The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
wAsHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. June 2S

WAsuISoroS. June 2Sth.
The House passed the Judicial Ex.
penses Appropriation bill without any
material amendment, and the House
then at 4:50 adjourned.
The Senate resolution OF Saturday to
investigate the charges Of bribery
against Senator Ingalls,, will be actively
pushed. and the men who instituted the
movement say they can prove the brib-
cry with which Ingalls, is charged, and
that they have already traced S24, 900
Of the money.
The Senate Finance Committee this
morning 10y majority vote, mado sev-
erai important amendments to the
House bill providing for the exchange
OF trade dollars for legal tender silver
dollars, and decided its further consid-
erntion should be postponed until next
December, with the understanding,
however. the bill and amendments are
then to be reported to the Senate as
soou as practicable. The principal
amendment adopted to-day provides
that the exchange of legal tender dol
lars for trade dollars shall be at the
market value OF the latter.
Mr.. Vest. OF Missouri, IN the Senate
asked by unanimous consent out Of the
morning lour, to call up the concurrent
silver resolution submitted by him yes
terday, and stated his object was to get
n vote on the subject and let the,people
know who were in favor and who were
against reconciliation and free coin
age. He believed the Western Sena-
tors to be almost unanimously in favor
Of 1t, regardless OF party lines. He had
received at least II hundred letters from
his people advocating remonetizatiou
and hardly one in regard to the polite
nj question being discussed. The peo-
pie desired to know how the Senators
stood on the qustion.
Mr.. Chandler objected and the reso-
luton went over.
The Committee on Appropriations
has deferred action on the adjournment
resolution till Monday.
The Senate has passed the Marshals'
Appropriation bill without amendment,
and II Is 20 DC sent 10 the President im-
medinteiy.
The President has received the Sup
Elemental Judicial Expenses bill. There
is considerable speculation about the
Capito! regarding his action thereon.
There seems to be no doubt that the
Judicial Appropriation bill will receive
the Presidents signature. The Till for
the payment OF U. S. Marshals will be
vetoed. The message will be short.
Bullion dealers have been notified by
the Treasury Department that offers of
silver bullion Tor sale to the Depart
ment will he received OH Wednesday OF
each week, the bullion TO he delivered
ut the Philadelphia. San Francisco, New
Orleans and Carson City Mints.
The Senate, in executive session to-
day, rejected tho nomination OF ID. 4.
Corbin. Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF Utah. The adverse report OF
tho Judiciary Committee upon Corbiu's
nomination was sustained by major.
ity OF four. division being almost quite
upon party lines.
The opinion prevails among Demo.
CRITIC members that tho President has
fully determined to convene Congress
in extra session ngain next week. and
some of them are extremely wrathy in
consequence. They assert boldly that
II an exira session is called that not
enough Democrats will respond to con-
siituto q quorum.
The President has made the follow.
ing nominations for the Mississippi
Leveo Commission: Harrison OF Indi.
ana. James Il. Fades. civil engineer, of
Missouri. Il. Morgan Harrad, civil on.
ginoor, OF Louisiana; Lieut.. Col. G. A.
Gilmore. Major Cyrus Is. Comstock,
Major Charles II. Sutter, United States
Engineer Corps, and Henry Mitchell,
Coast aud Gcodetic Survey.