Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-19

the condition of the buiPness of the
country, and the legislation bt
such as in the opinion Of practira
business men will promote the
business prosperity of the country
All were referred.
Mr.. Conkling submitted q reso-
luton providing for the Hppoint.
ment of a committee of seven
Senators to inquire and report
whether any and what measures
can lie devised to promote com
mercial intercourse with Mexico
and to estabiith just and peaceful
condition of affairs on the border
between this country and Mexico.
IL also authorizes the committee To
send for persons and papers and to
visit such places as it NAV think
proper in making the inquiry.
Agreed to.
Mr. Maxey, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, to whom was
referred the resolution of the 18th
OF November, instructing that com
mittee to inquire and report upon
n system of defensive works for the
Rio Grande frontier. reported a
bill making an appropriation for
erection Of suitable posts for the
protection of the Rio Grande
frontier. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Paddock, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported. with
amendments Senate hill TO amend
the az: to provide for the sale of
n portion of the reservation of the
Confederate Ottos and Missouri
and Sac and Fox tribes of the
Indians in the States of Kansas
and Nebraska. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted a reso-
luton directing the Secretary of
Interior to report to the Senate hy
what authority bands of Ute and
Apache Indians are located. and an
agency established at Cimaron,
New Mexico, and also to transmit
copies of all letters and kilograms
or other documents on file in his
department calling attention to the
depredat;ons of these Indians, and |
asking for their removal to their
reservations. Agreed to.
The consideration was then re-
snmed of the resolution of Mr..
Matthews declaring the right of
the government to pay the bonds
in silver.
In the Senate. on the 18th, in
the morning hour great number of
petitions and many bills were pre-
sented and referred.
Mr.. Edmunds, submitted reso-
luton authorizing a select commit
tee to take into consideration the
state of the law respecting the as
pertaining and declaration of the
elections for President and Vice
President for the United States
also to consider and report npon
the best manner of electing officers
and the duration Of their terms Of
office. Agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee
On Public Buildings and Grounds,
adversely on q petition
from friends of female suffrage
asking to he allowed the use of
he Senate chamber to present the
before the Committee on
Privileges and Elections in favor
If the sixteenth amendment.
granting female suffrage. In sub
hitting the report Mr. Dawes said
he committee expressed no opinion
diverse to the adoption of such
amendment, Int the Senate had
Invariably declined to allow the q
hamber to he used for any other :
purpose than the business of the |.
senate. -
Mr.. Davis, submitted resolution =
Getting the section Of the the re- L
Used statutes in regard to &
rganizing militia in the States. n
making an annual appropriation ),
or arming and eqnipping snch 4.
Militia, etc, and calling upon {
he Secretary Of War TO report to /
he Senate the condition and 4
trength of the militia in the 3
everal States. together with any .
communications he may have t. "A
lake looking to more thorough :
rganization of the militia, the
mount of money disbursed to the 4
erious States, what amount is now q
ow due any State and if any y
tate has been excluded from the =
enerits of the law and for how NJ
ing, and if in his opinion thu y
mount of appropriation for arm
g and equipping the militia >,
lould be increased. Ordered L
rinted.
Mr.. Davis gave notice that he
ould call it up for action at an IT,,
rly day. in'
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the n,
mate insisted upon its amend "
ents to the Deficiency Appropria-
IN bill and committee of confer
ice was ordered. p
At the expiration of the morning cla
'ur consideration was resumed of hI ms
e unfinished business, the resolu- rep
m of Mr.. Matthews, declaring enc en-"
G right Of the government to pay ing ing
nds in silver, and Mr.. ChafTee Wo
omitted the following as a snhsti- I Tig
tie: "That all bonds of the grs
i'll Gu. f., =, cess