The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
NEBRASKA.

OF portage ereon--eferr 10 committee M
post-ofices A resolution was agreed IN an
pointing President Noah Porter. Of Yale Col
lege. a member ~ the Board Of Regents o.
the Smithsonian Institution. vfse Jas. r Dana
resigned. Wadleigh said the family OF Iaf,
Senator Morton found among bis paners bi,
Views rs q member Of the special committee 4,
regard tn Chinese immigration. and the Sensf.
having given the late Senator leave IN pre.ep,
bis views In writing: when the majority report
was snbmitted on the 9th 81 February 1877
he (Wadleigh) now presented such views ani
moved thst they BE- printed. 90 ordered. Ren
ator Mcdonald submitted resolutions Of re
spect to the late Senator Morton. Remark,
were made nv Senators Mcdonald. Thurman
Conklfng, Morgan, Bruce. Edmonds. Burnside
Booth, Anthony. Wsdleieh, Paddock, and
Voorhees,. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows: By Davis
Of California. To restrict Chinese immigration
Bv Knapp, extending tie operations OF the
Lighthouse Board over the Illinois river. nv
Hewitt. granting pensions To the survivors OF
the officers. soldiers and sailors. or their wild.
ows. Of the Mexican. Creek, Florida and BLACK.
hawk wars-ordered printed. Rv Banning. a
bill directing the Secretary Of War TO paw 10
the officers and soldiers engaged I'm the war
with Mexico the three months, extra nav al
ready provided for nv act Of Congress-passed
A Joint resolution was passed extending tbanks
70 Henry VI. Stanley. for solving the most i'm
pnrtant geographical problem OF the age. Mr..
O'Neill presented a resolution from the Union
League OF Philadelphia against all legislation
proposing the repayment OF certain government
bonds. bonds which were disposed OF by the
Secretary OF the Treasury. at par for goldc coin.
I'm silver coin OF less value than gold. A reso-
luton was passed directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to inform the House Of the amount
OF interest paid bv the government TO national
banks on bonds held as security for currency
tO them. House went into committee OF the
whole on the state OF the Union. After eome
discussion on the finance question. the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
sENAT
FRIDAY, Jan. 1S.-Bills were introduced IA
follows: BY Voorhees,, reviving and %cOntinu-
ing the Court Of Commissioner on the Alabama
claims, and for the distribution Of the unap-
prOprfated moneys OF the Geneva award-re-
ferred 10 the committee on judiciary. By
Conkling, petition OF New York and ALBANY
citizens against the passage OF the Bland silver
bill. Tabled, the bill having been reported to
the Senate. The Senate resumed the coneid-
Grafton Of unfinished Observation-Disclosures SILL
yer resolution. After executive session the
Senate adjourned.
Durham reported the military academy ap-
preparation bill. The bin appropriates &272.-
rs. IL was made a special order Of Tuesday.
Singleton introduced a bill for extending the
jurisdiction of the Southern Claims Commits
sion. Referred. Springer from the Election
Committee presented the majority report of
that committee regarding the contested cleo
ton case for the Fourth District Of California,
the report declares the Democratic contestant,
Wiggin, entitled to the seat. HiscOck from
the same ommitte submitted the minority
report declaring Pacheco, entitled to the seat.
Printed and recOmmitted. Mills, OF Texas. in
troduced a hill donating lands to the different
States and Territories which may provide col
leges for the education Of females. Referred.
