Connecticut western news., 1879-02-12
poses an appropriation of s1Oo, GOO, 900.

poses an appropriation of $100, 900, ,000. MT. Burchard, of Illinois, thinks it would be better to issue bonds in the amount of S4O,O00, ,OO0 to raise the money, while MT. White, of Pennsyl- vania, introduces bill appropriating $2O, ,OO0,O 900 only. Memorial services over the deceased member. Terance Quinn, of Troy, were held. MT. Whit thorne (Dem., Tenn. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill to secure uni provides that the gold and silver coins of the United States which have been declared full legal tenders shall hereafter be interchangeable at lawful value, on the demand of any holder, at the office of the Assistant Treasurer, in New York city, or at the hints in Philadelphia and San Francisco, when presented in sums of $100 and multiples thereof. Lost, 1O1 to 136. MT. Burcbard (Rep., Ill. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill authorizing the issue of four per cent. bonds to the amount of $40, ,000,- GOO, the proceeds of the sale of which shall be applied to the payment of the arrears of pensions. Lost, 40 to 81, not two-thlrds in the affirmative.
 In Committee of the Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, Mir. Durham, of Kentucky, offered an amendment re- ducing the army to 10000. He ex- plained that personally he would have preferred to make the figure 10, 1000. As an amendment to this amendment, Mir. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, proposed to substitute 15, 900 for 10000; and after this had been lost, MT. Samuel s. Cox, of New York, moved to make the figures 17,000. The propositions of Messrs. Whitthorne and Cox were rejected with out a division, and Durham's amend ment was also lost, 66 members support ing it and 118 voting against it.
 The House amended and passed the Mississippi Levee bill. The amend ment appropriating $3,871, ,OOO for strengthening the 1evees was withdrawn | by it's proposer. In Committee of the Whole the consideration of the Army Appropriation bill was resumed, and l White of Pennsylvania offered as an amendment the Army Reorganization | bill. Hale of Maine made the point that this was new legislation, but the Chair ruled that it looked toward re- trenchm ent, andss so was admissible. l Odlh1uS O4 1AU1eb1ts tSCCuoOA ADAdW 0s Hewitt of being privy to the springing of the amendment upon the Committee. Hewitt denied this, but declined to say whether he was or was not in favor oi the amendment. Samuel s. Cox spoke in favor of it, and was followed by Banning of Ohio, who alluded to the military lobby and the social influences enlisted against reorganization, but an announced his purpose to stand by tht cause of the rank and file and of tn. people. The Republicans attempted tt force an immediate vote, but were de feated by very slender majority, ant the Committee rose.
 Tn the House of Representatives, tn, consideration of the Army Appropria tion bill in Committee of the Whole wa resumed. The amendment offered b, MT. White, comprising the main feature of the Army Reorganization bill, wa agreed to by vote of 101 to 91. Severa minor amendments were adopted, ant then Mir. Boone offered proposition t.
 transfer the Indian Bureau to the Wa
 Department. MT. Conger raised poin
 of order and MT. Garfield spoke agains
 the proposed amendment. After
 spirited debate, the point of order wat
 overruled.