The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-17
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SENATE


WASHINGTON, April IT, Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler being absent, the senate
was called to order by Secretary Gorham
and Ferry was elected president protein.
The vice president leaves this afternoon
for brief visit to New York,
Ferry from the committee on finance
reported with amendments the house bill
to repeal all that part of the act of Janua~
ry 18th 1875 known as the specie resump-
ton act which authorized the secretary of
treasury to dispose of United States bonds;
anGeredeem and cancel greenback currency;
ordered printed ard placed on the calen
der
Window, chairmon of the committee on
appropriations, submitted a concurrent
resolution directing the president of the
senate and the speaker of the house to
declare their respective houses adjourned
without day. the tenth of June at IL
O'Clock M; agreed to unanimously after
brief discussion by vote of SO to II.
BurDsides' bill to remove all restrictions
now existing in regard to enlistments of
coiored citizecs in any one of the branches
Of U. S. array was indefinitely postponed
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Mr. Blount
moved to go into committee of the whole
on the postofice appropriation bill. Mr..
Cox, of New York, and others opposed the
motion, desiring to have the morning hour,
and it being defeated, 50 to $50, the
speaker called on the committees for their
reports.
The bill repeating the act authorizing
the coinage of twenty cent silver pieces
was passed.
A bill providing for deposits Of savings
in a popular loan, and for funding the ma
tional debt In home bends, was referred to
the committee of the whole. 1t provided
that any person may deposit money in any
SUN not less than fifteen cents. in any pos
tai money order office, and when such de-
posits shall reach ten dollars the postmas-
ter shall issue to the depositor a postal Or
der on the United States treasury, which
shall issue therefor s. bonds, which shall
be exempt frou all taxation.
Mr. Hartzell, from the committee on
banking, reported back bill authorizing
the deposit of silver bullion and the issue
Of certificates therefor. Referred to the
com mittee Of the whole, and made the
special order for May 9th.
MIR. Rice, from the committee on Pacific
railroads, reported a bill extending the
time for the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Referred to the commit
tee Of the whole Mr.. House, from the
same committee, reported bill amending
, various Texas Pacific acts. Same order
!. uade as in the other.
A pro rate Pacific bill, the bill establish
ing the Pacific r. r. commissioner, and a
bill amending the Pacific r. r. accounts
identical with the Thurman bill, were also
: referred to the committee of the whole.
: HM Mdenbergh reported back bill making
i it lawful for national bank associations to sell
!. ! or dispose OF legal tender notes which they
are now required to hold as reserve fund.
: and invest the same in u. S. bonds bearing
: interest at rate not exceeding per cent,
: which bonds shall be held as reserve fund
Referred to the committee of the whole.
. Also bill amending the revised statutes
to provide that any banking association
whiCh has paid out obligatory promissory
notes signed by the president vice presi.
). dent and cashier Of such association. NAV
7; issue the same as money, but when
such notes are not signed by the .officers
the association shall be fined 20 dollars for
= each note so paid out. Referred to the
Icomnittee of the whole.
- Hartzells bill for the issue of certificates
R. on the silver bullion authorizes the issne
\ of certificates OF the denomination of $40
n and multiples thereof iu exchange fo,
" silver bullion, which certificates shall be
redeemed on presentation in silver bars o,
dollars. at the option of the treasury. and
shall be recoverable for all dues to govern.
n ment.
s. The house refused by large maiorit,
= to refer the congress adjournment resoln
ton, and it will now be passed.