The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-28
IN CONGRESS-.
A Very Quiet and Unimportant Day
in the Senate.
Mr.. Butler Delivers His Great
Speech in the House upon
the Silver Question.
SENATE.

submitted Dv MIN on the l4tn, providing t0l
inquiry in relation to the issue of certain
bonds by several railroad companies on con
iingent grants Of lands of Indians OF th,
Indian Territory.
The amendment OF Mr. DORSEY, submit
ted on the 18th, directing inquiry tobe made
also as To money expended by the several
tribes of the Indian Territory in support o
delegates TO Washington, etc, was accepted
by Mr.. Voorhees,, aud the resolution, 4,
amended, was agreed TO, and it was orderec
that an investigation be made by the com
mittee on Territories.
Mr. BLAINE submitted a resolution re
questins the President, if not incompatible
with the public interest, TO transmit TO tn,
Senate copies of all the correspondence b.
tween our government, and that OF her Brit
tanic majesty as regards the selection OF De
| Fo>se. as third commissioner, under the I'D
article OF the Treaty OF Washington, in
regard to fisheries. Laid over until to
morrow.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the bills on the calendar not objected
to, were considered,
| A number OF bills for Issuing certificate
for silver bullion deposited in [ nited State
mints were intr ,duced and referred.
| VICE-PRESIDENr WHEELER, suf.
fering recently from neuralgia, gave notice
this morning of his intended absence fol
several days, ana asked that Presiuen
pro ten be designated. He will leave fol
Pittsburgh Tomorrow On a visit to his rela
| tions.
| Mr.. CONKLING presented the peti
ton OF james q rdon Bennett, asking Con,
cre-s aid him in SCI king new. discoveries
at the north pole. lie mad purchased an
Arctic vessel, the Pandora, and intended to
man and run her at his own expense; Inc
petitioner desired that the vessel should car
~ .he american nag. Referred 10 the COM
mite on commerce.
nese was received from tne Iiouse,
announcing H IN concurrence In the amend
inen's " t"e I'M W autnorze the coinage
Vi s'aniai1 sn'sr uoiiar' ana 10 restore
us lesten It %:n .halaI an ensroSsea
ooP oi III. J'i'' v y, Manu- ar
was usiiseieu y! u 'he ',ena'e ioI 'ne sisha-
'uie VI the wee ePresiueh., WHICH was, i".er'
,saeneu ,'" .hg eeS'uTn' Th pei S;m AZ sne
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ui'eo.oi' Ei ''ie 'li"i acltic i io'I "ii''
Seturities 'iie 'Iiil'au! mas taAen o5 noi's,
~ne'ier S!ocA, 1oi'u' OF ctiel g'4'Ienee oi
Ieo' 4or It's alu 70 me SoiorIuo NeItraI'
the I''h Cvh'i,; 'He >, Tan
southern anu 'ie AePuOii an a''.y ran
roa"s, "hat - cie,!u "tIe ITcei'eH i"i 'he
aiiiouh! Vi 1'oI,i'o, WIN WhGiii the 'IaIS-
acton III re'P'ct OF saiu cre'lI's was He'u'
What security Saiu company holu' 'heni ior'
ana whal reason anu upon "hat coii-ldera-
tIon the sad credit was gwen and report
'ne answers oi the government directors
"l,nou. 1.tay; ,C1,!'s OrGered printed.
Nr. M 80, .iE " su"ulit''u an 'inchu
hient 70 'h~t oi'', pro'iIliiS ior ','e assign
hieh' oi re'l'tu arm! oiiicerS 10 uu'E AT tht
Nc'ue,hE as pioi',7Ors Vi ia"- orHeFeu
printed ana referred.
Inc senate Dill To amend section l.'p' OF
'he revised statutes, reiatlnS 70 iuei' forage
and quarters oil oihcer, oil the army, wa
called up. III provIdcs that the section
shall direct that iuei, quarters and forage
may be furnished IN KIND to officers by the
,9uartermaster department according to
law ana regulations, and repeais that part
oi the section whlch provides that when
department, then in all such cases officers
shall be entitled to forage bv Communication
of the same, according to existing regula- |
tious.
Mr.. Nancy submitted an amendment |
providing that when officers of the army /
may be assigned to duty which REQUIRES
them to be mounted, they shall. while on
such duty, receive the pay and emoluments
Of the same grade as cavalry officers respect
ively. Agreed to, and the bill passed as
amended.
The House Joint resolution to authorize
he Secretary of War to issue certain arms
o the Washington Light Infantry, Charles
on ). T., was taken up and Mr.. Butler, in ex-
'lanatiOn thereof, said it was to relieve Off
ers OF the company from bonds given by
hem as security for arms loaned to them
Then they visited the Centennial. There
las been an over-issue OF arms to the state,
nd 1t Is further proposed TO allow this
ompany to retain these arms. After some
iscusslon the Joint reso Ition passed.
When the bill to provide for com
liss'on on the subject OF the alcoholic
quor traffic was reached on the calendar,
biection was made to It's present considera-
on and the Senate adjourned.
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= "a, ats III .ie ",iii naive. !,
and Mr. Ferrv va s.cnr,eJ % H. -; ci
NJ dol bv Ur Tbn,m,n e,
The finance commi,,as ,o.J,v tool te
onse biII nrovid;no for ,bs rsrs.I x * ,h tr
1c;e resunn,;on ,c, A, ;nforr'.I - m
m w,s ;n,errnn,ed bv ,ha .,r;rar - ,L il
mr. for the Renubl;can c,ncns 81 ,h oi
mmi,,ee ad;onrned m resume cone;J u