Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-12-26

Comm ttees of conference VIZ re order
ed on the Fort ticatiOn aud Consular
and Diplomatic bills. The Joint resO>
luton appropriating fifty thousand
dollars for the expense OF the Commit
lee, but without action the House ad-
jOurned.
In the United States Senate on Thurs
day Mr.. Burnside explained the pro-
visions of the bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the army. The bill providing
for the continuation of the postal car
service was passed. Mr.. WINDOWS
bill to amend the patent laws was dis
cu-sed, and several amendments SUBJ
mitted. The whole question wss post
poned till January 7th. Messrs. Cam
eron of Wisconsin, Kirkwood, Bayard,
Wallace, Bailey, Garland, Hoar and
Mcmillan were appointed on the COM
nittee 10 investigate election frauds.
IN the House J. S. Young, of LDuisi'
ana, was sworn in 10 fill the vat aocy
caused by the decease of the lote j. j.
Leonard. During the debate on the
Indian Appropriation bill Mr.. ThrOck'
morton, of Texas, offered an amend
meut forbidding the receiving OF any
Indians living outside the Indian Ter
ritOry into the territory without the
action of Congress, but after long dis
cussion it was agre1d to in committee,
and subsequently adopted, after the
bill had been reported to the House
yeas 81, nays 81. A motion to strike
ovt the appropriation of S15, 200 for the
expenses of the Peace Commission was
defeated. A motion to transfer the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
was made, but subsequently with
drawn by Mr.. Throckmorton, the
mover. The bill was then passed.
In the Senate or Friity Mr.. B OK,
of Kentucky, cnliei w the bill to ;e-
peal section SO of the Revised Statutes
in relation 10 challenging jurors on &C
count Of having rendered aid to the
rebellion, and offered an amendment
to repeal section 81. Objection was
made by Mess's. Corking and
Hoar, and the latter moved an adjourn
nent, but consented to a motion 10 &C
into executive session. The vote stoOC
25 to %, and the Vice President gave
the casting vote in the affirmative. Or
coming out of executive session the
consideration of the repeal of section
$40 was resumed, and, Mr.. Beck with
drawing his amendment. the bill Wa:
passed, and the Senate adjourned unit
Tuesday, January 7th, 1879.
In the House com mmunication wa
received from the Secretary of tn,
Treasury in reply to call for informa
ton as 10 what balance on loan &C
count was standing to the credit of tn
United States in the. New York ma
; tional banks from March, 1875, to Jan
uary, 1879. The reply states that ther
were no balances up to January, 1875
AMI encloses a list of balances from
; February TO d. cember. 1878, in th
banks made repositories under tn
law. The large balance in the Firs
r National Bank of New York was caus
ed by the large subscriptions of tha
bank - the four per cent. loan. MI
| Hewitt complained that there ha
been on balance for six months a
| average of about thirty millions to tn
credit of the United States. Mr.Spring
:, Ter spoke Of the charge as seriOu
1 arraignneut of one of the departments
and after some confusion the commu
/ nicatiOn was referred to the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means. The Hous
| then adjourned for the holiday recess