Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-20
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Congressional Proceedings.
A SENATE BILL TO RE-ESTAB.
LISH THE DOLLAR OF
OUR FATHERS.


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A number OF bills were introduced
during the morning hour, n by Mr..
Merriman to amend the revised statutes
relating to vacancies In b Office of
President and Vice President.
Mr.. Merrill submitted q resolution
~instructing the Committee on Pensions
to report by bill or other wise, reducing
and adjusting the salaries m fees OF
Pension Agents. An amendment vas
offered by Mr.. ingalls,. inquiring into
the expediency Of abolishing all PEN
sion Agencies, and having pensions
paid from Washington, was agreed TO,
and the resolution passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the consideration Of T~hurinan's
resolution to discharge the Committee
of Privileges and Elections from further
consideration Of the credentials OF j. p.
Eustis, of Louisiana. MIR. Thurman
spoke Ia favor OF the claims OF Mr..
Eustis.
Following Is the text Of the bill in
troduced by Senator ingalls,, author
izing the coming of a standard silver
dollar, and restoring Its legal tender
character
Be 1t enacted etc., that there shall be
from time To time, coined at the minis
of the United States, silver dollars, of
the weight OF 4l2h grains, standard
silver, TO the dollar, as provided for in
the Act of January 18th, 1887, and that
said dollar shall be a legal tender for
all debts. public and private, except
where payment of gold coin Is required
by law.
Congressman Haskell, of Kansas, is
lying very dangerously i'll IN this city.
with Brieht's disease of the kidneys,
complicated with affection of the liver.
The Senate Commute on Privileges
and Elections this morning unani-
mously ordered, On motion of senator
Hoar, that Kellogg and Spofford be n
titled that Committee will formally
begin the examination OF their creden-
tials Monday next, and inviting them
to express their desires as to the scope
Of the investigation.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, in his annual report will not
recommend any change in taxation.
The service il considered generally
very efficient, and frauds, particularly
in the northern States, very limited.
The report will recommed the enforce
ment OF the laws against illicit distilla-
ton and manufacture Of tobacco In the
South.
The Edwin Adams Benent-Gam.
bIers Arrested-Fretsht Rates to
the West.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.
The managing committee OF the
Edwin Adams benefit report the ac.
tual fund, as 1t now stands in the
bank, all expenses paid, at s. 1858.
This sum will be increased to about
80, 200. The committee have, with the
sanction Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams,
voted to place the funds in the hands
Of trustees for the benefit Of Mrs.
Adams: G.. N. Fargo, of Buffalo and
j. II. McVicker, Of Chicago.
The proprietOrs and employees of
the pool rooms in HobokeD were ar
rested to day while selling pools on
men who were stopped by the New
York authorities, n removed to Ho-
boken, believing they could carry on
their business there.
Rates on west bound freight from
New York will, on Monday. he ad.
vanced on the basis'of 81 for first class,
80 cents second class. rs cents third
class, and As cents fourth class to Chi
cago.
Rioters Dismissed.
READING, Pa, Oct. 10.
A Jury has decided six out of the
seven July rioters not guilty. The
seventh, Geo. Z. GOodhart, vas found
puiltv of melting to riot.