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the treasury for information relative to the
Freedman's savings and trust company, look
ing to the winding up Of its affairs. Adjourned.
Several petitions were presented in favor OF
the bills granting arrears Of pensions, and In
regard to emigrants. 80. MIR. Window presented
resolutions proposing the remodeling Of the
patent system. 80. Mr.. Garland submitted a
resolution for the revision Of the Indian Terri
tory laws, and to deliver AZ per cent. bonds to
the Indian nations in lieu of moneys held for
them by the United States, which was agreed
to-. IA resolution was also agreed to calling
on the President for United States marshals'
reports relative to the elections in South Caro-
lima and Louisiana 1.-The Senate then took up
the bill amending the laws in regard to presi.
dental elections, and Mr.. Edmunds proceeded
to explain its provisions and argue In favor OF
it's adoption. Adjourned after q n executive
session.
MIR. Lamar introduced a bill to establish q
department Of public health. "A bill was pass
ed authorizing the appointment OF DR.. j. l..
Powell, an e1-confederate, as assistant surgeon
in the army. Mr.. Wallace, Of Pennsylvania,
introduced a bill for the exchange Of subsidiary
coin for trade dollars and prohibiting the coin
age of the latter. ia resolution was adopted
requesting the House to transmit o copy OF
James E.. Anderson's testimony relating to
Hon. Stanley Matthews. MIR. Herman intro
duced q bill authorizing the issue Of duplicate
regi,tered bonds in place OF those stolen from
the Manhattan bank Of New York. The Senate
then proceeded to consider Mr.. Edmunds'
presidential election bill. Mr.. Morgan, OF Ala
pama, advocated the measure and Mr.. Jones,
of Florida, opposed il. Mr.. Edmunds replied
to. the objections OF the latter, after which the
Senate went into executive session. Adjourned.
House.
MIR. Brentano, of II inois, offered q resolution.
which WAS adopted, for the investigation OF q
| charge Of bribery made against him and others
by a Washington newspaper: 1t WAS ordered
that the testimony taken by the Hewitt labor
committee be printed. ... Mr.. Garfield reported
a concurrent resolution for the appointment Of
q commission to investigate the causes OF yell
| low fever, etc., and spoke In support OF its
adoption. Mr.. Hooker, OF Mississippi, also
spoke in favor Of the resolution, and it WAS
adopted. Adjourned.
A large number OF bills were introduced,
among them being several in regard to silver
dollars and subsidiary silver coins, and req1lr-
ing national banking associations to receive
the legal-tender coins on deposit. MI. Page,
Of California, introduced q measure to enforce
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and
TO prevent alleged terrorism and fraud IN
South Carolina. Among other things it pro-
vides that the State Of South Carolina shall be
entitled to two representatives IN Congress on
the basis Of the whole number Of white in
habitants. MIR. Hewitt introduced q Dill TO
secure q uniform standard OF value. ...Mr.
Atkins made q personal explanation denying
the published statements that he was concern
ed in the abstraction OF the Hot Springs clause
of the sundry civil bill MIR. sayler asked
leave to offer q resolution inquiring as tothe
condition Of the treasury, but it was not re-
ceiyed. =. Mr. Durham's motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill prohibiting any
further coinage Of trade dollars, and directing
their exchange for and recoinage into STANDARD
silver dollars OF 412A grains, was defeated BY
yeas, 1854 nays, 9l-not the necessary two.
thirds majority. Mr.. Fort moved to suspend
the rules and adopt a resolution declaring that
the legal-tender quality OF silver dollars OF
412& grains shall be maintained and enforced,
and that any discrimination against them by
any national bank, in refusing to receive them
and treat them as legal dollars, shall be deem
ed q defiance Of the laws, and instructing the
banking committee to report q bill for the with
drawal Of the circulating notes OF banks 80
offending. Defeated-yeas, 100; nays, o9-
not the necessary two.thirds in the affirmative.
Adjourned.
The following members were announced by
the speaker as composing q committee to In
ouire into the cause of the yellow fever cpl
domio: Messrs. Young, Gibson, Hooper.
Goode, Hartridge. Morse, Garfield, Harmer
snd C~hitteuden.. 80. The consular and diplo.
mstic appropriation bill was amended and
passed It appropriates 81. 038. 435. An amend
rnent Increase the salaries Of ministers to
France, Great Britain, GERMANY and Russia
from $15, 900 each to 81, 500 WAS rejected
The naval appropriation bill was then taken up,
and. no amendment being offered, was also
passed. Itappropriates Oh, O1s, 1859. Adjourned