The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-02-23

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II CIR W tSHfXGTON LETTER
. W 'sHSGToS, -. G. Feb. Il, n
Only thirteen working days o
!, this session Of Congress remain
HE electoral votes of twenty-fou
States are yet to be determined
eleven large appropriation bill.
, are yet to he disposed of, beside.
a large amount Of important pub
/, nc business, TO say nothing of pri.
F., waite bills. and yet the House
| wasted a great deal of time dur.
ing the week in discussing the
! already settled Florida case.
Senator Windham, chairman Of
The committee on appropriations,
said yesterday hat it would be
possible to effect the passage of
the appropriation bills before the
end OF the session, provided the
Two houses went to work in earn
est but that there was no time
now for accident or delay. The
status OF these bills is as follows.
The navy bill now sundry civil.
and river and harbor bill, are in
committee and ready for action.
The Post Office bill reported TO
the Senate, but not printed for
want of funds; Indian, consular
and diplomatic, fertilization and
Military Academy bills IN confer
ence without serious disagree
ment; deficiency reported from
the House to the Senate, but not
printed for want Of funds; the
legislative billreadyfor consider
alton. He said that this was the
most difficult bill to agree upon,
as the changes madeint the House
were such thdt the Senate would
not accede to many Of It's provlg-
ions. The Senate amendments
restore this bill to substantiallv
the same as the present wear.
The Senate committee insist npon
retaining Che same number of in-4
ternal revenue collectors. the
House providing fora reduction
OF twenty, The Senate bills also
INSIST upon an appropriation Off
100000 to pay the judgments orit
The Court Of Claims. He further
says that there is not much lee '
and all depends upon the 1,
'ction that the committee of con- y
erence may take whom this bille
caches them. The pension bill
S the only one 6ftle apppiropria- /
ion bills that has become q law. :,
"A bill has been drafted to meet
Substantially the recommends r.
ions OF the President in his re- :,
ent special message with regard =,
0 early specie payments, and IN
lbmitted to him as it probably -
be by the Committee of -
Jays and Means. It's provisions Il,
Her in several respects from the ~
lggestlonS of the President, but No
lere is reason to believe that he
al not seriously object to the g,
ranges. It provides for the use fl.
me thlrty-years four per cent. III
already authorized by the 80,
t CT July, 1870, and the redemp- -
IN act of January, 1873. The
Mount of greenbacks to be fund ~
into this stock is 600 COO. 900.
Qlted to $lo,000,000 in any one :,
1nth. A further sam of-sav
100000 greenbacks--is author
ID to be Withdrawals exehapg e
subsidiary silver, and to this
d the coin is to he increased to
aggregate of $S0,000,000, inclu,
e the $50,0O0,000 at present. Con
The theory of the to
VISION is chat silver change But
J take the place Of the small Der
.enback ones and twas below int
denomination of five dollars. per
'se are limited By the act of mel
3 to $35,009,00O, but the amount be
' outstanding is believed to be est
ow $30,000,000. No commits. Lhei
is allowed forfunding or ex- ces'
nge Of greenbacks for bands
coin. The expenses of
raying, printing, ETC., of bonds Err
limited to o|ne-fourth Of one Is
cent. Some assurances have ] writ
4 given that the bill will meet Octol
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