Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-12
FoRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

FoRTY-F1FTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, December 2.-Roll cdl
howed the only absentees to be Barnum,
Cockrell, Conkling, Gordon, Hoar, Jones,
If Nevada, Kernon, Merimon, Patterson,
Plumb, Sergeant, Sharon. Spencer and
White The usual committee was ap'
pointed to notify the President that con
yress had assembled ...... Bills and resolutions
were laid on the table pending the appoint
ment OF committees, as follows: ToProvide
for returning the trade dollar, and its re-
coinage into standard silver dollars; to
inquire into the fxpediency of making the
trade dollar lega! tender, for all
debts, and providing for its recoinage into
dollars of AK grains; instruct.
ing the judiciary committee to report
whether at the recent election, the constitu.
tional rights OF any citizen were violated,
and what further legislation is necessary to
protect citizens in their constitutional
rights. go. The credentials of Hon. Justin S.
mont for six years from March 4, 1879, were
read and led......After hearing the presi-
dents message and ordering it printed the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, December 3.-Bills and reso-
lutions were introduced: 1nstructing tho
committee on finance to inquire into the ex-
pediency of making trade dollars legal ten
der for all debts and providing for the sus-
pension OF the coinage OF the standard Sill
yer dollar of 4l2h grains and the recoinage
of the same into trade dollars of 420 grains;
authorizing the secretary OF the treasury to
issue in exchange for the U: $. notes or
coins, certificates of deposit of the denom'
ination of $40 or any multiple thereof not
exceeding 500 bearing 65-1CO per cent IN.
terest convertible into 4 per cent. bonds. the
money so received to be applied to the pay,
ment Of S 20 bonds in the mode prescribed
by the refunding act; directing the secretary
to inform the senate what amount and de-
nomination of silver coin has been received
in payment of customs duties since the
beginning of the current fiscal year, and to
! what purpose said receipts we're applied
......After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 4.-Sauls-
bury introduced a bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury, in redeeming
United States legal tender notes, as required
by the special resumption act, to pay rs per
cent. in gold coin, ana rs per cent in stan
| "a
to take up the Texas Pacific railroad bill
was rejected, 10 yeas, % nays, on the
ground that it would lead to a long discus
sion.......After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, December 5.-The follow
ing changes were made in standing commit
tees: Eaton to retire from the committee OF
appropriations, Wallace to take his place
Morgan to retire from the committee on
patents, Eaton to take his place; Wallace tt
retire from the committee on foreign rela
tons, Morgan to take his place......Atter ar
executive session the senate adjourned unit
Monday.
MONDAY, December AT moor
Speaker Randall called the house to order
Roll call showed 229 members PRESENT..
Two new members, Bailey of New York
. and Majors of Nebraska, took the lronclat
1.-The usual committee WAS appointed
to notify the president that congress was il
session, and after short recess the presi
dents message wasreceived and read A de
; bate took place between Wood of New York
Garfield, Hale and Cox, on a comment of tn
frst-named member on the presidents refer
ences to a disposition in the south to avoit
or annul the constitutional amendments
The message wds referred to committee
the whole mouse, and ordered printed ...... Tn
military academy and fortifcation appro
priation bills were reported, and notice wa
given of an early action on them.......Ad
burned.
TUESDAY, December 2.-Several bill
were introduced for recoining the silve
trade dollar into the standard silver dolla
and the repeal of the resumption act.....
The house then went into committee of tn
whole on the military academy and FORTH
cation appropriation bill, which appropri
ated $276,647, $4,000 below the apPropria
ton Of the current year, and passed it....:
When the committee arose the house ad
: journed.
D WEDNESDAY, December 4.-The bill
, providing for the Hot Springs comm;ssier
with an amendment that free bath shout
q be maintained for INDECENT people. passe
..... Adjourned.
: THURSDAY, December 5.-The repo,
;; of the committee on appropriations on til
!, consular and diplomatic appropriation hi
y was referred to the committee of the who]
and made the special order for Tuesda
;. next.....The general appropriation bill W:
also received from the same committee
the whole. ...Adiourned until Monday.