The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-21
THE CONGRESS.
PASSAGE or THE TEST OATH RuuL IN
THE SENATE.
Discussion 0f Financial Matters In the
ps""se Adjournment to Tuesday,
January !, 1870.

TEE SENATE.
WAaHtaaroN Doc % The Senate considered
and passed the House Joint resolution Tor
printing the reports nf the Western geological
aud geographical surveys.
Mr. Dorsey from tho Committee Ot, tho Dis
tiict of Columbia. reported plan For tho i'm
pro rement of tha sew eraga of the nstrict. Or
dered printed and reeommited. The report
and plans upon this suhiert. prepared by the
District engineer. were also bound together.
Upon motion Of Mr. Beck. tho Senate con
Ridsred the report Of the Committee of tho Re
section 400 ~ the Revised Statutes relating to
the qualifications. Of petit Jurors In United
States courts in criminal cases
Mr. Beck moved 10 repeal section g2t. which
he regarded IA n part of the preceding suhIaet
Mr.. Conkling oppoaed the amendment, be-
cause his section had not been under consider
alton Of the committee on the revision Of the
lava relating to grand Jurors. 1t did not have
the same objections that might he urged against
the preceding section, and the Judiciary Com
mittee WAS now considering the subject OF its
repeal
Mr. Esmunda moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration Of executive business,
Agreed to.
Ai2p. n. tho doors were reopened and tho
Senate having passed the bill revoking section
| $40 of tho Revised Statutes. adjourned until
January 7, 1879.
ruH HOUSE.
The Senate amendments to tho pension ap
prouriaiIon bill were taken from the Speak r'a
table aud referred to tho Committee on Appro-
priations. An effort was made to have tho
states called for bills for, reference but It wns
demanded, the Speaker called the committees
| for reports Of private character
A large number of bills were reported and ra-
ferred TO the committee Of the whole on the pri
vata calendar.
MI Finley. of Ohio asked leave for Tho com
mitteo examining into the public printing TO sit
during tho recess Mr. Garfield ohlected.
The speaker laid before the Houss eommu-
nination from the Secretary Of the Treasury In
| answer to resolution of Mr. Kelley. Of Dacem-
her 1G calling for n statement Of coin balances
belonging T. the United States Treasury In ma
tional banking associations on loan account mt
| the end of each month from March I, 1916, to
January. 1879. He incloses statements of 40
counts with national banks down To Deoember.
| 1879 and the House will be advised Of the nc
count to January + 1879. whom statements shall
have been received
Tho banks named In the communication
have from time to time heen designated "a ma
| tional depositories under the authority of
| law. In many instances they held sub
| tho Treasury Department he largo amounts
| left In Now York banks resulted from
| heavy sales Of ~ per cont bonds and
were subject to draft. Tue balances wero
he Ia prepared TO continue the same mode In aid
| Of tho anla Of per cent bonds next year.
Mr. Hewitt asked that tho debis In the Firs
| National Bank Of New York he read
| Mr., Townsend, Of New York, objected to read
| Ing portion Of the figures unless al were read
| Mr. Hewitt said he wanted to show TINT there
| was on deposit In tho First National Bank o
| Now York an average Of moro than Saoooe oo'
per month.
| The figures were ordered to be printed ant
tho reports we're referred to tho Committee on
| Ways and Means
Mr. Bright. of Tennessee, moved to 90 Into
| committee Of the whole on the private calendar
| pending which Mr.. Townsend. of Now York
moved to ADJOURN Tho latter motion wa'
| agreed to bv n vote of p5 to 75 and tho House n
| . u. III. adjourned till Tuesday. January I, iR1a