Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-23
NIGHT
LATEST FROM WASH
INGToN.
Yesterdays Proceedings in Congress.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MAT.
TIERS CONSIDERED.
Finance and the Chinese Leading
Subjects Of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. Jan. %.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %.
Mr.. Clymer occupied the Chair in
the absence of the Speaker. Mr.. Turner
asked leave TO offer a resolution for the
appointment of a special committee to
inquire into the causes Of the present
cruel pecuniary depression, and to de-
termine what constitutional measures,
consistent with the public faith, can be
taken to give relief to the people and
restore prosperity.
The Attorney General denies the
truth of the report that U. S. Grant,
Jr.. had been appointed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney in New York City. 1t
appears that Secretary Sherman re-
quested that young Grant be given
some appointment in the District At
torney's office, but he had not been
given the appointment reported, o
had he been sent to San Francisco by
the Attorney General.
The Committee on Banking, to-day,
authorized Ewing to offer "A resolution
that the Committee on Banking and
Currency be instructed 20 ascertain
and report as soon as practicable the
amount of gold and silver coin, and
bullion, now held and owned by the
United States; the amount of coin OH
legations of the Government. now due,
or which may fall due prior to the list
of January. 1870, or which have been
called for payment prior to said date;
the amount of bonds which bave been
sold by the Secretary OF the Treasury
for coin, but which are not yet paid
for. and the date when such coin is
payable: the amount OF gold and silver
in the United States, and the move
ment of such metals TO and from this
country, now accruing, or which may
be reasonably anticipated in the pres
ent condition OF our foreign debt; ex
penditures and trade; amount OF loans
aud deposits oil banking houses in the
United States. and the mount of cur
rency, whether in coin. bank notes or
legal tenders. now, or recently held by
them, so far as such information may
be readily ascertained from official re-
ports OF otherwise. and such other
facts as in lis judgment will tend To in
form the House when, and by what
method it will probably he practicable
and consistent with the public welfare
Ia resume specie payments, or estab-
lish an equality of value between paper
and coin.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, to-day. heard ID. p. Wells
Williams, formerly Secretary of Legal
ton. at Peking, and now of Yale Col
lege, in opposition to the Government.
for restricting Chinese immigration to
this country. His views on the gen
eral Chinese question were given to the
Joint Congressional Committee on the
subject, and have heretofore been pub
lished.
The House Committee on Indian
Affairs. to day, agreed to report and
recommend the passage OF a bill pro-
viding for the transfer of the Indian
bureau to the War Department.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, to-day. amended the House
bill for the payment of three months
extra pay tn soldiers of the Mexican
war. by making 1t include also officers.
seamen and marines, who served in
that a The bill is designed to
cover the cases of those persons whose
applications were for the three months
extra pay, granted by the act Of 1869,
which were not received or acted upon
before the appropriation was converted
into the Treasury.
The committee took npand discussed
at leagth senator Plumb's bill To sup
press gambling in The army. by means
Of an addiliunal artirle of war.
s .nator Burnsiie's till. Ia abolish
all DETERMINATIONS as to are OF enlor.
in the army -nlistinents, was also
AIKEN up. hut met with s-onsi.ietabl-
opposition, aud went over without ae.
tiuu.
Finance Ire abe New York s.eyis.
tagure.
ALBANY. Jan. -
In the Senate. to-day. when The res
olntAnns dannancinr RlanIss Silxar