Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE
WAsHINGTON March 20.

WlnuOm, Blame ana w Wlther6 wei
appointed q conference committee o
the part Of the Senate on militar
academy appropriation bill. How
submitted the following.
. ResOlced, That the President bo re
quested, fnot incompatible with pub
: lie interest, to inform the Senat
| whether w. II. Whitaker who recent
: ly presided in the Superior crimina
: court of the parish Of Orleans, wa
: formerly employed either in the In
ternal Revenue service, or as Assis
9 tant Treasurer at New Orleans, if 8,
} during what period of time, an,
l whether in either of said capacitic
, said Whitaker as defaulter I,
{ the U. s. and to what amour
. and under what circumstances
, whether legal proceedings have beer
taken against said Whitaker, eithe.
; civil or criminal and with what re
suit; whether such proceedings ar,
still pending; if discontinued whel
they were discontinued and b,
whose direction. Ordered that it b,
printed and lie on the table.
Howe said said at home and else
where he had been accused of no
yielding cordial support to til.
Presidents policy and if it woulG
suit the convenience of the Senate or
Monday next he would like to take
up the resolution and submit some
remarks by way of excusing himself
so far as he was able.
HOUSE.
/
The bill regulating advertising for
mail contracts passed. It required
advertisements to be brief and to re-
fer for details to the Postoffice De-
partment. 1t also prohibits the SUBJ
letting of mail contracts and declares
such contracts annulled.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March %.
Dorsey introduced q hill abolishing
the District of Columbia Police Com
missioners. Referred.
Eaton introduced resolution de-
claring that it Is alleged that Benja-
min Noyes, citizen of Connecticut
and the U. S., was unlawfully impris-
oned in Washington, March llth, and
that his kidnappers took papers from
him and refused him consultation
with counsel, and directing the COM
mittee to into the matter. Further
consideration was postponed till
Monday.
Hereford called up his resolution
instructing the Finance Committee to
report on the House bill to repeal the
resumption act. Postponed till Tues
day.
Hoar, from Committee on Elections,
reported back Senate resolution to
pay John Ray and VIM. l.. Mcmillan
the compensation and mileage of SEN
ators for the unexpired time of VIM.
T. Kellogg in the 42d Congress, with
amendment to pay them $1,000 each
instead of compensation and mileage.
Ordered printed and tabled.
After the morning hour considera-
tion of the Pacific r. II. sinking fund
bill was resumed and Mcdonald,
member of the Judiciary Committee,
favored the bill reported by that COM
mittee.
HOUSE.
Stephens, chairman of Committee
on Coinage, reported a bill to amend
the laws on the subject of coinage, to
perfect the double metallic standard
and to provide for issuing gold and
silver bullion certificates and to retire
certain silver coins now in use. Or
dered printed and recommitted. The
first section provides that the coinage
of gold and silver bullion shall be on
equal footing and on the same terms
and conditions, that is to say the ac-
tive cost of coinage and each shall be
paid by the over.
The second section requires the
Secratary of the Treasury to receive
on deposit silver bullion in whatever
quantities offered and to have
it assayed and put in suitable bars,
properly stamped and issue certificates
therefor, just as certificates are now
issued for gold bullion and gold and
silver coin, such certificates to indicate
and represent the value of bullion 80
deposited in standard silver dollars of
412R grains and to have the same
force and effect as other coin certifi-
Gates, and to be alike receivable in
payment of all public dues, and the
bullion so deposited is to be retained
in the treasury for the payment of
certificates. The depositor is to pay
the expenses of assaying and stamp
ing bullion and of its coinage.
The Secretary of the Treasury is to
have the right of converting such bull
lion into standard silver dollars and
to take up such certificates in coin or
bullion at his option
The third section prohibits further
coinage Of 20 CT, Ct, and 3 cts. silver
pieces.
The 4th section makes fractional or
subsidiary silver coins legal tenders
to tho amount of $1,000 and authorizes
its redemption at the treasury in legal
tender money when presented in sums
of 800 or ever.
The 9th section authorizes the con-
tinuance ofthe coinage of trade dol
lars exclusively for foreign trade, but
limit the amount to $75O,OOO per
month.