The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-20

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The house committee on banking
and currency to-day authorized their
chairman, Mr. Brukncr to report hiH
bill, which proposes TO suoStitute Tor
the national bank notesa new descrlp'
ton of troasury notea, which shall he
receivable In payment of customs dues
and all claims or dcmanda against the
United States, except obligations nude
payable In coin Ivy existing laws ana
shall be receivable nj par for four per
cent bonds.
They previously this morning heard
the comptroller Of currency In an ar
gument against the bill, He contended
that ila enactment would be M in'
frlngement on vested righta, and that
the government had not the conattu'
lional power TO take this action In re
gard To national banks, while their
charters continue in existence.
The senate committee on finance
will take up the house bill for the re-
peal of the specie resumption act on
Tuesday next.
Senate--Mr, Spencer, from the com
mittee on military affairs, reported
favorably on the bill for the relief OF
William A. Hammond, late surgeon
general cf the army, ana it was placed
on the calendar.
1t authorizes the president to review
the proceedings OF the general court
martial ia his ease, and to annnl and
set aside the findings of said court
martial, If after such review lie shall
deem it right and proper to do 80, ana
Ia the event OF the finding being sci
aside, the president il authorized to
place the name Of William A. Ham
mond on the retired list of the army
as surgeon general, provided that IL
case OF such restoration he shall no.
he entitled to back, present or future
pay or allowances of any kind whatso
ever.
Mr.. Ferry called mp the senate bill
to regulate the compensation OF post
masters and for other purposes, which
was discussed at some length.
During the discussion Mr.. Davis, o
West Virginia, expressed the opinion
that the bill should be amended so ~
to allow the transmission OF the olllcla
communications of members of con
gress to pass through the mail free.
Mr.. Edmunds, Mr.. Hamlin, Mr.
Davis, OF West Virginia, and other
EXPRESSED themselves in favor OF TN
restoration of the ranking privilege.
Mr.. Edmunds, during his remarks
said this denial of privilege to mem
bers of congress rather implied tina
members were engaged in othe
things than public business, or else sci
their franks, and he denied both
these imputations.
Further consideration OF the bill wa
then postponed until tomorrow.
House. Immediately after the reat
ing OF the journal, Mr. Harris, chail
man of the election committee, Gale
up the election case of Acklen vs.. Da
rail-. from the Fourth Louisiana di
: trict, the majority report beingi In fave
of Acklen, contestant, and the minorit
being in favor of Darrall, the sittin
member.
Mr.. Hale desired to obtain the fio'
to reply to the speech made few day
: ago by Mr.. Gibson, but withdr W b
, request, with the understanding tn
he should be allowed an hour duriI
the election case debate.
Mr.. Stephans-To.morrow as soon
, this case IL disposed Of | shall move
proceed to the business on the speaker
table, with view of taking up Il
! house bill which has come back fro
the senate with amendments. sta
further, my object shall be to move
concur In those amendments. A
plause on the republican side.l