American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-25

ana their Slaughter BY tinted States forces.
agreed to. and the bin goes to the President:
The bin to amend the patent law vas further nth
to 90 into executive session. ....
In the House, in response to IA resolution.
from S the seersta S Of the Traasmry iransn
uniting the supplemental: statement OF bal
to the credit of the Treasurer of the United
States IN national bank fepositories.. op Jqn-
uaty tsI9, the aggregate ainotnt OF balances
was $40, SOS, l6S and the larger amounts were {:
National a Bank .. of the state ~. of O.!
ssi.41; the Mayeriek national Bank.
me s New Yori. ss.ai7 Us: the Second IA.
n %nal Rank of ShM of osth t Mn S
remainder is distributed among 80 banks in
sums varying from $500 to $500, 600 Mr. Wood;
Chairman OF ths WAYS is and Means Ctmmittee;
OF certificates of deposit in aid of refunding
the public debt. The bill authorizes the Sec
certificates of derosit of tile denomination Of
$40, bearing interest at the rate of per cent.
and convertible at any time at accrued inter
est into per cent bonds authorized to be
issued. and directs that the money so re-
ceived shall be applied only to payment of
5.2o bonds. Mr., Wood called attention to the
l,Al as introducing novel feature into the
ducing classes were concerned. 1t would
afford the poorer classes an oppor.
where Whers ,bs ;"' would be Sale and secure,
ppd uct subject to the instability of private
sorpoEations 1t vas Rrop66sed by this bill,
would be positive and absolute security for
every dollar deposited by the poorer classes.
ssyefnnient f,self. Rnother effect Of L would
@e Batler HeSsr ss sp%fst, p Thiiis
Sm ali Of WHICH
defeated and the bill passed-yeas III, nays
y. Mr.. Wood, Chairman of the Committee on
Mn aSs tes sans Tor
ON tmp5fts. Passed-yeas 154, nays 43.
Sir. Wood also reported a bill to facilitate the
refunding of the national debt. 1t authorizes
the Secretary of the Treasury, in the process
of refunding the national debt, to exchange
interest for bonds commonly known as fite
sTsnff esq 1utsstasnipg and nd INFANCY n and di
provision Of this section and all ex-
s sag Ppslnk e naoh ae aw shall appy
70 Any bonds OF the United States bearing Is
per cent. or higher rate Of interest which may
Change, interest Shall We allowed on bonds
redesmed for a period of three months. The
main question being ordered, the House ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th. the House bill
providing for the payment of arrears of pen
sions was taken up and passed with but four
dissenting votes. This law provides that all
mt shall Sia
s sseo$n. the inc elaI% .s0n. is On grsnsss:
ter an executive session the. senate ad-
sournet f. TAXI psft in the ,nep Ss serx
ass Of the late
from ii Gemmistee of Ways and Means
passed without division. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Car
Mississippi River Improvement Commits
sion, and providing for the improve
Rs er long debate the House
took a recess until ! .t5 p: M. when it recon
vened to participate in the memorial services
of the late Prof: Henry.
In the Senate; on the nth, MI. Salisbury
Submitted a resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for information as to
the amount of compensation paid various
parties for services in negotiating United
States bonds or securities; laid over MIR.
nj Party from 81 States, protesting against
the unjust discrimination of railroads in
passage ' Of House bill No. by
Committee on G9mmemerse: by their
Bayard eq were eHc excused fr5ih further
service on the Teller Committee and Messrs.
their places. The credentials of MIR.
Houston, of Alabama. were presented.
Mr.. Plumb introduced joint resO-
luton providing for the payment of 80
per centum of the amounts required by law
to be withheld from certain railroad cOmpa-
MES for transportation services rendered for
the Government Referred. The bill is In ac
cordance with the recommendation of the
Secretary of War. Adjourned until Monday.
.....The House spent nearly the entire SEES
sion in consideration of private bills.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
1.-THE House spent the day in discussing
the Geneva Award bill, which was finally
passed, with numerous amendments. ny a
amendments to the Pension Appropriation
bill were concurred in.