San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

WARRINGTON, Dec. i3-Senafs: A NUMBER
of bills we're introduced and referred during
the morning hour, among them tho following
BY Mr.. Plumb, Of Kansas, to provide tor
temporary increase Of the army IN An emergeh-
cy. Referred 70 committee on military anaira'
The bill authorizes the president, whenever In
his Judgment the exigencies Of the frontier
service require il, To cause loo enlisted men
10 be added TO the army to serve during the
exigency. ,,m
NJ. Gordon. of Georgia, introduced bill 70
secure the more efficient collection OF revenue
from cigars. Referred to the committee on
finance
House: The comnitte on Appropriation
will probably take ion tomorrow IN 'esA'u
to the continuance .. the postal car SYSTEM
A subcommittee has been appointed oy 'he
congressional committee on yellow fever TO
prepare reports on the constitutional powe. oi
congress to legislate on the subject Oh INV
scope and method of investigation and tho re-
lection of experts.
From returns to the department of agricui
ture it ia estimated that the aggregate wheat
crop of the United States for the past season
will be 425, OOO, OOO bushels >,
The executive council Of the national board
of trade, in session here agreed to hold Its
meetings in Washington uniformly instead Oh
yarious cities in turn, as heretofore Inc
council has laid before the appropriation com
aittees of Congress the action OF tho ooaro
favoring u systematic and thorough revision
e the tariff by competent commission 10
mite with similar commission representing
rhe Dominion of Canada, in forming new anu
,road reciprocity treaty as basis Tor hego'ia-
ION between the two governments concerhea
vhe modification of the navigation laws assert
.ng by the general government OF its authority
and Jurisdiction over the navigable waters OF
me country and the establishment OF depart
next of commerce as branch of the govern
ueut. to have in charge the varied industrial
interests of the nation.
Among the details Of the army reorganiza-
inn hill are provisions that hereafter all va
ancies in grade second the Lieutenant shaii
i'll by appointments from graduates OF the
military academy, ind by promotions OF meri-
orious soldiers, and that the general ofiicers
.hall be selected from the army, the major
GENERALS from the brigadier generals, and the
rigadier generals from the field officers OF the
inc. These provisions, together with the sec
ion which requires appointments to the grades
hove second licutenantcies to be made by llnal
promotion, cover the subject of appointments
the army. 1t is claimed, therefore, by mem
,ers of the commission that the incidental
.,epeal of section 1918 of the revised statutes,
which forbids the appointment in the army OF
INV person who served in the Confederate
.ause, will not open door to the appointment
# Confederate officers or soldiers to any grade
.xcept that of second lieutenant, and to that
nly through graduation at the military acade-
ny or by promotion from the ranks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Secrctary Sherman
ssued circular of instruction to-day with
egard to the resumption of specie payment on
he LIST of January, in which, after quoting
5he third section of the resumption act ne
states that as the effect Of the above aeotion
will be to remove all practical difference In the
value of coin and United States notes after
January list. no distinction will be made in
;eeping or settling accounts in public AFFAIRS
involving coin and currency subsequent to
that date Matured coupons OF the United
.tates and checks of the United States treas
lrcr for interest on the principal of the public
lebt, legally payable in coin, will be paid IN
coin or notes, ut the option Of the holder, by
the assistant treasurer of the United States at
New York City, or in notes by any other treas
ury officer. Such registered interest as IS ie-
sally payable in coin or paid on schedules OF
other cities than at New York will be paid to
claimant directly in notes, if he 80 desire, by
the officer charged with the payment OF sched-
ale, or in coin by check on the assistant
United States treasurer at New York. ANY
check or draft hereafter drawn in payment OF
public obligation, legally payable IN CON-
will have the fact clearly and plainly noted
thereon.
The house committee on appropriations THIS
morning agreed to recommend the passage by
the house of special deficiency bill appropri-
ating S450,0OO required for the continuance OF
the present railway postal car service through
ont the current fiscal year.
The committee also completed the Indian
appropriation bill, as agreed TO in committee
The bill appropriates in an aggregate ss,'io,-
100, which is but fifty seven dollars less than
the existing honda of the Frecdmcn's bank law
require.
A bill of complaint against the Texas and
Pacific Railway Company has been filed in the
District of Columbia Supreme Court by Pierre
Foyolle and thirty nine Others, all citizens of
France except Mr.. Hyde, of Vermont, in which
in behalf Of themselves and of others, owners
of the land grant in the bonds of the Memphis,
Ell Paso and Pacific Railroad Company. They