The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

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Baass 1k~i1s. : TAs sse,atisa 10 amend
the Ccassitutioa sbr Csagsss to uAses the Ara
week = January. and b. sAanss isangusation
day 70 sob Of April. was dsshatsd In The House
by q vote Of ia to 50.
The tariff ball viii be called up on the 17eh Of
April
Senator Blair has introduced bill to give the
District Of Columbia representation In Congress
Of one Senator and one o. moro representative
In Congress, and an electoral vote for President
and Vice President
Ex Representative Ochlltree was on the door
Of the Hsuse one day last week. His hair
aud face are both red He has attained .
Boron Munchausen fame for veracity add it
is said never tells the truth II he can help
it This, suppose, must be taken In Pick
wickian sense.
Senator Beck's amendment to the bill author
izng the Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase
United States bonds with the surplus revenue
passed the Senate by vote ofS7 10 Is. 1t provides
that " whenever the circulation, or any portion
thereof, of any national bank not in liquidation
shall be surrendered by tho deposit Of United
States notes in the Treasury, or otherwise. and
the same or any equiva lent amount shall not
be taken by other national banks within thirty
days. the Secretary Of the Treasury shall pur-
chase at the market price equivalent amount
ofsilver bullion 10 excess ofthe minimum month
ly silver coinage, which shall be coined and
used, as provided for in the Silver Coinage bill
of 2Sth February, 1878: Provided. That nothing
10 the ACT shall alter or repeal the Silver Coinage
act Of 1872
The bill fin lily passed the Senate without
division.
A blinl nan from M. Holm ms district in
Indiana, who has been waiting since the close
of the war to receive his pension, came to the
city last week having travelled the whole way
in a wagon with friend. Going to the Capitol
he found Mr.. Holman. who Immediately went to
the Pension office with his constituent had his
claim examined and certificate will be filed in
day or two Mr. Holman offered u pay his
expenses return the railroad, but the old
man said he would 60 as be came. He tten gave
him a fund To- defray his expenses Mr.. Holman
is one of the old democratic members, has been
10 Congress twenty-fou years, and is considered
the watch dog" of the house. He sits there
daily, and no bill of extravagant expenditure
of the public money escapes his lynx-eyed
glances
In the debate On the Bond bill. Senator Sher-
man made an clab rate speech in favor of the
national banks, which was n tended as an eulogy
of his administration of the financial policy of
the government while he was Secretary of the
Treasury.
The House illibusered all last week, from
Tuesday, on the direct tax bill. The opponents
of the bill are led by Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, who
considers it unconstitutional. II Is too bad that
the business Of the House can be obstructed by
a few members in dilatory motions. Mr.. Oates
has but one arm, and although not an orator, he
can make very good of hand speech.
The bill to provide for the admission of Da.
kota into the Union will be taken up in the SEN
ate to-day.
Among the 1877 private pension bills passed by
the Senate in one day last week. was one in
favor of the notorious DR.. Mary E. Walker as q
"late assistant surgeon in the United States
Army"
The President has approved the bill giving
pensions to Mrs. Logan and Mira Blair Of 900
each.
The quid nunes are all at sea as to who will
succeed Chief Justice Waite. Harpers Weekly
suggests Senator Morgan, among others, as we'll
fitted for the position, but it Is said the South
does not desire il at ALL Ion