The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-18
HOUSE.
Busy Day-A Large Number of Bills
introduced.

Busy Day-A Large Number of BiIIs
Introduced.
By Mr.. Wood: A bill providing for the
payment of duties on imports in United
States notes. Referred.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Cutler: Reducing the charge for
post Office money orders to five cents.
By Mr.. Banning: To place James Shields
on the army retired list as a brigadier gen.
eral.
By Mr.. Foster: For the exchange of
standard silver dollars for trade dollars.
By Mr.. Brentano: To amend the coinage
act of February %, 1870. 1t proposes to
limit the coinsge of STANDARD silver dollars
to five dollars per capita, according to GEN.
sus about to be taken, and makes them a le-
gal tender to the amount of $40 for all debts.
By Mr.. Lathrop: To place the silver coin
age OF the United States upon basis OF its
intrinsic value. 1t proposes to make the sill
yer dollar of 41213 grains and minor coins
relatively OF like weight and fneness. 1t
provides for free coinage without limit and
makes all silver coin legal tender, for any
amount when not otherwise specified in
contracts
By Mr.. Fort: Proposing a penalty of
81 900 to be imposed upon any national
banking association for each offense in refus-
ing to receipt or pay out standard silver
dollars same the as other lawful money. Mr.
Fort also introduced a bill requiring the
secretary CT the treasury TO cause to be ex-
changed when in the treasury, and not
otherwise appropriated, United States notes
for silver dollars when presented at the
treasury or assistant treasury in New York
IN sums Of $1,000 or any multiple thereof.
By Mr.. Buckner: To amend section 5,207
of the revised statues so as to read as follows:
No association shall hereafter offer or receive
United States national bank notes, or gold or
silver coin, as security or as collateral security,
for any loan of money, or for consideration
agree 10 withhold the same from use, or offer
or receive custody or promise of custody of
such notes or coin as security or consideration
for any loan of money. Any association Of
Tending against the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be fined not more than slOUO, and further
sum equal TO onethird of money so loaned.
The officer or officers of any association who
shall make any such loan sha be liable for
a further sum equal to one-quarter of the
money loaned; and any fine or penalty in
CURED by violation OF this section shall be re-
coverable for the benefit of the party bringing
such suit.
By Mr.. Gibson: For the improvement of
the Mississippi and its tributaries. from the
head of the passes near its mouth to its
headwaters. The bill proposes 10 appropri-
ate So. 500, 900, to be expended by the secre-
tary of war. OF this amount the bill re-
quires the expenditure of $4,000 to secure
the depth of not less than eight feet at the
lowest stage of water between the mouth Of
the Ohio River and the mouth of the Illinois
River; and equal amounts are to be devoted
respectively for securing greater depth of
water between the mouth of the Illinois
River and Des Moines Rapids; between the
foot of the Des Moines Canal and st. Paul;
between st. Paul and the shoals on the Ohio
River, and at the lowest stage of water on
the Missouri River. With view of securing
q greater depth of water to the Illinois River
Sl50,o00 are to be expended, and also $780,
600 for the Arkansas River, and at shoal
portions of Red River $3.50 900.
By Mr.. Cox of New York: For the re-
moval of political disabilities.
By Mr. Phelps: Providing for the circu-
lation of national bank notes of less than S.,
after resumption, the same as before.
Mr.. Southland offered a resolution calling
on the attorney general for information as
to the number OF supervisors and deputy
marshals employed throughout the country
during the late election, stating the length
of time they were employed, etc. Referred.
Mr.. FINLEY submitted a resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to in.
qulre by what authority of law the secret
service division of the treasury department
is maintained. Referred.
By Mr.. Muller-A bill TO abolish the
bureau of military justice. Referred.
Mr. Kelley offered resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for Information
as to balances on the loan account standing
TO the credit of the treasury in any national
bank on the LIST of March, 1876, or the LIST of
any succeeding month until January, 1879,
with the name of such banks and the amount
held by each.
The bill appropriating $45, 900 for the de-
ficiency in railroad mail transportation was
reported from the committee on appropria-
TONS The bill will be acted on tomorrow.
Mr. Chalmers moved 10 suspend the rules
and pass bill making it penal offense for
any officer, agent or contractor of the United
States to intermeddle with the election of
of money, or by the use or
abuse OF official privileges, or by brides,
threats, influence, etc, and also making it q
penal offense to solicit or receive contribu-
tons for election purposes from persons In
the employ of the government Rejected
yeas, 1872; nays, 103-not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. The republicans
voted no; the democrats aye. Mr. Kelley Of
voted with the democrats
The house then proceeded to the consider
alton of the District of Columbia business.
A bill fixing the rate of interest at not over
6 per cent. on bonds to be issued by the COM
missioners of the District, to take up out
standing bonds soon due, and bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the construction of a
bridge across the Potomsc above Georgetown
were passed, and the house adjourned.
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