The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-14
WASHINGTON.
THE FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Further Debate on the Funding Bill-
"A Measure to Place General
Ord ON the Retired List
with she Pay Rud HmsI.
Umonts of Major
General.
Seuate.


Senate.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Mr. Eaton, from
the committee on foreign affairs, reported ad-
versely on sundry bils relative to the Japan.
ese indemnity fund, and favorably, IS d sub.
stitute therefor, two new bills.
Mr.. Withers, Of Virginia, introduced q bill
authorizing the United States commercial
company, OF Virgins, to do business in fer
eisH countries.
Mr. Davis, Of Illinois, introduced bill
relative to increase in the pay OF letter Car
riers in large cities. Referred.
A resolution for the extension of the
trabking privilege of senators and represent.
AIiVss was taken up, and after ssns discus.
iisn, On motion Of Ar. Davis of We,t Vir.
ginis, VAS referred by a vote Of % To % to
he committos on pobtofloss and pestresds.
At tbs expiration Of themorAins heur the
senate resumed consideration of tho army
appropriation bill, and devoted meat of the
afternoon 10 discussion of the clause relating
to the YaymeRt for government trsRaporla-
tisp on land grants to railroads.
Mr.. Edmunds offered She following
amendRont, which was adopted by vote Of
% to Is, for the payment for army transport
tAiion lawfully due each lRnd grant railroad
ss have net received aid in government
bonds, TO be adjusted by proper accounting
oiicrr5 in accordance with decisions of tho
tapremo court in cases decided
uadcr land grant Acts. but in Re
case shouid more than so per cent. Of
tss amount Of service be paid, till the hnsl
Judicial decision shall be had, on appeal TO
sseh OF the eAEes in dispute. Mr.. EGmuuds
suggested that the amendment reported from
ihs senate committee that "such payment
tbsl be accepted as ia full Of all demands
for said services" being apparently ruper-
auou', DO stricken cut. Agreed to-syeS %
noss22. !:
Amendments made by the senate commit
tea to other items Of the bill wore agreed to
as reporfsd.
Pending sction upon bills, Tho senate, al
2;40, adjourned.
Mouse.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Under the call of
committees the following bills were reported:
Mr.. Colerick, of Indiana, from the COM
mi!tee on elections submitted the minority
report that neither Holmes or Sspp have
been elected from the eighth congressional
district Of lows; also similar minority re-
port in the case of Wilson sgainst Carpenter,
from the ninth district Of Iowa.
Bills reported, printed and laid on the table:
By Mr.. Johnston, of Virginia, from the
committee on military affairs-For tho relief
of BrigaSior-general and Brsvet. general II.
o. G. Ord. Referred 10 the private calender
1t authorizes his retirement with the rank,
pay and emoluments of msjor-gensrsl.
By Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, frem
the committee on patents. To reduce the
fees on patents and csvsets. Referred 10 tn 9
committee of the whole.
The house, at 12;4O, on motion OF
Mr.. Wood, of New Jersey, went
isto the committee of the whols.
Mr.. Covert, of New York, in tho chair, en-
the funding bill. The pendiDg amendment
was that offered yesterday by Mr.. Randall, of
Pcnnsy lyRnis, authorizing the issue of bonds
in an amount not exceeding 1860, 100000
which should bear interest at
the rate of three per cent.
After a long ditcussiop, in which q largo
number Of members pariici psted, the amend
asnt offered by Mr. Randall yesterday Was
amsnded so "a 20 make the entire section
read as follows; That all existing provisions
Oft the law authorizing the refnnding Of tho
national debt, shall Spply to aay bonds Of
tho Usitsd States bearing q higher
rate Of interest than Al per cent
per snaum, which may hereafter become
rsdeenable, providing that ia liou of bonds
authorized to be issued by the act Of July
lith, 1870, entitled, an act to authorize the
rSfuBding of ths national debt, and acts
hmondSiory thereto and csrtiaoAtes, autho-
izea by act of ofFobruary Goth, 1879, entitled
an aot to authorize tho issue Of certificates of
deposit IN aid Of refundng tho public debt.
| The socrstxry of the treasury il hsrsby
authorized TO issue bonds in Nm amount
not exceeding $40,000000 which shall
bear interest vi the rate of per cent. per
annum, rsdeemabs ~ the pleasure Of the
United States after Ave years, and payable in
ten yosrs from the date of issue, and slso
certificates in any amount not exceeding
$50 O000OO, bearing Interest at the rate OF
3 per cent. pr annum, redeemsho at the
pleasure Of the United Slater, aftsr
enc year and payable in ten years
frOm the date Of ISSUE The bonds
sEd certificates shall be made il
other respects of like character, and lubisst
TO the same proviGions ns bonds authorized
to be Issued by tho act Of July IA, 1870, on
tjtlsd an act to authorize the rsfunding of
ths nstional debt, aud sOs amsndatory
thereto; provided that nOthing ia this act be
SO Construed us to authorize an Increase OF
the public debt, and provided further
that before any bonds or cir!ih-
Gates authorized by this act are
Issued, it shall be the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to psy on
the bonds sccruing during tho yspr 1851 all
silver dollars of 4l2k grains, and all gold
over and above $50, 100000 in the treasury
for redemption purposes, md provided
further that the interest on 9 per cent.
bonds hereby authorized shall cease st the
expiration of thirty days, after notice that
the same have been designated by the socre-
tary of the treasury for redemption.
Mr.. Randalps amendment, as thus
amended, was then adopted-yeas, 1873;
nays, 2.
A number Of other amendments were Of
fsred, but all either ruled out on points OF
order or rejected.
Without concluding consideration Of the
bill, the committee rose and the house ad-
liourned.
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