Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
THE xLvI CONGRESS-.

was laid on the table, and he announces
his intention to speak on it Thursday
next: THAT the committee on
finance be instructed to inquire into the
practicability of refunding any part OF
The national debt at less rate than per
cent. interest, aud also as to whether or
not some effective provision can be made
whereby bona fde subscriptions for sums
on moderate amounts may be available,
and report by bill or otherwise Sena-
tors Herman and Salisbury presented me.
MORALS for the withdrawal OF the legal
tender quality of treasury notes. Sena'
tor Ferry announced that, 10 suit the
convenience of several senators he would
not ask the senate to devote Thursday to
the memorial services of Senator Chand-
| Ter, but would hereafter ask another day.
TUESDAY, Jan. 13-House-Mr. Bick-
nell. chairman Of the committee on
counting votes for the president and vice
president, reported back bill TO pro-
vide for, and regulate the counting in of
votes for president or questions arising
thereupon, was made special order for
the Goth of January. A long discussion
in committee Of the whole on the report
OF the committee on rules No action
was reached. Mr. Shallenberger intro
duced bill authorizing the refunding Of
the national debt, reducing the annual
interest thereon and improving public
credit Mr.. Will s, (Ky) presented
petition in favor of the bill for the relief
of depositors in the Freedmans' Bank
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14-Sendte.-Sen.
Davis, Ua) the vice president, Beck,
Williams, Allison, Kirkwood, Bald vim,
Ferry, Pendleton and others presented
petitions of women asking for the remov
al of their political disabilities, and for
u constitutional amendment giving wom
en- citizens the right to vote. Herman and
Bayard presented petitions in favor OF
Withdrawing the legal tender quality OF
treasury notes. Several petitions were
presented for q commission of enquiry
into the alcoholic liquor traffic. Sen.
Davis, CIV. Va.), from the committee on
appropriations, reported with amendment
the bill to relieve the Z. s. treasurer from
the amount now charged TO him and de-
posted with the several states. The bill
to increase the pensions of totally dsa-
bled soldiers and sailors was taken up.
The bill finally passed. 1t increases the
pensions of such persons from 80 TO 10
per cent
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14.-HouSe-A bill
renting or funding the duty on an
altar from Rome, for the st. Johns Ca
thedral Of indianapolis passed. Mr.
Morrison, from the same committee, re.
ported bill for the free importation of
articles intended for exhibition at the
millers' international exhibition to be
held at Cincinnati in 1880. Passed. Mr..
Warner, from the commi tee on banking
and currency, repor' ed back the resolu-
ton asking the secretary of the treasury
to report under what law and under what
conditions the U. s. treasury became a
member of the New York clearing
house, and whether said clearing house
accepts treasury certificates payable in
silver coin, in settlement of balances, or
whether settlement of balances or stand
ard silver dollars or silver certificates is
prohibited by the rules of the clearing
house. Adopted. On motion of Mr..
Price, Saturday, Jan. 81, was set apart
for the delivery of eulogies upon the
late Rush Clark, Of Iowa. The house
then went into committe OF the whole,
MIR. Carlisle i'll the cnalr, upon the re-
port of the committee on rules. After
considerable debate and without action
the committee rose.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10 -!SeRate- Petitions,
asking constitutional amendment Civ
ing the right of suffrage to women, were
presented. Sen. Allison, from the COM
mittee on finance, announced that he
was directed by that committee to report
back the joint resolution, regarding the
withdrawal of the compulsory legal
tender power of the United States treas
ury notes. The committee made a
verbal amendment to the resolution,
unanimously agreeing TO it, Sen. Bay
ard, from the same committee presented
the views Of the minority, signed by
himself and Sen. Herman, accompanied
| by Il resolution, as follows: "The
undersigned, believing the finan.
cial prosperity of the country in order
to he enduring and secure, must be based
upon money of actual and intrinsic val
ne, and that our government has no
power and Is incompetent to endow its
paper obligations with such value, and
the United States treasury notes in ex-
stence and circulation being now re
deemabe in gold and silver coin at the
option of the holder, do recommend the
withdrawal of the compulsory legal
1 leHutF power VI suGll HutcS, anu VIC pdS
sage Of the suhjoined resolution" Here
followed the Bayard resolution hereto
fore pun ished, that the treasury notes
shall be received for all duties on i'm
ports, and shall not otherwise be a lega
tender, submitting the principle of tht
resolution as to the power of the govern
ment to make paper legal tender. LUX,
Pryor, the new senator from Alabama
took his seat. Adjourned till Monday.
THURSDAY, Jan. l5-HouSe. The bill
relating to bank reserves elected Il Ions
discussion, but no action was reached
The report os the committee on rules oc
cupied the remainder of the session.
MONDAY, Jan. 10 Sendte-Seyera
bills were introduced, among them
granting increase ofpension to the widow
OF Major Thornburg, late of the UniteC
States army. On motion of Senator
Cameron, the senate took up and passed
the bill appropriating $4,000 for III,
relief of sufferers by explosion at thu
United States arsenal at Bridgeport, Pa
Two joint resolutions were adopted pro
posing an amendment to the constitution
that suffrage shall not be restricted OF
account of sex or any other reason tina
docs nni anr,lv Ia all citizpns. rpnupstint