The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-13
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Washington, IL. - The following
bills were Introduced and referred:
By BalIOu, 10 reduce the tax oD
deposits subject to payment with
persons and associations engaged In
banking business.
| By F. Waod, to facilitate TefundiDg
the national bebt.
By Crittenden, by request, for
national Jail and prison.
By Dibbelll declaring all public
roads postal roads.
By Calkins, e bill for the relief Of
Lucy Meeker.
By Guutsr, to equalize homestead;
also to gradus,e and reduce the Price
81 putt c lands TO actual settlers.
By SiImmon, repeating the law i'm
posing a special tax oa domestic
wines.
By ATllett, extending the jurisdic-
ton of United States circuit and dis
fiat courts over crimes committed by
Indians.
By Upon. to prohibit and punish
subIetiing or transfer o! riaii let
tings.
By Belford, to create a mineral
bureau at the seat government.
By Warner, Ohio, to stop paper
lDhatiOn ind provide for the neces-
slry increase OF the volume CT cul-
rency, by the free coinage OF silver
aud geld aud for silver and gold GER
| uhcaiet; also resolution calling on
the secretary Of the treasury for IL
formation as 10 the time, condition,
etc, Of the United States
treasures becoming members of
the New York clearing house.
Warmers bill recltes that on the lst
OF January, 1880, the volume ol paper i,
money 10 the United States was $780,
coo 600; that it is constantly bsiDg
Increased by the addition OF national !
bank notes, while metallic money lie ,
limited by legal restrictions in the :
coinage Of inferior precious metals; :
that the increase in the volume Of ,
paper money operates to displace and 2
prevent the circulation of coin, and )
that the law authorizing private cor o
porations TO put their own paper
INTO circuls,i o3 is opposed to public =
interest and sound principle, snd
snaots that after toe passage Of this 4
=, t the issue of additional bank notes +
designed to circulate SIS currency :,
shal cease. N,
Section two provides tia, ic. any =
necessary Increase of cnyEoucy tue q
miHt' of the United States shall be 7
open t. the public 70. the free coin 6
age Of gold and silver and standard :,
CONS, On the same terms. q
Section three provides for issuing n
gold and eilger coin and bullion GER n
tiicaies to be receivable for all dues n
to government. al coin and e
builion for which certificates are r.
shall be retained in sf
the treasury tor redemption of q,
the same provided that coin A
certificates returned into the treasury re-
In payment of dues to government q
shall be reis5ued, and bullion Certif- e.
Gates so returned shall be cancelled ia
and the bullion for which they ReEs
Issued shall be converted into coin. q
Bills were further Introduced and of
referred as Io!loWs: 81
By Mcmillan, for the payment Of to
certain southern mail contractors. Sc
By FOrsythe, to increase the circu- til
alton of national banks and relieva 10
ITEM from the payment of tsz on the &c
to liquidate the national ar
1ebt or to strengthen public credit. Sc
By Hatch, fOT the Importation of ia
cork free of duty.
By Shellborn, for the trainer Of the
Indian bureau 10 the war department.
By Davis, to rest-ict Chinese imm!-
grafton. fri
By Updegrah, fixing the time for We
counting the vote fer president ami NJ
vice president. To
BY Casweil. for the issaiDg o! Ger pr
.iiicates OF denominations of 81 eud bu
3, and SOC and 25c. tic
A resolution directing tle commit ma
ee On expenditures in the state de- Ca
)artment TO investigate the facts oil
tI4tlvs 10 ih3 consul ate at Hong res
Kong was adopted. OK
Hsrmer moved to suspend the rules In
ad adopt a resolution for the appoint VII
lent Of q committee of seven to nis
lquire into the method and manner De!
paying pensions, aTrearz, bounty pre-
nd back lay to soldiers, snd to tne
5cerIain whether any irregularities frle
xlst IN the psyment IF She same; and ger
investigate any subject of complaint snc
INCH may be lodged with them ga par
the payment, rejection or suspen- sou
on OF any pension. bounty or back OF
BY With a view to the enactment of Sol
len legislation as may correct the cate
listing defect aud protect the pen. pre-
1ner in bis rights. Aug
Garfield moved that the resolution asse
allowed to lie over for q week. az New
was 10: sure that in its present oplr
ape, it would not seriously en- says
rrsss the pension Office in its present IT L
yments OF pensions. nom
The resolution was adoptsd-yeas ne q
8, nays &C. poin
Hatch moved to suspend the rulas ihel
q pass the bill providing for the i'm apr
ltAtlon OF salt free of duty. I. pro. fori
les that no duty shall be levied or fflen
lected, directly or Indirectly. on that
} importation Of salt. This act is 10 tn
axe effect from and after its pas pens
e. large
longer Immediately moved that the eanv
use adjourn. Defeated. 70 hlI
he motion &c suspend the rules
pass the bill was lost-yeas lis,
8 lis, not the necessary two WIS
ds in the affirmative. ing
Iorton presented smemorial of the Mexl'
on Pacific Railroad Company, New
lsas Pacific Railroad Company, conn
Omaha and Republican Valley noun'
road Company, the Colorado Mexir
rial Railroad Oomnsnv Ttab ploye;
'aern Railroad Company, Denver right.
&c Railroad Company, and caviar
re-, asking for reduction of the maEcf
on steel rails from S28 TO $40 per
Rnfarred n ,,v,oiHfna :