The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-27

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80 4be action and conduct Of United States
sI,nervisors OF elections in the several States,
% fo5tEe number Of Inarshals, deputy mar
5aIs and others employed to take part in
aid elections in what States or cities ap-
nointed, the amount OF money pald or
P.aToised To be paid to them, how or by
Pr, and under what law and authority.
senator Thurman then addressed-the senate
The resolution and amendment was
,hon1 laid aside, and Senator Blaine gave
nNtice that he would Ii It up again at the
earliest opportunity. The senate then TOOK
mn the bill TO revise the patent laws, ana
Vending the discussion went INTO executive
ssession and soon adjourned. 4
senator Eastis called mp the bill in
o-,,,ced DIV hinlso1 the fourth of December,
ssking for five thous nd dollars Tor con-
structing re ulldil g and repairing m leFees
/ m the Mississippi river IN anu Mlssourl
/ Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, mississippi
/ Louisiana, for the purpose OF submitting
/ ayae r marks thereon, He snd the gov
/ eminent bought the river, and he was
/ ,6ite certain il had not the right OF as
1osng of ID He could see no reason why
The crest United States was not responsible
/ IN damages TO thousands ana thous4hoS o.
reonIs in the Mississippi valley, who had
/ bsei15 mined by crevasses. 1t was the duty
/ ~ TIE government of the United States 20
/ noIine th4triver and keep it3enclosed within
/ is hanks. II was impossible for states TO
adopt and execute any successful ilan 10
perfect ievees that work must be done by
the general government. Adjourned
In The Sssate on the 18Th bills in
reduced andrefered including the follow.
By Senator Plumb to provide for
tempora V increase of army on emergency.
Bs Senator CoDkfng: (by request)
To amend laws relating TO pensions This
bilEeoneerns fees of Attorneys it is claimed
that the present regulations prevent those
entitled TO pensions securing respectable
atfmnegs 80. Fsst+
on fnance reported favOrably n.senne bill
10 authorize the duplicates of registered
bonds stolen from the Manhattan savings
institution Of New York city Passed
Senator Gordon introduced bill TO
secdre the more efficient. collection Of
revenue from cigars.
A expirfuon OF the morning hour
! consideration was resumed OF the bill in
regsrd 70 counting the electoral vote, and
senator Bayard spoke il, its favor.
A tier some further discussion between
Sc ators do2r, C0ckreH and Edmunds, the
bill wsS read fhe third time and passed
Yeas, 50 nays, 20.
HOUSE. f
Ia the house on the 9th among the
bdls INTRODUCED during the morning hour
was one to compel the national banks 10
receive standard silver dollars as equivalent
{ ID value 10 gold coins in the United States,
and directing the secretary Of the treasury
to use ten million dollars of legal tender,
held for redemption of fractional currency,
/ in payment of the amount of the fye-twenty
/ bonds
By Mr. Buckner: Amending the sill
yer reconciliation act.
/ By Mr. Cummings: To provide for
/ the redemption Of subsidiary coin of the
/ United States and for their reissue
BY Mr. Page: To enforce the four
teenth and fifteenth. amendments. of the
constitution The bin recited that IN the
late elections in South CarolIns large nuns
I Der OF male citizens belonging t0~one poll
teal party were, by Jaw enacted by the
legislature Of said State, and by concerted
! system of terrorism and fraud, denied RICH L
secuged to them by the constitution; and
enscts thst after March 4 1879, The State OF
South Ca Olina hall be allowed two mem
bers Of the house OF representatives on =
basis OF the wro.e number OF white 10
habiIants OF said safe.
By Mr. Marsh To reimburse the
Sta.e of Pennsylvania for moneys paid tOi
losses To citizens OF the State during the wal
of the rebellion. Adjourned.
In the heuse on the 10th the speaker
l announced - sthe co.'s mite 10 inquire into
the causes OF the yellow fever epidemic
Nessrs, Young, Gibson, Goode, Hartridge
/ Morse, CARTEL Haruer aud Chittenden.
