The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
WAEHNoroN, November h

amendments, recommending Concurrence
in some of the amendments and non, con
Currence 10 others.
!, Mr.. Atkins explained that the Senate
amendments were mainly immaterial, the
chief point Of difference between the two
Houses being the clause limiting the army
TO 10000 men and limiting Il to 5000.
The House then proceeded to vote upon
the amendments. The Senate's amend
ment reducing the appropriation for ex-
penses Of the Commanding Generals
Office from $1,000 to S2,50O was concur.
red in.
The next amendment was one striking
out the clause providing that four full
cavalry regiments shall be kept upon the
Texas frontier, and inserting instead Of It
aproyiso that cavalry regiments may be
recruited TO one hundred men, and that
sufficient force Of cavalry shall be EN-.
ployed In defense Of the Texas frontier.
The recommendation Of the Committee
on Appropriations was TO non.conCur,
bul Mr.. Foster moved to concur. Agreed
to-yeas l40, nays I26. The following
Democrats voted with the Republicans in
the affirmative: Aiken, Benedict, Lock-
wood, Hart, Gaug, Mackey, Williams OF
Michigan, Williams OF Delaware, Gull
bertson, Mills Of Texas, Giddings, Schlei.
cher and Throckmorton.
The next amendment Of the Senate was
to insert $4,000 instead Of 10000 In the
clause prohibiting the recruiting Of the
army beyond that number.
Mr.. Fostsr moved 10 concur. The
vote wGs taken, and resulted-yeaS l34,
nays 100. The Republicans voted solidly
In the affirmative, and Joined by Williams
OF Michigan, Williams Of Delaware, Cnl-
bertson, schleicher, Giddings, Mills, Lut-
trell, Throckmorton and Randolph.
The next amendment Of the Senate was
TO strike out the words "of whom four
full cavalry regiments shall be kept In
service on the Mexican frontier in Tex.
a." concurred in without opposition.
The paragraph now reads: "For the
purchase Of horses for cavalry and artil-
lery and for Indian scouts, and for such
infantry as may be wanted, 5000, 900; pro-
vided that cavalry regiments may be re-
cruited to one hundred men in each com.
pauy, and kept as near as practicable at
that number, and sufficient force Of cav.
airy shall be employed In defense OF the |
Mexican and indian frontier OF Texas;
provided, that nothing herein contained
shall authorize recruiting the number Of
men IN the army rolls, including Indian
scouts and hospital stewards, beyond
26,000."
The amendment for striking ont the
appropriation OF $4,000 tor the conyer.
sion OF ten.inch amooth.bores into rifies
was non.concurred in.
The bill now goes back to the Senate
for action on such amendments "a were
not concurred.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill for the
financial relief Of the country, and to
facilitate q return to specie payments
without injuriously affecting commercial
business and the general industries Of the
people. Referred. It provides that the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall have pre-.
pared an issue Of E1checquer bills Of
various denominations to the amount Of
$3.50, 100000, and that they shall be used
for the redemption and payment OF out.
standing legal tender notes, and that such
Exchecquer bills shalt be receivable in
payment Of all public and private dues,
and shall be fundable in three per cent
bonds. 1t directs the Secretary TO give
public notice Of the proposed redemption
Of legal tenders, and 10 redeem them in
E1checeuer bills when presented in sums
of $50 and its multiples, which exchange
shall continue until the let of January, 70.
It also provides for series Of three per
cent bonds, payable in coin in thirty years,
after (which the bonds are to be sold or
exchanged at par for coin or Exchequer
bills, aud are to be also exchaugable after
the Let OF January, 1879, for such legal
tenders as may be outstanding. II pro.
yides that all Exchequer bills and coin
received in payment for those per cent
bonds shsll be used in retiring outstand.
ing bonds bearing higher rate Of inter-
est; and in order to meet the interest,
which Ia payable in coin, until E Exche1uer
bills and coin be on par, the Secretary
is;required to procure coin by sale in El.