The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-04-25
THE NEWS.
XLVth CONGRESS-.

The bill for the repeal of the bank
rupt law was passed on the 18th by the Sem
ate, after which Mr.. Sargent submitted an
amendment to the House bill placing James
Shields on the retired list ( the army with
the rank OF brigadier general. so as TO strike
out all after tho enacting clause, and insert
In lieu therefore Il provision authorizing
the President to place on the retired list Of
the army large number Of officers with
the full rank held by them when mustered
out Of service.
In the House Mr.. Swan presented the res
olutions of the Maryland legislature, known
as the Blair resolutions. re-opening the
Presidential question. and Mr.. Kimmell In
troduced bill providing mode trying the
title OF the President and vice-President
long discussion took place on the paria-
mentary question, in which Mr.. Stephens
took the ground that the House had the
right under parliamentary law to refuse to
receive petitions, but that tho question pre-
sented TO him was whether 1t was wiser to
refuse than to receive it. He thought as
memorial 1t was respectful one and pre-
sented subject OF very grave importance,
and 1t should be received and referred to
committee. The speakers generally coin
cided In that view.
The bill introduced by Senator Plumb
for the relief of certain settlers on public
lands, was taken up by the Senate on the
16th and passed. The Vice-P President ap-
pointed Messrs. Morrill, Sargent, Cameron
OF Wis.,, Matthews, Davis of Ills, Herman
and Morgan US n special committee to con-
slider and report plan for taking the next
census, under the resolution recently sub
mitted by Mr.. Morrill,. The Senate then
resumed consideration of the bill partly
considered yesterday to incorporate the
National Pacific railroad and Telegraph
company. Mr.. Conkling submitted that an
amendment providing that the road should
not have the right of way through any In
dian land. Agreed to. The bill was then
passed-yeas. 80; nays, 0.
In the House the bill to authorize tho is
sue OF passports free to colored people GO
ing to Brazil was passed. The bill estab-
fishing n government for the District of
Columbia. was defeated on account of
property qualification clause for council
men. There was little else done of a char
acter at all Of interest. Mr.. Cox occupied
the chair in committee Of the whole, and
the salaries OF special agents Of the post
office department were discussed and fixed.
when the committee arose and the House
adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th passed res
olution to adjourn June 10th. Mr. Plumb,
from the committee on military affairs, re-
an additional article Of war to prohibit
gambling in the army, Bills on the calen-
dar were passed as follows: Senate bill OK
| tending the act Of July I'd, 1852, donating
public lands to several States and Terri
tories which may provide colleges for the
benefit Of agriculture and mechanical arts,
to the State Of Colorado. Senate bill to
donate portion of the military rescrva-
ton of Fort Harker to the State of Kansas
f,,t l,nn stnl,l lt.I I,,,,a al, la,
| stitutioq, and to open the remainder of said
reservation to settlement was discussed at
| length and then laid aside under the objec-
ton of Mr.. Plumb.
In tho House the bill for tho erection Of a
public building in Kansas City, Mo-, was
concurred in the committee on banking and
currency reported bill repeating the act
authorizing the coinage of twenty cent sill
yer pieces. Passed. Mr.. Phillips. from
| the Same committee reported a bill provid-
| ing Tor the deposit of savings In a popular
loan and for funding the national debt in
homo bonds. 1t provides that any person
may deposit money In sums OF not less than
25 cents In any postal money order office,
anS when such Il deposit shall reach ten
dollars then the postmaster shall issue to the
depositor postal money order on the
treasury of the United States, which shall
issue therefore 3G5 bonds. which shall be
| tNClllpl lIOll all LlAutlblls ItlClltN W
committe of the whole.
The executive session of the Senate
on Thursday was mainly occupied with Il
discussion in regard to the nomination OF
John Mcneil iof Mo, to be Indian Inspector
The prlAcipal ground of opposition TO him
was his having caused the execution of ten
guerilas while serving as an officer in the
Union army during the war OF the rebellion.
Tho Democratic SeLators generally voted
against his confirmation, but 1t was finally
effected by vote Of 81 to 26.
The Senate was not in session on the
10th. The House passed bill increasing
the pension of Gen. Shields from $50 a
month to 500 month. The question Of
adjournment was postponed until May 18th.
Mr.. Randall made an emphatic denial OF
reports that he had suggested an investi-
cation ofthe:affairs Of the Sergeant at Arms.
|, The committee on Indian affairs agreed to
Gunther's bill providing for the payment of
the arrears Of interest due the Chickasaw
, nation, the amount Of which Is S222 600,
which accrued between january, 1861, and
July. 1866 on certain bonds held in trust
BY the United States for the Chickasaw na-
ton, and is still due aud unpaid, by the in
, vestment of 81 900 in bonds of the United
States, to be held in trust for the Chicka-
saw nation by the United States, with in
terest payable semi. annually to the Chick
, asaw nation, and by the payment of Sl22,-
200 IN money into the treasury of thenation
In the House on the Goth, the post
office appropriation bill was up for discus.
sion and Mr.. Blount of Ga. on the part o.
the appropriation committee, submitted as
q substitute for the section In regard to the
: compensation of fourth-cass postmaster
an amendment providing that such compen
G sation shall be the whole OF the box rem
collected at their Offices and commission
on unpaid postage collected on all receipts
from waste paper. etc., and postage stamps
and postal cards cancelled on matter actu
ally mailed at their offices. and providing
further that the compensation shall not ex
ceed S25 In any one quarter exclusive o
the commission on thr money order bust
u ness Mr.. Hewitt Of A! Dama, offered al
o amendment making tne compensation o
q postmasters of the fourth class the same a
n now provided by law. Mr., Cannon atvo
Gated Mr.. Blount's amendment. 1t woul'
0 not decrease the compensation OF homes
4 postmasters, but would prevent dishOnes
/. postmasters from cheating the government
;. by means of selling postage stamps in larg
" amounts and receiving percentage of tn
II receipts. The governmentloses one millio
n dollars year through that dishonesty un
n der the present law Mr.. Hewltt's amend
q ment was rejected after discussion and Nj
! Blount's amendment was agreed to.
. Washington Notes.
THE NEW RESUMPTION BILL.
y The following is the new bill agree
upon: That from and after the passage {
Is this act United States notes shall be receiN
% able in payment for United States bond
n now authorized by law to be issued. o
n and after October 1, 1878. said notes sha
~ be receivable for duties on imports. an
said notes in volume in existence Octobe
l. 1873, shall not be cancelled or permG
nently boarded, but shall be re-issued an
may be used for funding and other lawfl
D, purposes whatsoever, TO an amount not el
T. ceeding in tho whole tho amount then
i circulation and in the treasury, or therea
T. ter received under any act OF Congress
Is from whatever source, they shall be agal
m paid out, and when again returned to h
e. treasury they shall not be recalled or d,