Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Congressional.

tons. reported the 9th amendment to
the house bill making appropriations
for consular and diplomatic service
for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1879. Placed on calendar.
The committee on public buildings
and grounds reported favorably for a
bill to provide a building for a post
office, United States court rooms, ETC.,
at Topeka, Kansas. and with amend
ment to senate bill to provide for pub
lie building at Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. Both placed on calendar.
Mr.. Wallace submitted an amend
ment to the house bill to repeal the
specie resumption act which provides
that on and after July l. 1878, United
States legal tender notes will be re-
ceivable for all debts and duties public
and private; that any national banking
association hereafter authorized or any
national banking association now in ex-
istence which may desire to increase
its circulation. shall deliver to the sec
rotary of the treasury for cancellation
any Of the bonds Of the United States
payable within 10 years and bearing 6
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 part of the sinking fund
and recorded and destroyed under ex-
listing laws; but the whole amount of
legal tender notes issued for this pur-
pose and otherwise outstanding shall
never exceed $685., 100000 No tax up
on the circulation shall be imposed up
on legal tender notes issued under the
provisions hereof. and no reserve shall
be required to be kept for their redemp-
ton by any such national banking as
ISOLATION. Ali laws Or parts of laws in
consistent with the provisions hereof, be
and they are hereby repealed. Referred.
At the expiration of the morning
hour Mr.. Howe called up his resolution
asking the president for information in
regard to the alleged dedication of
Judge Whitaker, of Louisiana, and
made his promised speech. At
the conclusion of Howe's speech
and adjourned.
MONDAY, March 25.-Honse-Bills
were introduced and referred: Mr.
Stephens, by request, authorizing the
issue of postoffice bonds, bearing
interest at the rate of 80 cents (?) for
every three calendar months, and
redeemable on demand at any
postoffice having funds on hand. Mr.
Banning, authorizing the commits
sioners of internal revenue to refund
and pay back certain taxes to dis
tillers; also to reorganize the army.
Mr.. Schleicher, to regulate the value
of subsidiary silver coin. Tt provides
that such coin shall be legal tender for
any amount not exceeding $40, and
that wherever presented in amounts Of
500, the secretary of the treasury shall
issue therefor legal tender money
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from the secretary of
state, transmitting a letter from the
Italian government, expressive of the
gratitude Of that government and peo-
pie for manifestation of sympathy and
| respect by the president, congress and
people of the United States on the oc-
caslon of the death of King Victor
Emmanuel Ordered printed. A COM
munication from consul general
| Clark, Of Havana, detailing the cir
cumstanccs of the illness and death
from yellow fever Of representative
Leonard, of Louisiana, was read. The
speaker appointed Ellis, Muller, Turner.
Steward ,Calkins and Ward a committee
to receive the body at New York, and
to escort it to West Chester Mr..
Springers motion of Monday last to
suspend the rules and pass the bill
to authorize the coinage of gold and
silver on the same terms and to permit
the deposit thereof for the same pur-
poses was rejected. Yeas, 40; nays,
1O1, net two thirds in tine affirmative.
Mr. Goode moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to suspend the
operations of the sinking fund act for
five years. Rejected. Yeas, 121; nays,
liz, not two-thirds in the affirmative
Mr.. Durham moved to suspend the
rules, and fix Thursday, April 4th,
for consideration of the bill reported
last Friday by Mr.. Stephens to perfect
double metallic standard OF value and
to provide for issuing silver bullion
certificates. Rejected; ayes, 142; noes
96. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 26.-Senate.- In the
senate the morning hour was consumed
by Sen. Blaine in a speech against the
manner in which Delfosse was made
member of the Halifax Fishery Com
mission. At the expiration of the NOR
ming hour the Pacific railroads sinking
fund bill was taken up and discussed
for the remainder Of the session.
TUESDAY, March 26.-House the
house of representative Mr.. Wood re-
ported the tariff bill as modified by the
committee on ways and means and with
it offered a resolution that the bill be
made the special order for Thursday
April 5th and to remain such until dis
posed Of; this resolution was a pretty
accurate text of the strength of the bill
IN the house; the resolution was
adopted by a vote of 159 yeas
to la nays. The republicans
voted almost exclusively in the
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