Connecticut western news., 1880-01-21
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

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 ' In the Senate MT. Wallace pre- scented petitions of, citizens of Phila- delphia for the repeal of the legal -teade- power of the United. States Treasury notes. The bill for the appropriation for the. West Point Military Academy was passed. .a..Hls o.Hs.. ..55 l..... ..tss.' Y MT. Herman presented the great memorial from citizens of New York State and city asking for the withdrawal of the legal-tender quality of Treasury notes, and similar memorials were pre- scented from! Delaware. Mir. Morrill, offered Q resolution as. to the practlca- bility of refunding any part of the national debt at 8 less rate of interest than per cent; aud he also presented 8 bill for the appointment of com. mission on, the alcoholic liquor traffic. MT. Salisbury introduced a bilLto pro- vide for maintaining the privacy of telegrsphic messages. ''' n -' -.-'''
 The bill to increase the pensions oi certain totally disabled soldiers and sailors to $72 per month was passed. 1t tgincludes soldiers who are injured so that they cannot help themselves. MT. Davis Oem., w. Val from the Com mittee on Appropriations, reported, without amendment, the bill to relieve the United States Treasurer from the amount now charged to him and depos. tied with the several States. Placed on the calendar. 'l''''
 Mir. Allison, from the Committee on Finance, reported back adversely MT. Bayard,s legal-tender resolution. MT. Bayard reported the views of the miuor- ity and the resolution was put on the calendar for future consideration. MT. Merrill called up his resolution on re- funding the public debt and spoke upon the resolution. Luke Pryor, appointed to the vacancy caused by the death of the late Senator Houston, of Alabama, was sworn in.. t4 2
 During the call of States in the House Monday nearly two hundred bills and resolutions were introduced, making over three thousand five hun. dred in the House alone this Congress. Among the bills was MT. Woods Fund ing bill, and one. by MT. Warner, pro- posing to stop what the title of his bill describes as 'paper imitation " by pro- hibiting the further issue of national bank, notes designed for circulation. MT. Warner also introduced two other propositions, one resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the House when and under what circum- stances the Treasury became @ member of the New York Clearing House and also regarding the rules of the Clearing House concerning the acceptance of Treasury certificates payable in ooin in settlement of balances. The other bill introduced by him provides for the re- peal of sections 5, 193 and 5,194 of the Revised Statutes for the issue of call certificates of deposits to national banks, | which the latter are permitted to count as part of their lawful-money reserve. l The resolution for the printing oi | the Glover report and testimony was re. committed to the Committee on Print. ing after being amended so as to direct l inquiry as to the present whereabouts of the report MT. Blackwell reported back the bill amending the statutes re-
 lating to Presidential elections.
 l The bills for the free importation oi classical antiquities and of articles fol the forthcoming Millers' International Exhibition were passed. The report oi the Committee on Banking and Currency on the proposed amendment to the National Banking act and the report oi the Committee on Rules were both dis. cussed and considerable opposition to the latter report was developed. The resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report under what law the United States Treasury became a mem, Der of the Clearing House was adopted. The National Bank Reserve bill was considered, and MT. Price, of Iowa, made a speech in its support. The House then further considered the re. port of the Committee on Rules.