Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Dec. 3-Se1tdte Paddock
submitted resolution lnstructing the
committee on finance to inquire into
the cxpedicncy Of making trade dollars
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and providing Tor the suspen-
sion OF coinage Of the standard silver
dollar Of 4l22 grains and recoining Of
the same into trade dollars of 400
grains, and for such additional coinage
Of trade dollars as the needs Of the
country may demand. The senate
then received u large number Of exec
utivc appointments, after which Mr..
Beck submitted the following:
Res0ired, That the secretary Of the treasury
be, and Is hereby directed 10 inform the senate
what amount and denomination Of silver coin
has been received III payment 81 customs duties
since the beginning of the current fiscal year. and
whether or not he has applied the SILVER coin ~
received, ~ whole or In part, 70 the payment Of
interest on bonds Or notes Of the United States /;
If IL hhS not been so applied 10 that purpose, or
If In part only 10 state what portion has been so
used aud on what character Of obligations, also,
that he be directed u inform the senate the
amount Of interest he has paid on bonds and
notes OF the United States since the current iis-
cal year began, aud the amount he has paid In
gold and silver coin respectively.
Debate followed upon the Texas Pa
citic railway bill, and the senate adj
ourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. 3 -House. Bills were
introduced rs follows: 70 abolish the
tariff on matches; to abolish the
requirement Of proof Of loyalty as u
condition and precedent to obtaining
pensions for services in the war of
1912; to authorize tobacco rais.
ers to soil their products without pay
ment of tax; for the improvement Of
the Mississippi river, from its mouth to
its headwaters; to make trade dollars
legal tender; to require the secre-
tary of the treasury to receive trade
dollars in exchange for legal ten
der silver dollars. Several
bills were introduced for re-
coming the silver trade dollars into
standard silver dollars, and Tor the re
peal Of the resumption act, and the
appointment Of committees on
the yellow fever epidemic. The
house went into u committee of
the whole on tho military academy APP
preparation bill, which appropliates
$276, G64, which is $4,000 below the ap-
preparation Of the current year. The
military academy and fertilization
bills passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY DEC. 4-Senate-Bills
were introduced. Mr.. Salisbury,
authorizing the secretary Of the treas
ury on redeemirg United States legal
tender notes, MS required by the spc-
cial resumption act, to pay 70 per cent.
in gold coin, and % cent. i'll standard
silver dollars; Mr. Eustis,to appropriate
100000 for constructing leyccs On tie
Mississippi river. A motion to take up
the Texas Pacific railway bill was de
featcd.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. - House-Tho
bill providing for the Hot Springs
commission, with MI amendment that u
free bath he maintained for indigents,
was passed. No other important bus
mess was transacted.
THURSDAY, Dec. Senate The pres
idont announced rs the special COM
mittce in yellow fever investigation;
Mcssrs. Matthews, Lamar. Paddock,
Conovcr, Garland and Eustis. Mr.. Ferry
submitted resolution calling upon the
president to submit to the senate any
information he may have in regard to
postal communicates with the South
American countries. After executive
session, adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, Dec. 5-HouSe. The con-
sular and diplomatic bill was reported
and made special order for the com
ing Tuesday. The naval appropriation
bill was also reported and referred to
tho COMMITTEE Of the whole. Mr.. Bren-
tano offered resolution directing an
investigation Of certain charges of bri-
berry made against him by the Wash
ington Post. A very friendly debate
occurred upon the concurrent yellow
fever resolution, which was adopted
and the house adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. 9.-Sendte-Bills and
resolutions were introduccd Conkling
Il bill!grantng pension to the widow Of
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding; Win
dom, resolution setting forth that the
United States patent office has become
an institution of imposition, and there
fore directing the committee on patents
to consider the cXpedicncy of some
other mode Of compcnsating inventors
i'll place Of the present system; Cameron,
IL resolution requesting the presi-
dent of the United States to
furnish the senate with copies
Of the reports Of Y. $. Marshals, or 9TH
or officers, and such other correspon-
dence MS he may have. relative to the
recent elections III South Carolina and
Louisiana. Mr.. Edmunds then nd
dressed the senate i'll favor of the bill
to regulate the counting of vote for
president and vice president
MONDAY, Dec. o. HouSe-Bills were
introduced Vance, to repeal the Z. ;.
electoral supervisors law; Atkins, 70
make minor or silver CONS Il legal ten