Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


tho morning hour were TO compel
National Banks to receive silver dol
lars a. equivalent in value to gold
coins of the United States; also, di-
recting the Secretary Of the Treasury
to issue ten million dollars as legal
tenders, held for redemption of frac-
tional currency, In payment Of ~
bonds.
Hewitt Of N. Y. introduced q bill
to make silver standard dollars inter-
changeable with gold.
Atkins denied the published state
mtnt imputing to him any respond.
bility for the so called Hot Springs
omission.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill prohibiting further coin
age of trade dollars, and directing
their exchange for aud their recoin-
age into standard silver dollars was
defeated, yeas LA, nays 81. Not the
necessary two-thirds.
SENATE.
WAsHlNoroN, Dec. 9,-Biils were
introduced and referred, by Conkllng
granting pension to the widow Of
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding.
Window submitted q preamble and
resolution setting forth that the Unit
ed States Patent Office has become ell
institution Of oppression, therefore
directing the Committee on Patents
to consider the expediency of some
other mode Of compensating invent
ors in place Of the present SYSTEM.
Cameron submitted q resolution
requesting the President of the U. 8.
to furnish the Senate with copies of
reports Of Q. S. Marshals or other Of
Acers, and such other correspondence
as he may have relative to the recent
elections In South Carolina aud Lou.
isisna. Agreed to.
The Select Committee 70 investi-
gate the omission of the Hot Springs
clause from the Snndry Civil bill, this
morning examined Thos. A. Britt,
temporary officer Of the secret service
division of the Treasury Department,
who made report to Secretary Bher-
man, which was sent to Atkins and
by him to this committee, but moth
ing interesting was ELECTED.
A message was received from the
House announcing the passage Of tho
bill to correct the omission in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill of
last session in regard TO Hot Syringe
reservation.
Dorsey asked its present considera-
ton but on motion Oi Edmunds the
bill was ordered printed and referred.
After the morning hour the bill to
amend the revised statutes relating
to presidential elections and to pro-
vide for and regulate the counting of
votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent and decision Of questions sris-
Ing, came up.
Edmunds then addressed the SEN
ate in favor of the bill.
Edmunds having finished his speech
an executive session was held.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
Wallace introduced bill which
provides that subsidiary coins shall
DO exchangeable for trade dollars ut
tho rate OF one hundred cents for each
Of said dollars and they shall forth.
with be re-coined into subsidiary
coin and the gain, IL any be made,
may be used by the Secretary Of the
Treasury to pay expenses of sending
Subsidiary coin to such persons or
banks % may desire the same In ex-
change for other bonds. The coin
age Of trade dollars shall cease from
and after the passage Of this act. Re-
ferred.
Allison, from the select committee
to inquire into the charges against
Stanley Matthews, submitted reso-
luton requesting the House to trans
init to the Senate copy Of the testi.
mony of Jas. Z Anderson relating to
Matthews, taken before the House
committee. Agreed to. When this
testimony is furnished the committee
will proceed upon the investigation.
After the morning hour considers
ton was resumed of the bill relating
to presidential elections and Morgan
made speech favoring the measure.
After debate the Senate held .
brief executive session and adjourned
till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
1Ne speaker announced ~ com.
mtttee to inquire into the causes of
yellow fever epidemic, Young, Glib
son, Goode, Hartridge, Morse, Gar
field, Harmer and Chi,tenden.
The speaker also announced ap.
poinsments to Ill vacancies in commit.
tees
The house then went into commit.
tee Of the whole, Springer in the
chair ON the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. On motion of
Hall the salary Of ministers to Eng
land, France, Germany and Russia,
in bill at $4,000, was by q
vote Of 80 to 81 put back to the pres
emit figure I'll, 500. An amendme to
increase tbs salary Of ministers to
Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Mexico,
japan and China, from SO 600 to $l2,-
600 was defeated, likewise an amend
ment providing for ministers to Bel
GUM and Netherlands. Considera-
ton of the bill having been cOncln.
ded in committee Of the whole, the
house passed the bill, after striking
out an amendment agreed to in com.
mittee increasing the salaries Of min
listers to Great Britain. France, Ger.
many and Russia.