The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-21

includes il the settlements provided for in
that bill. all accounts for laborers, etc., en-
ployed by the government between the 10th
of May, 1863, and the date when full pay
ment was commenced for hours work. by
the act of May 9th, when it shall be made
to appear that the reduction in hours labor
was the cause of a reduction in wages.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was Dill for
reiInbursing the college OF William and Mary
for property destroyed during the late war.
Keefer opposed the passage of the bill,
saying that he did SO without any desire or
intent of keeping i'll will engendered by the
late war though the fact should not be lost
sight of, that the college was destroyed by
war brought on in part by its own teachings,
and that no record showed that a single stu
dent in that institution had entered the
Union army. He opposed it because there
was no legal ground for the payment of the
claim and denied that there was any prece-
dent for such payment.
Eden would not vote for the bill because
it might establish precedent.
The committee then rose without action.
Wilson, of West Virginia introduced a bill
| making the trade dollar legal tender; re-
ferred.
ing notice to terminate the convention of
June, 1876 with the king of Hawaiian islands;
| referred. Adjourned.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA
Sparks, from the committee on appropria-
| tions, reported the Indian appropriation bill
which was made a special order for Wednes-
| day next.
Durham from the same committee reported
| military academy appropriation bill with Sem
! ate amendments, which with trivial exceptions
| was non -concurred in.
/ Philips submitted resolution reciting the
/ recent Indian raids in Kansas and Nebraska
and the capture of the marauders, and calling
| on the secretary of the interior for Information
| as to why ne had not surrendered the guilty
and responsible parties and such Indian bands
to the authorities of Kansas and Nebraska;
| adopted.
Senate bill to regulate presidential elections
was taken from the speakers table and refer
red to committee on the subject. Adjourned
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.
A number of bills were introduced during
the morning hour and referred.
Conkling submitted a resolution instructing
the committee Judiciary to examine into
the expedieney of repeating all laws for the
compensation by fees of U. 5. attorneys and
substituting fixed salaries; agreed to.
Beck submitted resolution that the seere-
tary of the treasury appear IN person on We'd.
nesday next and inform the Senate what
reason, if any, he has for failing to answer the
resolution of the Sd of December 1875 in re-
gard to the amount of silver coin received foi
| custom dues, and whether he has applied it.
or any part of it, to the payment of interest
on the bonds aud notes of the United States,
and ii not applied, to state the reason why
Aftera brief debate the resolution was laid over
At the expiration of the morning business
the resolution of Blaine i'll regard to the
elections in the South were taken up. AT
ter brief colloquy the amendment o.
Thurman was agreed to without division
Cenkling submitted an amendment tt
have the investigation made by specla
committee of nine senators, instead of the ju
dietary committee; agreed to; yeas 81, nays 20
Butler submitted an amendment to have
the investigation conducted with open doors
rejected after amendment-yeas 30; nays 20
Davis, of West Virginia, renewed il
another shape the amendment of Butler
requiring the committee TO sis with ope1
doors. and Bayard spoke In favor thereof
saying that the resolution aud all amend
ments had thus far been acted on with unanl
NIFTY and he hoped IL Nould continue IN re
gard to this amendment. There was some
thing un-American in this secret inquisition
House.
A bill appropriating $50, 900 for defieiene,
in railroad mail transpol tation was reportet
from the COMMITTEES on appropriations. Th
bill will be acted on tomorrow.
Chalmers moved to suspend the rules ant
pass the bill making it penal offense for an,
officer, agent or contractor of the Unite'
States to inter-meddle with the elections Q