Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-10

bonds.
to make silver standard dollars interchangeable
with gold.
ATKINS DENIES.
MIR. Atkins denied the published statement
imputing to him any responsibility for the So
called Hot Springs omission.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced: By Mr.. Vance, of North
Carolina respecting the United States electoral
supervisors law.
By Mr.. Atkins-Eo make minor or subsidiary
legal tender for all debts due the government.
including payment of customs dues.
BY Misunderstanding national banking
associations to receive legal tender coins on
deposit at par, and in exchange at par for
United States national bank notes. Also di-
recting the United States treasurer to receive
coins of the United States in exchange for
United States notes.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the silver re-
monetization act.
BY Mr.. Cummings provide for redemp-
ton of subsidiary coin of the United States,
and for their reissue.
By Mr.. Page-To enforce the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the constitution.
The bill recites that in the late election in
South Carolina large numbers of male citizeEs
belonging to one political party, were by law
evaded by the Legislature of said State, and by
concerted system of oppression, terrorism
and fraud, denied the rights secured them
under the constitution, and enacts that after the
9Th OF March, 1879 the State of South Carolina
shall be entitled to two members of the House
of Representatives on the basis of the whole
number of white inhabitants of said State.
By MIR. Marsh-To reimburse the State
of Pennsylvania for moneys paid for
losses TO citizens of the State during the war
of the rebellion.
TREASURY SHOWING WANTED.
Mr.. Sayler, Of Ohio asked leave to offer a
resolution calling on the treasury department
for a statement as to the exact amount of gold
and silver coin and bullion received at the
treasury from the 31st of January to the LIST of
Dec, 1878; the amount received for customs
! duties, per cent. bonds and other sources: the
amount paid out for INTEREST," the amount of 4
per cent. bonds subscription; amounts of cur
| rency redeemed; the exact amount of coir
owned by the government on the 1st of Decem.
her, after deducting all liabilities payable il
| coin, except the principal of the national debt
and the percentage of this amount to the aggre
! gate of legal tenders and national bank notes
| then outstanding.
| Mr.. Garfield objected on the ground that s
would be imposing large amount of unneces
sary work on the department.
Mr.. Sayler-sThen the country is not to be
informed of the condition of the treasury?"
Mr.. Foster suggested the resolution should
be accompanied by an appropriation of $250(
to defray expenses.
The resolution was not received.
| HOLIDAY RECESS.
| Mr.. Burchard offered a resolution for a holi
day recess, from Saturday the 2lst of Decem
Der till Monday the 9th of January. Referred
to the committee on ways and means.
NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH.
Mr.. Fort moved to suspend the rules an,
adopt resolution declaring the legal tende
quality of silver dollars 4121a gains, shall b
maintained and enforced and that any discrim
nation against them by any national bank i
refusing to receive them and treat them a
legal dollars, shall be deemed defiance of th