Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-12
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

ii SENATE, December 3.--A large num-.
Der of appointmen ts made during the recessS
including the New YORK. custom house an
.pointments were submitted, Senator Pad.
dock introduced q resolution in reference 10
the trade dollar Senator Morrill, introdnced
a resolution for the Issue Of small bonds to be
exchangedfo for U. 8. notes or coin certificates.
Senator Beck introduced q resolution CALLING
on the Secretary Of the treasury for inforInaI.
ton In reference to silver coin. Senator
Matthews called up the Pacific railroad biH
and spoke In favor of It. q II Lt4f,, =
House, December, 2.--Bills were in
troduced for reco,ning silver trade dollars into
standard silver dollars, for the repeal 2of the
resumption act, apprientment of a committee
on the yellow fever epidemic. The military
academy and fertilization appropriation bills
were passed; the former apprOpriates $780,
047, or SIG, 600 below the appropriation OF the
current year.
SENATE, December 4.-Senator Sauls-
bury introduced bill amendatory to the re-
sumption act. Senator Eustls introduced a
bill appropriating SIS 100000 for constructing,
levees. Senator Davis, Of West Va, introduce
ed a resolution on agriculture. Senator Harris
motion in regard to epidemics was agreed to.
The motionof Senator Matthews to take I'D the
Texas Pacific railroad bill was rejected, 10
yeas. % nays. Senator Edmunds gave notice
idential elections. and the counting ofvotes.
House, Deceber "A resolution was
| introduced calling on the President for infor
nation 10 regard to Mexican affairs. A reso-1
luton was introduced to restore hot Springs
appropriation omitted in the enrolment from
the civil sundry appropriation bill of last ses-
| sion. Mr.. Kelley offered resolution calling
| on the Secretary Of the Treasury for informa.
ton in regard to the deposit of government
money in national, state or private banks, A
resolution was introduced In regard to the silv-
dollar, but its constellation was rejected.
SENATE, December 5-The Vice Presi-
! dent announced the committee on the yellow
fever epidemic. Senator Morril submitted a
resolution of inquiry in regard to the Freed
mans Saving and Trust Com any. Senator
Cameron wis, presented report relative
to the claim of David T. Corr n of South Car
olina to q seat in the Senate. Senator Ferry
introduced resolution calling on the Presi;
dent for information concerning postal and
commercial intercourse between the United
States and South American countries. Several
changes were made in standing committees
by unanimous consent.
HOUSE, Dece mber 5.-Mr. singleton re
! ported the consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill. Mr.. Clymer reported the navy
appropriation bill. Mr.. Brenlaro asked for a
committee to investigate charge of the
! Washington 1OSly tuaG uc uhN tNhCA $SJ,OVu
Tribe to influence his legislative action. Mr..
I Cox submitted q resolution Of enquiry relative
| to the expulsion from the German Empire OF
Julius Banner citizen Of Chicago. Mr..
i Garfield reported concurrent resolution for
the appointment of yellow fever CON-
mission. Adopted. Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE. December Ex-senator Win.
dom introduced a resolution setting forth that
the patent Office had become an Institution OF
oppression. Submitted q resolution request.
ing the President to produce correspondence
with U. 8. Marshals, In reference to tie late
elections in South Carolina and Louisiana
A message was received from the House an
nouncing the passage of a bill to correct the
omission in the sundry civil appropriation
bill regarding the Hot Springs appropriation
The bill to change the mode Of counting
votes in Presidential elections WAS taken uI
and Senator Edmunds spoke in favor OF the
bill.
House. December, 9th.-Bills were in.
trodueed in refer ence to the silver standard
dollar, touching national banking associations
and to enforce the fourteenth and fifteenth
amends to the constitution, having reference
to the late elections in South Carolina. Mr.
Sayler introduced resolution calling on the
treasurers department for certain information
in regard to gold and silver bullion. Objection
1 being made the resolution was not recuid
Mr.: Burchard introduced resolution for {
holiday recess from December 2lst to January
6. Referred