Daily globe., 1879-04-09
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION,

!, WASHINGTON, April 8.-Representative Kenna
to-day prepared and put in circulation pc
tition requesting JohnaF. House, chairman Of
the Democratic caucus to call a CAUCUS; for
Friday evening" next,; in the language of the
petitioni with aSview to- providing by legisEa-
tion at the present session for the free coinage
Of silver, the issue Of bullion certificates based.
on either silver, ,s0r. gold ,fthe substitution Of
greenbacks for national bank circulation, and
the prohibition. of any further increase of the.
bonded; debtsefsthe government under EDeme-
cratic rule. len members are, q sufficient num-,
ber to procure a call for a caucus. The petition
has already, more than 60 signers, and indica-
tions are that it. will meet the approval of such
q number as to secure movement immedi-
ately on the announcement of the committees
in the direction of; the financial legislation in.
dicated. .-ua ...a- .a4Ecla Tad
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. q 80 s.sssss.
The comptroller. 81 the currency has de
4clared dividend .!of Ks per cent in. favor of
the creditors of the Farmers National bank of
Platte City, Mo-, making in all dividends of
100 per cent Also a'dividehd I'm favor of the
creditors of the First National bank of Delphi,
Ind, of 10 per cent, making in all dividends Of
go per cent. 'Also,ia dividend in favor of the
tcreditors Of the National bank of the State of
Missouri of l5 per cent, making in all divi-
dends Of 80 per cent. The dividends in favor
| D
soon as the necessary schedules can be made
by the receiver and checks signed by the comp
troller.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
THE House committee on rules met this
i afternoon for the purpose of considering the
1.question which arose n the House this morn
ing regarding the recognition of members de-
sirous of participating in the general debate.
j 1t was decided that the custom of preparing
i list which for some time prevailed, is the
most practicable, and the. committee will
d Recommend it's continuance. and that the
i Speaker OF chairman OF the committee of the
whole Of the House on the state of the Union
shall use hissdiscrection in recognizing one of
two or more ,memb RS who shall attempt to ad-
dress. the House simultaneously. 1t was
also agreed to recommend an increase OF
the membership on the judiciary committee
from eleven, heretofore, to fifteen. The
committee will also favor a modification OF
rule l45 of the House 80 as to require vote o1
at least three-fourths of the members present
to suspend the rules instead of two tbixds votes
as now necessary. The report of the committes
covering the above and propositions previously
agreed upon will be submitted to the House to
morrow, and as soon as the several recommen
dations are finally disposed of the Speaker viii
be able to announce the committees.
British Columbia.
SAX Francisco, April 8.-victoria dispatch
In parliament yesterday the leader Of the gov
ernment asked the house to adjourn till tn
, 18th inst, as he hoped by that time to ge
definite information regarding the railway
, The adjournment was carried unanimously
: Public opinion endorses the action of th
house. A general wish is expressed that
F: peaceful solution of the difficulty may be al
J rived at if possible. Since adjournment tele
grams have been received from Ottawa stain
that construction will be commenced this year
l and the railway policy announced after Easte,
The Colonist intimates that sectional and rout
differences must be barred, and the people @
the island and mainland satisfied with railwa
. construction anywhere within the province.