Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-13
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Congressional Procccdings.


WAsHINGTON, Dec. IL.
In the Senate. this morning, q great
number of petitions and many bills
were presented and referred.
Edmunds submitted q resolution
authorizing the Select COMMITTEES 10
take into consideration the state OF the
law respecting, sscertaining and dec.
Iaration Of the result of The elections Of
President and Vice President 81 the
United States. and also to consider and
report upon the best manne of elect
ing these officers. and the duration Of
their terms of Office. Agreed to.
At the expiration OF the morning
hour. the consideration was resumed
| vi unfinished business. The resolution
| OF Matthews, declaring the right VI The
Government tn pay bonds IN silver,
was brought up, and Chaffre ub,nit
| ted the following as a su bstitute: That
| all bonds Of the United States issued,
or authorized 10 he issued under said
acts ut Congress, heretofore recited, are
payable, principal and interest, at the
option of the Government, In coin of
gold or silver, Of standard value when
such bonds were issued, and to restore
tn it, coinage such silver coin as a legal
tender. coequal with gold coin j. not
in violation Of public faith. nor in der
ogation Of the rights of public credit
ors. Ordered printed.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads, this morning, voted that
Thrnckmorton has succeeded to the
chaIrmanship under the rule of the
House, and that the committee de
clinrs to excuse him from serving.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee agreed to . bill providing for
the immediate distribution by the State
Department of the first installment re-
csived from Mexico or account of
awards Of mixed claims. the commit
tee excepting those for Weld and
LaObra, claims which the President Is
authorized to suspend for the present,
in order to make them subjects of
diplomatic correspondence, or possible
investigation. ii such course shall bs
found desirable.
In the House, Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Morrison said
be noticed that the Speaker yesterday
appointed several members to differ
ent committees in place OF other mem
bers excused; he desired TO know
when these members had been ex
cused. The Speaker said he had asked
permission to fill certain vacancies.
Morrison replied that that was mol his
question; the House had never ex
cused these gentlemen from serving on
committees. Could q member excuse
himself The Speaker answered that
it had been the uniform practice tn OK
cuse gentlemen who did not wish &c
serve.
Stephens introduced a bill repeating
| the iron clad oath, which has to be
taken by an applicant for pensions
K .ferred.
dsrris, chairman OF the Election.
Committee, called up Colorado. In thu
Colorado contested election case, Z
majority report. signed by the Demo
| cratic. members. declaring Patterson
| entitled to q seat, and a minority re-
port signed by Hiscock. Waite and
| T~hornburgh, declaring Belford duly
| elected. Cox, of Ohio, submitted an
other report. declaring that there hac
been no valid election.
Investigating . Newark Savinsi
lmssieuslon.
NEWARK, N. j.. Dec. IL.
The Newark Savings Institution, tn
largest and Oldest in the city, has jus
been taken charge OF by a Chancellor
on petition OF its managers, To insur'
al equal distribution of the assets anc
prevent unfairness from a possible run
The bank has about $i2. 600 900 assets
including deposited securities and 81,
OOO. 900 in Government bonds. Tit
deposits are $l1 ,00O, OOO. The Chan
ceIlor orders payment Of Is PEI
per cent. OF the principal TO depositors
with two per cent. interest to January
2ud. Meanwhile. he will make q full
investigation. The moneys hereafter
deposited are to be kept separate ant
invested.
Quarterly Meeting Of b Westers
Unton Telegraph Company.
NEW YORK, Dec. IL.
Ats quarterly meeting Of the Director,
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to day, . report was submitted
showing that on October lst there va
. net surplus Of go. and that th'
net profits for the quarter ending De
cember 3lst were t76O, l47. making
total II $S4l ,003 for interest ON thu
bonded debt.
a New Bishop.
QUINCY. Ills, Dec. IL.
rev. ,. ~. l8IItS, ~. D.s d St
James, Church, Chicago. was to-day
elected Bishop OF the new Episcopa
Diocese of Quincy. The choice Of lh,
Bishop meets with unanimous ap
prevail.
The Creditors Of a. "A. Nprague
PROVIDENCE, Dec. IL.
The creditors III A. Il A. Sprague
representing q ESQ. 900 Of indebtedness
met to-day to take action to protect
and secure their rights. The associa'
ton formed. and an executive
committee chosen. consisting of Alex
Barnum, Nelson W. Aldrich, Jane,
w. Kimbali, Jesse Metcalf and VIM
B. Weeden, and instructed to TAXI
promptly such steps Is In theil
Judgment are desirable to protect thu
creditors.
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