The sun., 1878-04-02

In the House, bih- were introduced 10y
Nr stephens Dom. Ggl for the financial relief
Vi the ruuuty ana To iUclitlte the return To
specie payments without miurious,y uff'ctin
lh' commercial business OF the pcuplo 1t
directs the Secretary oi th' Treasury. when tIe
ann unt of coin and hulion in the Treasury
shall exceed 500 uopOuO.t II redo Ia the present
putsiandin., United States lcggl-tender notes.
when presented in sums of $1,000 and upward.
with coin Of inil standard value.
By Mr.. Money lDnm. Mis- To regulate
toutrarts for carrying mails. 1t provides that
~h"u any contra tor shall sublet his contract
The Pos'muster- General shall cunccl such CON
tract aui max" now contract az rates not to
eN.Hed tho old one. and defines ~uhl'uing
4H Voc 'mpoyW"ui hy any contra tor ui any
9 r-pn 90 Perform the ryir' at his own rN-
= u-- uud cure. no part ol the service being
l rae hy su 'h contractor.
lr Nr Fuller urm.. lnd.l-Drelaring the
Rt'r- "l tu' Hot Sprins OF Arkansas as forever
r, SIR. Wlrsn'on Dem.. CalJ-A resolution
OF tN' taliorma Legislature asking that no
moro puhuc lands shall De- given away in suu7i-
d,.S or q" corporations;
Also ~ rnsOui moi tho same body asking the
r 1-n.tion oi tine Dinz GoNrnmrni IN Mexico.
q, MIR. THOMPSON az D., Ptl-A resolution Of
uo r-nn-yiwnla legislature in opposition to
49, ii''rs"il tDrm.. Ill introduced n Joint
? .Niuu uropl- NIX an amen lmcnt % the Con-
tttliIon fornilling the assumption or payment
t.lnl property within tnc limits # tho States
IN fls r.v.'.pn.
Mr. nurham Dem. XVI reported back from
'uum.u"r ON Appropriations thu hll
prov = ~ iol temp9iary ci"rk7 in th" Treas
Lst u'IHr'ment and tor drt"rrins tresus-O u
' 'N pu'Nr hnds. rrr"miu 'nilnE '"u -grr.pr.
lntN' N"u.t" Amendment whl.n pr'Nl' That
i'iN"a.y "llrorri"t.d ly uI" Dan sh9! %" used
l'fN "i uny riarg. iui wood ur tlnurr cut on
ihr lun.ir unds of Territories. for th" uscpi ar-
lut -'itHr- ond not export "A from the Irrri-
tfn7. "ni hol-VoncGirence IN the other Senate
Ia. r..ud WAS adopted with tho Necntion
AZ li t.i ndm'nt appropriating sl2uOO Tor
aui ttIil d inS IN the Surgeon ii IN rails Of
Fl Wt- ruururr.l iu-lsito l-notWlthstand-
ia N' h -.ttNe reeommsndatiOn Of the COM
hr. Cummings uowM moved to sus-
p.ll thr rules aud pass the bill pro.
G. " waands de'"7ons reved on 6r a.'otn dseos S
cIAira fNl in tAe hrryice of the United states
dunns ih' late war, which have tscn granted
9l may hereafter lee granted, shall conmence
h"rN.''"i tHr Illt'l States; providing Tor the
PAWN o., = -arreu5 OF pensions. and rcp"aling
sH.tNn 1l1 of the Revised Statutes. which pros
IIN~ lhu np claim Ion pens lon not prosecuted
u u ~ .-,lui ISSUE, within five years from the
u-lrni 81 r- u," same, shall hn admitted with
uH' r. nil "NW'n'" from the War or Navy De-
IHiw'u-. Defeated; y"as lij. nays 49, not
lW9-u r..- 80. .ng 100 tine Affirmative.
Mr hfnh- ll,"p. Mn introduced n bin pro-
N'h- .I'l al irf- .i- having lost an arm in or
'rr ,i Ter lnuA, by alnpuhti9n or
oMrrw "a wAiI" IN rio military or naval scr
y,r", shall h' entitled 20 r.reive pension Of
~, 1 month from and al Ter June I. 1873;
.rN, harrison lnrw.. IIi.l introdured bill
'f. service. il"uu-l-f of five cnnlni-S toner's to
p' l' 4 tY t'" Pr"-idnnt Their duties
''ii 'r I' if rlh" ~" qualifications norcS-
'.I' .'r .iuoi .iu ant INTO the branches OF the
1901 ''. hHi g. Fnn u" an applicants for
.''n ~. II altp iorbids tine asses. mcnt of
ui,d' 3. .naity ni dismissal.
r,tH 'uIns. sn'""hrs were made 10y Mr..
n'ilit- li'p., lowu. protesting against the