West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-12-21


States and South American countries, 20.
gether with any recommendations desir
able 10 be submitted or measures TO be
adopted for facilitating and improving such
intercourse" Agreed TO. The following
changes in the standing committees were
made by unanimous consent. Mr. Eaton
to retire from the Committee on Appropria.
tions; Mr.. Wallace 20 take his place Mr..
Morgan 10 retire from the Committee
on Patents; Mr. Eaton TO take his place.
Mr. Wallace to retire from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations; Mr..
Morgan TO take his place. House
Mr.. Cox, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported back a resolution calling
on the President for a ] correspondence be
tween the Uuited States and the German
Empire relative TO the expulsion of Julius
Banner, a citizen OF Chicago, from the Ger.
man Empire. Adopted. Mr.. Garfield from
the Commit &c on Rules, reported con.
current resolution for the appointment of
Yellow Fever Commission, which was
adopted. Adjourned till Monday.
DECEMBER 9-Sendte Mr.. Cameron
put through resolution, calling upon the
Attorney-General Tor copies Of the reports
made by the United States Marshal Of
North Carolina regarding the recent
election troubles. At the expiration
OF the morning hour the bill to amend the
revised statutes relating 10 the Presiden.
tai elections and to provide for and regu.
late the counting OF the votes for President
and Vice President and the decision of cues.
tons arising, was read. Mr. Edmuuds then
addressed the Senate i'm favor OF the bill.
......... HOUse--In the House, Mr.. FELTON,, of
Georgia, introduced bill requiringN
BANKS TO receive silver standard dollars rs
the equivalent OF gold coin. motion TO
suspend the rules and pass "A bill prohibit
ing the further coinage of the trade dollars,
and directing their exchange for and their
rCcOiuage into, standard silver dollars. was
deieated--yess, l54; nays, 9l-not the nee.
essary twO-thirds Mr.. Fort moved to sus.
pend the rules and adopt the resolution de.
clarlng the legal tender quality OF silver
dollars of 4l2lS grains shall be maintained
aud enforced, and that any discrimination
against them by any national bank in re
iusing to receive them, and treat them a.
legal tender dollars, shall be deemed n de-.
hance of the laws and instructing the
Banking Committee TO report bill for the
withdrawal of circulating notes OF banks so
offending. Deleated--yeas, 100; NAYS, 80 4;
not the necessary ro.thirds in the afirma.
tive. Mr.. Young offered n resolution for
the appointment OF committee TO investi-
gate the method Of preventing the intro
ducion aud spread Of epidemic diseases
Adopted.
DECEMBER 10 -Sen0te-Mr. Wallace in.
troduced bill to authorize the exchange
OF subsidiary coin for trade dollars Re-
ierred The bill provides that the subsid-
iary coin shall be exchangeable for trade
dollars at the rate Of one hundred cents
for each of said dollars, and they shall
forthwith be recoined into subsidiary coin
and the gain, If any be made, NAV be
used by the Secretary OF the Treasury to
pay the expense of sending the subsid-
lary coin To such persons or banks as NAV
desire the same in exchange for other bonds.
The coinage OF the trade dollar shall cease
from and after the passage of this act. Mr.
AllrsoD, from the select committee to in
quire into the charges against Stanley
Matthews, submitted n resolution request
ing the House to transmit 10 the Senate n
copy OF the testimony of James + Ander.
son relating to Mr.. Matthews taken be-
lore the committee. Agreed to. When
this testimony is furnished the committee
VIII enter upon the investigation. At the
expiration OF the morning hour consider
alton was resumed OF the bill relating to
Presidential elections, and Mr.. Morgan made
q speech iavOring the measure. ... House
The Speaker announced the Committee to
inquire in'o the causes OF the yellow fever
epldcmic-Messrs Young, Gibson, Goode,
Hari ridge, Morse, Garfield, Harmer and
Chlttenden. The Speaker also announced
the appointments to fill vacancies in com.
mltteeS. The House then went into
Committee OF the Whole (Mr. Springer in
the chair on the Consular and diplomatic
Appropriation Bill. On motion of
Mr. Hale the salary of the Minis
ters to England, France, Germany and
Russia, reported in the bill at $4,000, was
by vote % to OF put back to the present
figure, $1,000. An amendment to increase
the salary of the Ministers to Spain, Austria,
italy Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China from
$4,000 to $4,000 was defeated. Likewise
an amendment providing for Ministers to
Belgium and Netherland.