American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31
OUR skHs rsiNt1o4tLEnEK:
WASHINGTON, May 90, 1879.

OUR AfAS esINcTONIEnEKs
WASHINGTON, May 2S, 1879.
The situation, as to the appsOpri,
alton is as-foliows:
The legislative bill goes to the
President tomorrow, Tuesday. Ehe
Amy bill has not been acted OF at
all by Congress since it failed to
pass Oves'the Presidents veto.
We r,Ay reasonably expect u veto
OF the Legislative bill by Wednes
DAY or Thursday. Then the con.
stitntioBaf' attemi pit to pass the bill
over the veto will be made, aud
will fail, and so far as the Army
and leg islative bills are concerned,
Congress viii 10 exactly in the po-
sitiOn it occupied ca the 18th of
NJ arch, when it met in extra session
But it is fair to suppose that Cos
yress, the President and the peO-
pie are wiser than they were then.
Tue 200 pages of the CoTgressi ~.
al Record which have since mat
time been given up to debate among
the wisest men in House and Sefr+
ate, concerning the proper relations
between the State and Federal
Governments can hardly fail to
have their influence in all sections.
Which party has gained aud which
lost we shall know after election.
We may safely say, however, that
any dispOsItiOu OH the part of DEM
ocrats to refuse supplies to the
Government, if such disposition at
any time, existeds has been abau.
dOned. The Government will have
all tho money it needs. There have
been many bills preeented,. some
42OOO' in all-but not more than q
dozen have passed or will psss.
That directing payment OF a half
million to'Capt. 'Bads went through
but is not being acted, by the Treas,
urv. The contagious disease" act
which was designed to protect the.
country from yellow tsver, passed.
the Senate on Friday, and will prob
ably go through the House. For
the same purpose both Houses had
already appropriated s200, 900 to
be used in cooling and disiniecting
vessels arriving from foreign pOrts,,
but the parties to whom the expen>
Jfiture- was confided have as yet
agreed upon no plan. The most
important measure before Ongress;
aside fiom the appropriation bills
which caused the extra session, and
perhaps far more important than
they; was Mr.. Warner's coinage
bill, 1t passed the House on Sat-
urday, but not in the shape IN which
it was introduced. Its most strix
ing feature, and in the opinion of
was so changed as not to he recOg
nizable. The following is u careful
u bstract Of the bill as it passed the
House.
1t Hxes the weight of the standard
silver dellar at 4l23 grains; auLhur-
ICES the owners of silver bullion to
deposit tue same at any mint to be
formed into liars or standard dol
lars makes the charges for ling
such bullion the difference bet ween
its: ma, kek value III New York and
the legal tender value Of the coin
makes subsidiary silver coin ex
changeable at the Treasury for le-
gal tender money to the amount of
go; makes the standard silver dol
lar legal tender in all payments at
their nominal value. requires the
Treasury to pay out silver coiu
without discrimination the same as
gold coin in liquidation of all coin
obligations against the Governs
ment, and authorizes the issue of
certificates to depositors of gold or
silver coin or ballion; also author.
ICES the issue of certificates (repre-
senting coiu in the Treasury in pay
meut Of interest on the public debt,
both classes uf certificates to be re
ceivable in payment of duties OIL
imports. The certificates for bul>
lion deposited are to be for its av.
terage market value in coin of like
metal during the preceding week in
New York. The gold and silver bull
lion deposited is 10 be coined to the
full capacity Of the mints Gin con-
nection with their coinage ) and if
the bullion Deposited for coinage
does not amount to o., OOO, 900 per
month, the Treasury is to purchase
sufficient silver bullion TO coin that
amount. There are influences at
work among Democratic Senators
which may cause the Senate to pass
the bill as il came from: the House,
but 1t is most likely that the Seuate
will amend or Kill it. MEMO.