The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-13
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-. A communication from Gen W.
- Sherman, addressed to the ChairIna
:. !. of the joint eopmittee having unde
. considerations the question of trans
, ferriDg the Indian Bureau to the ,Ws
= Department, was to day laid befor
a the committee. The General, afte
= = stating his readiness to respon
= promptly to any summons of the cou
! mittee says: / am sure from officis
and personal intercourse that Secretar
: Schurz and Commissioner of India
. Affairs Hayt have been extremeI
! anxious to, and have labored hard fo
. an honest administration of the afiair
a of the Indian Bureau, as orgaaized b
: law. l personally know that Mr. Hay
went as far as he could properly go +
!, prevent the recent removal of the Re,
Cloud and Spotted Tail bands of Indi
ans from the Missouri River to thei
q present locations, which must, b
e thinks, certainly result in the next war
= and that their removal resulted prin
D cipally from the Presidents promise
? based upon the advice of Gen. Crook
And / further believe that both Mr.
, Sehurz and Mr. Hayt have done al
that men could do from their quarse
to remove weak, dishonest Agents. AND
to replace them by honest Agents
wish you, and if proper the public. Il
cOnstrue the present conflict or aniag-
onism to be not personal, not a Ques
ton of honest, but natural and ne
cessary conflict of antagonistic sys-
tems.n -...-.
HousE-The day was principally
taken up by the reading OF the Pres
ident's message, Fernando Woods
denunciatory speech and tine animated
debate by Garfield, Wood. Hale, Cox
and Townsend, which followed.
The Military Academy and fortifea-
tion appropriation bills were reported,
and notice was given of early action
on them.
Dec. 8. SRNATB-Mr. Paddock
submitted a resolution instructing the
Committee on Finance to inquire into
the expediency of making the trade
dollars legal tender, providing for sus
pension of coinage OF the silver dollar
OF 4124 grains. recoining same into
trade dollars of 420 grains, and such
additional coinage of the trade dollar
as the needs of the country may de
mand.
| Mr. Morrill, introduced bill author.
izing the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue coin certificates OF deposit of the
denomination of $40, or any multiple
Thereof not exceeding 800, bearing in
trest at the rate Of 65 on deposit of
U. 8. notes and convertible any time
within one year to4 per cent bonds,
and the money so received be applied
to the payment of the $40 bonds.
MIR. Beck submitted a resolution
that the Secretary OF the. Treasury in
form the Senate what amount and
denomination of silver coin has been
received in payment of customs daes
since the beginning of the current fiscal
year, and whether be has applied silver
coin so received to the payment of
interest on the bonds or notes of the
United States. II it has not been so
applied to that purpose in part only to
state what portion has been so used,
and On what character of obligation;
also, that he inform the Senate the
amount of interest part In bonds and
notes of the United States since the
current fiscal year began, and amount
of such interest he has paid in gold
and silver coin respectively.
The resolution was agreed to with
an amendment by Mr. Edmunds to
have the Secretary show what kind of
silver coin has been ueed.
Mr.. Matthews made an address in
favor of the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill. e.rg
Mr.. Conover submitted resolution
to investigate how the section of the
-sundry civil appropriation bill passed
last session relating to the Hot Springs
Commission was omitted In the amend
ment of the bull; and what govern
ment officer investigated the matter
after the adjournment of Congress.
Agreed to. ~ 77
HoUsK-Bills were iDtrod c ced:
By Mr.. Cox, ofN. Y.-To give notice
of the termination of the treaty of 1868
with the North German Confederation.
By Mr. Ward-To abolish .he tariff
ots watches. lE
BY Mr.. Harris, of Va-To abolish
the requirement of a proof ofIoyaty as
a condition precedent to obtaining
pensions for sevioes in the war of 1872.
By Mr.. Rainey-To punish election
frauds. -rrt- t
BY Mr. G:bson-For the improve
ment of the Mississippi River from its
mouth to its headwaters.
BY Mr.. Hunter-To require the
Secretary Of the Treasury to receive
trade dollars" in exchange for legal
tender silver dollars.
by Mr.. Fort-For a like purpose,
and to stop the further coinage of trade
dollars. -o rc
By Mr.. Brentano-In relation to the
expulsion from Germany of the natur
allied American citizen, Julius Bauer.
BY Mr.. Harrison-For the admission
end registry of foreign built ships.
By Mr.. Springer-For the termin-
alton of the naturalization treaty With
Prussia. -s-
The House went into Committee of
the whole on the Military academy
appropriation bill, which app. opriates
$276, 647: $16, 900 below the appropri-
alton for the current year.
The Military Academy and fortifica-
ton bills were passed
Dec. 4. SENATs-Mr. Ferry, Mr..
Davis. and Mr.. Randolph were ap-
pointed a committee to inquire about
the omission of the Hot Springs clause
from the enrolled sundry civil appro-1
priaiion bill last session.
Mr.. Salisbury introduced a bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury, in rsdeeming United States legal
tender notes, as required by the specie |
resumption act, to pay rs per cent in
gold coin and 25 per cent, in standard
silver dollars.
Mr.. Eustis introduced bill appro-
priating IS, 900, 900 for constructing,
rebuilding, aid repairing ths levees on
the Mississippi Ri5er.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that on
Monday next ne would call mp the bill.
relating to Presidential elections and |
the counting of votes
HoUss-Mr. Schieicher offered q |
resolution calling on the President for
copy of the dispatches of October Q.
1878, addressed to the Secretary Of !
State by the United States Minister 10 |
Mexico. Adopted. ia4faaF -,a
Mr.. Atkins introduced bin correct
ing the error in the enrolment of the |
civil sundry appropriation bin, in re-
lation to the Hot Springs Reservation, |
and asked for its immediate passage. |
Mr.. Eden objected, and it was with
drawn, On motion of Mr.. Hewitt. of |
New York, provision was added, to |
provide and maintain a sufficient num-