The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-06
D..re. Of columbia Referred to the Di.ric. Commit

District Of Columbia Referred to the District Commit
tee
lief Of Sarah Wedelstedb Of Wisconsin. Referred 10
the Committee on Claims
Mr. STEVENSON, dem OF KY, introduced bill TO
refund to William Watts OF Kentucky, certain taxes err
roneously collected Referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
THE LArE VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. BOUTWELL, rep Of Mass, gave notice that on
Thursday Of next week he would submit 10 The Senate
resolutions relating 10 the services and public chArac-
ter Of the late Vice President Wilson.
Mr. KEENAN,, dem OF y. Y, presented the petition
Albert Fuller for the extension OF patent granted
70 hIm for water faucet Referred 10 the COMMITTED
on Patents
Mr. SARGENT OF California, presented the petition Of
Henry e. Bateman for an extension Of time Tor ning
eiary Committee
MI Boutwell, OF Massachusetts,, presented the petit.
ton Of H. A. Brown, late Special Agent OF the United
States Treasury asking hearing IN regard 70 revenue
frauds by systematzed differentiation or imported mer
chandse cooked invoices and other devices the extent
thereof and the facilities provided by loose concuct OF
customs business Referred to the Committee on FL
Mr. PADDOCK irep.) Of Neb presented the petition oil
lawyers Of that State for the holding OF orc
Of the United States Circuit and District courts
per year. al Lincoln the capital OF the State Referred
TO the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. SARGENT Of California introduced bill for the
relief OF Lewis Rose and other persons claiming title 10
lands within the Lines OF the military reservation Al
San Diego, Cal Referred 70 the Committee on Public
Lands
Mr. KELLY, dem of Oregon, introduced bill to pro
vide for the removal OF the Walla Walla Cayuse and
Umatia Indians from the Umatila reservation, in
Oregon and for the their lands Referred 10 the
Committee Oh Indian Affairs
Mr. DORSEY, Of Arkansas, introduced bill 10 define
certain crimes and the punishment thereof Referred
TO the Committee on Judiciary
Mr. CLAYTON of Arkansas, introduced bill 10 change
the boundaries OF the judicial districts OF Arkansas
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary,
Also bill authorizing terms OF the United States
District Court TO be held at Fort Gibson, l. T. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. CoSKLISG, Of New York, introduced bill to
amend the act entitled Gan act to provide national
currency secured by pledge OF United States bonds
and TO provide for the circulation thereof" APP
proved June 3, 1854 Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
This bill is a copy of the bill OF the title re-
ported from the Senate Finance Committee April IA,
1874 relating TO the national banks in liquidation and
proceedings 10 enforce the individual liability OF stock
holders.
Mr. INGALLS,, of Kansas. introduced bill for the
lief OF James Dunlap, a settler the Kansas Indian
lands. Referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands
Also bill for the relief Of S h Thompson, late
second lieutenant Twenty hith Infantry Referred
the Committee Military Affairs
Mr. MORRILL,, lrep.l Of Me-. presented the petition
OF James N Carpenter, paymaster United States Navy,
praying for the passage of act authorizing the
counting officers OF the Treasury to credit him in the
settlement of his accounts with certain amounts lost
consequence Of the embezzement Of his clerk and
loss by the failure OF Jay Cooke Co. Referred 10 the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
RIGHTS.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the resolutions sub
mted by Mr.. Morton before the holidays regard to
State rights
Mr. MORTON said he understood his colleague McDon-
add desired offer substitute for those resolutions
and he not present to-day He also understood
that Senators desired to discuss the resolutions and
he, therefore, asked that they be laid So
dered.
THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION.
The resolution submitted by MIR. Morton before the
holidays, providing for the appointment OF committee
10 in ,etgate the circumstances attending the late cleo
tion in Mississippi laid before the Senate IL being
the unfinished business
Mr. MORTON said unless some Senator desired to
speak to-day he would ask that the resolution be laid
until next Monday So ordered.
Mr.. HARVEY of Kansas introduced a bill to provide
Investigation as TO the habits OF the Rocky Noun
tain locusts socaed grasshoppcrs Referred to the
Committee on Agriculture. IL directs the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture to appoint three commissioners
TO make the investigation and report to the best
method for preventing the ncurslons Of said ocusts
into the fertile states and Territories.
Mr.. SIBERIAN, OF Ohio, introduced bill to amend
the act Of June 20 1874 amending the charter OF the
Freedman Savings and Trust Company, &c Referred
TO the Committee on Finance.
The bill provides that in OF the resignation
death OF any OF the present commissioners the
shall carry the work. Authority is given
sell properly at public private sale and to compro
mise debts. II also provides that when the commits
soners prepared to make dividends said dividends
shall be paid by assistant treasurers government
repositories throughout the country.
The Senate at ten minutes to one O'Clock, motion
OF Mr. Sergeant went into executive session, and at
ten minutes past one O'Clock the doors were opened
and the Senate adjourned till to morrow.