, 1879-01-15
NOTES AND NEWS,
TIE BAfiN0y,

WASHINGTON, D. t., Jan, 1l.-'rho snb-Com-
mtttee, consisting of Randolph Tucker aud
Duscl,ard, very fnyorably reported to tho
whoic Committee the Chicago saylngs-Bank
bill, aud tho whole Committee ncccptul tho re-
port. Fernando Wood, Chntrman OF the COM
mlltcr, has agreed to report tho bill tomorrow,
wlsen Ills Contniltcu Inns . special assignment
for largo number Of bills. DR.. Turptu. who Is
hero in tue interest vi this bill, Il now very
hopeful OF It's passage. The present prospects
secM favorable IN the House.
TuH nLonoErr SUBCOMMITTEE.
The tIme when tue BLodgcts b-Co'nmittco
will stnst for Chicago eeefns sttll very uncer-
tain. TITO Geneva Award bill Is still uudlsposc1
Of, and Knott md Frye will not think Ut leaving
until a tInal disposition has been made Ut that
bill. The measure was put aaldo to-lay, and IL
In great danger Of beinu displaced Tomorrow.
LArs1t-rroctor Knott, Chairman OF tho
judiciary Committee, aaId to-uigllt hs thought
tho Rlolgctt Subcommittee would start for
Chicago Friday or Saturday n[aht next. They
are oily waiting tor action to bp taken on the
t}cucva Award bill, which 10 thinks will DO
voted an by Saturday.
HILLS TO he vAvonAnLT REPORTED.
Thn Committee Of Ways and Means have been
lurd at work stucc the recess. II agreed to-day
to several bills, Which will be reported 1t tbs
first opportunity. Among thcho aro bills to ex-
tend tile Sinking Fund SIX years; to direct tho
Secretary OF the Treasury to issue Q per cent
bonds something OIL tho plan Of the old per
cent certificates; to relieve insolYcnt savings
banks FROM taxation, and ttstifrcct the Secretary
to refund taxes enormously asscssed. The
Committee will probably ns's for night sessions
until th!s busiucas Is disposed Of.
nlvENs AND IAMnoRa.
- i.tn ..tt.s
|,,.., t.,,,,,,,,t., ,,u T., $50. ~, r,.
ii"use esease ~. '.','''''''co ~ seposs NV l'''et
and llnfboF bill At THIS session Tor thu rcason
principally that it was hold that the dis
trIbusinu Of tho Inst bill was n,nde l,y
| +ho r,,cutf.o I,crortmcn+ In n v,,v r.r.
~, ."1 -. ,'.'," :" -. Cl.',.
| t'nt @uaHs'er' Aeceht'st oo"tfeF, t!n to1htn't
tee catnc to tho conclusion tlAf It would bc
I best to follow the usual custom, and report q
hill. A sutrco,nmlttco Is now jndust rlously
onnora.1 T., ,,,, rro,,,rotion rho .mn,,nt
recommended to 10 appropriated BY tho b'l!
ruY wryr ro,sr Ayrnorr,A1,os u1Lh,
| ~. n1rrc1 ,,non nv ttc fs,ufrrrnro Commj,tee.
10 'I'sta 49," .'.| ~ Wv ~ =, ~ -. .""'s...
!nakus a!' apP'opt'a'"'n VI e'iNoo to' aitn'alus
iOF Illustrating TIC sefVlec Of electricity q" 40
piled 10 tile useful arts. Tho scnato hao passed
an amendment upuropriatiuy $1U00 fur this
.,,,r,n,o hut a.. cnm,rlttc m c,,t i, do,v,, ora.
IL. wv 'A~ 0''''"~ -
ha'' .u.
FhEsipEsT'At.
Notwithstanding President Iiaycs las declared
that lin wtu,a mt In cn,tlt,uto fr r,..ctctio,,,
e. tn", ,hn. r,r,.f,, ,,,,,,irt,n. rom ,t,a
4als t"a' ~, t.oI ."s
south anu NORTH nave visited tho NnIte tloase
ahd assured hsn that II certain things were
tlono delegations for tho next I.opublteap Con-
yrntIon wnuid Ia wt,rl,e., nm in hi. tntrrest
! ,rh ..,a .,a. ,,, ha ,.la
."' s1'e S, "4'' oee" A,
10 secretary Shcrmaa "a 10 himself
4 short time ago paper was drawn up fol
presentation to Sherman BY number OF t'oltti
clans ot Sout!,crn 6tnta Iii which it WIZ urged
that ull tllu Federal olllcrllolIcrs iu thu Blatu
were hard Ut work for GFunt, and that II ht
(shermanl would have thon turned out and put
th pcrsous to lu named u unanimous delegation
trnIH TINT S,ato to the Kepa0li.an Nutiuual
Convention could be secured In Ills interest.
| THE GENEVA AWARD.
It Is now quite uncertain wAen the tacncyd
awuri can ubt,lu tile loor again. II WIS pushed
out Ut place to-tlsy BY tho Mexican relston bill,
md must now taks it, chances among tito atl
preparation hills, which will be pressing for rou
s.leratEu, nrxt week.
ANOTHER PIECE or LEGISLATION