The record-union., 1895-12-06

When the reserve is less than $780,
eco, the Secretary is directed ard
required to redeem the same in stand
ard silver coins of the Government, it
being the established policy of the
United States to maintain the two
metals at a parity with each other upon
he present ratio or such ratio as may
De provided by law. All laws which au-
thorize the sale of interest-bearing
bonds Of the Government for any pur-
pose are repealed by the last section of
this Act.
By Sherman Rep) of Ohio, by re-
quest, to provide a modern organization
for the line OF the army The principal
changes from the present organization
are reduction from twenty to eighteen
in the number of regiments OF infantry:
increase from ten to twelve in the regi-
ments of cavalry; a division of the
artillery branch into light and heavy
artillery, the latter to be known as the
corps of artillery and to be for seacoast
defense. The light artillery will con-
sist of three regiments of fed artillery
one of horse and two mounted artil-
lery.
BY Quay Rep) of Pennsylvania,
amending the Pension Act of June ~.
lc-vJ, so as TO grant 4 pension of SS a
month to the widow and 81 month for
each child under Is, of soldiers and
their heirs who are dependent on either
the widow or children Of men who
served ninety days or more in the army
Or navy.
BY Faulkner Den.) of West Vir-
ginia, authorizing the Governor of
Alaska TO grant licenses for the manu-
facture, Importation and sale of liquors
in that Territory, and providing for the
punishment of those who engage in this
traffic without such licenses; also, a
bill authorizing the Governor of
Alaska to create precincts and appoint
Justices of the Peace and Constables
il that Territory.
By Villas CDem) Of Wisconsin, to
punish with d fine not to exceed $1,000.
and Imprisonment not to exceed five
years the withdrawal from the custody
Of or the deposit with an express COM
pany for transportation of any OBJ,
scene literature or picture or any arti-
Gle or thing designed for the prevention
of conception or for procuring an
abortion, or of any information where
such articles can be procured.
BY Quay Rep.) of Pennsylvania, di-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury
to reaudit the claim of the State of
Pennsylvania for Indebtedness in
CURED in 1864 in suppressing the rebel
lien.
By Mitchell Rep) of Oregon, for
public building at Baker City, Or,
100000; The Dalles, 100000; also.
establishing an assay office at Baker
City.
BY Kyle Pop) of South Dakota, for
a public building at Pierre, S. D.,
100000
BY White Oem.) of California, for
public building at Los Angeles. Cal,
S2OO,UUO addition to the present build
ing.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Two i'm
portant financial measures were intro
duced in the Senate to-day and were
referred TO the Committee on Finance
The first was introduced by Mills Oem.)
of Texas 1t provides for the coinage
of the silver bullion now in the treas
ury into half-dollars, quarters and
dimes; and provides that when the
sold reserve exceeds S100 000, 600 legal
tender notes presented for payment be
redeemed in silver Or gold, at the dis
cretion of the Secretary OF the Treas
UTy; but when the gold reserve is be-
low the hundred millions legal tender
notes must be redeemed in standard
silver dollars. The second measure was
introduced by Mr.. Chandler Rep) of
New Hampshire. Its title is ITO pro-
vide, in connection with other nations.
for the unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of ! to 155." If it
becomes law it is only to take effect
and become operative when similar
laws shall have been adopted by the
Governments of England, France and
Germany.
A resolution declaring it unwise and
ireXpedient to retire the greenbaclxs
was offered by Gallinger (Rep1 of New
Hampshire, and was similarly re-
ferred
A resolution was offered by Call
Oem.) of Florida, and was agreed to,
calling or the Secretary of State for
all correspondence relating to the trial.
conviction and sentence of General
Sanguilly, an American citizen, for al
legged completely in the war against
Spain by Cuba.
The resolution offered last Tuesday
by Call for the recognition of the Cuban
revoiutionists as belligerents was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations, after a speech in which Call
spoke of the manner in which the war
is carried on by Spain as merciless."
and declared that if such a condition Of
things were permitted by the American
Government the affirmation of the
Monroe doctrine was vain, and carried
with il no weight or respect
Dubois (Rep.) of Idaho offered his res
Olution to amend the rules so as to di-
vide the appropriation bills among the
committees having charge of the gen
eral subject, and it was laid on the ta-
bic to be be called up hereafter
a protest from the Legislature of
Montana against the issue of Govern
ment bonds was presented by Mantle
Rep) of Montana
Mitchell CRep) of Oregon offered a
resolution. which was agreed to, calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for
a report as to whether any steps have
been taken TO procure plans for a pub
lie building in Portland, Or for which
appropriations were made in 1891 and
1895. and if not. why not.
At ! 30 p. IN. the Senate adjourned
until Monday next
Immediately after adjournment the
Republican members of the Senate
Went into caucus in the Marble-room,
and the Democrats in the room Of the
Committee on Appropriations, for the
purpose of considering the question OF
filing the vacancies in and selecting
Chairmen of Senate committees.
BILL TO RETIRE GREENBACKS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Walker of
Massachusetts has prepared and intro
duced IN the House a general banking
and currency bill The measure pro-
v:Ges for the retirement Of all green
backs and treasury notes, so far as the
Government is concerned, without cost
and without contracting the currency.
This object viii be accomplished under
the bill by having National banks turn
into the treasury all greenbacks and
treasury notes. For these notes turned
in double of their amount in currency
prGrnissory notes are to be issued to the
banks for circulation. The Government
Is TO guarantee the final payment of the
ove-h91f Of these notes. which the bank
originally paid in, and which are to be
known as ''greenbacks." When all Ma
tional bank notes are in. it is expected
.1,ot LIZ, 9, "a, ono coo Ir,,i4nd Ctn4n- L.