Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-14
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Congressional Proceedings.

WAsmxoTox, December IS.
In the Senate to-day the bills introduced
and referred included the following
By Mr.. Plum-Te provide for a tempo
rsry increase Of the army in an emergency.
By Mr.. Conkiing (by request) TO
amend the law relating to pensions. The
bill concerns the fees Of attorneys. 1t is
claimed that the present regulations pre-
vent those entitled to pensions from Sc
curing the services Of respectable at
torneys.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee ON FL
nance, reported favorably on the Senate
bill to authorize duplicates OF the regis
tered bonds stolen from the Manhattan
Savings Institution Of New York. Passed.
Mr.. Gordon introduced a bill to secure a
more efficient collection OF the revenue
from cigars. Referred.
At the expiration Of the morning hour,
consideration was resumed OF the bill in
regard to the count of the Electoral vote,
and Mr.. Bayard spoke in its favor.
In the House, to-day, a resolution look
lug to an investigation of the official con-
duct Of j. l. Davenport, Unitd States Su-
pervisor of Elections at New York, was
adopted without objection, after being
amended so as to make the investigation
extend to his conduct on the days of regis
tration.
Democrats Satisfied with the Result
Of the Debate,
CHICAGO, December Is.
The Journals" Washington special
says: The Democratic Senators are salts
fed with the result of the debate in the
Senate on Wednesday, over Mr.. Blaine's
resolution, and propose to discuss it very
fully when called up for action next week,
and will endeavor to put the Republicans
on the defensive.
Senator Butler, Of South Carolina, pro-
poses to have something to say about the
recent election in his State, and to defend
the Democratic party from the charge of a
violation of the laws and preventing the
negroes from voting. The Republican
leaders will welcome o full debate. and be-
lieve that a general discussion will injure
their opponents.
judge LowclI's decision.
BosToN, December IS.
Judge Lowell has decided that some four
hundred thousand dollars of notes of the
Union Mills, of Fall River, are signed only
by the Treasurer, when the bylaws of the
corporation require that they be counter
signed by the President, are valid claims
against the concern, on the ground that the
rule had not been observed for q number Of
years before the company became bank
rupt. The Judge also held that the notes
had been bought by innocent holders be-
fore maturity, and that these parties could
not be held responsible for the application
of corporations money, or be affected by
n fraudulent use Of the proceeds Of the
notes.
Solicitors for the COuntry.s Honor.
New YORK, December IS.
1t is stated that pending the delay in
paying the Fisheries award to England,
Colorado Jewett cabled President Hayes
from Paris, at an expense of several hun
dred dollars, requesting its payment, so
solicitous was he for his country's honor.
Bayard Taylor HopefessIy HI.
NEW York, December 10.
A friend of Bayard Taylor writes from
Dresden that Taylor is hopelessly sick with
dropsy. He states that a fortnight ago
fifteen quarts of water were taken from
him, and the operation was subsequently
repeated.
The Army Reorganization Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 10.
Among the details Of the Army Reorgan-
ization bill, not specially mentioned in the
report Of the Burnside Commission, is a
provision ffiat hereafter all vacancies in
the grade II Second Lieutenants shall be
filed by appointments of graduates from
military academies, or by promotion OF
mcritorious soldiers in the army, and that
General officers shall be selected from
the army, Major Generals from Drigadier
Generals. and Brigadiers from field Off
GERS OF the line. These provisions, to-
gether with q section mentioned in tho
report, which requires appointments to
grades above Second Lieutenancy to DO
made by lineal appointments into the army.
1t is claimed, therefore, by members OF the
Commission. that the incidental repeal Of
section 1 ,218 OF the Revised Statutes, which
forbids appointments in the army of any
person who served in the Confederate
cause, will not open the door to the ap-
pointmcnt of Confederate officers or soldiers
to any grade except Second Li~eutenants,
and to that only through graduation at the
Military Academy, or by promotion from
the ranks.
The Gold Room Trading In Mining
Stocks.
New YORK, December IS.
The s'World" says a petition IL in circu-
lation among members Of the Stock Ex-
change, which has already received up
wards OF 400 signatures, calling the atten-
ton OF the Governing Committee to the
inconvenience which stockholders have to
suffer in not being able to deal in mining
stocks, without becoming members of an
other institution. The petition further
prays, now that the mining interests Of
the country demand it. that the Gold
Room be set apart, after January first, for
trading in mining stocks.
PACIFIC COAS T.