The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-12
HOUSE.

Under the call OF States number OF
bill were received and referred
By Mr.. Bayne-To punish crimes re-
lsting to coin of the United States.
BY Mr.. Ewing-Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment TO the constitution
providing that in order that the people Of
the United States may be furnished with
permanent and stable paper currency,
Congress shall provide tor the issuing o!
millions OF dollars IN United
States notes, not bearing interest, which
shall be legal tender for al debts, public
ard private, except for such existing
debts as are by contract payable only in
coin, and that. the nun Der OF such notes
shall be increased each year
at rate equal to the average
increase o. population, and that the first
issue OF said notes shall be raised Is tar rs
necessary n retiring United States notes,
not bearing interest, now outstanding,
and the remainder IN reducing the lnte-
rest bearing debt. 1t further provides
that no law of the United States, nor OF
any State, shall authorize the issue o!
notes payable on demand for the benefit
Of any person or corporation, and Con-
gress shall provide for the withdrawing
from circulation sll bank notes now out
standing.
By Mr.. Turner-A bill reclting that
certain provisions of the acts OF 1862,
1868, 1864, 1865 ard 1870, relative to
funding the floating debt, etc, and ail
other acts which attempt to exempt from
taxation by State authority, the stocks,
bonds and other securities ut the United
S.stss, be snd are hereby declared TO
mean and intend that such bonds, notes,
stocks and other securities OF the United
States shall not be taxed by States as
such, so rs TO prevent their
circulation or di;Continusnce. II was
not meant or intended by said acts or
parts OF acts that said stocks, bonds, notes
snd other securities Of tie United States
should not be taxed as property to the
same extent that the States tax other
property OF their citizens, or to exercise
the unconstitutional power OF declaring
that the States should not tax for State
purposes any species OF property held by
their citizens.
By Mr.. Riddle To reduce the present
high tsI on distilled spirits.
By Mr.. kuapp-To issue certificates
on the deposit of silver bullion or bars.
By Mr. Critlenden--TO issue cetld-
Gates on the deposit OF siver bullion.
Bv Mr.. Martin 10y request)-To sboi-
sh the Court of CIsims.
By Mr.. PsttersOn-FIXlng the meas
ure of damages IN suits waged by the
Government 10, timber cut on public
!slts.
By Mr.. WLite-To repeal the set pro-
viding Tor the psymen; OF certain South
ern msil contractors.
By Mr.. Fort-For the preparation Of
uniform silver bars Of the value Of
slOl, 600 standard silver, snd for the
issue OF certificates thereon, which shall
be receivable for 81 public dues.
At the expiration Of the morning bou7
the House went into Committee OF The
Whole on the diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Nj. Hewitt, Of New York, addressed
III. House on the bill. II said the pres
ent diplomatic system was expensive,
immercenary and, in most cases, 3 useless
sham. He wss in favor Of having bat
two European missions, one :: London
a. the centre Of the commercial Interests
OF the world, snd ore s; Berlin, S. the
centre Of political power. He would
havethem well paid sothst they wou!i not
feel humliis.ei ST. association With other
ministers. He would then have secreta-
rles s, other different parts, who should
report 10 the Ministers.
The regulations Of the whole system
Of tie diplomatic and corsulsr service
wss inthe hands Of the President, under
the Constitution. he could make tbs!
system sn honor and tource Of immense
value and prosperity 70 the Country.
Referring TO civil service reform, he sent
TO the clerks desk and hsd read the c'Vil
service order of President hAyez, and
then stated that the FItth Arditor Of
the Treasury hsd been making political
speeches in New Hampshire. De DID
no, propose TO make any COM
uenu 90 that fact No Prssl-
den, ever made such promises
q Mr.. HAyes had. No President va,
ever 50 bound by every confederation o!
ruhfrh HS had