The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
wsekLyFoasoAsr IN CONGRESS
The matters that are Likely Ia Engage
che Attention OF the Law-M"hers-
Interesting Public building
hstes-Coinsge Report.

wAsuisaroN, Jan. Ii.-Under the
rules OF the house, the committee on the
District OF Columbia will be entitled To
precedence for tomorrow, and 10 viii
endeavor TO pass number OF bills, OF
only local interest. IL IL uncertain what
business will be given precedence by
the house during tho remainder of the
week. Tuesday has been set apart for
such business as may be presented by the
for business presented by the commit
tee on foreign affairs, and Thursday Tor
the consideration OF the MCPHERSON
senate bill, providing for the issue
of circulating notes TO the National
Banking association for the retirement
of their circulating notes. These special
orders, however, are not 10 interfere
with the consideration OF the general
appropriation bills.
When the house adjourned on Satur-
day last, discussion Of the consular and
diplomatic bill was not completed. That
measure will be called up Tuesday, or
possibly tomorrow, II the entire day
should not be occupied by the commit
tee on the District OF Columbia.
The committee on appropriations In
tends reporting the Indian bill ON Tues
II AZ soon as the consular and dipio-
matte bill is disposed of. II Is possible
tho river and harbor appropriation
bill will be reported on Wednesday or
Thursday, or as soon thereafter
as an opportunity is offered, and an ef-
fort will be made to pass 1t. There
promises to be u strenuous contest dur
ing the week between the friends Of
special others and the advocates OF
N mi m hlnn
before the house for some time.
Mr.. Singleton will endeavor to secure
the passage of q bill authorizing the
construction of building for the ac-
commodation of the congressional IL
brary Mr.. Townsend, the Mexican PEN
sion bill, and Mr.. Willis the educational
bill.
Mr.. Stockslager, chairman of the
house committee on public buildings
and grounds, says it his purpose 10 call
up bills providing appropriations for
public buildings throughout the country
at every opportunity offered, the re-
mainder of the session.
When the house decides to discuss
the bills for public buildings, The CON
tinues) ! will not ask it to pass bills
which have been favorably reported in
a lump, but will offer each bill separate
ly to be passed or defeated on its mer-
its.
There are IS bills for public buildings,
aggregating an appropriation OF $685.
800 which have been reported to the
house, the present congress, and which
are now pending.
Two bills, one providing fol, q public
building at Waco, Texas, and the other
for building at Carson City, Nevada,
and each appropristing 100000 have
been passed.
In the past four congress appropria-
ton bills for public buildings, which
passed the house, have aggregated:
Forty fourth congress. S5,I3l ,635
Forty fifth congress .................. s,u3I,4U
Forty-siXth congress ............... s,2o2,041
Forty-seventh congress. .....".:. S,o36,OoO
The appropriations during the Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth congresses were
mostly for buildings that previous con-
crosses have directed should be erected
in the larger cities.
IN THE SENATE
| the naval appropriation bill is likely to
| be reported from the appropriations
committee and he reached for discus
sion and passage early in the week.
Discussion on the Interstate COM
merce bill and the Nicaraguan treaty
will probably consume the remainder
of the week.
| ABOUT COINAGE.
| The director of the mint has made his
annual statement. The coinage portion
of the report says recoinage has been:
Gold , 20 ~, AZ
Silver. 3,ll9,S9e
Imports Of United States coin in
gold. Observation-Disclosures. 4I5S,oLt
Silver. Recommendations. 725,la
Iota, gain... 57, 49l ,6is
The director estimate that $4.S75, 900 OF
United States gold and $4,000 in sill,
yer coin were melted for use in the
manufactures and the arts, and that
80, OOO, 900 in trade dollars, constituting
a part of the silver circulation in previ'
GUS years, has been withdrawn from
circulation. Exports were:
United States gold coin. .......... I'll, S7S, ID.
Silver coin Observation-Disclosures" b2,43l
Net gain gold coin. Observation-Disclosures. il,2ia,Snos
This added to his estimates Of the TO.
tai amount in the country on January
l, 1884, makes the circulation on the Isl
of January, 1856 .,., m,
Gold ...t563, 0O0, 0Ot
Silver. Zoi,VVV'o'
| A comparison of corresponding &C
counts of paper in the United States
used as money, or as the representative
of coin, shows at the close OF the veal
| an
Increase in gold certificates Of. 32s Bog, 2s2
Silver certificates ................ "a, 269, 6s(
Decrease in bank notes. ............ II ,32i Nv
A net increase of over. ............. 3o,ooOOO'
The gold bullion in tho minis awaiting
coinage on the LIST of the present month
was $63, 422, 647, a reduction OF Abou,
So, OOO, 900 from previous years.