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

OheSu 0eaIes sAcepb the educational funds or
payments due under existing treaties, with in
sSrucuons 70 the secretary of the treasury to
refer claims for adjudication to the court Of
claims; agreed e.
Burchard offered a resolution for 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-
ton against it by any national bank, in refus.
dng 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 so offending; defeated.
Yeas l50, nays SO; net two thirds
Chalmers moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill prohibiting contributions from off
GERS OF the government for use in elections
but it went over without action.
On motion, the ClyIner 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 a resolution for the appoint
yestigate methods Of preventing the introduc-
ton and spread of epidemic diseases; adopted.
Townsend Of Illinois offered a 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 in and Is to be governed by them;
referred
Also 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 prefented memorial of Ross,
Dempster & Co., Pope i Talbot and %
other merchants of San Francisco, praying
for legislation to authorize tho payment of
war premium claims out of the balance of
the Geneva award. He also presented
memorial of Gov. Downey and fifty other
citizens of Les Angeles and vicinity against
the adoption OF the proposed commercial
treaty with France, affecting the present
rates of duties on imported wines and
brandies.
Spencer. from the committee on military
affairs. reported favorably to the Senate
bill authorizing DIR. Junius Powell to be ap-
pointed assistant surgeon in the q. S. army.
On explanation of the bill he said that Pow
ell had rendered services as assistant sur
geon, but could not be regularly appointed
because he served in the confederate army
when minor.
During the debate Beck gave notice that
he would tomorrow introduce a bill to re-
peal section 1,218 of the revised statutes,
which provides that ''no person who has
served IN any capacity in the military, naval
or civil service of the so-called confederate
States in insurrection, during the late rebel
Gon should be appointed to any position in
the army of the United States"
The bill was read the third time and pass
ed. Yeas, SO, nays 81.
Wallace introduced bill to authorize the
exchange of subsidiary coin for trade dollars;
referred. The bill provides that subsidiary
coins silal be exchanged for trade dollars at
the rate of one hundred cents for each of
said dollars, and they shall forthwith be re-
coined to subsidiary coin and the gain, if
any be made, may be used by the secretary
of the treasury to pay the expense of send
ing the subsidiary coin to such persons or
banks as may desire the same in exchange
for other bonds. Coinage of trade dollars
shall cease from and after the passage of this
act.
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the bill relat-
ing to presidential elections, and Morgan
made speech favoring the measure.
After the debate, the Senate held brief
executive session and adjourned till to-
morrow.
House.
Bills were introduced by Vance of North
Carolina, to repeal the e. S. electoral super
visors law.
BY Atkins-To make minor or subsidiary
coins legal tender for all debts due the gov
ernment, including customs dues.
By misunderstanding national bank
ing associations to receive legal tender coins
on deposit at par for United States and ma
tional bank notes, and also directing the q.
S. treasurer to receive coin of the United
States in exchange for United States notes.
By Cumlnings-To provide for redemp.
ton of subsidiary coin of the United States
and for their reissue.
By Page-To enforce the 18th and 18th
amendments to the constitution.
Wood, from the committee on ways and
means, reported bill to authorize the issue
of certificates of deposit to aid the refunding
of the public debt; recommitted. Also a
resolution distributing the Presidents mes
mage among various committees; adopted.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
Clymer explained that it was substantially
the bill of last year, as it became a law. The
estimates of the secretary of navy had only
been about $4,000 greater than last years $
appropriation. The committee on appropri-
ations had been able, without detriment to
the service and with the concurrence of the
department, to reduce the amount asked for
by S133, 134. The appropriation of last
year had been $14, Isl, ,601, and the bill
recommended $14, ,016, 469.
Not single amendment was offered to the
bill, and the committee reported it to the
House and it was thereupon passed.
A resolution was passed to pay the widow
Of the late Representative from Nebraska
(Mr. Welch) the pay of member to the end
of Congress.
The Speaker laid before the House the re-
quest of the Senate that it be furnished with
a copy of JAS. Z. Anderson's testimony re-
lating to Senator Matthews, and on motion
of Potter, the request was complied with
The speaker announced as a committee to
inquire into the causes of the yellow fever
epidemic Young. Gibson, Goode, Hartridge.
Morse, Garfield, Harmer and Chittenden.
The speaker also announced appointments
to fill vacancies in committees.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Springer in the chair, on the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriations bill.
On motion of Hale, the salary of ministers
to England, France. Germany and Russia
reported in the bill at $I5, 900, was. by =
vote of 80 to 81, put back to the present
figure of ST, 500. An amendment to increase
the salary of ministers to Spain, Austria.
Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China from
$4,000 to $12. 600 was defeated Likewise
an amendment providing for ministers to
Belgium and the Netherlands.
The consideration of the bill having been
concluded in committee of the whole, the