American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-24
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

JAN. 12.-Senate-Mr. Paddock introduced
a bill to authorize the appointment of com
missioners to ascertain and report the losses
sustained nv citizens of the United States on
the losses arising therefrom. The Military
Academy Appropriation bill passed and
..... .House-The principal bills introduced
BY Mr.. Wood 3D.. N. W, to
The bill provides for the issue of -: per cent.
bonds, to run 80 years. to take the place of all
expiring bonds; by Mr.; Warner %, %, to
necessary increase of the volume of currency
by free coinage of silver and by gold and sill
YER certificates; by Mr.. Forsvthe CIR. H.
to increase the circulation of National banks
and relieve them from payment of tax on cir
culation, etc.
JAN. Observation-Disclosures We're pre-
sented, praying for a commission of inquiry
into the alcoholic liquor traffic, and also for
the withdrawal of the legal tender quality of
Treasury notes. Mr.. Plumb, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands. reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of settlers the
Kansas Trust and Diminished Reserve Fund
lands in Kansas. Placed on calendar. Mr..
Plumb also introduced a bill to establish an
additional land district in Kansas. Several
other bills were introduced. after which the
Senate went into executive session;
Honse-The resolution for printing the Glover
report was considered but laid aside without
action. Mr.. Hatch d.. Mo- moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass a bill putting salt on
the free list Lost for want of the requisite
two thirds vote, although majority voted in
t "a m Of tine motion n he n, MAS referrea
House then went into Committee of the
Whole ON the report of the Committee on
Rules.
JAN. 14.-.Sendte-A number of petitions
of women were presented asking for the re-
mova1 of their political disabilities and for a
Constitutional amendment giving women cit
izens the right to vote The bill to
abled soldiers and sailors from $50
to So per month passed. :, House
tf.,irs, reported a bill appropriating saoo,O0o
forthe erection of suitable posts for the pro
lection OF the Rio Grandc frontier. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole. Mr.. McCord
Introduced a bill to establish Board
of Commissioners on Interstate Com,
the Committee on Banking and Currency, re-
ported the bin requiring the reserves of the
national banks to he kept in gold and silver
coin. Consideration of the bill was post
roned until to morrow. The report Of the
in Committee OF the Whole.
JAN. 15.-lSeuate-Mr. Allison, from the
Committee on Finance, reported back ad
vcrsely the joint resolution (Mr. Bayarti's) for
the Withdrawal of the legal tender power of
Urea sury notes. Mr.. Bayard made a minority
report ms: signed by himself and Mr. ker-
appointed Senator from Alabama were pre-
scented, and he was sworn in. Mr.. Morrill,
called up his resolution instrIctiug the Fl
nance Committee to inquire into the practical
bility of refunding the public debt at a less
rate OF interest tlltn 4 per cent, ana he spoke
at length in favor thereof. The senate adjourn
ed till Monday. .Honse-After some miscella-
neous business. consideration resumed of
the bill requiring one-h half of the resources of
national banks to be kept in gold and silver
coins of the United States Mr.. Price (R.. Iowa.
spoke in support of the bill. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the re-
port of the Committee on Rules.
JAN. 16.-.Senate - Not in session..
Honse-The morning hour was consumed in
hearing reports of committees on private bills,
the Whole on the private calendar. Adjourned
till Monday.