The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-28
OUR DADS DOLLAR.
The House Passes the Silver Bill
With the Amendments of
the Senate.
And il Now Goes to the President
for His Approval or Veto.
The Bland Silver Bill Men Accept
the Situation, in Lieu of Moth
ing Better.
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, ID. C., February 2O.-M
COCkRELL submitted a resolution Il
structing the Commissioner Of Agricultui
to furnish the Senate information and fac
as NAV be in his possession relative TO Il
disease of hogs, commonly called hog cho
era. with such suggestions as he may dee
pertinent. Agreed to.
Mr.. SARGENT, from the committee G
Naval Affairs, reported, with amendmen
the Senate bill TO organize life saving an
coast service. Placed on the calendar. Ill
bill provides for a transfer of this serviC
from the Treasury to the Navy Depar
m,nt. The Secretary of the Treasury, i
answer to the request for information n
| garding the condition of the service on tn
| crease in the number OF stations, men an
months of service and OF salaries.
| In the morning hour consideration wa
resumed of the bill TO regulate the compen
sation of postmasters, and for other purpos
es, and Mr. Hamlin submitted an amend
ment as additional sections, providing tina
the President and vi, e-President OF tn
United States, Senators, Representative
and delegates in Congress the Secretary o
the Senate and Clerk Of the House of Rep
resentatives may send and receive free
through the mails, all written and printe,
Communications not exceeding two ounce
in weight After brief discussion as Il
the propriety of restoring the franking priv
ilege the amendment was agreed to; yea:
81, nays 81. The bill was then read th,
third time and passed.
An amendment by Mr.. HANLIN, ex
tending the provisions OF the act OF March
3rd, for the free transmission Of official mail
matter TO all officers of the United States
government except pension agents and those
who receive affixed allowance as compensa-
ton for their services including expenses
for postage. was agreed TO without division.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF unfinished business, being the bill to
annul an act of the legislative assembly OF
the Territory OF Wyoming to
provide for the organization Of Crook and
Rease counties and to provide for holding
court therein, approved by the governor
of said territory on the 18th OF December
1877. The act OF the legislative assembly
referred to, after providing for the Organiza-
tion of the counties named TO con-
stitute the third judicial district OF the state,
assigns Associate Justice VIM. Ware Peck,
as justice OF said district, removing him
from his former position. \ lengthy debate
followed, which was participated in by
Messrs. Edmunds, Davis, (Ill.) Teller, Pad
dock, Howe, Saunders, Dawes, HIoar
and Others. During the dis
cussion it was stated that Judge
Peck was removed from his district and as
signed to Crook and Pease counties, inhabit-
ed only by Indians, because his administra-
ton of justice was distasteful to certain bad
people in the Territory who influenced the
the legislative body to make the change.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr. WALLACE the SEN
ate took up the bill introduced by him to
authorize long bonds for the investment OF
savings, so that it should come up As unfin-
shed business tomorrow.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 2l-The follow
ng bills were introduced aid referred:
BY Mr.. SPENCER-ro provide for mill
ary posts for the protection OF citizens in
he Black Hills region.
BY Mr. MATTAEWS-By request, TO
the payment of the balance due
he Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Mr. WINDOW presented memorial of
he board OF commissioners appointed by
ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Indiana and Illinois, to look after the i'm
,rovement of the Ohio river and Its tribu-
aries, asking Congress to consider without
leiay the question of tie improvement OF
he Ohio river and Its tributaries, not as
I it were local question, but as oneof great |
rational importance, etc. Referred.
Mr.. CHAFFEE submitted an amend
nent to the bill heretofore introduced by
lin, declaratory Of the meaning of the 18th
ection Of the Pacific Railroad act of July
st, 1862, so as TO authorize the President |
# the United States to appoint, by and with
he advice and consent of the Senate, per-
on skilled in the management OF railroads
0 be styled the Pacific railroad,
whose duty it shall be to
stablish rules and regulations subject to
he approval OF the Secretary Of the Inter
Or to govern the operation and Use Of the
everal railroads of the Union Pacific rail-
Dad, and its branch companies, and secure
0 the public and the government all the
dvantages of communication, travel and
transport tion as stipulated and defined in
he several acts of Congress relating TO the
peration and use of said roads As one con-
ected, continuous line.
Mr.. CHAFFEE called mp the House bill
,aking appropriations for the purchase of
Nv libraries for the territories and Wyom-
lg. Passed.
Mr.. GORDON reported, with amendment,
ON the committee on commerce, the House
i'll to authorize the granting of an American
,gister to foreign built ships for the purposes
the Woodruff scientific expedition around
he world. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. MCMILLAN announced that he and
Ir. Spencer dissented from the majority re-
Drt OF the committee, in reporting this bill
The Senate, after agreeing from the ses-
on, TO day, to adjourn over till Monday,
ent into executive session.
When the doors were re reopened the Sem
e adjourned until Monday.