Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-01-01

extent the commercial transactions @
the country. as il is proposed 10 repeu
all laws making any foreign coins as
legal tender.
Phelps replied that il was the opinion
oil various gentlemen that There are n
such laws in regard to foreign coins
however receivable their commercial val
ne. Several Of the me mi ers appealed q
Mr.. Phelps 10 move that the bill be re
ferred 10 a committee of the whole OF
The state OF the Union.
Phelps could not Crafty them. say in,
TO do SO would be sending it to the toni
Of The Capule,s.
The speaker remarked that the coin.
OF many Of the foreign governments hav,
LON time 10 time been made legal ten
der. Whether such laws have expired
should be sscertained before this bill is
passed to a final action
mes OF Tenn said that the only way
OF insufing a fair Investigation was Ia
sni The bill TO the Commil,ee of the
Whole upon the Suite Of the Uuion.
Wakeman observed that no man kne W
better than Mr.. jones that there were
DO more effeciual means TO destroy the
tlll than 10 give il such reference.
Mr.. Jones replied that it has become
fashionable to say, WHEN it WIS designed
to kill any bill. il is sent to that Com
mliies; The mrjority however can always
control the business. lie guar.n eed that
u rsilroad or fire bills involving millions
oil dollars were referred to ihst commit
lee. they would be reached before the 4,h
or March. n
A voice-Thsis fact.
Upon Mr.. Jrnss' motion 10 lny the bill
upon the table, there were only l2 sf.
hrmtive votes. A further considerable
OF The bill was postponed for two weeks
Herbert mad. two hours speech. in
reply to Mr.. Denver. OH tho subject Of
Land Patents.
Rice, the delegate from Minnesota, in
troduced bill authorizing the people Of
that Territory TO form q G institution
aud State Government. pre- paratory 10 ad-
IN ission in,o the Union TN a footing with
the original States.
The House then adjourned until Fri.
day. nz9 ss..Ita l.s
Continuation Of Yesterdays Proceed.
sLEATE.-0a motion of Mr.. Seward, n
resolution was adopted, requesting the
President 10 communicate. If not incom
pa,ible with the public interests, such
information as he may have com ernisg
the present condition and prosp'c: OF
the plan Of connecting. by a sub-marin-
wire or m'suesic telegraph. this conli-
nent and Europe.
Among other resolutions Of inquiry
adopted was one oIrrrsd Nv Mr. CLAY. re-
questing TIE President TO furnish any ill.,
formation not heretofore communicst ted,
relative the pay anl emoium ,nis TO
Lieut.. Gen. Srot', or his staff, under the
resolution OF FEBRUARY. 1853.
The Senate considered the House bill
for the settlement 81 the claims of Off
GERS Of Id. Revolutionary army. aud the
widows AID children of those who died
ia the service.
Adjourned until Friday. with. the un-
Outstanding that he Senate should thea
a ljourn uu IL M pdsy.
House Mr.. Campbel', Of Ohio. from
the committee on Ways and Means, re
ported The navy and Notification uppro-
pratt, n bills. s
The H ,use passed the Senate j,int res
olutifn f,r extending the time. during
which the creditors OF the late republic
of Texas shall present their claims. 10
the firs, Of January. 1883 and repeating
50 much OF the act OF August. 1886
which provides a residue OF about four
hundred thousand dollars.
The sum thereby appropriated shall be-
divided pro rata among the creditor. who
have filed their releases.
Mr.. Campbell. OF Ohio. moved that the
House 60 into Committee on the Indi
an Appropriation bill.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole. on,Indinn. Military, Acsd
envy and Invalid pension appropriation
bills. aud subsequently, passed ,hem.-
Adjourned.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsnISeroN, Dec. "a 1886.
A bill was reported by Mr. Leichef in
the House yesterday. ss substitute for
Tho pending tariff revision. The bill is
the same as that which was offered By
him and passed the House two years ago.
but uhich failed TO receive the notion OF
the Senate.
1t proposes to reduce The present rates
twenty per cent. on and after the first oil
July. 1887. and enlarge the free list with
specified articles which enter into ,hr
The Object bring to re
duce the annual receipts TO forty OF for
ty-fire millions. n ~se
BY the first article OF tie recent treaty
between the Unite States and Great Brit
ain. the contracting parties agree jointly
10 propose to the republics Of Nicaragua
and Costa Rics. that territory shall be
set npsr. for lie Mosquito Indians. The
boundary to Be designated and marked
out BY two Com missioners to be sppoin-
ted, one by her Briisuic Majesty and one
BY the President Of the republic Of Nj
cspgus. -
The fourth article declares that the re
puhlics of Nicaragua snd Costa Rics
shall sll,w the territorial disputes be
tween them. and the Limits or extension !
to be given to the town ofSan. Juan or
Grsytown. 1.-The same cannot be ami