Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-02
Proceedings Of Congress.

In the Senate Monday Mr.. Matthews pre-
sented a bill to amend the act 10 establish a
universal system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States. Mr.. Ingalls, presented a
bill providing that the first annual meeting of
the 45th Congress shall be on the FIRST Monday
Of November. Mr. Hereford presented a bill
providing for the coming of silver dollars OF
the weight of 4l21 grains, which shall be re-
ceived in payments Of all debts, public and
private, except where the payment OF gold coin
is expressly required by law.
In the House over 800 bills were presen ed
among others is one providing permanent
form of government for the District Of Column
bia to repeal the tax on deposits in savings
institutions; to restore the national credit by
funding the non-interest bearing debt into
bonds bearing four per cent. interest payable
at the expiration of forty years, Speaker
Randall announced the standing committees,
the chairmen OF the leading committees being
Ways and means, Wood of N. Y; foreign
affairs, Swami Of Nd; elections, Harris OF
Va. appropriations, Atkins Of Tenn bank
ing and currency, Buckuer of No; Pacific
railroad Potter Of N. Y; commerce, Reagan
Of Texas District Of Columbia, Williams OF
Mich. military affairs, Banning of Ohio
Mr.. Walsh, of Md, is chairman of the com
mittee on revision of laws, and Roberts, oil
Nd, that OF accounts. Mr.. Walsh is also on
the invalid pension committee. kimmei, OF
Nd, is on the naval committee and committee
on revolutionary pensions; Mr.. Henry, of Nd,
is on the committee OF claims and reform in
the civil service, and Mr. Henkle that of the
District of Columbia.
In the Senate on Wednesday the Chair ap-
pointed fine folowing Senators as q COMM tie,
under Mr. Edmunds' resolution 10 relation the
election of President and Vice President
Messrs. Edmunds, Coknlng, Howe, Mcmillan
Teller, Davis of Illinois, Bayard, Thurman and
Morgan. On motion of Mr.. Merrimon, th,
Senate ordered that two bills be taken from
the committee on elections and privileges and
referred to the special committee to inquir,
into and ascertain the subject of the elections
of President and Vice President. Mr.. Burn.
side introduced bill TO remove all restriction
now existing in regard to the enlistment o
colored men in the army. A bill was also intro
duced to provide for the examination of al
claimants for pensions and for the appoint
ment of corps Of examining surgeons.
In the House Mr.. Ewing, from the commit
Tee on bank and currency, reported bill pro
viding for the repeal Of the third section o
specie resumption act which provides, anon!
other things for the resumption of specie pay
ment January /, 1879. Mr. Fort presented {
bill from the minority for repeating only tina
portion of the section which authorizes tn,
Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds TO
the redemption Of legal tenders. A prelimi
nary test vote WAS reached on the question OF
a motion 10 table a motion to reconsider tn
vote by which the bill was recomnitted to tn
committee the vote on the motion to tabl
standing il6 ayes to 1873 nays, the friends o
repeal voting in the negative. The Mary!an,
n
Swami, who is not recorded, voted in tn
negative.