The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

Edmunds gave notice that next Monday
he would call up the bill relating to the
presidential election and counting of votes.
Mitchell presented q petition from mer-
chants OF Oregon, praying for an appropria-
| tion for harbor of refuge at Port Oxford.
Senator Booth presented apetition of night
| inspectors of customs at San Francisco pray
| ing for the restoration of their pay at $3 per
| diem; referred to the committee ON COM
merce.
Eustis introduced bill appropriating
| $5,000,0 600 for improving the leyees in
/ Se.lthern States; laid on the table.
Executive session followed, and when
1 doors were reopened Senate adjourned.
The vice president announced special
committee on yellow fever investigation:
Harris, Matthews, Lamar Paddock, Conover,
| Garland and Eustis.
Morrill, submitted resolution calling upon
| the secretary of the treasurer for information
as to the amount of deposit III the treasury
to the credit of the Freedman Savings and
| Trust Co.
Cameron from the elections committee re-
ported resolution to print 100 copies of the
| testimony in the Butler Corbin case; agreed
/ to.
Ferry submitted resolution requesting
the president to transit any information re-
ceiyed concerning postal and commercial in
| tereourse with the South American States
! with recommendations for improving such
! intercourse; agreed to.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
Schleieher offered resolution calling on
the President for a copy of the dispatch of
/ October 8, 1878, from the Secretary of State
to the u. S. minister in Mexico, together
with other documents on the subject of COM
mercial relations with Mexico; adopted.
Kelley offered resolution asking the Sec
retary of the Treausry for, information re-
garding the deposit OF government money in
any National, State or private bank on the
30th OF September and November, 1878,
other than deposits by disbursing agents;
adopted.
Fort asked leave to offer the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the legal tender quality of
the silver dollar of 412h grains standard
shall be maintained and enforced, and that
any discrimination against the said silver
dollar by any national bank in refusing to
receive them and treat them as legal dollars,
shall be deemed defiance of the laws of the
| United States, and the committee on bank
ing and currency is hereby instructed to ma
ture and bring in bill for withdrawal from
circulation the notes of all such banks SO of
Tending.
Several objections were made and the
proposition was not received.
Singleton, from the committee on appro-
priations reported the consular and diplo-
matte appropriations bill; referred to COM
mittee of the whole and made special order
for Tuesday next.
Clymer, from the same committee, re-
ported the naval appropriation bill which
was referred to committee of the whole.
An investigation was ordered into charges
affecting the character of members in the
central committee, with vote in regard to
3 65 bonds of the District.
A bill to terminate the Bancroft treaty
with the North German confederation was
referred to a subcommittee consisting OF
Cox of New York. Schleicher and Williams
Bentano made personal explanation re-
garding the statement of the Washington
Post that he received $4,000 for voting to
pay interest on 3.65 District OF Columbia
bonds. He moved for an investigation by
committee; adopted.
Harrison of Illinois offered n resolution
for information regarding employees appoint
ed in the Chicago custom house by the pres
ent collector.
Garfield from the committee on rules re-
ported concurrent resolution for the ap-
pointment of yellow fever commission,
| and said that all parties were in accord that
Congress had right to govern quarantine
regulations along the coast.
Cox of New York, while favoring the reso-
luton hoped the committee would in no way
interfere with the local quarantines. The
resolution was adopted.
A resolution for the appointment of a
yellow fever commission passed. Adjourned
till Monday.