The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
million dollars for the payment of arrearages

million dollars for the payment of arrearages
of pensions.
By MIR. Llgon-Resolutions of the General
Assembly of Alabama, asking for the enact
ment of laws to prevent the exercise of
jurisdiction By the United States courts, in
proceedings against municipal corporations.
By Mr. Observation-Disclosures the issue of
per cent bonds to the amount of forty
million dollars, the proceeds of the sale which
shall be devoted to the payment OF the arrears
OF pensions.
BY Mr.. Fort-Te establish national board
of agriculture.
By Mr.. Clark-For the relief of persons whose
lands have been, or may be, washed away or
submerged by the Mississippi river or its trib-
utaries.
By Mr.. Jacobs of Washington Territory-Ex
tending the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
By Mr.. Scales-For the re lief of lief Joseph
of the Nez Perces Indians.
BY Mr.. Wells, of New York-By request, to
prevent undue detention of United States
mails on account of snow drifts
By Mr. Rice-For the relief of the State of
Ohio for arms furnished the Government.
At the expiration OF the morning hou +, Mr.
Whitthone, who had the floor on lest Monday
on the bill for the erection of various public
buildings, withdrew his proposition and
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill to
secure uniformity in the standard of value.
It provides that the gold and silver coins of
the United states, which have been declared
full legal tenders, shall hereafter be inter-
changeabIe at lawful valne, on the demand of
any holder, in the Office of the assistant
treasurer, at New York City, or at the
mints in Philadelphia and San Francisco
when presented in sums of SlG0 and multiple $
thereof. 1t directs the secretary of the treas
ury to provide for such interchanges and in
all coin payments made by the treasury to
make no discrimination in favor of or against
such gold and silver coin
The motion 10 suspend the rules and pass
the bill was defeated-yeas l0l, nays 1876.
Mr., Wood moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution setting apart Wednesday,
February II, for reports from the committee
| on ways and means, and making Tire sugar
bill the special order for Saturday, Febl Larry $,
| to be considered in the House as in the COM
| mittee of The whole. Defeated-yeas l3e. nays
| 9S-not two-thlrds in affirmative.
Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend the rules
| and pa S bill authorizing the issue of four
| per cent. bonds to the amount of Si0.00o,O00
| and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to
the payment of arrears in pensions.
| Mr. Whitthorne asked If he would be per.
mitted to submit an amendment providing
| bonds.
| Mr. Burchard declined to admit the speaker
! to put the question on a suspension of the
rules, and intimated that on the viva voce
vote there appeared to be the necessary two
thirds in the majority. the yeas coming in the
| greatest Volume from the Republican side OF
the House, and the nays from the Democratic
| side; whereupon the yeas and nays were asked
: for, and the demand supported on the
| Republican side. The vote was taken and
resulted-yeas, li0; nays, 81.
So the motion to suspend the rules and pass
| the bill was defeated. being less than two
| thirds in the affirmative.
| The House thsn commenced the memorial
services in respect to the late Terrence j
Quinn, representative from the State OF New
| York.
Resolutions appropriate to the occasion were
offered by Mr.. Lockwood and unanimously
adopted, and eulogies on the life and character
of the deceased were pronounced by Messrs
Lockwood, Mayham, Bailey, Covert anc
| Townsend of New York, Jones of Ohio, Cald
well of Tennessee aud Errett, and then th,
| House adjourned.