The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-27
trade dollar legal tender. Referred.

i <ASlOufncu-
ii Dec IA. HousE-The Senate bill
authorizing the issue of duplicates OF
registered bonds stolen from the Man.
| haitian Saving Institution was passed.
The remainder of the day was taken
up by tie Introduction of various bills
and discussion of the bill for the dis
, trieuflon OF the Geneva award, which
was passed over without action, 10
come up again Tuesday next.
3 Dec. 16. SENATE-Beck wanted a
/ resolution passed to oblige the Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO appear in per-
. son and explain why he did not an
> swer the resolution passed ON the 81.
s Laid over.
Davis and Calesby, of Illinois, pre-
, sented resolutions of the Manufactur-
ers Association of the Northwest ask
ing the appointment of a Committee of
Congress to go from Chicago TO Mexico
3 Jan. 4th with an excursion to establish
more direct commercial relations.
Beck offered bill to repeal sections
of laws requiring jurors in O. 8. Courts,
;. who have borne arms against the gov
|, ernment to take the iron clad oath.
Tabled
Matthews moved to lay aside other
orders and take uo Texas Pacific Rail
: road bill. Lost -------->-
/ The morning hour having expired,
Blaine's resolution in regard to inves
tigating elections was called up. Thur
mans amendment was added, and
Conkling amended by substituting a
committe of nine instead of Of the Ju-
dietary Committee. The debate then
commenced upon sundry charges offer
ed by Blaine to secure full and COM
plete investigation, he carrying his
points and defeating the amendments
offered by opponents. The debate
continued till adjournment.
HoUsR-A number of bills similar to
those already before the House, were
offered, in regard to coinage, legal
tender, amount of silver, &C., penalty
on banks refusing silver, &. Bill by
MIR. Gibson appropriating 50, 500, 600
for the improvement of the Mississippi
and its tributaries. Resolution by
Southard asking the number of Super
visors and Deputy Marshals employed
at recent elections By K. LEY asking
statement of balances in National
Banks, on the 1st of months to Janu
airy 1, 1879.
Chalmers moved to suspend rules
and pass the bill making it a penal
offence for certain parties to informed
die in elections by contributions of
money, SC. Failed for want of two
third vote.
House then considered District bus
iness up till adjournment.
Dec. 18.-SENATE-The House bill
giving twenty condemned caDnon to
the Custer monument at West Point
was passed. The House joint rssolu
ton, appropriating $50, ,0J0 for the
purpose of paying necessary expenses
incurred by the committees of the
Senate and the House investigating in
to the cause aud prevention of epi
d,mic discs ses was passed. Tue posse
eomitatus clause of the army appro
priation bill was amended so as to
provide that it shall not be construed
to apply to any part of the army en-
gsged in the States and Territories sub
ject to Ibsurrections. Passed. The
pension appropriation bill was passed.
HOUSE-The Senate amendment to
the adjournment resolution, extending
the recess from December 90 to Jan
uary 1, was concurred in.
A joint resolution, extending until
the 1st of FEBRUARY the time within
which the Joint Committee on trans
fer of the Indian Bureau may report.
Passed, I
Dec. 19 SENATE-The House bill
to amend the act of June 20Jh, 1873, |
and to fix the rate of interest on bonds
authorized by said act to be issued by
the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, ami for other purposes.
Passed
The Vice President announced as the
select committee to inquire whether
the constitutional rights of citizens
were violated in the recent elections,
in accordance with the resolution of
Mr.. Blaine adopted Tuesday: Teller,
Cameron, OF Wisconsin, Kirkwood,
Mitchell, Plumb, Bayard, Wallace, |
Bailey and Garland.
Mr.. Mitchell asked to be excused, anu
said in justice to himself and his con
stituents he could not serve on the |
committee; besides he could not serve |
on ac,ourt of sickness in his family. |
He was in full sympathy with the in
vestigation, however.
Mr. Plumb said it was impossible to |
serve on the committee, and asked to |
be excused.
Both Senators were excused.
The Vice President appointed Sena
tor Hoar 10 place of Senator Mitchell,
and Senator Mcmillan, member in |
place of Senator Plnmb.
Senator Teller, chairman of the select |
committee, submitted a resolution |
authorizing the committee to employ |
such clerks and enograpers as may be |
necessary.
Mr.. VOORHEES, submitted resolution |
instructing the census committee to
inquire into the advisability OF ipelud
ing in the next census the total number |
of pensioners of Indian blood in the La
dian Territory, the number CT mixed |
bloods, number of white members of |
tribes by marriage relation, amount of
property owned, the extent of agricul-
ture, the number of schools in that
Territory, children attending, etc.
Agreed to.
The House joint resolution extend |
ing the time for the joint committee
on the transfer of the Indian Burean
to report was passed.
HoUSR-The House bill appropria-
ting $3.50, 900 for the transportation of
mails by railroads, passed.
j. g. Young took the seat made va
cant by the death of J. j. Leonard, of /
the Filth Louisiana District.
The House went into a committee
of the whole en- the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Throckmorton offered an amend |
ment providing that no Indians living
outside Of Indian Territory shall be
moved into that Territory, unless au-
ahorizsd by act of Congress.
After discussion Mr.. Atkins moved |
as substitute for the amendment an |
amendment limiting prohibition TO the
indians OF Arizona and New Mexico.
Adopted and bill passed
On motion of Mr.. Scales the number
of India1 police was reduced to 400 |
privates and fifty officers
UGh! CArARRHn STAND OFPN!
Keep the breadth of the room be-
tween us while we ask you few ques
fions Aro Won O. Chr;af;an2 Gb-:o,: