Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-11
FoRTY-F1FTH CONGRESS.


MONDAY, December 2.-koll cal
showed the only absentees to be Barnum
Ccckreil, Conkling, Gordon, Hoar, Jones
of Nevada, Kernon, Merimon, Patterson
Plamb, Sergeant, Sharon, Spencer and
White...... The usual committee was ap
pointed to notify the President that con
&ress had assembled. ... Bills and resolutions
were laid on the table pending the appoint
ment OF committees, as follows: To provide
Tor returning the trade dollar, and its re.
coinage into standard silver dollars; to
inquire into the expediency of making the
dxkss- and prOyiding for its recoinags into
standard dollars OF 4l2x grains; instruct
ing the judiciary committee to report
whether at the recent election, the constitu.
tional rights of any citizen were violated,
and what further legislation is necessary to
protect citizens in their constitutional
rights. 49,. The credentials of Hon. Justin s.
Morrill,, reelected u. S. Senator from Yer.
mont for six years from March 4, 1879, were
read and fled. After hearing the presi-
dents message and ordering il printed the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
House.
MONDAY, December AT noon
Speaker Randall called the house to order.
Roll call showed 229 members present..
Two new members, Bailey of New York,
and Majors of Nebraska, took the ironclad
oath The usual committee was appointed
to notify the president that congress was in
session, and after short recess the presi-
dents message was received and read A de-
bate took place between Wood of New York,
Garfield, Hale and Cox, Oh comment of the
first named member on the presidents refer
ences to disposition in the south to avoid
or annul the constitutional amendments.
The message was referred to committee of
the whole mouse, and ordered printed. ...... The
military academy and fortifcation appro-
priation bills were reported, and notice was
given of an early action on them. .."..Ad-
ourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, December 3.-Bills and reso-
lutions were introduced Instructing the
committee on finance to inquire into the ex-
pediency of making trade dollars legal ten
der for all debts and providing for the sus-
pension of the coinage of the standard sill
yer dollar of APP grains and the recoinage
of the same into trade dollars of 420 grains;
the secretary OF the treasury to
issue in exchange for the Y. :. notes or
coins, certificates of deposit of the denom-
ination of $40 or any multiple thereof not
500 bearing 3 65-l00 per cent. in
terest convertible into 4 per cent. bonds, the
money SO received to be applied to the pay
ment of 5: 30 bonds in the mode prescribed
by the refunding act; directing the secretary
to inform the senate what amount and de.
of silver coin has been received
in payment of customs duties since the
of the current fiscal year, and to
what purpose said receipts were applied
..... After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, December 2.-Several bills
were introduced for recoining the silver
trade dollar into the standard silver dollar
and the repeal of the resumption act.....
The house then went into committee OF the
whole on the military academy and fortifi-
cation appropriation bill, which appropri-
dted $276, ,647, $4,000 below the appropria-
ton of the current year, and passed it,.
When the committee arose the house ad-
journed.
senate.
WEDNESDAY, December 4.-Sauls-
bury introduced a bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury, in redeeming
United States legal tender notes, as required
by the special resumption act, to pay rs per
cent. in gold coin, ana 25 per cent. in STAN
dard silver dOllars.....A A motion by Matthews
to take up the Texas Pacific railroad bill
was rejected, 10 yeas, % nays, on the
ground that it would lead to long discus
sion. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, December 4.-The bill
providing for the Hot Springs commission,
with an amendment that free bath should
be maintsined for INDECENT people. passed
~ Adjourned.