Freeman presented a remOnstrance OF the
Union League, Philadelphia, against the paw
ment of bonds I'm other than gold coin. Re
ferred. A number Of private bills were sub
mitted. The first was for the relief Of w. H.,
Newman, for property DESTROYED during the
war at Alexandria. Va. The resolutions in re-
gard to the death Of Senator Morton were call
ed up. Eulogies were pronounced by Hanna,
Browne. Hunter. Calkins. Wilson. Harden
burgh. Garfield, Darnell, Williams of Wiscon-
sin, and HalpltOn. The resolutions were adopt
ed and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 21.-A large number of De-
titions in favor Of reconciliation was present
ed. The Vice President presented a cOmmu-
nication from the Secretary Of Wal in regard
to the publication of the history Of the late
war, and suggesting that a be an
pointed to examine the work already done
and arrange for the form of publication. Re
ferred. Also a communication from the Sec
rotary OF War transmitting. in answer to the
Senate resolution OF Jan. 10th. a report Of the
Mai. Luter corps Of engineers upon the survey
OF the Missouri river at Omaha-referred
Beck submitted a concurrent resolution. de-
clarfng that il Is unnecessary and ineXpedient
to impose the taxes at this time asked for nv
the Secretary Of the Treasury to provide $37,-
100000 for a sinking fund. and directing the
Secretary not to purchase anv more bonds for
the liquidation Of the public debt until direct
ed to do so by Congress. Laid over and order
ed printed. Bills were introduced as follows:
Bv Mcdonald, TO establish q mint at Tndianap-
oils. BY Cameron. authorizing the coinage of
the silver dollar. and providing that gold and
silver jointly and not otherwise. shall he legal
tender. Bv Eustis. to authorize the establish
ment of a mail steamship services between the
United States and Brazil. Bv Conkling. for
the relief Of Mr.. A. HammOnd, late Surgeon
General Of the ARMY. Bv Chaffee, declaring
the meaning and intent Of the 18th section Of
the Hartford r. R.. act of july LIST, 1859. The
Senate resumed the consideration of the Mat
thews' Silver resolution. and then went into
executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced By Nor
cross, to prevent the manufacture and impor-
tation or sale Of intoxicating liquors. By VII
lis, to provide for the organization OF a navy
during a time Of peace. By Ketchum, of New
York, proposing an amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition. providing that no claim against the
United States shall ever be paid, unless the
same shall have been presented to the proper
tribunal within ten years from the time the
claim shall have accrued. By S~hallenberger.
authorizing the coinage of a silver dollar, and
declaring gold and silver, Jointly and not 9TH
erwise, to be a full legal tender. BY Watson,
TO regulate interstate commerce and prohibit
unjust discrimination by common carriers. BY
Marsh, for the transfer Of the Indian bureau to
the War Department. Bv Lignnn, for restrict
Ing the admission of cadets at West Point. BY
Gibson, for the establishment Of a mailsteam-
snip service between the United States and
Brazil. BY Riddle, to reduce the tariff and in |
ternai revenue taxes nv the suspension Of the
SINKING FUND law, until under the operation Of
the law there would accumulate the amount
winch has been applied to the reduction Of the
national debt in excess Of the requirements Of
said law from July LIST, 1862, to July LIST. 1877. |
BY Browne, OF Indiana, to incorporate national
rs''-oad companies for the purpose of construcs
ing q railway from the Atlantic seaboard to
Snlcago, st. Louis and Council Bluffs. By
Leonard, declaring the sense Of Congress in re
gard to subsidies. By Buckner, to suspend for
nve years the operation Of the law requiring
Inc purchase annually of one per cent of the
debt OF the United States. By Davidson, es-
taolish1ng a line of mail and emigrant service
Detween ~Fernandina, Florida, and Liverpool.
Dy Amer, proposing an amen 1ment to the
providing for the issue Of legal
1enoer notes and regulating the amount there
general to contract for ocean mail service. By
nldder, granting lands to aid in the construc-
son OF q railroad from Bismarck to Black Hills.
Also forthe relief of settlers in the Black
nnile. BY Banks, to extend the of
sne United States with Mexico and to provide
Iof the completion Of the Southern Pacific |
hailroad. The joint resolution of the Missou-
: Legislature for the removal Of the CAPITAL
vas reported back adversely. Tabled. The
bill to punish emheZzlement in the District of
Columbia and to protect the District records