The Lake County star., 1877-11-01
CONGRESS.

MONDAY, Oct. 22.-Both houses passed
| a resolution for the appointment Of com.
mittees to take into consideration the
state OF the law respecting the ascertain
ment and declaration OF the result of the
election of President and Vice. President
other and II possible prepare measure
that will be approved by both branches Of
Congress. D- -
In the Senate bill to provide for dis
tribution Of thelGeneva award was in
troduced.
The House passed resolution for the
appointment Of a committee TO investi-
gate and report upon the civil service.
The Colorado election case went over,
latter humorous debate"
A bill introduced by. Senator Jones
provides for the coinage OF silver dollars
of weight Of 4l23 grains Troy, at any
coinage mint, or at the New York assay
office, In exchange for silver bullion, up
on the same terms and conditions as gold
bullion Is deposited for coinage under
the existing law. The bill also provides
that no charge shall be made for coming
standard bullion into these dollars, and
proposes to make them legal tender for
all sums in payment OF all public or pri-
vate debts excepting such as, under ex-
listing contracts, are expressed therein to
be otherwise payable.
TUESDAY, Oct. pa bill was intro
duced In the Senate by Mr.. Coke (Dem.,
Tex J, amending the Revised Statutes OF
the United States in regard to the militia.
II makes an annual appropriation of
81, ,000,0 900 for the purpose Of providing
arms and equipments for the whole body
Of militia, either by purchase or manu-
facture.
Several other bills were introduced.
After short ex ecutive session the Senate
adjourned till Thursday.
The House did no business of import
ance.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. A.-The Senate was
not in session. The House meets from
day to day without important business.
1t Is waiting tor the announcement of the
Committees.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25.-In the Senate, Mr..
Mitchell (Rep., Ore.) submitted resolu-
ton authorizing the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections in the case Of Kellogg
and Spofford claiming the seat from
Louisiana, to send for persons and papers
and administer oaths that the committee
may decide upon the merits of the title of
each contestant.
A bill was introduced re-establishing
the Court Of Commissioners on the Ala
bama Claims, and for the redistribution
Of the unappropriated moneys.
N uunO6T VI uniInpOTtdut DlllS W6T6
introduced, when the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
In the House, after debate, the papers
In the Colorado election case were refer
red to the Committee on Elections, by a
party vote.
Mr.. Garfield presented petition of 2i0
men of color, asking assistance from Con-
gress to enable them to go to Liberia,
making 1t their permanent home, and
saying that very large movement of
that sort was going on among them. The
petition was read and referred. 1t sets
forth the difficulty under which the COL
cred people labor in sustaining their fam
lilies in the face of the competition from
white labor, and asks that an allowance
of 800 each be made to emigrants to Lii
IBERIA under the auspices of the Colonial
ton Society.
Petitions were presented protesting
against determinations made in fixing
by law the compensation of Government
clerks, and leaving that of mechanics and
labor ers to be established at the whim of
individuals for Government loan to
aid settlers on the public domain; of the
letter. carriers of Chicago for increased
compensation; of VIM. ID. Kelley, M. c.,
asking Congress so to change the fl
nancial system of the country [interrup-
ton by laughter] as that the laboring
people shall not appeal to the Government
for the means Of expatriating themselves
and their posterity, and that they may
continue to live in the homes Of their
choice and pursue the callings to which
they have been trained.
The House adjourned until Monday,