The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON March % The House
Com mlttee on Coinage instructed Re-
preventative Claf1in to prepare q bill
authorizlng the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 cause to be recoined all the subsidiary
hver half dollars in the Treasury, and those
"hlcn may hereafter come into the Treas
ury IN new half dollars of full standard
weight (2063) nine tenths fne. 1t was
| further ordered that Representatives
arner and Davis be requested to see
| the Secretary of the Treasury and ascer-
tam whether silver coin to the amount
OF tour pounds could be transported
through the mails by register without in
crease OF postage. it being the opinion of
the committee that the great scarcity of
silver throughout the country requires
the cheapest possible means of
fransportations,. in order that the great
demand may be supplied at the least
possible cost to the people,
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee
to-day completed their consideration of
the draft OF the bills submitted by Secre-
tary Schurz to carry into effect his agree
ment with the Ute Indians and reported
to the Senate with a recommendation for
immaterlal excapt the following. The
committee provide for amending the
agreement SO that no portion of the money
coming to the White river Utes under the
the agreement shall be paid to them
until they have surrendered all MEM
bers of their tribe who were impIi-
Gated in the murder of Agent Meeker and
the employees at White river, or until the
the Secretary of the Interior shall be con-
vinced that every possible effort to effect
surrender has been made. The committee
also strike out all portions of the bill
which provides for admitting the indians
to citizenship after their settlement upon
the lands in seveaty. it being considered
inadvisable to delay the passage of the
bill by entering upon any discussion of the
question of Indian citizenship in advance
of the presentation of general measure
on that subject.
The House Committee has decided to
reduce the duty on bichromate of potash
from four to two cents a pound and place
chrome iron ore on the free list. The
paper material will be acted Oh later this
week. Also Guinea steel rails, hoop iron,
etc.
The Senate Judiciary Com mittec to day
reported adversely the bill proposing to
authorize the state of Illinois in her own
behalf or as trustee to commence and pros
for moneys or lands alleged to be due on
account of the disposal of swamp and over
flowed land
The Supreme Court to day affirmed the
decree OF the lower court in the case of the
Pacific Railroad Company, of Missouri, v
Geo. K, Ketchum, set al being the fnaI
settlement of the long pending dispute
between the parties interested in the con
tract by which the present holders of the |
property obtained it. Il shuts off the o.d |
stock holders of the Missouri Pacific and
confirms the title of the present ones
The Senate in executive session took ND
the nomination of the Ohio Supervisor
ships, which were rejected en- masse sew
eral weeks ago, but renewed since then by |
the President. The debate upon them to- |
day was largely repetition of the former
discussion. with the addition of severe
comments upon the action of the Presi- |
dent in sending back to tho Senate pre-
cisely the same names which it had recent
ly rel scted. The debate had not termi-
mated when the Senate adjourned, but the
indications were that the majority will
adhere to their refusal to confirm.