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Show telegraphic i u amiiinu ro. Sisfardaj'si C'upltnl Newts. j POSTAL BAV1SG3 BANKS, Washington, 2. Repre8?ntlivt! Phillip lill tn prnvid for fundii.g the onviugB ol the pvnplp in popular lean, aud to snake it iutercun vertiblo, provides for receivioK 8a?iutte at postal avioga banta from 25 cents upmird, and when $10 have accumulated on any account, a poatsl money order iei to be placed in a 3 65 bond, interest payable quarterly, which band is at option reconrerttble into legul tenders. ten-ders. The bonds should be isttued in the postal orders in denominations of f 10, $20, $50 and $100 by the treasurer treas-urer ol the United States aud aesiatAnt treasurers or noserameut dpooitories. The proceeds are to be invented in paying G per cent, bonds, subject to call, aud $50,000,000 to h held for rocon versions. CONGRESSIONAL L1BKAKY. 1 Thii .anafa and hniiBA 1 1 Vlrar nmn . The senate and house library committees, com-mittees, to-day, jointly considered the proposition to buiid an extensiou to the congressional library, and agreed (o report a bill asking tha appointment appoint-ment of a conference commission consisting ot the chairman of the houBe and senate committees on pub-lic pub-lic buildings and grounds, and of tha ; library committees and A K. Spaflord, librarian, who ahall thoroughly consider con-sider the matter and report their decision. de-cision. SILYER. Chicago, 2. Journal's Washington: Washing-ton: Both Bilver and hard money men have held conferences since the adjournment of the senate on Thursday Thurs-day and the question of a compromise compro-mise haB been very fully discussed. There is a disposition on the part of the latter to mane a vsry important conceseion providing silver men will accept in good faith. This is to yield tha question of legal tender it silver men will increase the weight of Ihe Bilver dollar so as to make it on a par with fcold at the precent valuation of both metals. Advocates of a single standard do not conceal their fears ithat the silver bill may be passed over the urea i dent's veto bv both branches of congress and they are more inclined now to make some compromise. It is expected tho debate in the senate will run to next week. |