National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-24
HOUSE or REPRESENTA- TIYEs.

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Mr. BEALE introduced bill to prevent the adul-
teraton of food and drink. Referred.
Mr. WILSON offered resolution OF inquiry as TO
the quality and cost of arms for the army and mill.
tia. Referred
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSED.
Mr.. ATKINS chairman of the Committee on APP.
preparations, reported back the legislative exccli-
tive, and Judicial appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments thereto. He stated that he had been
directed BY the committee TO move concurrence
In the Senate amendments. II was hardly neces.
sary that he should give the for that action
II was apparent. Under the circumstances the COM
mttcc thought best TO recommend to the House a
concurrence in the amendments. There were some
amendments In which the House committee would
not ordinarily concur. For instance, II would not
concur In the amendment providing for the sala
ries Of the officers and employees of the Senate
20 to 100 per cent higher than the salaries OF
officers and employees OF the same grade In
the House. The whole amount of increase EN-
braced In the amendments was Sgi, 500; Si5 400 of
that increase consisted in the increased salaries OF
the Senate employees. There was an Item of 500
Senate had given itself two additional annual
committee clerks and had increased its contingent
Gnd 5000 II had also appropriated 5000 for the
$4,000 for the payment of the salary Of the addi-
tlona Justice for the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia. Ithad increased the salary ofthe First
Assistant Postmaster General and doc reased that OF
the Second Assistant Postmaster General
Mr.. CoSGER inquired whether any changes had
been made In the political clauses of the blu
Mr.. ATKINS replied In the negative.
The motion to concur was agreed to, and the bill
now goes to the President for his approval or dis
The Speaker then proceeded to call committees
for reports OF private nature.
MT Cox, chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
mander J, W. A. Nicholson y. s. N. TO accept from
tho King Of Spain the grand cross Of naval merit
Of the yirginius indemnity fund to the mother OF
General w. A. G. Ryan. Passed. Also joint reso.
luton authorizing Captain q. l., Tanner, y. 8. N,
to accept certain testimonials from the Japanese
government. Passed.
A motion to 80 into Committee on the Private
The Speaker stated that he would take that vote
as an expression Of the wish of the House to pro-
coed to public business
Grafton OF the silver bil-the question being on lay
ing on the table the motion TO reconsider the vote
ordering the main question on the eighth section
and amendments.
The Speaker made an explanation as to the parlia.
mentary difficulty in which the House found
itself BY It's action yesterday and, at his sugges.
to reconsider was vacated that motion was with
drawn the eighth section was formally agreed to;
!Also iornellyl In this way the previous ques.
ton was got rid Of and the section was opened to
amendment. Thereupon Mr., Ewing moved to
amend his amendment Of yesterday by striking
out the words STANDARD silver dollars" and insert
ing the words "Coin OF the same metal" so as to
provide that certificates for gold or silver bullion
shall be issued at It's average market value in coin
of the same metal,
Mr.. GARFIELD made the point of order that the
House having already ordered In tho words stand
ard silver dollars motion TO strike them out was
not In order,
Mr.. EWING explained the object of his amendment
us being to fix the price OF gold bullion AT Its value
In gold dollars and the price OF silver bullion at its
value in standard silver dollars.
The question WAS raised by MT. Reed and dis
cussed by him and Mr. Garfield as to why the Gov.
eminent should pay In Denver, Col the price Of
silver In New York, and then be at the expense of
transporting II to Washington or New York, and
Mr.. WARSER replied that that was exactly what
the Government did now.
On motion of MoSsrs DAGGETT and MAGINSIs the
words Carson City New, and the Government
assay oihce were inserted In the eighth section,
ana then mat section was adopted as u whole 900
to ~ without the yeas and nays.
Mr.. WARNER then moved TO amend the ninth
section, which provides that only coins Of smaller
denomination than 81 shall be fabricated on Coy.
section read as follows;
From and after the passage Of this act Except
nation than 81 shall be fabricated oil Government
accounts but the Secretary shall cause to be coined
with other coinago) The gold and silver deposited
for coinage under this act; and in convert.
ing bullion into bars or, coin for ,depostors
In which deposits are made. But this
provision shall not prohibit the. delivery OF
coin or stamped bars In exchange for bullion as
soon as It's value IL ascertained PrOvtded That in
determining the average market va ue OF bullion
for the purpose Of ascertainng the charge for
yerling the same into coin Gas provided by section
1924 OF the Revised Statutes, as amended by the
fourth section OF this acD said market rate shall
be tho value Of the bullion rated in coin of the
same metal ut It's legalender value in the cities of
New York and San Francisco for the week preced,
ing such deposit"
Mr. CLAFLlN. This gives back to the bulionists
the i6 per cent, taken from them by the amend.