Daily globe., 1879-02-04
House Of Representatives.

HONSe OF ItP}'FcSeltGttteS.
NEW BILLS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Un6er the call of
States the following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Cutler-Appropriating 300, 200, 600
for payment of arrearages of pensions.
BY Mr.. Lyon-Resolutions of the general
assembly of Alabama asking for the enactment
of laws to prevent excessive jurisdiction by
its courts in proce- dings against municipal
corporations.
BY Mr.. Burchard-Authorizng the issue of
per cent. bonds to the amount Of $40, 900, 600,
the proceeds Of the sale of which shall be de-
voted to the payment of arrears of pensions.
BY Mr.. Fort-To establish national beard
of agriculture.
BY Mr.. Clark-For the relief Of persons
whose lands have been may be washed away
Or submerged by the Mississippi river or it's
tributaries.
tending the time for the completion Of the
Northern Pacific railway.
by Mr.. Scales-For the relief of Chief Jo-
seph, Of the Nez Perces Indians.
BY Mr.. Willis, N. Y, by request-To pre-
vent the undue detention Of the United States
mail on account of snowurifts.
BY Mr.. Rice-For ,sthe relief of the State
of Ohio for arms furnished the government.
STANDARD OF VALUE.
At the expiration of the afternoon hour Mr..
Whitthorne, who had the floor last Monday on
the bill for the erection of various public build
ings, withdrew that proposition and moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to secure
uniformity in the standard Of value 1t pro-
vides that gold and silver coins of the United
States which had been declared full legal ten
ders, shall hereafter be interchangeable at law
full value, on demand of any holder, at the
Office of the assistant treasurer in New York
city, or at the mints in Philadelphia and San
Francisco, when presented in sums OF 800 and
nultiples thereof. 1t directs the secretary Of
the treasury to provide for such interchanges,
and in all coin payments made by the treasur-
er to make no discrimination in favor of or
against such gold or silver coin.
The motion to suspend the rules and press
the bill was defeated, yeas lOl, nays 1876.
THE SUGAR BILL.
Mr. Wood moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution setting apart Wednesday,
February II, for reports from the committee
Of ways and means, and making the sugar bill
the special order for Saturday, February 8, to
be considered in the House in committee of
the whole. Defeated yeas 130, nays SO, not
two thirds in the affirmative.
ARREARS OF PENSIONS.
Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing the issue of per
cent. bonds to the amount of S40,0 900, the
proceeds OF WHICH sHall DC applleu 10 Ine pay
nent Of arrears of pensions.
Mr.. Whitthorne asked if he would be per-
mitted to submit an amendment providing for
a tax on incomes for the payment of those
bonds.
Mr.. Burchard declined to admit the amend
ment.
The Speaker put the question on sus.
pc nsion of rules and intmated that on the
viva vote there appears to be the necessary
two-thirds in the majority, the ayes coming in
the greatest volume from the Republican side
OF the house, and the nays from the Dem ocratie
side whereupon the yeas and nays were asked
for, and the demand was supported on the
Republican side. The vote taken, and
resulted yeas lao, nays 81, as follows: