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SENATE.

sious or other oompensations paid bankers,
! brokers, etc., for services in negotiating the
ssles of United States bonds or securities,
from 1869 10 ahs present time, and the amount
paid any such persons for services in refund
inp any bonds Of the United States, and wheth-
4 Or interest hat beey paid on callef tsnYs, spd
! d tie sAnstl1e psidon bonds so'd'to fedsesn
such bonds; how much interest has been paid
on such bo6di, and how much money WIS a..
lowed to remain ar deposit IN the. national
banks designated as Repositories.
The senate committee On privileges and cleo
tions met to-day for action on the memorial
Old. II. Corbin, who claims the seat now held
by M. G. Butler, of South Carolina. Republic
can members have . report fayoring Corbin's
admission. but the minority report Is in oppof
sition thereto There being NO, prepared 60
ton on the whole subject, it was postponed
until Monday. - ~ N'D.l.
,s The senate committee on territories heard
the argument this morning as to the advisa-
bility of bringing the Indian Territory under
civil form of government. Delegations from
the Cherokees, Chickasaws and Greeks were
present, all of whom opposed any change in
their present relation with the government,
claiming that they had treaty rights which
should not be violated by any new order. ity
] The senate has passed, bill for restoring
files and records, of any district court of the
United States destroyed by fire. The bill was
in nature of substitute for the house bill TO
restore files Of Texas courts, recently burned,
g.. HOUSE. ,,..-r-
Representative Singleton, of Mississippi, has
introduced bill to provide for the payment
of claims of southern, mail contracts, which
authorizes the payment Of fifty per cent. OF all
such claims as have been audited and whatever
balance remains out of the amount appropr a
ted for this purpose, namely, $375, OOO,L after
such payments, shall be held for ore year to
meet claims which may hereafter, be andited
The balance remaining is to be divided among
claimants. ~
The president approved ithc bill relieving
James Chestnut, of South Carolina, of politi-
cal disabilities. IL y llG7 l0JJlp l. lei 50
WASHINGTON, Jan, lHt7The house commit
tee, on coinage, weights and measures has de-
cided to prepare a bill for redemption Of trade
dollars at par, an! to prohibit further clrcuia-
ton id the United States e 1t was not decided
whether coinage for export will DO permitted
in future. Mr.. Vance was authorized to report
Cummings bill for redemption in legal tender
of subsidiary silver, and for reissue thereof
The house committee on foreign affairs held
an informal conversation on the Japanese in
demnity fund bill heretofore reported. The
committee will press passage of the bill
The secret service has arrested at Fapwood,
New Jersey Charles Ulrich and Henry Cole,
who issued counterfeits on the Tamaqua and
Hanover, Pennsylvania, banks. '' o .''
The house committee on printing agreed to
report with favorable recommendation the Dill
to reduce the expenses of public printing and
binding. The bill provides that the regular
documents to be printed shall comprise the
journals of the two houses, presidents messa-
ges, annual reports of proper heads Of depart
ments, together with such condensed state
ments as are absolutely necessary to explain
the same. .,.,.r F...,.rg ... ...t.
WASHINGTON, jan 18-In the senate COM
munication was received from the secretary OF
war, transmitting report from the command
ing general of the department of the Missouri
concerning the establishment of a military
post in the vicinity of Ell Paso, Texas The
secretary says both Sherman and Sheridan
recommend the appropriation of S4oVO Tor
that purpose, and he conours in the recommen-
dation. Referred to the committee on militia
ry affairs. ..r.1
| > WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O--The following bill
introduced in the senate provides among other
things for the retirement and cancellation OF
all outstanding legal tenders and national bank
notes. and issue in their place treasury notes
redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the Uni
ted States and receivable in payment OF all
government dues and demands except such
obligations as are expressly payable in coin by
statute. 1t also proposes to make these new
rates interchangeable with the standard silver
dollar, and to require the secretary OF the
tre Q Try to pay out silver dollars in redemp-
ton of government bonds in the exercise of his
rightful option for the benefit of the people.
Mr.. Cockrell introduced bill to provide for
uniform national currency to retire the notes
of the national banks and prohibit their incor-
poration and issue of notes, to utilize silver
and silver coin, and to provide for the redemp-
ton or payment of the bonds of the United
States and the issue of bonds bearing lower
rate of interest, and to provide for the expan-
sion and contraction of the paper currency to
meet the business interests of the country.
Tabled at the request of Mr. Cockrell, who
desires to speak in favor of the measure.
MooHshiners Come to GRIEF.
CrscISsATr, Jan GA dispatch from
zabethtown, Kentucky, says that revenue
raiders under CAPTAIN Adam, returned last