The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-30
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1878.
Under tho call Of States tho following bills were
sroducod:-
BY xr. CLARE, (dem.) OF N. ITO prevent the In
sovency OF railroad companies in the United States
II provides that any duly organized railroad COM
pany may deposit tho United States Treasury gold
coin which II may have received from tho sales OF It's
capital stock receive thereon interest a. the rate
or four per cent
BY Mr.. TURNER, (dem.) Of Kyle prevent assess
ments Tor political purposes; also joint resolution
proposing amendment 10 tho constitution prohibits
ing any member OF Congress from holding during his
term OF ONCE or for two years thereafter any ofco
under tho United States which has boon created or
tho satou for hitch has been Increased during
his term OF olcc, and declaring Judges OF the su.
preme Court Ineligible TO the Offices OF President or
by Mr.. wILLIAxs. dom Of Mich.-For tho erecting
Of a statue OF tho late General Custer.
THR SYNDICATE CONTRACT.
BY Mr.. PHILLIPS, (rcp.) OF Kan.-ro set aside
certain alleged contracts between the Secretary Of
and void the contract between tho Secretary
Of the treasury and the syndicate, whereby tho ex-
elusive right 70 sell certain tour and one-ha pcr cent
bonds purports TO DO granted.
By Mr. WILSON. tdom.) OF ". va-To repeal the act
sS. is the
Of all bonds therosoforc payable In lawful money OF
tho United States
Mr.. FoRT, lropl oil III, moved 10 suspend tho rules
and tho bill forbiading the retiremcnt OF tho
United States legal tender notea
II MAKES It unlawful for the Secretary OF tho
Treasury TO cancel or retire any moro legal tender
notes, but when they shall BIO received into Treas
ury from any they shall DO reissued and paid
out again. Paseed-yeas III, nays 49,
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho House thou went into Committee OF the Whole
(Mr Eden, Of Illinois, In tho chairl on the Legislative
Appropriation bill.
MIR. BaoGs, trcp.l OF N. H.. moved to strike the
section which abelishes tho Filth Auditor OF tho
Treasury and dcvolvcs his duties upon tho FIRST Az
dtor
Mr. ATKINS, (dcm.) OF Tenn. and Mr.. Foster, OF
Quo, opposed tho amendments, the latter stating IN
reply TO questions that tho aboshing OF that office
had boon determined upon Dciorc IL mad been known
that the Filth Auditor had engaged In tho New
Humpshre campaign.
The amendment was rejected
Mr. GARrIKLD, trcpl OF Ohio. offered amendment
permitting the President 10 designate which Of tho
two officers, the First tho Filth Auditor, shall DO
retained in Office Adopted.
Tic provision Of the bill having been reached which
aboshes The oco of tho Fourth Auditor dovolves
bis duties upon tho Second Auditor. Mr. Foster. OF
Ohio, offered amendment permitting ito President
TO designAts which OF tho two Officers tho Second
Fourth Auditors, shall be retained In ofncc Adopted
Alter tho bill had been considered as fur tho pro-
visions regard TO assay Offices the committee rose
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. CLYMER, (dem.) Of Pa, submitted the report Of
tho conference committee on tho Naval Appropriation
been 500 000 which House had YIELDED $50 600
The report WAS then agreed TO-
Night sessions wore ordered for Wednesday and
Thursday for debate only, and for Friday for reports
from tho COMMITTEES on Invalid Pcnsiona
Mr. BLACKBURN, tden) OF KY, moved TO suspend
the rules and aside Saturday for tho consider
alton OF tho District OF Columbia Government bill
oo Pas;
this evening" tho sesson 10 for the consideration Of
bills reported BY the Committee on Public Lands.