The Saline County journal., 1879-01-30
GLVTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Monday the Goth, bill
to provide uniform national currency; TO re-
tire national banks, and prohibiting their incor-
poration and their issue of notes; to utilize
silver and silver coin, provide for the reissue
of coin and bullion certificates; to provide for
the redemption or payment of lands of the
United States and the issue of bonds bearing
n lower rate of interest; to provide for expan-
sion and contraction of paper money. Laid on
the table. The substitute agreed upon by the
Democratic caucus, concerning the SUFFRAGE
and the constitutional amendments. Laid on
the table. A bill granting DR.. Mary E. Walker
an increase of pension to $40 per month.
Placed on the calendar. The bill to amend
patent laws was resumed; letters from Gen.
sherman recommending the appropriation of
S125, 600 for headquarters at Fort Smelling. Re-
ferred. The bill on patent laws resumed. Laid
ASIDE.
In the House on the 20 resolution author
izing an investigation of the cipher dispatches.
Bills were introduced to prevent adulterations:
TO apply the unexpended million dollars ap-
propriated for soldiers headstones to city
cemeteries; to pay mail contractors; to regu-
late charges on sleeping cars; to make trade
and Mexican dollars legal tenders; to issue
coin certificates in lieu of gold and silver GER
tifcates; to establish uniform measure of time
to repeal all acts relative to pre-emption of
public lands; to reduce the price of public
lands within railroad imits; the judiciary
committee reported . resolution to defray the
expenses of the Davenport 4 Blodgett investi-
cation. The House then went into committee
of the whole bill to provide for settlement
of all outstanding claims against the District
of Columbia and conferring jurisdiction there
of on court of claims, with some amendments
passed; to secure to each citizen equal repre-
sentation, referred.
In the Senate on the 2lst the committee
on hnence reported without amendment the
House bill refunding the national debt; to
prevent the introduction of contagious diseas-
es in the United States; joint resolution di-
recting the cancellation of one and two dollar
notes; the Senate bill to authorize the secrc-
tary of the interior to deposit certain funds
held by him n trustee of Indian tribes in the
treasury of the United States, in lieu of in
vestment, led to . long discussion. Ii author
ICES the secretary to deposit in the treasury of
the United States any and all sums now held
by him, or which may hereafter be received by
him as secretary of the interior and trustee of
the various Indian tribes On account of re-
demption of United States bonds or other
stocks and securities belonging to the Indian
trust fund, and the United States shall pay
interest semi-annually at the rate If per
cent per annum from date Of deposit Of any
and all such sums in the United States treas
ury; the bill to amend the patent laws Was
laid aside informally; the naval appropriation
of $S6,500 over the bill came up and was dis
cussed at length.
In the House, on the 2lst, the resolu ton pre-
sented the previous day directing the commit
tee on the Investigation of election frauds to
inquire into the cipher dispatches, and appro-
priAting el0,0o0 to defray the expenses Of such
inquiry was after lengthy discussion finally
adopted without division.
In the Senate on the 22d, the House
bill on finance to facilitate the rcfunding of