Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

house Dir. nODlIH HUH sHo OouA-
m;ttee on ways and means,
renorted substitute for the
Iii to promote deposits of savings in
thn treasury and the refunding of the
uat;onal debt, which was referred to
Dommittee of the whole; The bill pro
v;des that for the purpose of refunding
the outstanding 6 per cent. bonds into
bonds bearing a lower rate OF interest;
anv person may deposit at any postal
money order office lawful money of the
United States, in sums not less than
one dollar, and shall be entitled to re-
ceiye therefor postal money order on
The treasury, and that when such money
nrders shall be presented to the treas
NV at Washington they shall be enter
cd to the credit of the depositor, and
when such deposits amount to fifty dol
lars they shall, at the option of the de-
nositor, be convertible into 4 per cent.
bonds The contested election case of
Dean VS.. Field, for the third district of
Massachusetts,, was then considered.
After some discussion, the speaker
said "the chair believes it his duty,
though it is very painful one, to lay n
communication before the house." He
then handed to the clerk and had read
a telegram from the secretary of state
announcing the death in Havana, of
yellow fever, of Hon. ]. E. Leonard, of
Louisiana, The house Immediately ad-
journed.
MONDAY, March, 1S.--Senate.-In
the senate Mr.. Thurman called up
the senate bill to prohibit members
of congress from becoming surities
on certain bonds. Passed. Mr..
Edmunds, of judiciary committee
reported adversely on the house bill in
relation to a certain legal disability of
women. and moved that it be indefinite
" postponed. 1t provides that any
woman who shall have been member
of the bar of the highest court of any
state or territory or District of Column
bia, for a period of three years. may be
admitted to practice in the supreme
court of the United States. Mr.. Ed
munds said the ground of the adverse
report of the committee was that by
the law of the land, as it had existed
since the organization Of the govern
ment, the supreme court, as we'll as all
other United States courts were author
lied to make their own rules touching
the admission of attorneys; so there
was no obstacle in the law prohibiting
the admission Of woman to practice in
the United States court. 1t depended
entirely upon the discretion of the court.
The committee on judiciary thought
this act would make discrimination
in favor of women, as it compelled the
court to admit women to practice when
it was not bound to admit men.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the billwas
placed on the calendar with the adverse
report. Bills were introduced and refer
red: Mr.. Hereford to recognize and pay
certain claims due by the state of West
! Virginia to citizens therefor for services
rendered in suppressing the late rebel
lion, and which are properly chargeable
to the United States. Mr.. Eustis,
to authorize states to impose a
tonnage tax charge or duty on
vessels to maintain quarantine.
MIR. Window, from the committee on
appropriations reported, with amend
nlents, the house bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to employ
temporary clerks and making apprOpri-
alton for the same; making appropria-
tons for detecting trespassing on public
lands; for bringing into market public
lands IN certain states, and for other
purposes. Placed on calendar.
The bill granting an American regis
ter to a foreign built ship for the pur-
poses of the Woodruff scientific expedi-
ton around the world. was discussed
until ? o'clock, and then laid aside until
tomorrow. The senate resumed con-
slderation of the Pacific railroad sink
ing fund bill and Mr. Christiancy spoke
in regard thereto.
MONDAY, March House.-In
me house of representatives Mr..
springer moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill authorizing the
coinage of silver on the same terms as
the coinage of gold without expense to
me holder of bullion. And also author
Hng the issue Of coin certificates on de-
post OF silver bullion similar to those
now authorized on deposit of gold bull
non. on aa,d rOce vote the ayes were in
decided minority, but before the vote
ny yeas and nays could be taken, the
hour Of two o'clock arrived and the
mouse under the rule proceeded to the
consideration Of business of the District
OF Columbia. Bills were introduced
ana referred: granting pensions to sol
alers who enlisted out of prison; also
lof the payment Of certain southern
man contractors. This latter bill pro-
Woes that no claims shall be paid
winch have heretofore been paid by the
confederate government: granting al
Iernate sections of land to the state OF
Mississippi to aid the construction of
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