New-York tribune., 1878-12-04
XLVrH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGJLAR REPOhI Of GhOOELDiNu''
THE SENATE BEAPPoINTs IT'S STANDING COMMIT
TEEs--MR. BECK CALLS FOR ISFOFMATIoN-A
RUSH OF Bills IN THE. HoUsE-TwO APPEo-
PRI4TIoN BILLS PASSED.
SENATE...., ,WAsHINGTON, Dec 3. 1878.
Tn the Senate to-day Mr.. ANTHONY (Rcp,
r. H. presented the petition Of Pay Director John g
Cunningham asking to be reimbursed for money oi
which DC defrauded by dishonest clerk Lana Oh
the table TO be referred hereafter.
NIr. MORRILL, Q;ep., VT introduced a hill to author
Ze the issue OF cerlfcttes Of deposit Laid on the w
bic to be referred the Committee Finance, wheh
appointed. Tt authorizes the Secretary of the Treas
uy issue exchange for United states notes or CONS
certificates OF deposit Of the denomination OF $40 OF
any multiple ereof not exceeding $780, bearing inter
at the rate OF 3c5Ioo per cent per annum ana con-
vertible any time within year into the per cent
bonds described IN the Refundng Acts and money SO
bonds in r,c mode prescribed by said ActJ
Mr.. Burnside tReD, X. H. submitted resolution
iustruotng the Committee on fuplc bulld hss , anu
Grounds to inquire utO the eXpodency OF the purchase
tue site OF tie Custom House at Providence pro
Laid on thn table, 10 uc considered hereafter. 49,,
Mr.. PADDOCK Wrp., NepJ ,uDn.tled resolu,,on '
instructIng the 'Oumttee ON Fluahce 70 inquire lho
the Xpcmeucy 0i making the trace doaf lcs t,h.er
Tor all debts nuDc ana Pi%lEae, % au foaf m rls ,I doI
I'd" MIR, fI;J.K Dem Ky submitted the following;
ResO red, That thc secretary "i me treasury ne' a'
Is herrb, directed to MORN the Scnale what amount
denomination O EliNti CON- hdF b''u IfCt4Ntu ~
payment customs dues since the beglnnlne OF thr
current fiscal year. and whether NOT ne has applied
the syrr coin SO received whole or M part io the
naynrnt OF the interest the bonds or notes Of
the United States. II II has not been 50 applied,
TO state the reason whyi II u has been applied
10 mat purpose in part only, to state what
portion has ucen used, and On What character
Senate tne amount interest hc mas paid on bonds and
notes Of tuo United states since the current fiscal year
bs-au ana tc amount Of such interest 10 has PAM I'D
god and silver respt tCt.ycN." $500
Mr.. EDMUNDs (ge ,Ytl-I should like 10 have that
t.,.f rus -Ygrg IIpy pf
silver has been used 50 we may know II there was
Mr BE- K DID not object to the amendment and ns
thus amended the resolution va, aE.ryu 70.
OumOtuu of Mr.. ANTHONY iltrp H. - II was or
the Senate proceed to tho election oi the
Mr. HNTUOSY men submitted n resolution that the
standing ana u,her of the senate existing at
t close OF Lost session ami tho same hereby re-
yiycu ana continued Agrr 10 unanimously.
l. yys tbcn ordered hit an bulls, pCItIOus, etc. here
t0ore presented be- taken from the table ana referred TO
dr resolution 10 lriut the testimony taken By the
Committee on transfer of the Indian Bureau TO the
Mr. Dyparuurut was agreed 10.
Tlg Inoruug business having beon concluded, Mr..
MATTHEWS (kcp Ouu) calsd up thc senate bill in
Inc cIl,daf from The known the Texas
P,r r Eairoad Bid lie said he did fortbc purpose
o russu BE then spoke al length IN favor OF the
bul and SAID ut the proper time he would submit Ger.
tam amendments i0r tho purpose o. making the bul
conform TO q snliar one now peHnIu- III me hOuSr.
These amendments didnOL however uuoct tie general
substance OF t.e measure. .
Al the CONCLUSION yi the remarks Of Mr. MATTHEWS.
the bli rc,um, its pace upon the c'l 'ndar
Mr.. CONOFEk (Eep., Fta.), subm it.d the following:
RegOtrsd, Ihat committee ol ihrc. senators 10 Oe
opuOlntcd by tue chair, directed TO investigate aud
report 10 the Senate how M wuut manner section in
the bill House Reports, No. 5,l3u, known as tue sun-
dry CIyil Bill relating the Ol springs, Of Arkansas,
passed at session Oi Congress, was Omitted IN
the pl onrollel whether Senator Conover had any
connection herewith: whether any Othcer Of the
Government aud VINO, preceded, after the adjourn
ncn the last session Of Congress to investigate tue
matter. what CstIgatiOn made, aud what tesd-
Uuuy, II any, taken on tuat iuNcsiBdlOn as well
the testimony 70 be- taken by the sad commtce; ami
that SAID have power 10 send Tor persons ana
papcrs." Agrcd 10.
Hs.p vi into executive session, aud, wutu the
doors pcurd, adjourned uut u o'clock tOnoI-
row.
Mcssrs. whytc Dem, Nd.l, Morrim0n Dem, y. c.,
GurdOn Dem, G..) and Plumb NRcp., kan), who were
absent yesterday, ATTENDED the session today.