The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the Senate on the I'd Mr.. Anthony and
Mr. Bayard were appointed a committee to Join the
House Committee, and notify the President that
Bills ere laid on the table pending the appoint
By MIR BecS-To provide for returning trade dol
lars, and for its coinage into standard silver doll
eiso 10 f ~, te sfata vi Tb 9u1l
gardng the trade dollars provides that for period
outstanding dollar shall be receivable legal
tender for all debts and demands, including customs
lar so received shall be recoined possible
into standard silver dollars Of 4l2'5 grains
b. Ut. Norhees-A resolution lnstructing the
Committee on Finance to inquire into the eXpe~
dency of making the trade dollar LEGAL tender fer
ali debts public aud private. and providing for its
reeeinage into a standard silver dollar Of 4l23s
BY Mr.. Blaine-A resolution instructing the Jus
Mt the recent elections the ConsttntonaI rights Of
any citizens we're viol ted in any State, what fuT>
their Constitutional rights, &C.
Resolutions introduced providing fer
of the yellow fever. what legislation is necessary
Recess.
Upon reassembling, the message of the President
was received. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the Sd a large number of
appointments made during recess were sent to the
Senate, IN ludigg the New York Custom House
New York.
The standing end other committees existing at
the close of tho last session are continued.
Senator Morrill, Introduced "a hill for authorizing
post Of the denomination Of ten dollars, or any
Cent srannnm and co1vertibie snv ti,3 m ,yitbin
year TO four per cent bonds, described in the
Funding Act. The money so received shall be APP
the mode pre- cribed by said act and he is authors
lied to prescribe suitable rules IN conformity with
senator Conover submitted aresolution providing
for committee to investigate how the sect of
the Sundry Appropriation Bill. passed last session
relating to the Hot Springs Commission, was
MAJ ororn,nsr- ticer inv, stil,,eJ ~ N, H
after the Adjournment Of Congress. Agreed to
At the conclusion of the morning busine senator
and made an address in favor thereof. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 4th Senators Ferry,
Davis and Randolph were appointed committee to
clause from the enroiiSd sandry Giyii ApPrepTia-
Senator Salisbury introduced bill thorizins
the Secretary Of the Treasury, IN redeemirg UNI ed
Resumption Act, to pay seveuty>tive per cent. In
gold coin: and twenty-five per cent. in standard
Senator Eustis introduced bill appropriatine
Mssn7iT K entUctg Tep1essen SrtaPpsas afiss
under the direction of the Chief of Engineers of the
Senator Harris's resolution regarding the proven
ton Of ep.d mics was agreed .. with the amend
/ cominittee Of the House.
/ In the Senate on the 5th the Vice Presi,
/ dent announced as the special mmittee ON yellow
/ Lamar. Paddock. Couoyer. Garland and Eustis.
ROUSE.
In the House on the ID the galleries con
I tanned the CUSTOMARY crowd az the orening Of
I session Of Congress At noon Speaker Randall
| PRAYER. and I've ron was called.
The roli>call showed - members present. Tw,
new members, Bailey, Of New York. and Majors. OF
Nevada teen too.S the iren~clad oath, ana Atkins
Cox aud CARRIED were appointed TO Iui ,rm the
/, c. r.,,ss a. rrssi :, IN No., on vs. s,.,
F-farf Priv ra% CRIT u sfrt.Nr
The reading concluded the message was laid OF
I table. and ordered printed. Adjourned.
In the House on the Sd several bills were
. introduced Tor the recojuage of the silver trad,
dollar into standard silver dollars, tire repeal %
mis- iouers on yellow fever erideinics
Bills were introduced as follows.
b, Mr.. Cox. Of New York-To give Notice 81 {
termination the treaty OF ls6S with the Nortl
By Mr.. Wari-To abolish the ;arir on matches
By Nj. Harris. OF Virginia To abolish the PROC
pensions for services IN ii war Of isI2
By Mr.. Rainey-To punish election frauds.
BY sir. Bell-To authorize tobacco raiscr5 TO sci
their , oducts without the payment OF tax.
iy Mr. Chaimers-To prevent corruption in elcc
BY Mr.. Gibs n-For the Improvement Of tho Nils
sissipni River from its mouth % d. heafwaters-
By Messrs Durham and Price-To maxi trad
By air. ibrell-I0 make trade dollars and ethc
BY Mr.. Hunter-To require the Secretary of tn
Treasury 90 receive trade dollars in exchange fo
legal teuder silver dollars.
tber coinage of trade dollars. ''''
All bills this subject were. motion Cd VI
which he is the Chairman.
Mr. BreutAno-In relation 10 tire expUlsio
from Germany OF the natural zed American Citiz8
Bv mr.. Harrison-For the admission and r-ristr
By: Mr. springer For the termination Of IN
natural zatf6n treaty with Prussia.
+ The House went juts Committee of the Whole o
the Military Academy Appropriation Bin, whic
Appropriation for the current year. This biz an
the Fertilization Bill were passed and the Hous
adjourned
In the House on the 4th Mr. Atkins intro
nuced bill correcting an error in the enrollmen
Of the Civil Sundry, Appropriation Bill ia reiatio
on motion II Mr. Hewitt. Of New York. a pro
vision was added directing the SUPERINTENDENT d
the Hot Springs reservation 60 provide and main
indigents- The tiu then passed. Adjourned.
In the House on the 9TH Mr. Garfield. from
the Committee ON Rules, reported concurrent re-
Ia ton for the appointment of yellow fever com
mission. and said III committee had not cousidere
7 ia power Of Con in the matter. further thai
10 recognize the fact that under even strict cen
Z structiou Of ia Cons tuition Congress had tn
possible right take OF the quarautiu
regulations along the harbors and uavlCatle river
/ In this instance mea Of all parties and - ticn
be thrown on the history OF the pestilenc- and o
the direction, splendid generost es and =ymPsthie
Of the people sure 20 BE shed upon it for futur
/ Mr. Hooker WIS sure the remarks Of tho GENTLE
man rom ONO wouid hnd re-pon5e IN every hear
I ton which had visited the 5 nth with a yiruleuc
never before known had called 70 IA feelings whic
riers OF pride had Frustrated all boundaries offs G
tan, and had made people North and peopl Seuu
the same bio and lineage. In that terrible aflic
on. when the hand Of the fell destroyer was upo
the people Of the ~outh, the North and West ha
I which never wouid be- forgotten hv Tie Athlete
people, whose gratitu tou.d not hud words 10 eN
Mr. cox. Of New York. while r,voring the resolu
TON. hoped the Committee wonId in no way ia ter
The resolution was adopted, and the House ad
Jourued until Monday.