, 1879-01-21

II The npro!ntment snd Dny of supervisors OF
ny Mr. Tnrucr--'ro rcgnlate the charges on
Pullman palaco anil other slcc11ng.cars...
Hy Mr.. l}E,9ht-AiaklnR trus!c md Mexican
dollars ttgai-tcndcr.
lty sir. Al'r!cll-To make sl,!ns, tugs and
other vessels engaged IN commerce: mtwe!1 ~.
nni tnrtfgn countries, ainhfc tor do6ts contract
I'd BY thris nv ncrA t,r nVtilts,
l3y Mr. l}uscltari-au authorize The tssnc q
cnn certificates In lieu Ut gold and silver eortift-
Gates for deposit II the 1'rrasur5.
urr Ut time.
By NJ Dunncll- -Repcalln1 al acts relative
to nse.cm,A!oss u pnl'sc lands. Also, Tor thu
By Mt. stratt-ro reduce the price Of public
fnnAs nihtn rnroatt limits.
Mr, 1'ottcr asked leave to offer A resn'nttnn
authorizing m investigation t.t thn cipher DIS
natehes, and 70 huyc Il adopted under auspoi-
sion Of the rules; but. Mr.. Butler having ot'-
1cctcd to that on The ground tlat he wished to
debate the resolution, tt was agreed TINT Mr.
Potter s,onl rerort. 1t Tomorrow. after tho
reading 0l tnc Journal.
Tho resolution rrcl.ca itat certain alleged
tclcEra1ns in cipher have been published, it'Ii"
eating that attempts we're matic afttr tic frca-
dental election of tSiU to Influence by m,ney
or other fraudulent nnlhods the vote pf Elect
',rs or action u c.t,vassmg officers ln lho states
Of Flor1ia, South Cnsuffnn. mud Oregon. 1t
therefore directs tho Committee on 1nvcst'Ea-
t!on Of Election Frauds 10 i''0ntre !nto tnc
same, an.1 Into anys other matter ronncctcd With
such electton wlHe1l ~ It's Judgment moy Do
pzu,cr, With power ta send lot pctsot1s anu
papers, and 10 report ut any tfnc: Also appro-
prfating $4,000 for tho purpose Of ae1raS'nR ex"
ptSsf Mr. Knott, Chairman OF the judiciary Commit.
tce rcpurtctl resolution to ttcsray the expenses
Of tic Davenport aud Dlodgott investigations
ordered TO 10 .nadc by that Committee.
.Ths Ilouse tt,en went into COMMITTEES of sho
provide for tho tettlc.nrnt Of AL outstahilng
| claims ngninst the District OF Colusnbla, anu
ennferr'ng Jurisdiction thereof NJ tic Court ot
| Claims.
Atr. Ellen opposed tho bill as conterr!ng un::
limited Jurisdiction, and openlng the door to ~
sorts of e'atls for dan'aE.;s in connection win
| r.cnt limiting Jurisdiction to tho cascs VI run
ttacts arising since 1871. Tho amendment, With
tolne slight Modification, WIS agreed 70 -,
| Thu Cutnnfttet then rOsc. nRd tic 5ill waa
reported tU tho ElnltBG and passed.
Ms. Springer introduced bill 10 secure to the
people Of every state equal aud lust representa-
il provides That after tho next census tho
legislatures OF cac,, ssatc shall appozsiou the
State under tho census VI 1850, 90 ns 10 provide
| Tint wllrH more than TWO numbers arc cIcctcd
IN Statc tho stnse slall Ge divided Into dts
tricts Of three members eagal ab fur M putsbc,
| md when there nre two old representatives,
tint ID, over three, or six, or nine, ctc., Thor;
ahall TO onc district consisting Of Avc members
III dislrictn consisting Of three members. over5
Eiector shall voto mir for Two metnbors Ut Con
cross, and in dlttr,cts entitled to fva members
cycry Elgctor sI,nll vote for three members.
| lis presented In connection viii. his bill I
Btatemens showing that under II thcro woult
lsuyc been elected 1T the Inst Noyembcr election
froul tho Southern Stntta 81 Republicans, IN
stcud Of 0, ur Republican gain Ut g, whtle th'
Democrats would hare rralizcsl n like galn 1t
tho Nmtt; that the gcncrn1 rea.'lt would hay
bcun tho sntne, hut that tho Republican mtnor
tiles at the South and Democratic lntnorittca
tfr North would have bern equally represented
in Congress, and that the 100000 of eolosc'
population could not control the election O
E1neml,crs III tho following Biatcs: Alabama
3; Arkansas, I: Georg!a, 8: Louisiana, .; Mis
slstIppl. =; North Carolina, U; Soith Caroltna
q; TenncsscC, =; Texas, .; and Virginia., 2.
| Adjourned.