The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-03
Washingtoa Items.

WAsHISGTos, November Tho
House Committee on Banking and Cur
eqcy have decided 10 ask the consent of
the House that tho bill tor the repeal ot
The resumption act be assigned tor tho
l8 inst, with opportunity Tor discussion
rom day 70 day until It's drposal.
Tns subcommittee on ESings SILVER
bill reported II back without ANY cub
.tsntiAl amendment, EXCEPT one pro-
vidIng that the charges tor coming tho
bullion into silver dollars shall bc tho
same As the charge for gold coinage.
the full committee will probably hold
another meeting to-day for the purpose
Il considering 1t and possibly ActIng Oh
This report
In the House Ewing has withdrawn
ms motion 10 recommIt the bill repeating
the resumption act and has accepted
Forts bill ~ a substitute, and has mevod
he previous question.
Mr.. Hale has moved 10 lay the blll
and amendment on the table and tho
House IA voting by yeas and nays on that
motion The vote will consume what Is
| # OF the morning hour.
The House Committee on Appropria-
ions this morning completed the army
appropriation bill on basis OF providing
pay for the actuAl number OF men m tho
ervlce, which the committee understood
was something les. than 10000. A
ciAuse Is inserted in the bill To prohibit
any recruiting above the mentioned
limit during the fiscal y0ar.
The Ways and Means Committee this
morning paid the President and Socro-
LAry OF the Treasury VISITS OF courtesy
visionary upon the organization OF this
committee Of each succeeding Congr,ss.
The proviso inserted by the House 10
the Army appropriation bill last winter.
against the use OF any part OF the army
or so-cslled polt.ct purpos'S, 81
IA omitted from the present measure
The Vice President appointed Senh-
tors Mcdonald, Davis Ot Illinois, Burn.
,ida, Bayard, Cameron Of PennsylyAuiA
and Booth ~ committee u attend the
funeral Of the late Sensto' Morton.
The Committee on BtDkIng and Cur
rency met AZ iin ~ day after tho adjouru-
ncnl OF the House for the purpo.e of
acting on the report OF the sub-cOmnit
Tea on Mr. Ewing's silver bill After
.ome discussion and amend mehU, repre-
.entatvs Buckner, Chairman Of the oDm-
mittee WAS suthOrzed q report the
oil "A agreed on with the amendments. II
provides that there be coined NJ the rev
sral mints OF the United State. ,Iiyer DOL.
lars Of the weight Of Sl2i grains troy, Of
.tAndard silver A. PROVIDED Ia the act o.
jar usry l8, 1887. on which shall BE- ID"
devices and superscrptiOns provIded. by
sad act, which coin, together with
alI ths ulyer dollars heretofore
med by the UnIled States Of Ike
weight and ermne,s, tball be- legal
tender for sil deb0 and dues, public And
private, except where otherwise provided
by contract, ard any owner oi silver bui-
ion may depOsit the same A. any United
States coinage mint or a,Ssy Office 20 b"
coined into tu'h dollars for hls benefit
o the same terms and condition ~ gold
bullion is deposited for coinage under eI-
isliDg laws 1t ia undersI, oil that when
the bill 10 reported 70 the IlOuse Il will
be proposed that the legal tender power
shall not effect contracts made from the
date Of the demonstration Oi silver 20
the p0lAge OF this scl, and sl,O limiting
| the amount Tor which it ,hAli be ! legal
| tender.