The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-23

bonds III the United States shall be applied
only 20 the redemption of other bonds bearing
r-gher rate of interest, and subject to call;
.ad provided, further, that whenever from
shall aggregate three million dollars the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall issue . call for
that amount of bonds to be redeemed and the
interest ON all bonds called for redemption
shan cease in thirty days from date of said
call, and provides further that all United
States notes received in the treasury shall be
reissued and kept in circulation without
change In the aggregate amount of the several
denominations existing on the 2lst of jan
uary, 1875 and it shall not be lawful to issue
legal tenders of . larger denomination than
one thousand dollars. The vote of the COM
mittee on the adoption of the amendment was
Is follows. Ayes, Buckner, Ewing, Yates,
Bell, Hart, Chttenden. Phillips, absent. A
report Of the Secretary of the treasury was
read. Several bills from the committee on
ways and means were reported and discussed,
when . movement to adjourn was made, agreed
to take . recess until 2 80. In the evening SEES
sion the House resumed the consideration of
the bill authorizing the issue of certificates
IS. After reveral Intellectual attempts to
amend the bill the house adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th, resolution
to provide for the migration of negoes from
States where they are not allowed to exercise
their constitutional rights ~ citizens to such
States as may desire to receive them. A reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary for state
ment of expenses of Indian Department. The
House bill providing for the payment of Ar
Mr.. lpyalls. After some discussion, the bill
was read the third time and passed. After re-
| Stunning and considering the unfinished BUSH
ness adjourned.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of the previous night; then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Mississippi river
improvements; q section was added appropri-
ating 3,S71 900 for strengthening the Missis-
sippi levees, several notices of debate was
given and substituted to the original bill. next
Wednesday evening being set apart for debate
on the appropriations. The Senate amend
ments to the bill for division of western Judi
cial dir: ;ct of Missouri were taken up and
| concur,od in. After the memorial services of
Prof. Henry, the House adjourned.
But little business was done in the Sem
ate on the 18th. The bill on patent laws was
considered; when the last amendment had been
submitted, and a vote reached. it was discover
ed That quorum was not present Mr.. Wal
lace and Mr.. Bayard asked to be excused from
further service on the Teller committee; after
some discussion the request was granted. Mr..
Plumb, of Kansas, introduced joint resolution
providing for the payment of the
nifty per centum amounts required by law to
be withheld from certain railroad companies
for transportation services rendered for the
government. Referred. The bill is in accord
ance with the recommendation of the secretary
of war. Adjourned until Monday.
The House was occupid the greater portion
of the day with the Southern war claims. II
authorizes the payment of fifty per cent. of all
such claims as have been audited, and the bal
ance, 1915, 900 that remains of the appropria-
ton, to be held one year to meet claims that
may hereafter be audited. The House then
went into committee of the whole on business
on the private calendar; the time was consum-
ed in discussing the claim of the Protestant
Episcopal Seminary, of Virginia, for $4,000
| rent No vote reached. House adjourned.
The House was in session few hours on
| the 18th, and the Geneva award bill Was taken
| up and discussed at length, but no action
| taken. The bill on claims was discussed and
amended and then passed. The Senate's
amendment to the appropriation bill was con-
CURED in.