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

In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Davis
of West Virginia, offered resolution
Linstructing the Agricultural Committt
to consider and report " hat can be dont
to advance and foster agriculture. The
Vice President appointed committee
to investigate the omission of the
Holly Springs clause from the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill Of the last
session. Mr.. salisbury. of Delaware
introduced bill requiring the Secre.
tary of the Treasury in redeeming
United States legal-tender notes to pay
10 per cent. in gold aud % in silver.
Mr.. Eustis, of Louisiana, introduced q
Oill lappropriating five millions for i'm
provement of the Mississippi levees.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Harris,
and amended by Mr.. Edmunds, for q
com mite of seven to consider the sub.
ject of infections diseases and the pre-.
vention of their introduction into the
country was adopted. Mr.. Mathews
moved to take up the Texas Pacific bill,
bat the motion was negatived. The
Military Academy and Fortification
bills passed by the House were referred
to the Com mittee on Appropriations
day he would ask the Senate to consid-
er the bill relating to the Presidential
elections, regulating the counting of
votes and the division OF questions
of arising thereon. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
In the House the consideration of the
Geneva Award bill, reported last
session, was in order, bat, was post
poned till Tuesday. A bill correcting
the omission of the Hot Springs pro-
visions from the Sundry Civil bill of
last session was passed. Mr.. Kelly. of
Pennsylvania, introduced resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
fpf information as to the deposit of any
Government money in any national.
State or private bank on the 3Oth of
September and November last other
than deposits made by disbursipg
agents. Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, offered a
resolution declaring that the legal
tender quality of the standard silver
dollar must be sustained and enforced,
and any refusal by any national bank
to receive them as legal dollar shall
be deemed defiance of the law, and
instructing the Committe on Banking
and Currency to bring in bill for the
Withdrawal of all banks offending.
Several objections were made, and the
resolution was not received. Adjourn
ed.
In the Senate Thursday the Vice
President appointei as the committee
in regard to the prevention of epidemic
disease, Messrs, Harris, Matthews,
Lamar, Paddock, Conover, Garland
and Eustis. Mr.. Withers, of Virginia,
desired tn have the bill reducing the
tobacco tax referred to Finance Com
mittee, but on referring to the Record
1T was shown that the reference was
made before the close of the last
session. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House the Consular and
Diplomatic bill was presented and re-.
ferred. 1t is duplicate of that report
ed last session reducing the psy of
Ministers of the highest grade and
disseminating sundry small consuIates.
which led to a controversy between
The two houses, terminating in the
Senators carrying their point. The
Naval Appropriation bill was also re
ported. Mr.. Brentano, of Illinois.
complained CT an article in the Wash.
lngtOn Post in July last charging
from Chicago, one from Yer. |
mont and one from Maryland with re-
celving large bribes for voting for the
bill directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay the interest on the
'.65 District bonds. He offered reso-
ution for the Committee on Civil /
service Reform to inquire into the
natter. The resolution was adop' ed Ii
4 resolution calling on the Pre-ident
or all.correspOndeDce in relation to the
EXPULSION OF Julius Baumer, of Chicago,
rom the German Empire; was adopt'l