, 1876-12-22
SENATE

WARRINGTON. D. c., Dec. ol.--Mr. Logan In
ouired Of the Chairman Of the Committee on FL
nance if there was any probability OF m early re-
mort from that Committee on the bill to provide Tor
the issne Of silver coin and to make the silver do
1ar a legal slender He said the House, within the
naut few DAYS, had taken action on similar bill,
and II zyas important that the Senate should act
soon,
air. Sherman, in reply, said that the Committee
nm Finance had not yet had IN opportunity to con-
slider the subject, or had been delayed somewhat
on account Of the Silver Commission not having
made it's report yet. he had been told that the rc
port of that Commission would be made soon. He
could assure Mr. Logan that SO far as the COMMIT
tee on Finance was concerned, the bill could be
acted upon Immediately after the holidays.
the expiration Of the morning honr eonS{afE eo1hn1i
ing an investigation into the appointment OF Crohn
us q Presidential Elcctor in Oregon, was resumed,
and Mr.. Ma1cy spoke at length co,,,,,;.,oo
The Chair appointed as the speclat Com1nlttee
authorized bv the recent resolution OF Mr. e.
nlnds to dcyise for the proper count OF The
nectjon with q similar committee Of the House,
Wessrs, Elmunda, Norton Frclinghuysen, Logan,
Thurman, Bayard, and l;An+out.
large number Of soldiers Of tho late war, asking
for the passage Of the House bill for IN cqualiza-
ton of boun1ie= Referred L. o.o,nt;o ~ rr;nt
5000 extra copies Of the doenment complied BY
Mai Mcdonald, the Chief Clerk OF the Senate, in
'es~'
~ resolution wa offered by Mr.. Anthony, that
| when the Senate atjourns on FFlday tue 70 u ee
| to mex: Tuesday. the 26th. and, unless Otherwise
then ordered. when it ad)ourns on the @oth II oc
to meet or the o0th, aud that, unless 9th otherwlse
then ordered When It au?onins 9 t,e ~ m n - io pc
| to meet Jan. =. INC feso1u'1oA 1eo ~ 4o1. o'4
! cussion. ...r,,doa ~ rand .,,+
when the Senutc adjourn on Friday the zd lhat..
| Il hc to meet on Saturday. the 26th inst and as
| amended was agreed to with the general undcf,
standing among the Senators thal me oenc Moutn ~
| TUESDAY, Jan. 2 1877, without transactlng ousl-
| ness. . ...... o.......
! Committee on the dieayrecing votes of the two
certain special committees. The Committee agreed
10 give each House S35, QUO to conduct thc invcst'
In The course of the discussion Mr.. Morton said
S35 600 would not be sufficient bn1 there was an
as we'll to take tue s35, 600 now, with the under
| standing that, in all probability, more would he
| asked for. The report OF the Committee was then
The Chair appointed Mr.. Barnum on the Com
| mittee on Patents, aud Mr.. johnson OIL the Com
on thus e;hans$ paGeT
cd and the Senate then paid its tribute OF respect
to the memory of Senator Capelton Appropriate
| remarks were made by Messrs. Davis, Wright.
Wethers, Edmunds, and others. A. further
mark of respect, the Senate adjourned
Mr.. Platt offered resolution for the appoint-
charge N made yesterday BY Hewitt that his letters
win II The Sew n,,tp xqr seI Pot
thn r1crl.s desk nnd had read, telegram from
Postmaster James, pronouucins the accusation ut
tcrly and absolutely false ,-,.-,
| Mr. Hewitt stated the circnmstanccs under which
he made the charge. Ho said about month ago he
received letter, the writer stating that he was an
employc in the New Yors Post once and hc 1eis
| bound to communicate the fact that ''Slade' $
little Kettle was at work on his letters. The
oaIy attention which he felt called upon TO- Pay te
! letters which he received. lie found that q
considerable number Of them presented the
appearance OF having been opened the flaps OF the
envelopes presenting pucSered OF costusatcu up