The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-03
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WARRINGTON, November 2.-The House
Committee on Banking and Currency
have decided to ask the consent Of the
House that the bill to repeal the resump-
ton law be assigned for the 18th inst,
with an opportunity for discussion from
day TO day until disposed Of.
The sub. committee on Ewing's silver
bill reported it back without any substau-
tial amendment, except one providing
that the charges for coming bullion into
silver shall be the same as charges for
gold coinage. The full committee will
probably hold another meeting to-day for
the purpose Of considering the possible
action OF the House on this report
Mr.. Ewing has Withdrawn his motion
to recommit the bill repeating the re.
sumption act and has accepted for il the
bill US substitute, and moved the pre-
vious question. --
Mr.. Hale has moved to lay the bill on
the table, and the House is voting by yeas
and nays on that motion. The vote will
consume what is left Of the morning hour
MESSAGE OF coNDoLENCE.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections met this morning, and act.
ing Chairman Mitchell read a telegram
from Gov. Burbank announcing the death
Of Senator Morton.
Mr.. Salisbury then moved that the
committee tender their coincidence 10 the
widow and family Of their late chair.
man, which was agreed to, and the fol.
lowing telegram was prepared, signed by
the entire committee, and Immediately
dispatched:
Mrs. Senator Morton and jamilg Indiana.
polls:
The members OF the Committee on
Privileges and Elections OF the Senate
have heard with sorrow OF the death Of
Senator Morton, chairman Of said com.
mittee, and beg TO tender 10 Mrs. Morton
and family their sincere coincidence in
this their hour OF trial and grieyement.
Mr.. Wadleigh moved that the commit
Tee adjourn out Of respect 10 TIE Senator.
Agreed to.
VISITS OF COURTESY. >.
The Ways and Means Committee, this
morning, paid the President and Secreta.
ry Of the Treasury the visits Of courtesy,
customary upon the organization Of this
committee, at each succeeding Congress.
ARMY APPROPRIATION.
The House Committee on Appropria.
tions, this morning completed the army
appropriation bill on the basis Of pro.
viding pay for the actual number Of men
in service yesterday, which the COM
mittee understood was something less
than 10000. The clause is inserted in the
bill to prohibit any recruiting above the
mentioned limit during the current fiscal
year.
The Committee ON Banking and Cur
rency met again to-day after the adjourn
ment OF the House, for the purpose Of
acting on the report Of the snb.commit-
tee on the currency silver bill. After
some discussion and amendments, Rep
resentative Buckner, chairman cf the
committee, was authorized 10 report the
bill as agreed on with amendments, 1t
provides that there be coined at the sew
eral tnints OF the United States silver
dollars Of the weight Of 4l2l grains Troy,
Of standard silver, as provided in the
act Of January IS, 1887, on which shall
be the devices and superscriptions pro-
vided by said act, which coin, together
with all silver dollars heretofore coined
by the United States, Of like weight
and iineness shall be legal tender
for all debts and dues, public and
private, except where otherwise provid-
ed by contract, and any owner OF silver
bullion may deposit the same at any U.
s. coinage mint or assay office to be coin.
ell into such dollars for his benefit on the
same terms and conditions as gold!bullion
is deposited for coinage under the exist
ing laws. It is Understood that when the
bill is reported TO the House it will be
proposed that the legal tender power
shall not effect the contracts made from
the date OF the decentralization OF silver
to the passage Of this act, and also limit.
ing an amount for which II shall be a
legal tender.
CABINET COUNCIL.
The Cabinet Council to-day was at
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and US soon as the proceedings were open.
cd attention was directed to the death OF
Senator Morton. Expressions Of deep
regret were connected with the discus
sion. II was suggested that some Repre-.
sentative ofthe Cabinet should attend the
funeral, but 1t was not decided who will
be present. 1t was thought fitting
that Secretary Thompson being of In
diana should go. He ia now suffering
from very severe cold contracted on the
Virginia trip, and should he recover il is
likely that tho gentleman, accompanied
by the Attorney General, will go to In.
dianapolis, 1t Is hardly probable that
the President will be able 10 attend.
The Cabinet also had some converse.
lion on the condition Of The public debt,
and the exhibit, as made in the statement
issued yesterday, was regarded as a mat.
ter for congratulation.