The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-06

giving the postmaster general in e.enomi-
/ nations of So and under. 1t authorizes
] the issue of money orders without cores
ponding advices Of $5 and less. TO be on
engraved paper, and known as postal
notes, payable to bearer. such notes TO be
] invalid after three months, but the holder
can after that time get the par value of the
note by applying to the postoffice depart
ment of Washington. For issuing postal
note fee of 3 cents shall be charged.
This bill authorizes the issue OF money
orders in denominations of 800 or less.
but none more than 800 can be issued.
The following fees are fixed to be
charged for money orders: For orders
not exceeding SO, s cents; from 80 to
315, 10 cents; SIS to $50, 10 cents; $50 to
$40, 90 cents; $40 to $50, % cents; $50 to
$50, so cents; $50 to SO, 80 cents; SO to
$50, 40 cents; $50 to 800, 45 cents.
A meeting of news paper correspondents
was held yesterday to express indignation
over the treatment received by them from
Speaker Keifer Saturday night, in regard
to the admission of members families and
friends to the journalists gallery of the
house, to the great Inconvenience and in
many instances entire exclusion of tie cor
respondents. The conduct censured con-
sisted in the refusal of the Speaker to
afford the journalists the rights secured
them by the standing rules of the house.
and his alleged insulting and blasphemous
language and the manner in which the
refusal was expressed In reply to these
resolutions Speaker Keifer furnishes long
letter for publication, in which he denies
cmphatically using the insulting language
credited to him, and says that the mem
bers wives and families were admitted to
the reporters gallery few hours only, on
motion of Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kentucky,
which motion was unanimously adopted.
The Speaker says these distinguished cor
respondents regarded themselves SO much
superior to the wives of the members that
they considered their dignity taxed by
unanimous action of the house. Notwith-
standing Keifer's denial w E. Barrett of
Boston. tonight reiterates the statements
upon which the resolutions were in part
based concerning the Speakers language
The representatives of the Greenback
Labor party in the Forty-seventh congress
have issued an address to the country,
of which the following are the principal
features:
The word national covers all benefits
resulting from the union of the states, but
very few of its advantages can be employ
fraternity, and good feeling among all
classes in all sections of the country, which
Is not the case now.
The Greenback Labor party is free from
all prejudice because the questions II re-
presents relate to the present and future
welfare of the whole people. Under its
banner all can unite regardless of their re-
lation the late war, religion. or past condi-
ton.
Money should be equal to the require
ments of business on cash basis. The peo-
pie are Doing business on 81 credit to 81
money. and panic must follow. The
government should issue paper in times
of peace as in times of war. If the ne
cessity of the people require snch an act,
to prevent psnics and preclude their re-
currence, we hold that the moneys in the
treasury should be so applied.