The Osceola times., 1878-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

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Of subsidiary silver com. 1t provides tha,
such coin shall be legal tender for any
amount not exceeding ten dollars, and that
whenever presented in amounts of one hun
dred dollars the secretary OF the treasury
shall issue therefor legal tender money. .....
| Mr.. Cause Introduce, d a bill for the more
economic and accurate survey OF the public
lands. Referred. Adjourned.
In the house, on the Goth, Mr.. Wood
] reported resolution making the tariff bill
] the special order for Thursday, April 4th,
after the morning hour. After debate the
previous question was seconded by vote of
| 1913 to l07, and the resolution was adopted
yeas, 1877; nays, ia. Adjourned.
In the hosse, on the 9th, Mr.. Fulton,
| from the committee of commerce, reported
back the bill TO prevent the Introduction of
| contagious diseases into the United States,
and explained the provisions thereof. The
present bill did not disturb the quarantine
regulations OF any state, but the state Off
cials were made agents OF the national quar-
antine system. After debate the bill was
amended and passed. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 2Sth, the following
bills were introduced and referred BY Mr..
Potter-To allow American registers to
foreign built vessels. BY Mr.. Rice - To
establish board of Pacific railroad commits
sioners. After some discussion as to the
order of business the house resumed con.
sideration OF the district government bill l.....
After further discussion the bill was laid
aside as unfinished business. Adjourned.
In the house, on the Goth, Mr.. Eden,
chairman OF the committee on war claims,
reported back the bill appropriating four
hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the
payment OF the claims reported allowed by
the commissioners of claims. Passed. ....
Mr.. Stephens, by request, introduced a bill
TO promote the general use Of the metric
system. Referred. Adjourned till Mon
day.
In the senate, on the 25th Senator
Wallsce submitted an amendment to the
house bill to repeal the specie resumption
/ act, which provides that on and after July 1,
| 1873. United States legal-tender notes shall
| be receivable for all debts and dues, both
pubic and private, and that any Dational
banking association hereafter organized, or
any national banking association now in
existence, which NAV desire to increase its
circulation, shall deliver to the secretary of
the treasury for cancellation any OF the bonds
of the United States payable within ten
shall receive in exchange therefor legal ten
der notes OF the United States to the amount
of the nominal value of such bonds, which
said bonds shall be treated as a part of the
sinking fund, and recorded and DESTROYED
under the existing laws; but the whole
amount Of legal tender notes issued for this
purpose and otherwise outstanding shall
never exceed three hundred and eighty>two
million dollars. No tax upon circulation
shall be imposed upon legal tender note
issues under the provisions hereof, and no
reserve shall be required to be kept for their
redemption by any such national banking
association. All laws or parts of laws incon.
sistent with the provisions hereof, be and
they are hereby repealed. Referred .... At
the expiration of the morning hour. Senator
Howe called up his resolution asking the
president for information in regard to the
alleged defalcation of Judge Whitaker, of
Louisiana, and made his promised speech
During his speech Senator Howe reflected
seve. ely upon the president for appointing
a democrat TO place in his cabinet (refer-
ring to Postmaster General Key, handled
Secretary Schurz without gloves, and ridi.
culed the presidents civil service reform.
At the conclusion of Senator Howe's speech,
the senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
In the senate, on the Goth, the house
Joint resolution to prescribe the time for the
payment of the tax on distilled spirits, pass ed
as it came from the house. At the expira
tion Of the morning hour, the senate resumed
the consideration OF the Pacific railroa A
sinking fund bill, and Mr.. Merrimon spoke
in favor Of the bill reported by the committee
on judicia y......After a short executive se..
sion the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Hoar
called up the resolution to pay John Raw
and VIM. L. Mcmillan the sum OF $1,000
each, to reimburse them for expenses in
CURED in contesting the seat for the unex.
pired term of VIM. p. Kellogg as senator
from Louisiana for the term ending March
5, 1873. Agreed to-yeas, 50; nays 7. At
the expiration OF the morning hour, the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the Pacific
railroad sinking fund bill, and Mr.. Hill, of
Georgia, spoke in opposition to many OF the
features OF the bill reported by the judiciary
committee. AFTER some further discussion n
Mr.. Bailey took the floor, to speak on the
| sinking fund bill tomorrow, and II was then
laid over Mr.. Window called up the
house bill making appropriations for cousu.
lar and diplomatic service Of the government
for the year ending June 80 1879, and ex.
planned its provisions. The bill having been
| considered in committee OF the whole was
reported to the senate, the amendments
made in committee agreed in, and the bill
read the third time and passed.. Mr.. Win.
dom submitted an amendment to the bill to
provide for the organization of the Missis.
sippi river improvement commission, so as
to extend the jurisdiction Of the commission
to the falls OF st. Anthony, and authorize
them to make an examination aud survey of
the headquarters of the Mississippi river
with a view to constructing reservoirs for
regulating the supply of water during dry
weather. Referred. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 2Sth, at the ex-
piration Of the morning hour, considerable { n
was resumed of the Pacific railroad sinking
fund bill, and Mr.. Bailey spoke in favor OF
the bill.....The senate then went into execu.
tive session. When the doors were reopened
Mr. Lamar submitted resolution directing
the secretary of war TO transmit to the sen.
ate copies Of the report Of the board OF enei-
neers on the preservation Of the water front
at Vicksburg, Miss, and a letter Of the chief
of engineers, submitting the same, with maps
and estimates in relation thereto. Agreed
to......Mr. Teller, from the committee on
railroads, reported, with amendment, the
senate bill to authorize the construction OF a
marrow gauge railroad from Bismarck to the
Back fills. Placed on the calendar and
adjourned till Monday.