The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.


MIR. Saunders, Of Nebraska, submitted Joint
resolution supplemental to the Joint resolution
In relation to the international exposition TO
be held In Paris this year. 1t provides for the
appointment OF eighteen additional commits
sioners to attend the. exhibition. Ordered to
De printed. Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut sent
10 the clerks desk and had read resolutions of
the Connecticut legislature condemning sny
attempt to postpone the resumption of specie
payment, and demonstrating against the pas
! sage OF the Bland silver bill. Laid on the
liable and ordered that they be printed. The
silver bill came up, and Mr.. Beck submitted an
amendment directing the secretary of the treas
| ury to purchase not less than So 900, 900 per
month In silver bullion, and coin it, or as much
more as the mint can coin. Mr.. Beck ex-
planned his amendment, and Mr.. Bayard spoke
In opposition to the silver bill. Adjourned,
Mr. Hoar presented 120 petitions from 6 261
cltzens OF the United States praying for an
amenument 10 the constitution of the United
states SO as to extend the right of suffrage to
women: Mr.. Conkling presented a petition
from cltlzens OF New York asking Congress to
relieve the starving people of northern China.
he also presented petitions from citizens of
different counties of New York, all fayoring the
remonetization OF the silver dollar of 4l2I5
grains Mr. Oonkling said these petitions were
all printed in the same form and seemed 70 he
the result of combined movement One of
these petitions contained foot-note. signed
Dy KY citizens who were opposed to the re-
monetzation of silver. .Mr. Wallace. OF
fennsylyania, from the committee OH finance.
reported, with amendment, the Senate bill to
authorize long bond for the investment of
savings Mr. Eaton spoke against the R,and
silver Dill, AID proposed silver dollar of 44O
grams Mr.. Howe favored the bill and MIR
Teller OF Colorado. submitted an amendment
providing for the issuing Of certificates of de-
post based on silver bullion deposited in the
United States treasury. Adjourned.
Mr.. Thurman spoke in favor of the Bland
SILVER Dill and Messrs Herman and Christiancv
against it. A substitute offered by Senator
Chrlstiancy provides that the coinage of silver
dollars of 41213 grains at the mints of tbe
United States, but that gold shall be the stand
ara OF value the present subsidiary silver coins
are to be legal tends in all cases to the amount
OF 80 the silver dollars and subsidiary coin
ana silver bars stamped at the mints or New
@ @lork assay ONCE with their weight and fine
ness, and the trade dollars are to be made
legal tender according to the market value,
10 De hxed monthly by the secretary of the
treasury, the treasurer OF the United States and
the director of the mint, ON gold valuation.
III sccofdshce with the current rates Of the
markets of the world, which valuation is to be
promulgated and published in tho principal
cltles OF the United States in fixing the value
OF OF COINS the cost OF coinage is TO be added
The substitute further p' DIVIDES that the
Ghltea States legal tender notes may be re-
deemed upon presentation with silver of the
valuau ms fixed as above and when so re-
deemed shall not again be issued but shall be
placed TO the credit of the sinking fund Own
ers OF silver bullion are permitted to deposit il
ana receive in return certificates redeemable
valuation. Adjourned.
A resolution WAS agreed TO iustructing the
committee on appropriations to inquire Whetb-
er adequate provisions for prompt action in
pension cases exist in the pension bureau and
surgeon-generals and adiutant-general'g offices
49,. The Senate bill to remit taxes on insoI-
vent savings banks was amended so that no
savings bank having no capital stock shall
on account of mercantile or business deposits
on which no interest has been allowed. he
Senled the exemptions, and passed. D.. The
senate resumed consideration of the sill |
yer bill, and Mr.. Blaine, of Maine. spoke
mainly IN support of his substitute, dollar of
425 grains. Mr.. Johnston. of Virginia. smoke
IN favor OF the remonetization of silver. Ad- |
journed.
Among the bills introduced in the House was
one by Mr.. Southard Of Ohio authorizing the |
payment Of customs in legal tender notes, and |
one by Mr.. Mills, of Texas, directing that all |
bonds hereafter issued by the government shall |
be payable, principal and interest, in gold. /
SILVER or legal tender notes. The consular
ana diplomatic appropriations bill was reported |
1t asks for Sl,034, 935, against 81, 138, ,374 |
last year, the eduction being reached by cut |
ting down salaries of ministers and consuis and |
dlsconlnuing representa- on at some points,.
An effort to pass a resolution directing the /
ways and means committee TO report an income
tax bill wag defeated by-yeas, 165 nays, 8S--
! ss than required two-thirds majority. Ad-
jourued.
Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, presented petitions
from citizens Of New York and Boston, asking
Congress to do something to mitigate the
horrors OF the famine in China The House |
went into committee of the whole and discussed
ths military academy appropriation bill. Ad- /
jOurned.
Dir. Cox, OF New York, offered a resolution |
dueenog the committee on commerce to inyes- ]
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