The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-16
F0rsy.nGfh Gongress..-Third session,
w IsHIIGToN, January III. ISM.


+ MIR. voorhees,, Of Indiana, submitted .
resolution instrncting the Committee on In
niana Affairs to inquire info the circun1
slances which led TO the recent escspe bi
fGheyenne fndiHns from Fort Sill, Texas
ENG tnesr' subsequent slaughter by United
States forces. Agreed 10. lysii
Mr.. Allison, OF ioHa, from tle conference
corSmittee on the Military Acaden1y appro.
priat5on bill, submitted a report wfIici, was
lagreea TO, haFing been agreed to IN tue
House OF Representatives yesterday. The
Dill now goes to the resident. for signature.
81 The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the bill to- amend the pnten; laws, and nd
iourned without action. TO-. ts
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House has under consideration the
bill reported from the Committee on Ways
and Means for tue issue OF certificates OF de-
post OF the denomination OF ten dollars,
bearing interest at three per cent, and con-
yertible atany time into fonr-per-cent bonds.
establishing, in brief, q national savings
bank ~, ga II &s 5.s ~
Mr. Kelly submitted an amendment to
make the certificates convertible, with ac-
crued interest. after six months, into lawful
money, and at any time into four-per-cent.
bonds. sent. sr .,.y:.s a..f
An interesting debate followed, speeches
being made against the bill by Messrs.
Banks, Butter, Hewitt, and others, and in
favor Of it by Messrs. Wood Garfield. and
Chittenden. All amendments were reject
ed; and the House took u recess with the
main question on The bill still pending.
MIR. Hunton, OF Virginia, offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, for the payment
to the children. Of the late Hon. B. =. Doug
las OF the remainder OF his salary as men,
Der OF the Forty-ffth Congress. ~',.'
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill authorizing the issue OF certificates
OF deposit, the first vote being on motion
to table the bill, which was defeated. The
bin was then passed-yeas, III; nays, p.
A bill was reported from the Ways and
Means Committee making United States
notes receivable for duties on imports.
Mr.. Garfield stated that he desired to offer
an amendment providing that such notes
should be receivable so long rs they were
equivalent to coin. [Cries OF "No," "no."l
He did not propose, for Que, to shut OIL the
supply OF coin to meet the interest OF the
public debt in case 4 calamity should hap
pen the country.
Mr.. Wood, acting rs the organ OF the COM
lnittee, yielded TO the introduction OF the
amendments; and the previous question WAS
ordered.
Mir. Harrison to Mr.. Garfield: L" Has the
gentleman any doubt about the success Of
resumpton?"
Mr.. Garfield: ct. have no doubt OF the
success OF resumption, unless by such bill
as this or some other hostile legislation re-
sumption is destroyed"
The amendment was then Defeated
yeas, IS; nays, lis.
Mr.. Garfield: Believing this bill to be Il
serious attack upon resumption, move 10
| lay it on the table,"
Thc House refused to lay the bill on the
| table-ycas, Il :; nays. 155. The bill was
then passcd-ycas, 154; nays, 43. 1t simply
provides, after the passage OF The act, that
United States notes shall be received in pay
ment OF duties on imports.
| Mr.. Wood also reported bill TO facilitate
the refunding Of the national debt. 1t
authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury, in
the process OF refunding the debt, to cX-
change directly at par four-per-cent. bonds
for 5-20'S outstanding and llncalled. and di-
reefs that whenever all such 5-2PS have
been redeemed under the provision OF this
section. all existing provisions OF the law
authorizing the refunuing OF the national
debt shall apply to any bonds OF the United
States bearing five per cent. OF higher inter
est which may be redeemable that in any
such exchange interest shall be allowed on
the bonds redeemed for period OF three
months.
The main question being ordered, the
House adjourned ut 1880 Z. VI.