The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-16
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. DuDnell-To declare the jurls-
diCtIon OF the Utited States over the
hsrbers and nsvigsble waters of the
United States.
By Mr.. BlAir-F.r the reduction OF
postage.
By Mr. Robbins - Resolution directing
the Committee on Rules 10 inquire into
the c1pediency of rule requiring the
Record to print the votes taken by yeas
and nays under four heads, to-wit: Yeas,
nays, paired and absent impaired, and
also the expedlency of rule iorbidding
pairing.
BY Mr.. DAVIS OF North Carolina
Asking lesye TO introduce and have re-
lerred to the Committee Of the Whole, 3
resolution reciting the unequal taxstion
impos ei n the diffsre II States by internal
revenue, snd directing the Committee on
Ways and Means TO inquire into the eH-
pediency OF sboishing said tar.
Mr. Covert objected,
Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, offered res.
sutton for the appointment OF se.ect
committee ~, ascertain whether tho
Treasury Department has complied with
the sct of Congress, .requlrlng the APP
pointments in said department to be
equally distributed among the several
States and Territories. Referred.
Mr.. Franklin asked leave TO submit n
resolution declaring II 70 be the opinion
of the House thst United States notes
shall be legal tender for the payment
OF duties on imports.
Mr.. Frye objected.
Mr.. Covert offered resolution in
structing the Board of Supervising In
spectors of Steamboat 20 examine into
and report upon the merits oi the various
rife.ssving appsrstuses. Referred.
Mr.. Springer asked leave 10 introduce
and put upon Ia passage n bill n pro.
vent further contraction OF the currency.
il provides that the volume OF legal
tender notes shall not be contracted or
reduced below the amount OF S35O,OOO, o
900, and that any surplus oi such notes
received or redeemed by the government
which may be In the treasury in excess
of the sums required u meet sppropris-
tions msde by Congress, shall be reissued
by the Secretary of the Treasury in the
purchase OF coin tor the payment Of coin
obligations.
Mr.. Garfield objected u iH present
consideration and It WAS referred u tsa
Banking and Currency Committee.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, from the Com
miltee on Foreign AfSirs, reported back
the bill suspeDdIDg for ten years the
further operst'on OF section 6,514 Of the
revised statutes, which provides that
when y citizen Of the United states shall
discover n guanO Island be shall mol sell
guanO except 70 citizens Of the United
Ststes. The provision has already been
tupended for five veArs. Passed.
Mr.. Jones, OF Ohio, iron Toe Commit.
tee on Public Buildings aud Grounds, re-
ported back the resolution directing The
sut-cOmmitt Of said committee TO pro.
ceed u the cities OF Chicago, Provideocs,
Pitlsburgh, ST. Louis, LouisViIle, Detroit
aud Cleveland for the purpose OF sscer.
tanning the wants OF the public service in
regard 10 public buildings IN tbose c'ties
Mr.. SteDgsr raised point Of order that
he resolution, 81 It involved the eGpen.
diiqre Of public money, must go 10 q
COMMITTEE Of the Whole.
The Speaker sustained the polai, aud
the resolution Wa referred.
Mr.. Rssgan, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported back the bill
amending certain sections Of the revised
statutes concerning commerce and nsVi-
gAtlo1 o, steam yerseis, which Wa reier-
red 70 COMMITTEES OF the Whole, and
made TIE special order for Tuesday neIi.
The HoGse then vent into Commit
tee OF toe Whole on the State Of the
Unior, Mr. Hooker in the chair, for gen
ersI debate.
Nr Price sdjrssei the COMMITTEES 10
ADVOCACY OF the remOnsiizstIOn Oi the siI-
yer dollar. He Claimed IL ~ &
thing which did 10. sdmIt Of q
doubt tkI ~ the tine when
,iIysr Ess demone.zSd, be silver dol
lsr of4l2I grains Vas more valuable
thar tue gold dollar. He argued that Il
WAS The interest o; the United states u
I make both gUh 1nd siTef le2sI Issaei
I 10, all dsJls, paohc and PrisAse, partIcu
lsr!y nov, when tbs country MA soch {
large prodacef OF silver, and be attn
buisd the great depreciation d
real estate N Germany 70 the de
MOI se,lz..ioa Of slvsr oy that country
He cOnirSdicted the .heory tha
the sAsi increase N the production d
sllver N tan country hsc been the esni'
o. the fali ~ the value 0f bat metal, Anc
slesed N denial Of IL tbst Indis, Jspsr
and CiiaA Alone took, 10 The eoarts o
trade cqrIbg tbs I.st year. sl0S,0o,0s
o. silver, shich Ts about szopcoDo
more lDan the entire silver product OF "a
wOr.c. He erItIclsed tee ssrn"as o.
Bescn,r and PrOshinghan, and u con
ci1siou EAId We are laboring 70 &c