The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-28
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INlght Associated Press Report.l
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds have agreed to
report favorably the bill providing for
the erection OF new buildings for the
bureau OF engraving aud printing.
General Gibson was before the house
committee on military affairs again to.
day advocating the transfer of the In.
dian bureau from the interior to the
war department.
The amendments of the senate to
the bill for the regular advertise.
ment of mail lettings were non-con,
cured in.
The Indian bill recommends an ap-
preparation of Si,772,0 900, and Is the
unanimous report OF the appropriation
committee. 1t provides that whenever
1t Is found practicable to employ ln-
dams in farming, or other civilized
avocations in which they can contrib
ute to their maintenance, the commits.
sioner of Indian affairs may use such
portions Of their respective subsistence
funds us can be spared to pay for the
services of such Indians as may be in
duced to labor for their own advance.
ment. 1t further provides that 30
much OF the appropriation rs may be
required to pay for goods and supplies
shall be Immediately available.
General debate having been dis
pensed with, the bill was read by sec.
tions, and after adopting two or three
unimportant amendments, the com
mittee arose and the bill was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the legislative, execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
Mr.. Eden in the chair. The total
amount appropriated by the bill is
$l4,735,000.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman OF the com.
mittee on appropriations, said the bill
was about $6S2,00O less than the like
bill in 1876, and STA, 600 less than the
bill for the current year. 1t was also
less than the bill passed ut the last SEES.
sion of the forty-third congress by
$4l6,6O0, and less than the bill of last
session Of congress by over So, 900, 900.
The committee on appropriations had
tried to eliminate from the service all
supernumerary and unnecessary pub
lie offices.
He referred to the falling off of GUS
tom duties from 81 200, 900 in 1872 to
$l2S, 200, COO In 1878, and said the house
had either to restrict the government
within its revenues or
increase taxation. Mr.. Atkins In the
course of a rather long speech, opposed
the resumption, saying If resumption
meant the redemption and cancella-
ton and consequent contraction of the |
currency, it meant simply ruin. The
bill was read by sections for amend-
ments. After completing the sections
regarding the legislative department
of the government, and sections
for the support of the executive depart.
ment aud state department, the COM
nittee arose and house adjourned.
The house committee on commerce
has agreed to report favorably the bill
constituting Jersey City a port of entry |
and providing for the appointment of
a collector of customs.
The amount of United States notes
retired the present month, in conse-
uuence of the issue of national bank
notes, will be about 100000. The
secretary of the treasury has ordered
this amount to be replaced by silver
dollars, to be paid out in the course
of business. This sum will be distrib.
uted among the various sub-treasuries
and public repositories, so that to this
extent silver dollars will be paid out
for currency obligations. This pays
ment OF silver will not interfere with
procuring silver dollars in exchange at
psr for gold coin at any time.
The secretary Of the treasury directs
all medical officers of the marine hos
pital service to make use of the metric
system of weights and measures.
The subscription to the four per cent.
loan to-day was $3.50 900.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-James Bal
lard, merchat, at Athens, Ohio, as
signed this morning. Liabilities S6O,-
600, assets about the same.