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CONGRESS.
SENATE-Monday, Dec. I2.

10 extend the provisions Of the Pension Act,
which was read ard order TO a second read
ing.
TREASURY ORDER.
Mr.. Ewing, OF Ohio, pursuant TO notice,
asked aud Obtained leave to introduce Il
Joint Resolution to rcscind the Treasury
Order of July IL, 1895, and TO render il un-
lawful hereafter in any Secretary of the
Treasury. TO designate any particular kind
of money which should be received in pay
ment for the Public Lands, so as 10 favour
particular banks. The resolution was read
and ordered 70 second reading.
Mr.. Benton gave notice, that the second
reading of the Joint resolution would call
forth some debate in the Senate; that he
himself should feel himself called OH to
oppose the joint resolution, and III the course
of his remarks, to make an expose for his
own Justification. The Senator from Ohio
also, as he understood had an expose to Of
fer. He made these remarks that the
Senate might rot be taken by surprise.
Mr.. Moore, pursuant TO notice, asked
and obtained leave to introduce certain
private bills, which were read and ordered
to second reading.
Mr.. Benton also asked and obtained leave
to introduce the bills of which he had given
notice, which were read and ordered to a
second reading.
Mr.. Upton also obtained leave to intro
duce Bill, of which he had given notice.
which was read and ordered to second
reading.
(All these are bills on which there was no
final action at the last session..
Mr.. Morris gave notice that he should,
tomorrow, ask leave to introduce Bill TO
limit sales of Public Lands to actual set.
tiers.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Benton re-
lative to the printing of the annual state
ment of Commerce and Navigation, was
taken up, and, on motion of Mr.. Knight,
was amended by the substitution of a joint
resolution, limiting the price and designat-
| ing extrs. copies TO be printed. The reso-
luton was ordered to be engrossed.
ELECTION OF SECRETARY.
The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. King, OF
Alabama, proceeded to the election of o
Secretary. On the first ballot, there ap.
peared to be Ill votes, of which Mr.. Ash.
bury Dickens had 20, Mr. Naudain had H.
and were scattering. On the second bal
lot the number of votes was 40, of which
Mr.. Dickens received % votes, Mr.. Nau.
dain had 10, and Mr.. Bryan l.. Mr.. Die.
kens was therefore declared to be duly
elected.
| ELECTION OF COMMITTEES.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard, the Senate
then proceeded to the election Of the Stand.
ing Committees, as far as regards the cleo.
ton of Chairman for each Committee
which is always determined by separate
ballot. The following is the order in which
the Chairmen were balloted for, and the
names of the successful Senators appended
Foreign Relationship. Buchanan.
Finance-Mr. S. Wright.
Commercially. King, of Ala.
Manufactures-Mr. Niles.
Agriculture-Mr. Page.
Military Afairs-Mr. Benton.
Mitia-Mr. Wall.
Naval AfIairs-Mr. Rives.
Public Lands-Mr. Walker.
Private Land Claims-Mr. Linn.
Indian Affairs-Mr. White.
Caims-Mr. Hubbard.
Revolutionary Claims--Mr. Brown.
Judiciary-Mr. Grundy.
Post Office and Post Roads-Mr. Robin
son.
Roads and Canals-Mr. Hendricks.
| Pensions-Mr. Tominson.
District of Columbia-Mr. Kent.
Engrosscd Bills-Mr. Morris.
The further balloting for the purpose o
filling up the Committees was postponed
till tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Upton, it was resolv
of the Hon. d. L. Kinnard, the Senator.
will wear Grape on the left arm for thirty
days.
COINAGE.
Mr.. Benton offered the following resolu
ton, which lies over for consideration:
Resolved, That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed TO inquire into the expe
diency of abolishing the present copper
coinage Of the United States, and of sub
stituting therefor coinage of mixed metal
compounded of copper and silver, and call
ed in the French language billion.
Resolved, That the said committee en-
quire into the expedicncy Of directing Q
gold coin of the value of one dollar to be
stamped at the minis of the United States,
The Senate then adjourned.
SENATE-Tuesday, Dec. Is, 1886.
Mr.. RIvEs presented the credentials Of
the Hon. Richard K. Parker. elected by
the Legislature of the State of Virginia q
Sena.or from that State, to supply the va.
cancy occasioned by the resignation. Of the
Hon. Benjamin Watkins Leigh.
Mr.. BRowN presented the credentials OF
the Hon. Robert Strange, elected by the
Legislature of the State Of North Carolina,
a Senator from that State, to supply the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation Of the
Hon. w. p. Mangum. 49, =
The VICE PRESIDENT then administered
to Messrs. Parker and Strange, the oath TO
support the Constitution OF the United
States, and they took their seats in the Sem
ate. 7asst, tf.
Mr.. WEBSTER presented two petitions,
numerously signed by citizens of Boston,
praying for the adjustment or reduction
of the duty on foreign coal, which was re-.
ferrcd to the committee on manufactures.
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, the petition
of he inhabitants Of Michigan city, praying
for a port of entry, presented at the last
seseion was oo,;r, rpf.,rred m tho cor,n,;.,,o