The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-14
BECK DISSATISFIED.
HE WANTS NOTHING LESS THAN $to
UNITED STATES NOTES ISSUED,

And That Coin" Certificates he Snbsti-
tuted for silver Certificates = Hen
,nepin Canal People Hopeful : Items
About Pensions-Mr. Goodies Friends
WASHINGTON CRY, July IA The senate
Monday finished its discussion of the Hen.
nepin canal clause Of the river and harbor
bill and the clause was adopted by vote Of
81 to % The nays were, Beck, Berry,
Blackburn, Cockrell, Coke, Edmunds, Frye,
Gray, HarriA, Ingalls,. Maxey, Platt, Plumb,
Pugh, salisbury, Sherman, Vance, Vest,
Voorhees,. Walthall and Whitthorne
Tuesday resolutions of the convention of
Republican editors Of Ohio urging an in
vestigation Of the charge as to tbs election
OF Senator Pay and two other memorials
on the same suuJeot were laid before the
senate and referred to thu committee on
privileges ami elections The senate then
proceeded to tho consideration of busine )
on the calendar
Among the bills ob ;ecteI to and laid over
was the one authorizing the construction of
"a bridge over the Miss ssippi river at st
Louis, Mo
Beck not being satisfied with the work of
the committee ON appropriations on coin
certificates offered a substitute, which pro-
vides that hereafter no United States notes
shall To issuei of denominations less than
SO nor more than 500; that the
denominations higher than $50 shall
not exceed in value more than one fourth
of the whole amount outstanding; that not
more than one fourth in value of the ma
tional bank circulation shall he OF less de-
nomination than SO, that in all new Issues
coin certificates shall be substituted for
silver certificates; that all gold and silver
certificates now outstanding shall be retired,
If now owned by the United States
or when the are received at tho
treasury and ",oin' certificate as herein
provided issu,d III their stead. that com
certiti, ates shall be issued in denominations
of 81, -, and s., on all the surplus coin
and gold bullion held by the treasury in
excess Of slD,Voc,00, and paid out in dis
charge of all the obligations of the United
States except such as are expressly paya-
bic in gold and silver coin; that
no coin certificates shall he issued of higher
denominations than sJh', and that at least
two thirds of such certificates outstanding
at any time shall be of denominations not
exceeding $50
The senate then resumed consideration
of the river and harbor appropriation bill
The house spent the latter part of the day
Monday considering the senate amendments
to the legislative appropriation, an amend
ment Icing adopted that evidence in favor
Of Fitz John Porter be printed in its appro-
PIRATE place in the record of the rebellion
The bill was completed in committee and
was pending in the house at adjournment
Tuesday the speaker laid before the house
the Mexican pension bill as amended by the
senate, and the bill was referred to the
committee on pensions Matson of Indiana,
from the committee on Invalid pensions.
submitted an adver report upon the mess
age of the president vetoing the bill for the
relief of Mrs Maria Hunter ordered
printed
The house resumed consideration of senate
amendments to the legislative appropria ion
bill he senate amendment relative to the
publication OF the record OF the rebellion
was concufred in with the amendment re
ported from the COMMITTEES on appropria.
tons for the publication of papers relating
TO the defense in The case OF Eitz John Por-
ter conference was then asked upon
tue amendments which bad been non-con.
CURED in.
~Scranton of Pennsylvania presented a
petition signed by 1859 Knights of labor
in his district urging legislation in the is,
terest OF labor, which was appropriately re-
ferred
AT 30 p. n. the house went into com
mittee of the whole for the consideration of
Morrlsons surplus resolution