The Portland daily press., 1877-11-02
Naval Appropriation.

The House committee on naval affairs TODAY
adopted resolution that the committee on an
preparations be informed that it is their iude-
ment that bill should be reported at the ear
liest opportunity, making an appropriation to
cover the deficiencies, on account of the pay of
the naval officers the hospital fund and the
support of the marine corps during the last
quartz! of the last fiscal year.
Effect of the Silver Bill.
The question has been raised in the Banking
and Currency Committee as to W hat tho effect
will be of the passage of the proposed silver
bill which repeats the third section of the re-
sumption act upon the laws that were repealed
by that section. These laws were those which
limited the volume of national bank notes to
1854 100000, and provided for the distribution
OF national bank currency among the states in
proportion TO their population and wealth
Section II of the Revised Statutes declares that
whenever an act is repealed which repealed a
former act such former act shall not thereby
be revived unless it shall be especially SO pro-
vided. Some of the lawyers think that the
passage of the Ewing bill would leave free
banking as it now is, without any limit to the
issue of bank currency, and no retirement of
greenbacks. Other lawyers hold different
opinions.
The Army Bill.
The House Committee on Appropriations at
ameeting today nearly completed the prepara-
ton of the army bill and expect to finish it in
The Damaged Models.
The Senate Committee on Patents voted to
recommend an appropriation of $45 600 for the
restoration of such models which passed
through the fire in the Patent Office as can be
repaired.
The Patent Law.
The com mittee also decided to give a hearing
on the. 10Th to inventors and patent attorneys
upon the subject of thorough revision of the
patent laws. Drafts of the new patent laws
are in possession of the committee. One was
made by Chauncey Smith of Boston and an
other drafted in the interest of the inventors
which is understood to meet the approval of
the Commissioner of Patents.
All Quiet at Siika.
Caot. Selden of the revenue cutter Walcott,
telegrapbs the Secretary of the Navy from Sit
ka, via Washington territory, Oct. 22d, that
the Indian festival was progressing and that
everything was peaceful and no trouble appre-
hended.
Coinage for October.
The coinage at the mint for October was:
Gold, S., 800; silver, $2,516, 702 so. The
Comptroller Of Currency reports the national
bank notes outstanding at that date as $685.
775,111
The Lockout the Anti-ResunptioM
Bill.
AS the bill for the repeal of the resumption
act was reported in the morning hour yesteI-
day, its only privilege before the House is dur
ing sixty minutes each day; so that it is easily
within the power of the opposition to prevent
any action upon it, as was the case in the last
Congress with Mr.. BANDS silver bill. The
only escape out of this parliamentary lockout
is to have the bill placed upon the general cal
endar and referred to the committee of the
whole, whose debate and amendments could
not be restricted, or elss to pass it under sus-
pension of the rules on Monday, but that
would require two-thirds.