The nouse hen went isto committee
I OF che whole, Mr., SpriT ger IN the chair, on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
/ biz.
On motion Ir Hale, the sa aries o.
she Ministers to England, France, Germany
aid Russia r. ported in the bill At $4,000
vas, BY vote of - 70 81 put back TO the
p,esTht figure, zl7,5UO. An aIpendm mt u
iucrs Sc the salary Of Ministers to Spain
Ausbi5, Ital, BraziL Mexico, Japan ans
CsiTa from $1,000 20 Sl2 GOO was defeated
Asvise IN amendment providing foi
klters to Belgium and The Netherlands
pdments providing for Secretary
cation 81 Bail, fo- CoDsul Ger
Athens, and requesting the President
Hise the tariff Of consular ices aud pre-
be snch rates as vii make them conform
aWear.y ss may -be to fees char sed.by OIhei
comm~rc q nations for similar service were
adopted u - g.. sl1-- .-.,,.s.
lathe house on the l1th the speaker
aunoupced the regular order TO be ~ con-
sderaueD Ofthe bin reported last year from
the conan Jtee on commerce TO regulate III
tenfate commerce. The bill makes II I'M
lawful for any person or persons engaged IN
Inc trans portatiOn of property by railroad
from one state 90 another, or to or from any
foreign country, 10 receive any greater OF
soH than another for ike and contempor-
aneous service. 1t also makes il unlawful
[ for any person so engaged to allow any
relate OF '3FasEAsek-eR-shipm made by
them, or to enter into combination with
another carrier to prevent The carriage Of
property from being continuous, and pro-
hiDits the pooling or freights.
At the close of the discussion the bill
was passed. Yeas, 139 nays 40.
The house then took up the bill to
provide for the further distribution of
moneys received under the Geneva award.
Tee report was read and the house
adjourned. -'r
In the, house on the 18th a resoIutiOn
ws adopted ordering recess from Deem
be 2Jtn to January Ssh.
Mr.. Morrison introduced q bill to
repeal the duty on quinine. Referred.
Mr. Evans introduced bill removing
the political disabilities OfEx-Senator James
Chestnut, of South Carolina. Passed. The
house then adjourned.
The house on tue 18th went into com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Burchard in The
chair, on the private calender. Tn first bill
was Tor reimbursing the College of William
and Mary for property destroyed during the
late war The committee arose without
action. Adjourned.
In the house on the 10th the following
bills were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. Cutler Reducing charge for
pc Office money>orders to five cents.
By Mr. Banning: To place James
Shields on the retired army list with rank of
| origadiergeneral.
/ By Mr.. Foster: For the exchange OF
anda I'd dollar for trade dollars.
By Mr. Bfeurauo To amend the
coinage act of February %, 1870. 1t pros
poses TO limit the coinage of standard silver
dollars to five dollars per capita, according
to the census about to be taken, and makes
them legal tender to the amount of twenty
dollars for all debts
! BY Mr.. Lathrop: To place the silver
! eoinage OF the United States upon the basis
I ofits intrinsic valve E
] BY Mr. Fort Proposing that a penalty
I OF one thousand dollars be imposed npon
| any national banking association, TOR each
] ofense IN refusing TO receive and pay out
! standard silver dollars the same as any other
! lawful moaey. f.
Bv Mr.. G. bson: Fer the improvement
OF the Mississippi river and its tributaries
[ from the head of the passes near its mouth
| to its head@aters. The bill proposes to ap.
pro,,riate three million five hundred thou
SAND dollars, TO be expended by the secretary
of war. OF this amount The bill requires toe
expenditure OF thirty thousand dollars to
secure depth of not less than eight feet at
the lowest stage OF water between the mouth
Of the Ohio river and the mouth of the
nlino3s river, and equl amounts are to be