Of this movement.
Finally the hour expired and the
House proceeded to the consideration Of
the bill to repeal the 81 section Of the
resumption act.
Mr.. Hub6ell offered IS a Nubstilute
proposition TO repeal 20 much Of the 81
section as provides for the redemption in
coin Of all legal tender notes outstanding
on the lst Of January, 1870.
Mr.. Morrison offered an amendment
providing that each National Bank shall
set aside and retain as q redemption fund
from coin receivable as interest on its
bonds deposited in the Treasury 3 per
cent OF tho amoun! OF Its circulating
notes.
Mr.. Pound offered an amendment to
make the Sd section OF the redemption
actrepeal the law which limited The sg.
gregate amount Of circulating notes and
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Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, offered an amend.
nlent to allow national banks to increase
their circulation without regard to az.
gregate or limitation, and to allow new
banks to be organized; also providing for
the gradual redemption and withdrawal
Of legal tender notes beyond the sum Of
$780, 900.
Mr.. Cummings offered an amendment
providing that whenever in the opinion
Of the Presidant and Secretary Of the
Treasury there is sufficient coin in the
Treasury to authorirs the commencement
OF redemption Of legal tender notes, the
Secretary shall give Official notice thereof
and shall thereupon proceed to redeem
the legal tender notes: also repeating 90
W eAN ASSHWpAI9u AGt 40 EeQWlTe5
resumption to be commenced in 1879;
also providing for silver coinage, &c.
Mr.. Phillips opened the debate with
speech In favor OF the bill reported by
the Committee on Banking and Currency.
He denied that the fall in the price of
gold was the result Of the passage OF the
resumption act. He attributed Il to the
large export trade Of the country. There
had been reduction Of the currency to
the extent OF one.sixth its entire volume,
and wha. had been the result? It had
increased the power and value OF money
and had cauled fall OF fifty per cent in
the value OF real estate.
At the close Of Mr.. Phillips speech the
subject went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Glover asked leave to offer a res
olution Corresponding with q similar
one adopted at the beginning Of last Con.
gress) directing the various committees
TO institute searching inquiries into
abuses in the several branches Of the gov.
eminent.
Mr.. COuger objected. Adjourned.