Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-08


al of the National Capital to more central
portion of the Union. and the Committee
Grafton. Mr. Paddock, from the Sft Committee fS
bly, ON % the pSii 6iii tep0rcs9 to eStend ''of%s the
Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Plumb, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
tavorably on the bill of the Senate to author
1ze the Secretary OF the Treasury to ascer
tain and report to Congress the amount of
money expended and Indebtedness assumed
and suppressing Indian hostilities. Placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Edmunds moved
10 take up his resolution declaring the valid
1ty OF the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and fif-
teenth amendments to the Constitution. Mr..
Gordon moved to adjourn. Rejected
is pa6iieans = votea a nay. M toRether iee With fai
Messrs. Harris, Hill, Morgan and Maxey,
Democrats. The motion OF Mr.. Edmunds to
yeas, %; nays, l6. Democrats voting in the
affirmative were Messrs. Bayard, Harris, Hill,
Herman and Morgan. Mr.. Edmunds said he
morrow, and the Senate then adjourned......
The House, by n vote of l55 yeas to ~ nays,
passed the bill to restrict the immigration of
Chinese to the United states. It provides
that no master of n vessel owned by any citi-
zen of the United states shall take on board
ut any foreign port any number of Chinese
exceeding fifteen with intent to bring them
to the United States under penalty of 500 for
atty to become a lien orfthe vessel The Post
Office Appropriation bill was further consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate on the 29th, the pension
cases on the calendar were disposed of, and,
after the passage of the bill for promoting the
efficiency of chaplains in the United States
Navy, the Senate went into executive session.
LIN the House, the Post office Appropria-
tion bill was discussed and "a number of
amendments disposed of, but no final action
was taken. The evening session was devoted
to considerationof reports from the Commit
tee on Commerce.. ~
aS In the Senate, on the 3Oth, Mr.. Edmunds's
resolution declaring the validity of the Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution came up rs the
essSst esslsa s' the mn lenstgg SeRg
argument in favor - of y tho - adop-
tion of his substitute of Jan. 20, as agreed
Morgan. concluded his remarks the Senate
wentinto executive scssfon.... In the otise,
the Post office bill passed after many of the
amounts had been Increased.
In the Senate, on the 3lst, Mr.. Voorhees,,
from the sGommitteee on Pensions. reported a
resolution instructing the Secretary of the
Interior to report any additional clerical
force necessary in the Pension Office and
pension branch of the Surgeon Generals
office, to secure to applicants n prompt ex
animation of their claims and a speedy and
efficient transaction. of the business
of pensioners. Agreed to, Mr.-Shields was
appointed u member of he-Cemmittee
ON Railroads and Enrolled Bills, in place of
his predecessor, MIR. Armstrong. Mr.. Saun-
ders, from the Joint Committee to inquire in
to the expediency of transferring the Indian
Bureau from the Interior to the War Depart
unable TO agree, and Submitted their report,
accompanied by bill to authorize the Pres
ident temporarily to transfer the Gus.
certain Indian tribes from the In
teriors to- ,fhe War Department.
and and fos othss pnsssposes Laid on The table
dentials of G. G. Vest, Senator from Mis-
souri,. The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Conkling,
wenti into executive session, when n message
from the President was read in reference to
the New York Custom house appointments.
Mr.. Conkling moved TO proceed to consider
and act upon the nominations. Mr.. Matthews
moved to adjourn, which was carried-yeas,
35; nays, 26; the Democrats mostly voting
yea. In the House, Mr. Morgan, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the bill
for the relief of settlers on absentee Shawnee
lands in Kansas. Passed. The Senate bill was
passed for the erection of a military post at
I'll Paso, Texas. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the private calendar,
the pending bill being the one known as the
discussion motion to report the bill to the
House was defeated-yeas 76; nays IS.
In the Senate, on the 1st, Mr.. Coke sub
mitted amendments to the Senate bill pro-
viding for the construction of a railroad from
Galveston, Tex, to a point on the Rio Grande
opposite Csmargo, in Mexico. Ordered print
Senate bill to provide, for ascertaininR and
settling private land claims in New Mexico,
Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevadaand Colora-
to lands derived from the Spanish
and Mexican Governments. The bill
was discussed and finally laid aside. Con-
sideration was then resumed of the resolu-
ticns of Mr.. Edmunds, declaring the validity
of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
Morgan continued his argument IN favor OF
the substitute presented by him.. Mr.. Bayard
then took the floor, but Yielded to Mr.; Ransom
In the House, the bill tor the relief of Maggie
Barron came up as the regular order of bust
remarks heretofore made by Mr. Bragg in
reference to southern claims. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Hooker, Mills and Singleton
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, but rose
without action.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Mr.. McCreary
introduced bill to transfer the Office of In
dian Affairs to the War Department. Laid
on the table to be called up hereafter. Mr.
Matthews introduced joint resolution pro
Viding for a commercial treaty with Mexico
Mr.. Teller presented a petition of the colored
people OF Louisiana, complaining that they
are not protected either In life or property
and that in the recent election they were met
bv armed white men, known as Democratic
club. and that they were shot at and not al
woke the protection of the Federal Govern
ment. Referred to n select committee, O
which Mr.. Teller Is chairman. Mr.. Harris
from the select Committee on Epidemic Dis
cases. reported n bill to prevent the intro
duction of contagious and Infections disease!
| in the United States, and to establish Bu
| reau of Public Health. Ordered printed ant
| recommitted. MIR. Morrill, gave potice tha
as soon as he could obtain the floor he woult
| call up bill to provide for taking the tentl
| and the subsequent census. The Senat,
! then, on motion of Mr.. Conkling, wen
| into executive session.. In the House
MIR. Burchard introduced bill to provid,
| for the payment of arrears of pen
| sions. 1t authorizes the Secretary of thu
| Treasury to sell, at not less than par, per
! cent. bonds not TO exceed in the aglsregat,
i the sum of Si0,0JQ.u00,. and to be exempt n
| other per cent. bonds, to be,applied to TIL
payment of claims for arrears of pension
under the act of January %, 1879. MIR. Bur
| chard moved to suspend the rules and pas
| the bill. Rejected--yeas l40; navs Sl-not tn
1 requisite wo-thirds. Other bills were in
| troduced for the same purpose, one b!
1 Mr.. Cutler appropriating Sl00,Ot 600, an;
l one by Mr.. White of Pennsylvania, appropri
ating S40,O90,OOO. Mr.. Whitthorne moved T.
| suspend the rules and pass bill to secur
uniformity in the standards of value. rh
| bill providing that the gold and silver coin
| of the United States which have been de
| clared n full legal tender shall hereafter b
| interchangeable at lawful value, each fO
the other, upon the demand of any hold
| er thereof, ut the Office of the Assistan
/ Treasurer atNew York and at the mints a
| Philadelphia and san Francisco, when pre-
| sented in sums of SOD or multiples thereo
/ and il is made the duty of the Secretary {
| the Treasury to provide for such Interchange
ability; and he Is directed, in coin payment.
not to make any discrimination in favor of G
against such gold and silver coin. The bi