The daily gazette., 1880-12-08
SECOND EDITION
WASHINGTON.
REFUNDING BILL BEFORE THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
A THREE PER CENT BOND
AGREED UPON.

THE REFUNDING BILL BEFORE TIE
WAYS AND MEANS CoMMITTEE-A
THREE PER CENT BOND AGREED
UPON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Com
miltee on Ways and Means, at its ses-
sion this morning, took up the refund
ing question, and, after some discussion,
voted unanimo lsly to fix the interest OF
the refunGing bonds at three per cent,
AMI Ar. Wood, the chairman, was di-
rected to move in the House az amend
ment to the committees bill, now be-
fore the House, changing the rate Of in
terest in that bill from three and half
to three per cent. Mr.. Wood will en-
deavor to call the bill up for amendment
as the committee directs tomorrow.
PREPARING TO INCREASE THE REPUB-
LICAN MAJORITY IN CONGRESS
SEATS OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS TO
BE CONTESTED.
Though no notices of contests have as
yet been filled by republican candidates
for Congress from Southern States dur
ing the last campaign, it is understood
| that within the time specified by law
notice of contest will be filed by the re-
publican candidate in Delaware, on the
ground of illegal election laws. In
West Virginia the seat of Mr.. Wilson
will be contested by the republican can
| didate in the First district. Mr.. Will
sons majority as claimed was about 120.
| In Virginia rsadjuster candidate talks
| of contesting Cabell's seat in the Fifth
district. In North Carolina's First dis
| ..;ot Crapdu ronuhlinon will ooptaof
Latham's seat. In South Carolina, un-
der Instructions, it is understood, from
the National Republican Committee, the
five democratic Representatives will
have contests. In Georgia's First dis
trict Collins, republican, will contest
Blacks seat. In Florida Bisbee will
again be a contestant for the seat from
the Second district. In Alabama Lowe,
greenback dem ocrat, and member OF
present Congress, will contest the seat
given TO his democratic opponent In the
Eighth district, and in the Fourth the
epublican will contest Shelley's seat.
In Mississippi Chalmers, represent
ing the Sixth or Shoe String district,
will have his right to the certificate
contested by Lynch, colored. In Loui-
siana the contest will be for the seats
OF Messrs. Gibson, of the First; Blan-
chari, of the Fourth, and King, of the
Fifth districts. In Missouri the Third
district will give contestant named
Lessingham, who disputes the election
of Mr.. Frost, whose claimed majority
was about one hundred and ninety
1t will thus be seen that there is pro
liability of sixteen Republican Con-
gressional nominees in Southern Sta, ef
contesting the seats of that number Of
Democrats, and one Readjuster and
one Greenback Democrat asking fol
the seat of straight Democrat.
FRACTIONAL NOTES.
The bill introduced in the Senate
TO day by Mr.. Ingalls, to provide tor
the issue and redemption of fractional
notes authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue ten, twenty-five and
fifty cent fractional currency notes, not
to exceed in the aggregate $40, 600, ,OOO
The notes so issued are to be exchang-
able by the assistant treasurers, des-
ignated repositories and postmasters
for coin or United States legal tender
notes in sums not less than So, and to
be redeemable on presentation at the
Treasury of the United States.