Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-05
FORTEFOURTH CONGRESS.
WrDNFspAY. January 5.

! neerS, OF amounts appropriated and eXpend-
! cd for Improvement OF the mouth OF the Mis-
/ sissippi river. Laid on the table and ordered
/ TO be printed.
Also, communication from the Secretary
! OF War relative TO the official publication OF
the records of the rebellion. ana asking a
/ further appropriation for the work. Referred
To Committee on Appropriations.
| Also, communication from the Scores ary
| OF War setting forth the expediency OF sell
/ Ing certain military reservations in the ter
| Affairs.
| Mr.. Conkling presented memorial of citI-
| Zeps OF New York asking passage of a con-
stitutional amendment pron.b biting the Rp-
preparation OF any money for the benefit OF
any religious sect. Referred to Committee
/ Mr.. Sargent presented memorial OF
/ numerous sailors whose ships were de
! stroyC by the rebel pirate SHENANDOAH, and
! who by reason of their vocation were not en-
| abled 10 present their claims in time, which
| they now ask TO be allowed to present. Re
/ ferTed to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Christiancy presented joint resolution
| OF the legislature OF Michigan In favor of GER
I tain river and harbor Improvements in that
state. Referred to Committee on Commerce.
The Chair laid before the Senate various
! joint resolutions OF the legislature of Mich
| igan, which were appropriately referred.
MATTERS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.
Mr.. Sherman. from Committee on Finance,
! reported resolution directing the commits
sioners OF the Freedman's Bank to report in
! detail the amount Of assets Of that concern
now on hand and distributed, and also de-
! tailed statement OF work OF commissioners
since their report TO the House OF Rspresen-
| ta:ives in 1871. Adopted.
| Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to amend the
| act OF Jrne, 1sIi. relative to the Freetman's
Savings and Trust Company. Referred 10
| Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Dawes presented a petition, accompa-
MED by bill, 10 provide for the purchase OF
site and the erection OF a building for a
Girls Reform school in the District o. Co
lumbia. Referred 10 Committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
THE FAR WEST.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced bill 10 provide for
the removal OF the Waila Walla and other
Indians from the Uuadilla reservation and
open the same to settlement. Indian Affairs
Also, bill 10 provide for the construction OF
military telegraph and railroad linC from
Fort Candy to Portland, Oregon. Also. bill
Tor me further Improvement Of the villa
| mette river, Oregon. Also, bill extending
the time for the completion OF the Oregon
Central railroad from AntOnia to McNinn-
vile. Referred to Committee on Railroads
Mr.. Conkling introduced bill 70 amend the
act OF 1854, providing for national currency.
Referred to Committee on Finance. Also,
III authorizing the President 10 nominate
VIM; Welsh for the grade OF com mander in
the United states navy. Referred TO Com
mittee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Dorsey introduced bill TO define certain
crimes and the punishment thereof. Judic-
larry. Also, resolutions looking TO the i'm
provement Of the Arkansas and the White
rivers. Referred TO ComLlittee on Transpor-
tation.
Mr.. Sargent introduced bill relating to the
proportion OF commodores in the navy. Re
ierred TO Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Clayton introduced bill TO authorize
| terms of the United States district court 10
beIheld at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Referred
to Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont, introduced bill 10
| provide for the further redemption of legal
tenders, in accordance with existing Law.
| He said that he assumed that no Senator
| would propose TO repeal the specie reSump-
| ton act, and he had therefore proposei this
measure 10 expedite the objects of that act.
He would ask leave tomorrow to submit
some remarks in eX olanatiOn of the bill.
| The resolutions OF Mr.. Morton defining the
relations OF the states and the general gov
ernment, came up in regular order, when
Mr.. Morton asked that II be laid over to
await the pleasure OF his colleague Mr.. Nc
Donald), VINO desired to submit a substitute.
The unfinished business, being the resolu-
| ton OF Mr.. Morton for committee to inves-
| tigate the Mississippi election, came up,
| when Mr.. Morton asked that it go over till
Monday.
| The Senate then went into executive ses-
| sion, and then adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| House reassembled at l. O'Clock, the Speak
| er, Mr.. Kerr, in the chair.
The Speaker laid before the House a large
| number of communications, mostly on rou-
| tine business, which had accumulated dur
ing the recess, and they were referred TO ap-
proprlate committees.
The regular order OF business being the
call or committees for reports during the
morning hour, the several committees were
called, but there Were no responses.
| On motion o. Mr.. Morrison, (Ill,) the
Rouse resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole for the purpose of referring the seve-
| raj portions of the Presidents message to
appropriate committees.
Mr.. Morrison then offered the usual reso-
| luton in relation to the distribution of the
| subjects TO the several standing committees.
The committee then rose ana reported the
resolution to the House.
| Mr.. kassOn (Iowa) called the attention OF
me cnalTmen OF the Committees OF Ways
ard Means and Banking and Currency to
the clause in which that portion OF the mess
age relating TO the redemption OF greenbacks
was referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee. He said he simply desired to call
point himself.
MIR. Morrison said the subjects were so near
akin that II was almost impossible TO sepa-
rate them. The committee had followed
precedents closely and had kept as near the
line as possible.
Mr.. Banks (Mass.) suggested that that por-
ton OF the message relative 10 the subject
or repatriation should go 10 the Committee
ciary.
Mr.. Cox IN. W said that the ruIe nj the
house could not be controversial by reso-
luton. The House could refer bills relative
70 the green backs to the Banking and Cur
~. W y. - read the remarks of Mr..
Cox on the rule creating the COMMITTEES on
Banking and Currency, TO show that when
that committee was formed ii was not in
such matters as the green backs. which were,
he said, but the checks, or non-interest bear
ing debt OF the government.
Mr.. Burchard (Ill.) referred to the action of
the last Congress, which referred that part
OF the message relating to the redemption OF
the legal tenders TO the Ways and Means
Committee, and so much as relates to specie
resumption to Banking and Currency, and
said the present resolution was OF the same
character.
Mr.. Cox sa d il pertained TO the Ways and
Means to see that the money came In, to the
Appropriate ms Committee the paying out,
and TO the Eanking and Currency the kind
Of money il should be paid in. He did not
propose, however, to oppose the resolution
here, but TO leave IL TO the House when the
question OF reference OF bills came up.
Mr.. Townsend pal commended that the
whole subject should be referred to a single
committee, and that committee sholld be
the Banking and Currency.
Mr.. Garfield tOhio) said this question
came up every session, and the reason was
there was q real collision between the two
committees. In one sense the greenbacks
were debt, and in another they were cur
rency. He hoped there would be no bitter
ness on this subject. Let the resolution be
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