The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-09
WANTS NO PENSION.
GEN. GRANT DECLARES THAT HE
CANNOT ACCEPT ONE.
Bill introduced to Give the House a Hand
I'm Treaty -Buckner's Bill
suspending Silver Coinage
Capital Gossip.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 9-In the senate
Monday, Mitchell read letter from Gen.
Grant, relating to the bill recently intro
duced to give him pension Gen. Grant
expresses hope that the bill will be with
drawn as under no circumstances could he
accept pension, even if the bill passed both
houses and received the approval of the
president. Mitchell said he had intro
duced the bill because he was chairman of
the committee on pensions and the president
had recommended a pension. In Difference
to Gen. Grants Wishes Mitchell withdrew
the bill ST-
Moulton introduced BIN to amend the act
making loan to aid the celebration of the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cent ennialex-
position. 1t directs the secretary of the
treasury to demand from the president and
treasurer OF the exposition a bond,
with good and solvent security of
double the amount, for the return of the
loan made by the United States, and in case
such bond is not forthcoming before the
opening of the exposition he is directed to
take possession of the entrances Of the expo
sition grounds and appoint bonded customs
officers for the purpose of collecting the
entrance money pail for admission, to he APP
piled as sinking fund for the liquidation of
said loan
The chair laid before the senate a letter
from the postmaster general recommending
larger clerical force at the postofiices.
When the chair laid before the senate the
naval appropriation bill, recently passed by
the house, Hale explained that it was a
mere renewal for the coming half-year of the
lump appropriation made at the last session,
based ON the appropriation of last year. He
thought the senate should take UP AMI refer
to the new conference committee the regular
appropriation bill, which was the subject vi
a conference at the close of the last ,s,inl.
especially as that bill contained an import t.
ant provision relating to new ships.
In the house, Townshend introduced a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution providing that treaties be
made by and with the consent of the house
as well as the senate. Ellis introduced a bill
appropriating So, 900 for monument to the
officers and men who persisted in the dis
charge Of their duty on the Greedy expodi-
ton.
Cox, Of New York, introduced joint reso-
luton proposing an appropriation of Sl00,o&
for the completion 81 the pedestal for The
statue OF Liberty Enlightening the World,
the gift of the people Of France.
Warner introduced bill to prevent the
contraction of the currency. 1t provi les
| that whenever the volume Of national bank
currency falls below 1906, 3lS 9S4 by sur.
render and cancellation of national banl
notes, the secretary of the treasury i,
| authorized AMI directed to issue United
States notes in denominations Us
nearly as may be of the bark notes sur
rendered and cancelled, which notes are re
| deemable in coin i'll the same manner u.
| United States notes are now reasonable, il
| sufficient amount to maintain the volum;
of paper currency, including the nationa
bank notes, greenhackS and notes author
lied by this act, to total of sou, 100000.
| The following bills were Introduced: BY
! Ryan, to open to homestead settlement ctr
tain portions of Indian Territory, Buckner
| TO suspend the coinage of standard siivel
dollars The speaker said that under the rule
the bill should be referred to the committee OF
coinage, weights ami measures. Buckne
| asked that il he referred to the committee ul
banking and currency The bill was referred
as indicated by the speaker. 1t provide
that so much of the silver billn as provide
for the purchase of silver and coinage int.
standard dollars of not less than s., 600 600 no
more than 81, 900, 600 per month lie suspended
for three years from March 4, 1885; tina
| the president communicate with the mem
bers Of the Latin union and othe
European and American governments an,
urge the establishment Of a common rati
between gold and silver, and provides TO
the representation of the United States a
a conference on that subject if such confer
ence be arranged.
By Robinson, Of New York, for the restor
alton OF inaugural ceremoniest to the JefTeI
souian republican simplicity Cox of New
York, Il resolution requesting the opinion q
the attorney general whether the provision
of the eight-hour law apply to letter-carriers
On motion of Cox of New York the hous
took up and passed a joint resolution extend
ing the time for closing the census bureau
from July until the money now appropri
ated shall be expended.
Turner, of Georgia, in the absence o
Ranney, of Massachusetts,, representing tn,
minority, said he would not call up the
special order for the day-the Peol-Skinnel
election caSe-and the house proceeded t,
consider the regular interstate commerc
bill Findlay, of Maryland, addressed tn
house favoring the bill of the committee a
more practical and effective than the Reaga
substitute. O'Neil of Pennsylvania, followed