The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-28
The Work Before the Coming Session
Of Congress.


uIktm AUHrAN-t Will AtArrtItANlT III NAuIuNIs
Dec. I. There have been few changes In the
composition Of the House since the extra ses.
sion adjourned. California, which was not
represented in the House during the extra
session, will have four Congressmcn-thre
Republicans and one Democrat. The West
chester, N. r., district, which was left with
out Representative by the death Of Alex.
Smith, on the eve Of his election, will here
after be represented by Waldo Hutchins,
death left q vacancy in the representation 81
Michigan I'm the Senate which has been filed
BY the appointment Of cx-Gov. Baldwin.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tIons Of the Senate has under consideration
the contested case Of Spofford against KEEL
logg, and charges Of bribery against senator
Ingalls,. The House Committee ON Elections
has several contested election cases before H.
Among the number are; Bisbee against
Hull Of the Second District Of Florida; Brad
ley against slemmons Of the Second District
OF Arkansas; Boynton against Loring Of the
Sixth District AZ Massachusetts; Donneliy
against Washburn Of the Third District 81
Minnesota; Holmes against Sapp Of the
Eighth District OF Iowa; Wilson against Car
pentcr Of the Ninth District OF Iowa; Nc
Iabe against Ortiz, Ninth District Of Indiana;
Herbert against Acklin. Third District OF
Louisiana; O'Iiara against Kitchen, Second
District Of North Carolina: Crane against
Henkle, Fifth District Of Maryland.
Congress has thus far directed but few
public investigations: The Committee Of
the sugar traffic, with view of readjustinp
the tariff ON sugar. The Committee on Bank
Ing and Currency has been instructed to in
yestigate the management OF the receivers Of
the Ocean National Bank Of New York and
the German National Bank OF Chicago. The
Select Committee, Of which Hendrick H.
Wright l. Chairman, will report at the next
session upon the causes which led TO the re-
cent depression OF the labor market. Select
committees OF the House have under consid-
Grafton the causes OF introduction and best
means 10 preventive spread OF epidemic dis
eases In the United States; the state Of the
law respecting entertainment and declaration
Of result Of Presidential elections: and the
ventilation Of the Hall Of the House. The
Committee on Expenditures in the State De-
partment will continue the investigation Of
the case OF Geo. \. Seward, Minister TO China,
who Is accused OF fraudulent dealings in his
Office. Tie Committee on Rules Of
the House will report q new code OF
rules for the parliamentary guidance o. that
body. The Committee on Agriculture will
investigate the causes q pleurc- pneumonia
among cattle. Senator Davis expects 10 re-
port the results Of his investigation into the
reports, books, and accounts Of the Treasury
Department at the next session Of Congress.
The Committee appointed To investigate the
Affairs Of the Freedman's Bank has been at
wa ~ rttAttnNis anu Will TIC ItIuf 10 It-
port soon after Congress meets. The select
committee Of the Senate, OF which Mr.. Wal
lace Il Chairman, has concluded its invesfi-
CATION Of alleged frauds in the Congressional
election Of 1878. report on the subject
may be expected soon after Congress meets.
The removal Of the northern Cheyenne Indi-
ans. with the outrages attendant thcrenpon,
has been investigated by select committee
OF the senate this summer, and a report will
ns made on the subject early next month.
There We're 3,l3i bills and 100 joint resolu-
tons introduced at the last session Of Con-
gress. ~ this number 2,f0- bills were in
uoduccd In the House, and TT in the Sem
o pubic rs TIE oi ssf " ~ sfs y
priv ate nature.
In the Senate, 3i4 public and 4ls private
bills were introduced. Nine bills relating 70
the finances were introduced in the senate
The most important Of these were bills pro-
viding for free coinage; authorizing tho
payment OF custom duties. in legal tender
notes; authorizing Secretary sherman to Is
sue SO, 900 Of 4-per-cents for the payment |
Of arrearages OF pensions: 10 rccoin trade !
dollars into standard silver dollars: for in I
terchange 81 subsidiary silver coins and
United States notes, and TO authorize taxa
ton OF United States legai-tender notes. I
Seventy -four bills relating TO the coinage and !
currency were introduced In the House. Bills /
have been introduced for the following pur-
poses. Requiring national banks 10 Keep on I
hand ten per cent. Of amount 81 notes issued \
them by the Treasury In coin; 70 abolish \
national banks; torcpeal national tax on de-
posits In savings banks; 70 coin silver dollars /
and fractions thereof upon the metric sys-
tenn, 10 convert gold now In the Treasury, /
or which may hereafter be rec "a hy II, in
70 silver, and 70 authorize the j. ne OK certif-
icatcs therefor, 70 prohibit funding Of bonds /
payable In Treasury notes into coin bonds;
70 substitute legal-tenders for national bank i
notes; authorizing the issue OF SGnu. 100000 \
OF United States notes with which coin
shall be purchased 10 redeem coin
coinage Of silver, directing the Secretary Of I
the Treasury to make all bonds hereafter I
sold payable, principal and interest, in gold,
silver. or legal-tender notes; directing the /
Secretary ~ the Treasury 10 pay out silver l
without discrimination; directing the issue \
OF SJvu ,nUu,vuu In grecnbacks, TO be paid out 1
a Congress shall hereafter direct; to issue
$0.oh,uVu in fractional currency; 20 make \
the trade dollar legal tender; 10 issue sill /
yer coin certificates, 10 prevent the reduc- 4
lion Of national cuf fency by frauducntly \
Withdrawing lcgal-tender notes from circu-
lation; directing the coinage ~ 1000 900 sill
yer dollars per month, instead Of 2,uO0,0v0:
requiring national bank reserves 10 be kept \
IN gold and silver coin: prohibiting boarding |
Of money In the Treasury, and 10 prohibit |
the increase Of the public debt; 20 make SUBJ
sidiary coins legal tender in sums not cx-
ceeding SO; TO authorize q new metric gold
coin for international use, known rs the
STELLA and % authorize the coinage OF q
goloid metric dollar.
Among the Senate bills are II proposing
70 build public buildings In various parts Of
the country. There are 81 bills concerning
the construction OF railroads, and IL bills re-
iatng 20 ocean steamship scryice IL bills
concerning the practice OF United States /
courts: ~ bills In relation 20 the public /
lands; bills concerning the Indians; bin
10 transfer the Indian Bureau
from the Interior Ia The War Department.
Three bills 10 revive the Court of Commits
sions ~ Alabama Claims, and proposition
70 restrict Chinese immigration, are among
the measures referred 20 the Committees on
and Ear.isr,, VaIatioo. NJ ll.r,-