Helena weekly herald., 1878-12-12
FORTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-Cameron SUBJ
mitted resolution requesting the fresloent
of the United States to furnish the Senate
with copies of the reports of U. S. Marshals
or other officers, and such other correspon-
dence as he may have relative to the recent
elections in South Carolina and louisiana
Agreed to.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of bill to correct
an omission in the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill of last session in regard to the Hot
Springs reservation, but on motion OF Eu-
munds the bill was ordered printed and re-
ferred.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
bill to amend the revised statutes relating to
Presidential elections, and to provide for and
regulate the counting of votes for President
and Vice President and decisions on ques-
tions arising therefrom, was taken up and
Edmunds address the Senate in favor OF the
bill.
Edmunds having finished his speech an
executive session was held.
WASHINGTON, December 10.-Wallace in
.roduced bill to authorize the exchange of
subsidiary coin for trade dollars, which was
referred. The bill provides that subsidiary
coins shall be exchangeable for trade dollars
at the rate of one hundred cents for each of
said dollars, and they shall forthwith be re-
coined into subsidiary coin, and gain, if
any be made, may be used by the Secretary
of the Treasury to pay the expense OF send
ing subsidiary coin to such persons or banks
as may desire the same in exchange for other
bonds; and that the coinage of trade dollars
shall cease after the passage OF this act
Allison, from the select committee to in
ouire into the charges against Stanley Mat
thews. submitted resolution requesting the
House to transmit to the Senate copy of the
testimony of Jas. E. Anderson relating to
Matthews taken before the House Committee,
Agreed to.
Snencer. from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported favorably the Senate bill
authorizing the appointment OF Dr. Junlus
Powell as an assistant surgeon in the United
States army. In explanation of the bill he
said DIR. Powell had already rendered services
az assistant surgeon, but he could not be
regularly appointed because he served IN tne
Confederate army when minor.
The bill was read third time passed by -
| to 81, as follows:
Yeas-Armstrong Bailey, Bayard, Beck
Burnside, Butler, Chaffee, Cockrell, Coke,
Conover, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Eaton Eus-
tbs. Garland, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill'
Johnston, Jones (Fla.,) Herman, Lamar, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Mickey, Mer-
rimon, Morgan, Paddock, Randolph, Ran
som, Salisbury, Spencer, Voorhees, Wallace
Whyte and Withers-39
Nuys-Allison, Anthony, Booth, Cameron
(Wis) Dawes, Edmunds, Ferry, Hamlin'
Howe, Ingalls,, Kirkwood, Mcmillan, Mat
thews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plum'
Rollins, Saunders, Teller and Windom-2.
During a brief debate on the bill, Beck
gave notice that on tomorrow he would in
troduce a bill to repeal section 1918 OF the
revised statues of the United States, which
provides that mo person who has served IN
any capacity in the military, naval, or civil
service of the so-called Confederate States. or
of either of the States in insurrection dnrlng
the late rebellion, shall be appointed to any
position in the army of the United States"
At the expiration of the morning hour con-
sideration was resumed of the bill relating to
Presidential elections, and Morgan made a
speech favoring the measure.
Jones (Florida) spoke in opposition to the
bill. and Edmunds replied in support OF the
measure.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, December 9-Among the
bills introduced during the morning hour
were the following:
To compel the National Banks to receive
standard silver dollars as equivalent in value
to gold coins of the United States.
Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
use SIC, ,OOO, 900 for redemption of fractional
currency in payment of like amount OF 5-SO
bonds.
Hewitt IN. W introduced bill to make
standard silver dollars interchangeable with
gold.
Atkins denied the published statement i'm
putting to him any responsibility for the so
called Hot Springs omission.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass thu
bill prohibiting the future coinage of trade
dollars and directing their exchange for ane