Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-31

loren. Gold leaf, 81 so per pack
age of five hundred leaves and in
that proportion; silver leaf 75c.;
Argentine, Alabata or German
silver, manufactured, % per
cent ad valorem. Brass pigs and old
brass 10 per cent. and articles not
otherwise provided fer made of
gold or silver, 80 per cent. ad va
lor0m.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-SENATE.
HOar read q communication from
the Committee on Pensions in re-
gard to the applications of soldiers
for pensions not having been acted
on on account of insufficient cleri-
cal force in the Office of the Sur
gson General, where the hospital
records of the army are kept.
Pending discussion the morning
hour expired and consideration was
resumed of unfinished business.
The silver bill was then taken up.
Christiancy submitted an amend
meat in the nature of a substitute,
providing for the coinage of silver
dollars OF Ash grains, nine-tenths
pure silver and one-tenth alloy,
which shall be legal tender for all
debts except when otherwise pro-
vided by law or contract. 1t also
authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase monthly not
less than two million nor more than
four million dollars worth of silver
bullion to be coined. 1t also pro-
vides that the act shall remain in
force but one year. Ordered
printed.
Christiancy read lengthy argu-
msnt in support of his substitute
and said he was not opposed to the
introductio of silver coin into our
currency, neither was he opposed
to making it n legal tender so as to
be just to both creditor and debtor,
but he did not want to have recoin-
age of silver SO that it would repel
other coin from the country. He
could not approve of the remoneti-
cation of silver in homeopathic
doses of 412l grains, but was willing
to have it In allopathic doses of
434 grains. The passage of the bill
now before the Senate was in plain
English debasing our coin and all
such expedients had by the verdict
of history debased the debaser more
than the coin.
Allison said he would insist upon
the disposition of the bill to-mor-
row or Friday.
HoUsE.-The House went into
Committee of the Whole to consid-
er the bill extending the time for
the Withdraw wal of distilled spirits
now in bond until July 1st, 1878.
Buffers amendment, providing
that, when spirits are withdrawn
from bond, the tax shall he collect
ed at the rate required by law at
the time of its entry into bond, was
adopted by Il vote of los against 81.
Fosters substitute for the origin
al proposition, declaring reduc-
ton of the tax on whisky inexpedi.
ent, was adopted by vote of ia to
SO.
Dayis, of North Carolina intro.
duced a bill respecting the section
OF the revised statues forbidding
payment of pensions to any person
or the widow, children or heirs OF
any deceased person who in any
manner voluntarily engaged In OF
aided or abetted the late rebellion
Hayes introduced bill prohibit
ing any further destruction Of le'
gal tender notes, and making such
notes legal tender for custom du-
ties. Referred.
After discussion the House sus.
tanned the action of the committee
in adopting the substitute declar.
ing it inexpedient toIreduce the taz
on whisky. Yeas 146, nays 122
and the title was changed accord
ingly.