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ne House, 20 wait upqlassAe RsssiqeHt aud u I,
.Jrm him that both IfosIees 81 Afn 9ress we1sa
.ady TO receive any communication ne might
choose to make \ brief recess vas
.ad waited on the President, and very soon
..terward the Presidents Message was re-
reiyed a9df read Mr., FeITysa o r9se
duty deyolyed upon him OF anne1nGlng
20 the Senate thei deash OF his late
Colleague, Zachariah Chandler. After few
appropriate remarks by Mr.. Ferry the
senate adjourned out of respect 70 the mem,
Dry of the late Senator. ....-Speaker kandau
allied the House to order at noon. Al toll
all, 232 members were present 1Du 20 .NOseIf.
The newly-eiected members from CauiioEnlA,
.owa and New York took the 1ron-ciad oath.
he House then took a snort recess, 80 that q
ommittee might wait upon the Iresluent ana
inform him the House was ready to receive
NY communication from him. At l 90 the
residents message was received ana Iesiu.
he reading of the message consumed an ho9r
nd "A half and then. on motion OF Mr.. r.
Wood the message and accompanying docu-
.aents were referred TO the Committee OF the
,,hole and ordered printed
DEC. 2.-!Seadte.-Mr. Gordon introduced
Joint resolution declaring the construction
8 .l,a ,,-.,..--' .-ssl, cansl q work OF
ternational utility, and pledglng the Gov
nment of the United states to accord full
I'd entire protection to the company which
nall be granted concession by the Severn
tent of-Nicaragua tor the construction OF
lid inter oceanic canal, and to secure to Said
ompany the peaceful enjoyment OF the nights
e., conceded. Referred to Committee on Com
ucrce when appointed. Senator burnside
allied up his resolution oflast session reaf1r1n-
ny the Monroe ddgline in connection with
he proposea Dafie Cal,e Hsad t5 spseG n
tte went into executive session.
House.-A resolution by Mr.. Price Or, Iowa.,
declaring II TO be the opinion OF the House
hat no change should be made in the Cur
-ency laws at the present session was refer,
red, as was also a joint resolution introduced
by Mr.. EIltsacD-, La1, pledg9pg the PrQtectloh
Il the I, Governments to the sNiearaEuah Inber-
oceanic Canal Company when it shall have
obtained the grant from the Nicaraguin Gov
.rnment several bills were introduced and
py unanimous consent were referred.
DEC. 3.-lSendte.-Mr. Ferry presented
he credentials of Henry p. Baldwin, and the
new senator from Michigan WIS, sworn INTO
flee. Senator Beck introduced bill to au-
thorize the payment of customs duties in
.egal tender notes Referred. Senator Bay
lId introduced joint resolution that Treas
my notes shall be receivable Tor all dues 10
The United States, excepting duties on I'M
,orts, and shah not be otherwise legal ltens
Ter, and any Of said nptes hereafter It.tsSued
shall bear this superSci1ptlon. Referred. sen
ltor ingalls, offered resolution that, in the
opinion of the Senate, the present volume OF
United States notes should not be reduced,
and that said notes ought to continue TO be
legal tender in payment OF debts. HOUSE
sir. +. Wood ID, y. " introduced resolu-
non for the refunding of the remaining por-
zion of the public debt at So per cent. per an
num. Several bills were introduced, among
,GiD foS s fFtie ibsyneft to alTsoidiers
and sailors Of tlfe ditfsTsnee in yalue betw cen
the currency which they received and the val
ne of the standard gold coin together with in
terest on the amount so due, and authorizing
the issue by the Government of S5OOOOO,OO1 in
legal tender notes OF various denomlnatlnns
20 pay said award. BY Mr. Finley d., o., for
the transfer of the Indian,Rpreau 10 the War
Department.
DEC. 4.-Sehqte.A A number Of private
bills were introduced; also, a bill by Senator
Morrill, to facilitate the funding of the ma
tional debt Senator CaTpenterotfereda reso-
luton declaring that resumption, the circula-
ton of gold silver and oreenbacks as lawful
money, and the expectation that finances
would not be disturbed by precipitate leg1sla-
ton, had been followed by revival OF
industry and general prosperity; that
pended on a stable financial policy, and
that, therefore, in the opinion OF the senate,
any legislation during the present session
materially changing the eXlstlng system OF
finance would be ineXpedtent. After a snort
executive session the Senate adjourned TILL
Monday. .HOUSe.-Among the bills and reso-
lutions introduced and referred was one by
Mr. Gillette CD, Iowa., declaring Con
cress is not only opposed to any re
.luctiOn in the volume of the United
states legal tender notes, but on the contrary
l. in favor OF substituting greenDackS lOf Ma
tiOna bank notes, and that II i III favor OF Tree
and unrestricted coinage OF Alp 2-graln ST.
yer dollars. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole for the purpose of dis
tTibuting the PRESIDENTS message. When. the
committee rose the House adjourned TN Mon
day. .eHf -s rF-rt klsF
The public debt statement, issued Dec. 1,
shows decreaselof the debt for November
of S799, S23. Cash in the Treasury, 500, 2i7,-
dSS; gold certificates, SlS, S19, 200; silver GER
tifcates, S7,067,0l0; certificates Of deposit
outstanding, S14,1OO,O0O; refunding certifi-
,ates, S2,Gl1, $50; legal tenders outstanding
.2l6,GSl ,O16: fractional currency outstand-
.ug, SD, 7O4,S4S. .'
The President, on the 1st, sent to the Sens,
,te a long list Of appointments for confirnla-4
lion, among them the following: George W.
McCrary Of Iowa, United States Judge of
ne Eighth Circnr; VIM. II. Hayes Of Ken
lucky, United States District Judge, Dis
rict Of Kentucky; Charles G. W. French,
Cbief-Justice Arizona Territory; Nor
nan Buck Of Idaho, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of
Idaho Territory. United States. Attomeys-
los. b. Leake, for the Northern District Of
illinois; Edward Guthridge, for the Eastern
District Of Texas, and J. w. CracrOft of
Vest Virginia, for the. Territory of Idaho.
indian AgentS-Amos T. 6. kiet, Indiana,
ar Quapaw Agency, Indian Territory John
=. Shorb, Ohio, Sac and Fox Agency, Indian
territory: John w. Tufts, Iowa, Union
Agency, Indian Territory.
Secretary Evarts telegraphed to the Car
he Presidents congratulations on his last
escape from assassination.
A Washington special says: Both parties
re divided over the financial propositions
which Nr. Hayes brought forward in his
message. 1t is asserted by, Republican,
leaders in the House that there Eie-
not over dozen Republicans who
would vote TO retire the legal ten
ders. Probably there are not a dozen
Democrats in the Housewife would vete-the
.ame way. Those who believe that the pa
per circulation Of the Government should
ultimately cease think that the proper time
has not vet come for legislating the green
oacks out Of existence. Each party is hold
N. of for the other to make move.
The President has filled the two vacancies
in the Board of Indian Commissioners by
lhe appointment of WILDER J. Smiley Of
Providence, r. l., and Gen. George Stone
man OF California. 5s-' .-.'- .5ii--l.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Louisville. Ky. was visited by a tornado
about O'Clock on the morning Of the 2Sth,
which did much damage to the southwestern
part Of the city and Suburbs. "A number OF
buildings were blown down ormr9qfed, and
in Cave Hill Cemetery trees were uprooted
and even monuments overturned.
The work Of the Hot Springs Commits