The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-04
Last NIGHTS Dispatcha IS
XIV CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Bills were intro
duced: By Mr. Raincy, to punish election
frauds; by Mr. Chalmers, to prevent cor
ruptions In elections: by Mr.. Gibson, for
the improvement of the Mississippi river
from its mouth to its head waters; by
Messrs. Durham and Price, to make trade
dollars legal tender; by Mr.. Dibbrell, 10
make trade dollars and other silver coin
lega! tender; by Hunter, to require the
secretary of the treasury to receive trade
dollars in exchange for legal tender silver
dollars; by Mr.. Fort, for a like purpose,
aud to stop the further coinage of trade
dollars
All bills on this subject were, on motion
of Mr., Stephens, referred to the commit
tee on coinage. Of which ne is chairman.
By Mr., Brentano, in relation to the eX-
pulsion from Germany of naturaIized
American citizen, Julius Bauer.
By Mr., Harrison. for admission and re-
gistering OF foreign built vessels.
After a struggle was made over the ref
erence Of this bill as between the commit
tees on commerce aud ways and means, ii
was finally referred to the committee Ga
commerce.
By Mr.. Springer, for the termination of
the naturalization treaty with Prussia.
The house committee on elections to-
| day decided to receive additional testi,
mony in the contested election cases Of
HaroIson VS. Shelley. of Alabama, and
Frost vs. Mitchell, of Missouri, Shelley and
Frost heing the sitting members.
The bill introduced to-day by represent
ative Phillips provides that the redemption
Of notes IN coin shall be suspended when.
ever the coin in the treasury shall be re.
duced to $50,060.000 and that when the
amount of coin in the treasury exceeds
l$l00,0O0,000 the surplus shal! be used fol-
the redemption Of bonds bearing the high
est rate OF interest that are subject to hi:
call
The first of the Pacific railroad cases
the Union Pacific Company against the
United States, was argued to-day in tht
Supreme Court, together with simila
cases set for argument on the 18th inst
Among the questions raised is wha
legally constitutes the net earnings Of
railroad company.
The Committee on Ways and Means to
day indicated that it will confue itself t
current business without considering
measures for change of tariff or kindre
legislation, The testimony taken regard
ing reform in the New York Custom Hous
: is printed and will be considered on Tues
= day next.
The joint resolution introduced toda
by Representative Springer, requests th
president to give notice to the goverumer
? Of Germany that the treaty OF Feb. q
j 1868, known as the Bancroft treaty, will b
) terminated by this government at the en-
Of twelve months after giving notice. Tt
:. Objectionable part of the treaty is tn
e clause which provides with reference
I naturalization that the intent not to retur
to ones adopted country may be held
q exist when the person naturaIized in ou
z country resides more than two years 10 II
country. If the Bancroft treaty be term
d mated the rights of citizens of either countl
e residing in the other will be determined
e the treaty of 1928, which recognizes tt
/ equal rights of native and naturalized eli
zens to scjourn in the territories of eat
government