The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-15
GO MGR 5 SO N AL
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April l5.--Sargent SUBJ
mitted an amendment to the house bill to
place the name of Jas. Shields on the
retired list with the following generals. U.
s. Grant, Jno. A. Dix, Geo. B. Mcclellan,
N. P. Banks. A. E, Burnside, Jno. A.
Logan. Carl Schurz A. Pleasanton, James
Shields, j. A. Garfield. Chas. Devens, j.
d. Cox and some fifteen or eighteen
others, well known officers in the late war;
referred to the committee on military
affairs.
Rollins from the committee on manu-
features submitted resolution directing
the committee to consider and report to
the senate the probable effect of any
changes in the tariff law upon the manu-
featuring industries of the country; agreed
Herford advocated his resolution requiring
the committee on finance to report the
house bill TO repeal the specie resumption
act within week and gave notice he would
ask a vote thereon to morrow.
Morril, chairman of the financial CON-
mittee said he thought the committee
would report bill with certain amend
ments to- morrow, he said perhaps the
| fact was not known to the senator that
specie resumption was resumed in some
cities Saturday last and there would be
specie resumption throughout the country
| before action could be had in senate Oh
the bill.
| After the morning hour, consideration
was resumed of the bill to repeal the bank
rupt law and McCreary favored the repeal
| The house committee on coinage heard
| the report of the sub committee to whom
was referred the subject of gold coinage,
The report proposes a reference OF the
matter for further consideration to the
international money conference, to whict
the president has been authorized to invite
delegates.
1 HOUSE
II WAsHINGToN'April l5.-Swann presen
ted the Blair resolution of the Maryland
Legislature reopening the presidentia
question.
Kimmel introduced bill providing
made for trying the title of Prest. A Ion.
t discussion took place on parliamentary
/ that the house had right under parlia
e mentary law to refuse to receive petitions
3 but that question was whether it was wis
to refuse or to receive it, he thought tha
IS the memorial was respectful and tn
: ublect one VI very grave Importance
should be received and referred to tn
committee. Speaker generally coinclded
Before the determination of the questio
!, however,, 2 o'clock arrived. when under tn
= standing rule business of the district {
Columbia came up as the special order.
NEW YORK, April l5.-The Comnae,
= cinL says that since noon the talk on th
street increases about immediate resumt
tion at the city banks. The only thing re
manning to the contamination of the act {
: 1875 is the taking out of sixty millions
4 new bank circulation, upon which th
: greenback issue of the treasury will be r,
duced before the first of Jauu ary to q fxe
: minimum of three hundred millions. az
we understand that it is in contemplate
:, to make up list for this amount.
: :. Hester & Cans, we'll known umbrel
dealers, Broadway, have made an assig
ment for the benefit of their creditors. /.
abilities, $250,000; assets, one half III
Y. amount. General shrinkage is the cans
ID A compromise is probable. q zsss -