National Republican., 1878-05-17
SENATE,
THURSDAY, May 16, 1873.

THURSDAY, May 10, 1915.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate resolu.
tions of Centennial Council, No. Z, Sovereigns
of Industry, asking the appointment Of an in.
srector Of coal for in District of Columbia.
Referred to Committee on the District
Mr.. MAXEY, from the Committee on Post.
Offices and Post-Roads, reported q bill to estab.
lish ocean mail steamship service between the
United States and Brazil. Placed OH the cal
endar.
Mr.. COCKRELL introduced bill to amond
chapter Is of the Revised Statutes, relating to
tho District of Columbia, making the Office of
recorder Of deeds salaricd Office Referred TO
Committee on the District of Columbia.
Mr.. HAML1N introduced bill for the re-
lief ofcertain employees In the District % Co.
lumbia. Referred to Committee on Claims.
Mr.. THURMAN offered a resolution which
was agreed TO, requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish certain information re-
1ating TO the claim Of Thomas Worthington.
Mr.. BUTLER offered resolution providing
for commission of two members of tho Sen.
ate Military Committee. to bo designated
by the President of the Senate, two
members OF the House Military Com
mittec, to be designated by the Speaker, and
three officers Of the regular army, who have
served not less than ten years, to be desig-
mated by the President to whom shall bo re.
forrcd all matters to form and reorgani.
zati0n of tho army, such commission
to meet as early as practicable and report
to Congress on the first day Of tho noxt regu-
lar session. Referred to Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs.
Mr.. ANTHONY called up the concurrent
resolution from the House to print 10000
copies of the report of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture for 1877.
The resolution was amended to make tho re-
port of six hundred pages, aud further
amended to provide for printing 4,555 copies
OF the colonial charters and constitutions of
the States, compiled recently under direction
of the Senate and passed as amended.
The bill to repeal the resumption act came
up as unfinished business
Mr.. MATTHEW'S addressed the Senate upon
the BILL advocating the substitute for the bill
prepared by him, which provides for the reissue
OF the legal tenders redeemed, so that the
amount Of notes in circulation shall not be
reduced below $3.50, 100000. The notes are not
TO be redeemed until the reserve fund In coin
amounts to 800, ,00O, 900, and may be suspended
when such reserve fund is reduced below
$50,0O0,0OO
In the event Of such suspension through =
reduction OF the reserve fund, holders Of notes
may receive per cent. bonds issued under
the act Of July IA. 1870, and notes so received
shall be retained in the Treasury until the no.
serve fund shall havo again reached 100000,
900. 1t is further proposed that the legal
notes may be received for the bonds ut their
par value In gold, and premium ofoue- half of
one per cent. to pay the cost of the preparation
OF such bonds and may be paid out for the
purchase OF bonds or for coin for their redemp-
tiOn, and the legal tender now outstanding
or hereafter to be issued, and all reissues shal!
continue to bo lawful monay and legal tender
for all debts and dues, public and private
within the United States except in payment
o; the principal and interest of the public
debt.
Mr.. HILL took occasion to deny the oft-re-
peatcd allegation that, John c. Calhoun had
ever advocated such AN unlimited and ire
deemablc paper currency rs tho country now
had. The Treasury notes proposed by Mr.. Cal.
of the Government, and it WAS not proposed
that anybody should be made TO take them ex-
cept the Government.
On motion of Mr.. HARRIS, the bill to incor-
pOrate the Suburban Railway Company of tho
District of Columbia was taken up, and then
temporarily laid aside.
MIR. MCCREERY introduced bill to incor-
porute the Army aud Navy Life Insurance
Company OF the District OF Columbia. Referred
tO the Committee oil the District OF Columbia
Mr.. INGALLS,, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported substitute for
the House bill to provide permanent form of
government for the District of Columbia. Or.
dered printed and placed on the calendar.
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr.. SAR.
GENT, at 33j p. NJ, adjourned.