Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-10
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TO n EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
Congressional Proceedings.

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In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Cameron sub
mitted n resolution requesting the Presi-
| lent of the United States to furnish the
Senate with copies of the reports OF the
United States Marshals, or other OIL
GERS, and such other correspondence rs
he may have relative to the recent cleo
lions in South Carolina and Louisiana.
Agreed to.
At the expiration Of the morning hour,
the bill to amend the Revised Statutes
relating to Presidential elections, and to
provide for and regulate the counting OF
votes for President and Vice President.
and tue decision Of questions arising, was
taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate in
favor of the bill.
In the House, to-day, among the bills
introduced during the morning hour was
one to compel the National Banks to re-
ceive the standard silver dollars as equiva-
lent in value to gold.
Consular Affairs I'm China--Shnrp
ak.
WASHINGTON, December 9.
The House Committee on Expenditures,
under the State Department, to-day con-
| tinued the investigation Of Consular affairs
in China, by commencing the cross exam
ination Of G.. Wiley Wells, who reiterated
the general purpose of his previous tcsti-
mony in regard to finding, when he resum-
| ed charge Of the Office Of Consul General,
| at Shanghai, that documents had been abb
stracted and records mutilated. Mr.. Wells
added 1.-The docket had the appearance.
OF q butchers book !" whereupon Minister
Seward excitedly remarked: "That is
| false /" and Mr.. Wells. with still greater
warmth, r~ejoined 'If you say so, you are
| a liar r. Minister Seward was on the point
| Of replying, but the Committee prevented
further ~colloquy. Mr.. Wells then informed
the Chairman that unless he could be pro-
tected by the Committee from such insult
ing interruption, he must protect himself.
The cross-examination was then continued.
Making Trade Dollars Legal Ten
ders.
New YoRK, December Q.
Apprehensions have been expressed that
the passage Of a law making trade dollars
legal tenders would recall some thirty
millions of them from China, and in this
way greatly increase the volume Of our
currency. This is stated by merchants
here to be o mistake, as it is the practice Of
the Chinese bankers, on receiving any for
eign coin, and ascertaining its value, to
put their mark, or "chop" on it. A coin so
defaced would not, under our coinage laws,
be receivable as bullion. A cable dispatch
from Hongkong says that there are only
1000. 900 unchopped trade dollars there.
and the opinion is expressed that out OF
the 2s, ZOO, 900 or 80, O00, 900 trade dollars
exported to China in the last five years, all
but one or two millions have been chopped,
and therefore, under any change of laws,
cannot enter into our currency.
Ex-senator MorrilI ON IN Indian
Question.
WASHINGTON, December 8.
The Indian Commission to-day heard
ex-senator Morrill, in opposition to the
transfer. He advocated radical changes in
| the existing law. and said that the Indians
! should be localized and properly educated,
to be prepared to meet the coming emer-
| gency Of delivering their lands to the fast
increasing white population. John Young.
| agent of the Blackfeet Indians, in Mon
| tana, said they were unanimously opposed
| to the transfer.
Reconstruction Of . Bank.
New YonK, December 0.
A "Tribune I" London dispatch says {:
| The Directors Of the West OF England and
| South OF Wales District Bank announce
| that they will endeavor to reconstruct the
bank by assessing the individual share
| holders q sufficient per centage on the cap
ital stock to meet all pressing obligations.
A meeting Of shareholders has been called
for this purpose.
A New Railroad mud telegraph
Proposed.
OTTAWA, Dec. o.
Application will be made at the coming
session Of Parliament for an act to incor-
porate o company to construct a railway
from the international boundary west of
the Red River, thence to Winnipeg north
ward to the intersection III the line Of the
Canada Pacific Railroad. Also q branch
railway to connect there from . point on
the Red River, at or below Winnipeg, with
power to construct . line Of telegraph in
connection Herewith.
A BANQUET to Mr.. John Mccullough.
WASHINGTON, December 8.
A banquet was given in this city last
night to Mr.. John Mccullough. the TRACE
dian. General Sherman presided, and
speeches were made by Justice Miller, Sec
retary Sherman, Senator Blaine, Represen-
tative Blackburn and others. Sixty per-
sons were present.
The COmmucrcial Treaty with Japan.
WASHINGTON, December 8.
The commercial treaty with Japan, soon
10 be communicated to the Senate by the
President, for ratification, ~contemplates
important al EDITIONS to the present treaty,
having in vi " the increase n develop.
ment Of m in both countries.