The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Busies's Fractional Currency BiIi De-
f-~sea-So Sales.--future ia the
senase'. Amend mees Ser ine Bsa>s
Resumption Repeal Ne sures

Resnmption Repeal Ne surez.
I WASHINGTON, April lg.-Represen-
ts,ive Hartridge's bill TO prevent the
introduction Of 10 fictitious diseases, yer-
oally amended BY the senate, was, on
his motion, taken from the table and
passed. II now goes to the president
Ia the house the adjournment reso-
intion was postponed to the 10th o!
May.
The republicans by dHstory motions
prevented the consideration of the
William and Mary college bin. The
house Is IN session to-nieht.
The committee on Indian sfIai.s de-
cided to report a bill paying direllct
interest between 1861 and 1866 due the
Chiekasaw nation, amounting To S22U, :
Oo0.
TIE house committee on lauking
and currency, had a very interesting
conference this morning with Messrs.
John y. Stewart, Of the United states
trust company OF New York, and J. ID.
Vermiiy, OF the Merchants bsnk, New
York. The question of the practices
bility of maintaining resumption WEE
pressed upon these gentlemen by Mr..
Ewing, but they hed iufi-xibly the
position that resumption can be safely
entered upon on the first Of January.
1873. and that with the present favor
able outlook Of good crops, and the
balance of trade in the favor of the
country, resumption can be mains
tanned.
They expressed belief, however.
that the maintenance Of specie pay
ment would Bot he assured unless a
portion of the currency circulation d.
retired and foreign exchanges continu.
to be in our favor. Mr.. VermIIly
thought that one hundred or one hum
dred and fifty million dollars of the
outstanding United States notes should
be retired IN order to make specie re-
sumption entirely safe.
The phonograph displayed itself suc.
cessfully before the national academy
of science aud at the capitol. and after
ward its inventoT was photegTrrh,,,
hy General Bradley. The effects pro-
Guced by Brady in photograph and
Edison in phonoersph is amazing.
WASHINGTON, ID. G, April .1-Iu
the hCuse Mr.. ButleT's bill, for the issue
of fractional currency and Treasury
notes OF small denomination, va, lie
fta,ed 10y vote Of ye4s I2n, nays 8 u
The river and haEbor appropriation
bil! pissed, under suspension 81 the
rules, - a vote of yeas I65. lays 65.
Mar. Cox, o: New York. desired 10
present y protest sgaiBst tlie ball, signed
by lumber of members OF the house.
but pending decision on "a point uI
order raised az ainst its reception, the
house adjourned.
No nominations.
Confrmatious-Mere military pro-
motions.
In the senate Mr.. VOORHEES, submit.
ted an amendment to the senate sub
sti,ute for the house bill repeating re-
sumption, providing that United States
notes shall be received at par upon the
passage OF the act; also making legal
tender notes Immediately indsstrueii.
BILE.
Mr. Blaine submitted resolution
taat radical change la the tariff would
be inopportune, aud that it should lie
a fixed principle To retain tariff for
revenue 80 as To protect Amer lean in.
dGstry. Ordered printed.
The P!ttsburg chamber of commerce
presents protes; against bridging the
Mississippi at Memphis.
The bill for relief of Masonic hall.
Atlanta, passed on melton of Mr.. Bal
ley, of Tennessee.
1t Was ordered that senate tin for
the relief of book agents of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South be taken
up rs soon rs objected cases on cGIeu-
der should be disposed OF.