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TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Ffr~t Session - Aath Congress


CONGRESSIONAL.
Nrst Session = 4ath Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before tho Senate n |
communication from the Secretary Of |
War, enclosing report from the
Chief Of the Ordinance Bureau in re-
gard to an omission IN tho revised
statute of the U. S., and recommend
ing such legislation. as will enable the
Ordinance Departmental continue in
use the system of property aceounta-
bil.ty. Ordered printed. and refer
red.
Jones presented tho credentials Of
his colleague, VIM. Sharon, to be U.
). Senator from Nevada for six years
from March 4, 1874. They were read
at length. Sharon was escorted to
the desk by his colleague, and the
oath of Office was administered by
Ferry, President pro tenn.
Wright. from the committee on
civil Service and Rctrcnchmcnt, re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill
liking. the salary of the President.
Placed on the calendar.
Bills were introduced and referred.
HOUSE.
!. Speaker Kerr was in the Chair this
morning hut during the session Mr..
Cox took the scat.
Among the Executive documents
submitted by the speaker was COM
munication from Acknowledgement in
response to the resolution offered by
Lord, calling for an explanation Of
his order touching the testimony Of
accompliccs in whisky prosecutions.
The Attorney General states that such
instructions as he issued were merely
in confirmation and approval Of ar
rangcments already made. and that
as those instructions and arrange
mcnts relate to matters now IN pro-
gress, the House would readily see
the propriety OF withdrawing spc-
ctnl information relating there
to until the trials arc over.
Lord moved that the whole subject
be referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. He understood the attorney gen.
eral to admit the subject that ali that
was claimed about his understanding
to interfere with rules by which the
testimony. of accomplices is taken on
the ground that abuses might possibly
grow out Of it. but in fact the accom-
plice who testifies could in no case
have any benefit from his testimony
unless he told the truth, therefore
without saying now what the Atty
r1,t !, 49,, a.,
or right or wrong, and without at
tempting to impung his motives,
still as the Attorney General had un-
dcrtakcn to change route and to pre-
: ludice the case, assuring in advance
that accomplices would not.tcll the
truth, he moved that the whole mat
, ter be referred to the Judiciary.
! Randall said he like the Judiciary
,, Conn.,, to inquire what had induced
Swan, from the Committee on For
, eign Affairs, to report resolution in
structing the judiciary Committee to
enquire further into the connection OF
the Z. S. Minister to the Court of st
,, James with the Emma Mine, so called
! with power to send for persons and
,, papers, and with leave to sit during
! the session of the House.
Under call of States, bills were
introduced authorizing the payment
to the Executor Of Henry Wilson
late Vice President, the amount of a
full salary of Vice President for the
nncxpired part OF the term for which
he was elected; to define powers and
duties of officers Of Internal Revenue
S and to further provide for the collec.
{ ton Of taxes on distilled spirits: by
: Willis. TO simplify existing laws i'm
1 posing duties on imports and tore.
n duce rates thereon; 10 restore duty
I on tea and coffee and To enlarge the
1 free list.
Y by Young, bin authorizing pay
| mont for all cotton seized after 1865.
G BY Williams, TO repeal the act fol
c resumption of specie payment. Tic
T. tried to have immediate action taken
+ upon il, but being unable to do so
y under the rules he withdrew ii.
: BY Oliver, a bill TO repeal the law
I In reference to the amount Ia which
G silver coin shall be legal tender. and
/ to enact q substitute.
I SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
p The Chair laid before the Senate a
: message from the President enclosing
n communication from the Secretary
!, of the Interior in regard to dcfcicn-
. Goa In the supplies Of the Red Cloud
, Agency in Nebraska, and recon-.
: mcnding favorable action on the csti-
= mates submitted by the Secretary to
supply such deficiency. Ordered
printed and referred.
r Sherman, from the Finance Cam.
! mittec, reported adversely on the
!. Senate bill to amend the revised stat
! Ites permitting national .banks.to or
gani7e with capital Of $4,000 in
towns irrespective Of population.
, Placed on the calendar.
Morton made personal explana-
! ton declaring there was not a sylla
bic of truth in the testimony taken
Yesterday connecting him with the
Emma mine.
I Lyons, who gave evidence, yester.
day, cOrroborateG his evidence before
. the committee to-day
/. HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the Honse
a message from the President. urging
the necessity of an immediate appro-
priation to supply the deficiency nj
, Red Cloud Indian Agency.
Randall, Chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Appropriations, said that the
committee had considered the sub.
! ject, and had heen unable to procure
, information deemed essential, The
committee had before reported a res.
olution which had been adopted by
4 the House, requesting the President
to detail an army officer to go to Red
Cloud Agency and report On the
, causes Of the deficiency, ana unless
! the report Of that officer was unreas-
!, opahly delayed, he thought the com
mittec might wait for 1t, There has
8 been gross frauds connected with that
Agency, and there also had been dis
. regard Of law, but If tho President
: deemed the matter Of sufficient i'm
pOrtance to send communication to
Congress on the subject, the Commit.
tee on Appropriations would proceed
, at once to consider 1t, The message
, was referred to the Committee on
Appropriation.
) Saler, from the Committee an Pub
! lie Lands, renarted a bin TO amend
the act to encourage the growth Of
! timber on western prairics also n bill
! explanatory of tho timber culture act
!. Recommitted.
The Chair presented q commNniea
. ton from the Commissioner of Agri.
! culture enclosing copies of the report
r of the Agricultural bureau for 1879
in obedience TO resolution Of the
Senate and House. Laid on the table
Terrible storm In Missouri
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2S,-A terrible wind
storm struck the northern part Of ST
! Charles, Mo-, yesterday afternoon,
: aud passing-d down Main and Second
streets demolished and badly injured
twenty or more buildings. Among
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