Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-23

preparation in aid Of the construction of
the Sturgeon Bay canal, was passed.
Congressional.
FRIDAY, Jan. 11.-House.-Several
bills were introduced: among which
was only one of general interest, in
troduced by Mr.. Price of Iowa. The
bill provides for the deposit of savings
and refunding the national debt. 1t
authorizes the seer etary of the treasury
to issue certificates of deposit of the
United States, of the denominations of
$40, $40, $50 and 800 each, which GER
tificates shall bear interest at the rate
of 3 65-1O0 per cent per annum. The
certificates thus issued shall be depos-
tied in such amounts as the secretary
of the treasury may direct, with any
designated depository of the United
States, or with any postmaster of any
postal money order of the United
States ON condition that all such certi-
ficates so deposited, shall be paid fer by
such designated depository or post
master within 80 days from the time of
making such deposit in coin Or its
equivalent, or the return of such
certificates. or any part thereofto secre-
tary, and the certificates issued as afore-
said shall be redeemed only III United
States per cent. bonds, and the holder
thereof shall be authorized to receive
from the secretary of the treasury
United States bonds bearing interest at
the rate of per cent. per annum when
presented at the United States treasury,
or any designated depository in sums
of SO or any multiple thereof, said
bonds being payable principal and in
terest in coin of the standard of July
4th, 1870. The bill further provides
that all national banks organized and
doing business under the national bank
ing law of the United States, are re-
quired to receive ut par, and accrued
interest, all such certificates in payment
of any debt due to said bank, provided.
however, no interest shall be allowed
unless the same shall amount to so
cents or upwards. 1t further authorizes
any national bank doing business under
the United States banking law, to hold
at its option two-thirds of the revenue
now required by law to be held, in GER
Cu w.
Some further discussion was had up
on Mr.. Hale's resolution but no vote
taken and the house adjourned until
Monday.
WASHINGTON Jan. 14.-Senah.-Davis
Of III. introduced petition of 1000
business men and bankers of Chicago
in favor of retaining gold as the single
standard of value. Two or three other
petitions of the same import were in
troduced. The Senate then resumed
discussion on Matthews resolution de-
claring the right of the government to
pay bonds in silver; no discussion
reached.
WASHINGTON, Jan .14.-House Bills
were introduced Restoring to either
house Of congress, power to punish for
contempt; to enable the secretary of the
interior to make final settlement with
the Pottowamie Indians; authorizing the
secretary of war to sell certain ordnance
establishments ;also authorizingthe same
to prescribe rules to be observed in the
preparation and opening of bids for
contracts under the war department;
providing that all parties making con-
tracts or agreements in violation of the
law whereby money is drawn from
the treasury. shall be guilty of
misdemeanor forbidding territories
to incur Indebtedness in aid of railway
or other private corporations; also to
reduce the expense of collecting Gus
toms and limiting fees paid in collection
districts; to prevent the overload
ing of vessels carrying freight and
passengers joint resolution of
the general assembly Of Missouri, to re-
peal restrictions on the sale Of leaf to-
bacco; authorizing the purchase of
gold dust and gold and silver bullion at
the mint at Denver, and the payment
therefor by draft; also the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Petitions are about to be
presented to this house from thirty-tive
states of the union, asking the adoption
of an amendment to the constitution,
which shall prohibit the several states
from DISTINGUISHING citizen on account
of sex.
Resolved, That session of the house
shall be held Saturday, the 10Th, at
which representatives of the women
chosen 10y those petitioners, and now in
the city, may be heard at the bar of the
house in support of the cause.
Rejected; yeas, 107; nays, l40.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Sendte.-A
number of bills were introduced and re-
ferred; among them the following
to authorize the payment of the fees
of counsel for the defense of poor per-
sons in courts of the United States; to
promote immigration to the United
St,tes and for the protection of immi-