San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-30

and that where such money. orders shall be
presented to the Treasury mt W ashington they
shall be entered to the credit of the deposi.
tor, and when such deposits amount to $50
be convertible into four per cent. bonds
The contested election case of Dean VS.. Field.
from the Third District of Massachusetts,
was then considered: After some discussion,
the Speaker said: "The Chair believes 1t his
duty, though 1t is q very painful one, to lay
communication before the House."
lie then handed TO the CLERK and had
announcing the death In Havana, of yellow
fever, of Hon. j. Il. Leonard, of Louisiana.
Mr.. Ellis, Jadge Leonard's colleague, made
some fitting remarks, at tho close of which
the House adjourned out of respect to the
memory OF deceased.
The Senate was not In session on the 10th.
......In the House, the bill authorizing the
payment of certain Southern ante bellum
mail contractors was considered Mt length in
Committee on the Whole At the conclusion
of the debate a motion was made to strike
agreed to. Tie House subsequently con.
CURED without division, so the bill was de.
feated.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Senator Ed
munds, from the Committed on Judiciary, re.
ported adversely on the bill providing for the
admission of women to practice IN the SUI
preme Court of the United States. The re-
pOlO says tHatb tuO OOuAt 40 foVeaOiiEcu W
make its own rules and the com.
mittee thought this act would make
discrimination in favor of women, as it
compelled the Court to admit women i to prac,
motion of Senator Sargent the bill was placed
on the calendar with the adverse report. The
Fortifcation Appropriation bill was pissed.
The amount voted Is $275,000, The bill pro-
hibiting Members of Congress from becom
ing sureties on certain bonds, passed. The
Vice President announced his signature to
ton designed by James Gordon Bennett.
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on Terrific.
ries, reported favorably on the joint resolu-
ton disappearing of the act of the Territory
| of Arizona granting charter to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, passed on the 18th
of February, 1877. Placed on the calendar.
Consideration was resumed of the Pacific
Railroad Sinking fund bill, Senator Chris
cussiOn the Senate went into executive
session, after which it adjourned. 49,.
In the House, bills were introduced: BY Mr..
listed out of prisons; also, for the payment
vides that no claims shall be paid which have
sdsrSe Sssn Pad y Mr. the S Son
land to the State OF Mississippi, 10 aid in the
construction of the Snip Island, Ripley and
appointment of a commission to ascertain on
what terms treaty of commerce with Mexi
co can be arranged. By Mr.. Cox IN. Y.)-For
the erection of a monument over the grave
of Thomas Jefferson Mr. Springer moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill au'
thorizing the coinage of silver on the same
terms as the coinage OF gold, without
expense to the holder of the bullion; also
authorizing the issue of coin certificates on
the deposit of silver ballion, similar to those
now authorized on the deposit of gold bull
decided minority but before the vote could
be taken the hour of o'clock arrived and
the House (under the rule) proceeded to
of Columbia