The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-28
Coming Legislation.

Special to the Cincinnati Enquir
er: Among the important bills
which promise to receive attention
at the hands of Congress is the bill
of the House, now with the Senate
providing for the repeal OF the Re
sumption Act. Senator VOORHEES,
will champion this measure in the
Senate, but it cannot be passed
and even if it were, it can not get 8
two thirds vote to nullify a Presi
Dental veto, which would surely
follow its passage. There will be
some legislation, undoubtedly, on
the silver question. The deliber-
ate plan of the n. Y. banks to de-
preciate the silver dollar promises
to lead to legislation, which will
either increase the value of coin by
an increase of weight, or else a law
will be passed making it penal of
fence for any corporation or indi-
vidual to discriminate against it in
anyway calculated TO depreciate its
value. Judge Buckner, Chairman
of the Banking and Currency Com
mittee, who is here, says that no
attacks on the silver dollar will be
successful in his committee. He is
certain that the committee will new
er report a bill to further limit its
coinage, and that it is quite proba-
bic that the free coinage clause, as
originally contemplated in the
Bland Silver Bill, will be passed.
There will undoubtedly, too, be
strong effort made to repress the
arrogance of the National banks.
Butler thinks that the banks. in
their attempt to demonetize silver
are simply inviting war against
themselves, and defeat. They
have invited war, and will, no doubt
be nit pretty hard. He does not,
however, expect that much will be
accomplished against them. He
says: "We will get through the
House the bill to retire the circula
tion and substitute green backs
therefor; but it will not pass the
Senate. The next Congress will,
however, have the National banks
in their power, and they may have
to 60" An important bill now
pending in the House is one INTRO
duced last session By Clarkson Pot
ter of New York, transferring to
the Court of Claims the vast num-
Der of claims which burden the at
tention of Congress every session.
Ii this becomes law, it will relieve
Congressman of quite one-half of
their labor, and thereby shorten
the session. The Court of Claims
has run quite to the end of its
docket, and could easily dispose
of the new class of claims which it
is proposed to put before it with
Justice to the claimant and the gov
eminent. The Republicans, howev-
er, are anxious to continue the
campaign cry of Rebel Claims for
1880, and intend, it is said. to OPP
pose the passage of Mr.. Potter's
bill on this ground. The PROPOSE
ton to transfer the Indian bureau to
the War Department will also make
a good deal of discussion; but
Schurz, who is leading the opposi-
ton TO this measure in person, will
be able to stifle any bill looking to
such transfer. There are on the
calendar of the House, which have
already been passed upon adversely
b. the committee to which they be
long, the following bills, none of
ubIob bouo a favOra bla obaupa nf
getting through: Bill granting pen
sions to the soldiers and sailors Of
the Mexican War; to regulate the
of 'Postmasters; to
send an expedition to the Arctic
seas; to retire the circulating notes
of the National banks; to authorize
the deposit of silver bullion and to
issue certificates therefor; the Tex
as Pacific Railroad Bill; bill to
tax incomes, jOint resolution for
the protection of the Texas border;
a supplemental Homestead Act;
bill to apply the proceeds of the
public lands 20 the education of the
people, and to establish a system of
life insurance for the officers of the
Navy and Marine Corps, and an i'm
portant bill to rebuild the United
States Navy. There are over 800
bills on the private calendar OF the
House and half of that number in