The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-26
XLVth Congress-Regular Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 25.
Mr.. Morton, from the Committee on Appropria-
tiops reported with amendments the House bill
making appropriations tor the consular and dipo-
matte service for the year ending June 30h, 1879.
Calendared,
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Public Build :
1ngs reported favoraby on the bill to provide a
Kansas Calendaed.
Mr.. Eustis, from the same committee reported
buildings at Kansas City, Mo. Caiendared.
Mr.. Wallace submitted an amendment to the
House bill to repeal the specie resumption act which
provides that and after July 1st ISIS, the Uuted
States legal tender notes shall be received for all
debts and dues, both public and private that any
national banking association now in existence, which
may desire to increase its circulation shall deliver to
The Secretary OF the Treasury for cancellation any
bonds OF the United States payable within 10 years
and bearing per cent. interest," and shall receive
in exchange therefor legal tender notes of the United
States to the amount Of the nominal value of such
bonds, which said bonds shall be treated as a part
of the sinking fund and recorded and destroyed
under the existing laws, but the whole amount of
legal tender notes issued tor this purpose and other
wise outstanding shall never exceed $780, ,O0O
No tax upon circulation shall be imposed upon legal
tender notes is ued under the provision hereof and
no reissue shall be required to be kept for their re-
dempton by any such national banking ASSOCIATE on
Referred to the Finance Committee
Mr. Rollins called up the House bill to amend the
Of Columbia for the present fiscal year, in regard to
the assessments of property and taking census of
the District at the same time.
Mr. Window called up the House bill to proyde
for the deficiency in the miscellaneous fund of the
House OF Representatives. The amendments re-
ported BY the committee approeIiating $40 600 tor
1oidlng documents we're agreed to and The bill as
passed as amended.
Senate resumed consideration of the Pacific rail-
road sinking fund bill, Dut with the consent of Mr.
Thurman it was laid aside with the understand ng
That 1t would not lose its place unfinished bust
ness ana MI. Howe called up the resolution submit
ted by him last week calling upon the President for
nIormat1on in regard to the alleged defalcation of
Judge Whitaker of louisiana
(ar. Howe's speech will be found in another COL
umn)
The Senate at 3'29 O'Clock went into executive ses-
sion and when the doors were re-opened adjourned,
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced and referred:
Changing the manner of appointment of assistant
engineers in the navy.
Joint resolution declaring it inexpedient at this
time to change or modify the tariff.
~ JOINT resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to convey to the chamber for commerce of
occupied as site of the city post office.
Mr.. Stephens by request introduced bill author.
izng the issue of post office bonds bearing interest at
the rate or 80 cents for every three calendar months
and reasonable on demand at any post office hayiog
the funds on hands also by requesD revising tho du-
ties s. Of the United States Supreme Court.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Banning OF Ohio, authorizing the COM
missioner of internal revenue to refund and nav back
certain taxes to distlers; also to reorganize the
By Mr.. Dibrell, fixing the pay of enlisted men in
the army,
By Mr.. schlecher, to regulate the value of subs
diary silver coin. 1t provides that such coin shall
be legal tender for anv amount not exceeding S10
and that whenever presented in amounts of loo the
tender money. e
By Mr.. Atkins for more economic sale of public
lands. R"'.''
The Speaker submitted communication from the
secretary Of State transmitting letters from the
Itanan government expressive Of gratitude to the
government and people for the manifestations of
Prnci Nor,
gress and people OF the United States on the occa-
SION OF the death OF King Victor Emanuel. Ordered
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts introduced hill to
enforce by appropriate legislation the will of the
people 10 reference to disabled soldiers of the late
war: also bill to authorize bondhodeIs and other
creditors to elect receivers in suits in equity pending
In United States courts Referred.
Mr. Banks presented memorial from the Boston
board OF trade for equitable rule for correction of
errors IN the assessment of duties on imports Re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
MIR. Spencer's motion of last Monday to suspend
the rules and the bill to authorize the coinage of
gold and silver on the same terms and to permit the
deposit thereof for the same purpose, came up and
the affirmative.
Mr.. Goode moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bull suspendng for five years the operation Of
ment or purchase OF one per cent of the debt of the
United States was rejedtee-yeas 1872, nays 49, not
two-thirds in the affirmative. The following MEM
bers voted in the affirmative:
Aiken, Atkins, Bakerlof Ind, Banning. Bell, Bick-
nell, Blackburn, Blount. Boone, Buck Bright, |
Brogdon, Browne. Buckner, Butler, Caldwell OF /
Tenn Carlisle, Chalmers. Clark Of n. Y, Clark Of
NO., Clymer Cobb, Collins, Cook, Cox Of N. Y,
son, Davis Of Cal, !Dee5ing Dibrel, Dekey, Doug
on, Finley, Forney,. Fort franklin, Fuller, Garth.
5ause: Gibson, Giddings Glover, Gunter Hamilton,
Haskell, Hewitt, of Ala. Herbert Hooker, House.
iunter, H5nnton, timer, Jones, Jorgensen, Kelley,
", Marsh, Manning, Marsh, Mardin, Mcmahon.
MILLS, Money. Morgan, Muldrow, Muller, Oliver,
Patterson OF Cal, Rea, Reagan, Reilly, Rice of O.
Riddle Robbins Of n G Robertson, Of La, Robin,
nel e aapsG1 Sayer Scales scheicher
nd. Springer a.T Steele, Stephens, Throckmorton,
townsend oflll, Turney, Vance, Waddell. Walsh
WARNER, White Of Ind, Whltthorne. Wigsn-
on, Williams OF Mich. Williams of Ala, Wood.
Wright. Yeates and Young-l22. "0''
Mr. Durham moved to suspend the rules and fx
hursday Aprll 4th for the consideration Of the bill
reported lass Friday by, Mr.. Stephens) to perfect
ouble metallic standard Of value to provide for is.
uing OF silver bullion certificates &c. Rejected.
Mr. Cause introduced bill for more economic |
nd accurate survey ofthe public lands. Referred,