The Rock Island Argus., 1878-03-11
CONGRES SO n A L
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, March ll.-Windom,
from the committee on appropriations, re
ported with amendments the West Point
appropriation bill, and gave notice he would
call 1t up for consideration tomorrow.
lie also reported from the same committee
adversely on the resolution recently intro
duced by Saunders in regard to the ap-
polntment of additional com missiouers to
the Paris exhibition, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Hamlin submitted resolution appoint
ing Gen. W. T. Sherman member of the
board OF regents of the Smithsonian ipsti-
tute, 10 place of Geo. Bancroft, resigned :;
agreed to.
Matthews, from the committee on rail-
roads, reported with an amendment in the
nature OF substitute, bill recently intro
duced by Dorsey in relation to the estab-
llshment of sinking fund for liquidation of
Indebtedness due the government by the
Paclhc railroad company. Placed on
calendar.
| Blaine called up his resolution calling Oh
the president to furnish the senate with
copies OF certain correspondence between
the government of Great Britain and the
United States relative to the appointment of
third commissioner under the 23d article
OF the treaty of Washington. and spoke in
regard thereto, After brief remarks by
Hamlln and Dawes the resolution was
agreed to-
The bill providing Tor commission on
alcoholic liquor traffic. with amendments
that one member be engaged 10 the traffic,
passed; yeas 90, nays 10,
CRkling reported bill IN aid of the
Polar expedition designed by James
Gordon Bennett and gave notice he would
seek an early opportunity to have it CON
sidered.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, March "A large
number OF Ipetitions were presented re-
monstratlng against the transfer OF the
lite saving service to the navy department,
aud against tax on incomes.
Bills were introduced and referred:
by Bayne, to punish crimes relating to
the coin of the United States.
BY Ewing, Joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution pro-
ylding that in order that the people of the
United States may be furnished with
permanent and stable paper currency
congress shall provide for issuing blank
millions of dollars. United States notes
not bearing interest, which shall be lega
for all public and private except fol
such existing debts as are. by contrac!
payable only in coin, and that the number
of such notes shall be increased each yeal
at rate equal to the average Increase Of
population. and that the first issued o.
said notes shall be used as far as necessary
, IN retiring United States notes not bearin.
interest now outstanding, and the remainder
IN reducing the interest bearing debt; it j.
further provided that no law of the United
States or OF any state shall authorize tn,
issue of notes payable on demand for tht
. benefit OF any person or corporation, anc
congress shall provide for withdrawn!
J from circulatiumall bank notes DOW out
, standing.
BY Turner; bill reciting that certain
provisions of the acts of 62'', 63'', CA. 65'
and 70' relating to funding the foatin
r debt ETC., and of all other acts whicI
t attempt to exempt from taxation by stat
! authority stocks, bonds and other secur
; tiles Of the United States be and ar
, hereby declared to mean and intend tha
= such bonds, notes, stock and other secul
r ines OF the United States shall not b
! taxed by states as such, so as to preven
: their circulation or discount, aud it was nc
t meant or intended stock, bonds, notes an
r other securities Of the United State
s should not to be taxed as property to th
O same extent that states tax other propert
e of their citizens, or to exercise the uncog
stitutional power of declaring that til
states should not tax for state purpose
any species of property held by thei
citizens.
r After the morning hour the house wer
a into committee of the whole on the diplo
. matte appropriation bill.