Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1878-12-21
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
The House resolution for investigation of
of the yellow fever epidemic was agreed to.
Garland submitted a resolution instructing
the committee on Indian affairs to inquire into
the expediency of revising the laws regulating
intercourse with Indian tribes in the Indian
territory; and to issue to the proper authori-
ties of said tribes II per cent bonds in lieu of
all moneys held in trust for them by the
United States, except the educational funds or
payments due under existing treaties, with in
structions to the secretary of the treasury to
refer claims for adjudication to the court of
claims; agreed to.
| Burchard offered resolution for a recess
| from the 2lst of December to the 9Th of Janu-
| ary: referred to the committee ON ways and
| means.
Fort moved to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution declaring the legal tender quail
ity of the silver dollar of 4l2a grains, shall be
maintained and enforced, and any discrimina-
tion against it by any national bank, in refus-
ing to receive it and treat it as legal money,
| shall be deemed defiance of the laws and
instructing the banking committee to report
bill for the withdrawal of the circulating
notes of the bank offending; defeated.
Yeas $50, nays SO; net two thirds.
/ Chalmers moved to suspend the rules and
|
GERS of the government for use in elections,
but it went over without action.
On motion, the Clymer resolution was adopt
ed, declaring that Congress shall take part in
the services TO be held in honor of the memory
OF the late Professor Joseph Henry on the 10th
of January next.
Young offered resolution for the appoint
ment Of committee of nine members to in
vestigate methods of preventing the introduce
tion and spread of epidemic diseases; adopted.
Townsend of Illinois offered resolution re-
citing the rules recently established in regard
to silver dollars. and inquiring of the secretary
of the treasury whether the department has
acquiesced i'll and Is to be governed by them;
referred.
Also, a resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to consider and report whether
national banks which took part in such con
spiracy had forfeited their charters; referred.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
Booth presented q memorial of Ross,
Dempster & Co.. Pope & Talbot and 25
other merchants of San Francisco, praying
/ for legislation to authorize tho payment OF
war premium claims out of the balance of
5 the Geneva award. He also presented q
l memorial of Gov. Downey and fifty other
S citizens of Los Angeles and vicinity against
: the adoption of the proposed commercial
:. t-~~.y -rith n-eccc, nffeotiag the present
: rates of duties on imported wines and
1 brandies.
/ Spencer, from the committee on military
4 affairs reported favorably to the Senate
bill authorizing DR.. Junius Powell to be ap
pointed assistant surgeon in the .. S. army
j On explanation of the bill he said that Pow
d ell had rendered services as assistant sur
k geon, but could not be regularly appointed
b because he served in the confederate arm,
9 when q minor.
d During the debate Beck gave notice tina
e he would tomorrow introduce bill to re
1t peal section 1,218 of the revised statutes
q which provides that "no person who ha
e served IN any capacity in the military, nava
1t or civil service of the so-called confederat
1t States in insurrection, during the late rebel
4 lion, should be appointed to any position il
d the army of the United States.'
!; The bill was read the third time and pass
l, ed. Yeas, SO, nays 21.
Wallace introduced bill to authorize th
exchange of subsidiary coin for trade dollars
or referred. The bill provides that subsidiar
S, coins shall be exchanged for trade dollars 8
y the rate of one hundred cents for each c
J. said dollars, and they shall forthwith be re
re coined to subsidiary coin and the gain,
any be made, may be used by the secretar
of the treasury to pay the expense of sene
. ing the subsidiary coin to such persons G
:, for other bonds. Coinage of trade dollal
+ shall cease from and after the passage of thi
~ act.
:. At the expiration of the morning HOT
" consideration was resumed of the bill rela
- ing to presidential elections, and Morga
made speech favoring the measure.
After the debate, the Senate held a bri,
ld executive session and adjourned till te
ie morrow.
I'd House.
es Bills were introduced by Vance of Mort
re Carolina, to repeal the U. S. electoral supe
IL visors law.
By Atkins-To make minor or subsidiar
coins a legal tender for all debts due the go'
,e ernment, including customs dues.
DO By notwithstanding national banl
IN ing associations to receive legal tender coi1
8. on deposit at par for United States and n,
ae tional bank notes, and also directing the
is S. treasurer to receive coin of the Unite
States in exchange for United States note
By Cummings-To provide for redeml
ton of subsidiary coin of the United Stats
and for their reissue.
By Page-To enforce the 14th and 15t
ts amendments to the constitution.
NJ Wood, from the committee on ways an
- means, reported bill tn authorize the issr
- of certificates of deposit to aid the refundir
III of the public debt; recommitted. Also
w resolution distributing the Presidents me
to mage among various committees; adopted.
~ The House then went into committee
= the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
a Clymer explained that it was substantial
40 the bill of last year, as it became law. III
Il estimates of the secretary of navy had on
no been about $4,000 greater than last year
he appropriation. The committee on appropr
~ ations had beeH able, without detriment
er the service and with the concurrence of IL
4 - ,xr,x 1ya1
ne by $133, ,13A The appropriation of La
no year had been $14. Isl ,601, and the bi
ob recommended S14, ,01S, 469.
en Not single amendment was offered to ii