Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-01-25

others on various grounds. A number of
amendments were offered, all of which were
defeated. and the bill passed-yeas III, nay $
y. Mr.. Wood, Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill making
United states notes receivable for duties on
imports. Passed-ycas Isl, nays 43. Mr..
Wood also reported a bill to facilitate the re-
funding of the national debt. 1t authorizes
the Secretary of the Treasury, in the process
of refunding the national debt, to exchange
directly at par bonds bearing four per cent.
interest for bonds commonly known as five
twenties outstanding and uncanceled, and di-
rects that whenever all such five-twenty
bonds shall have been redeemed the provi-
sion of this section and all existing provisions
of law authorizing refunding the national
debt shall apply to any bonds of the United
States bearing per cent. or higher rate of
interest which may be redeemable, and that
in any such exchange, interest shall be al
three months. The main question being Or
dered, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the House bill
providing for the payment of arrears of pen
sions was taken up and passed with but four
dissenting votes. This law provides that all
from tSe date of Death
@ aeeo%ns the % claim S lsr'Sn ls Sranssd. a Tss TSs
ter an executive session the Senate adjourn
e ed tho to 5ae H e SeS ia tse hs
House, the bill reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means to facili-
passed without division. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Carlisle in the Chair. on the bill organizing
the Mississippi River Improvement Commis-
sion, and providing for the Improvement OF
that river and protection ofits alluvial lands.
n AIter long 1eoa1e Sen 5he 70
ticipate I'm the memorial services OF the late
Prof. Henry.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Salisbury
submitted n resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for information as to
parties for services in negotiating United
States bonds and securities. Laid over. MIR.
Butler presented the memorial of the Nation
al party from % States, protesting against
the unjust discrimination of railroads in
1@e passaae al'fE Of aouse % bill NG introdaced by
Mr.. Reagan of Texas. Referred to Committee
on Commerce. By their own request, Messrs.
ther service on the Teller Committee and
Messrs. Mcdonald and Randolph substituted
in their places. The credentials of MIR. Hous-
Plumb iImi D Introduce Introduced Joint resolution
providing for the payment of so per centum
of the amounts required by law to be with
held from certain railroad companies for
transportion services rendered for the Gov
ernment: Referred. The bill is in accord
ance with the recommendation of the Secre-
tary of War. Adjourned till Monday. The
House spent nearly the entire session in con-
sideration OF private bills.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
80. The House spent the day in discussing the
Geneva Award bill, which was finally passed,
with numerous amendments, by vote of lib
yeas to 90 nays. The Senate amendments to
the Pension Appropriation bill were concur
red in.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Cockrell
introduced n bill to provide a uniform nation
al currency; to retire notes of National banks
and prohibit their incorporation and the re-
issue of notes; to utilize silver and silver coin
and provide for the re issue of coin and bullion
certificates; to provide for the redemption
or payment of bonds of the United States
and the issue of bonds bearing lower rate oi
interest, and Co provide for the expansion and
contraction of paper currency to meet bust
| ness interests and the wants of the country.
| Laid on the table at the request of Mr.. Cock
of the measure. Mr.. Morgan submitted the
substitute agreed upon in the Democratic
caucus for Edmunds's resolution concern
ing suffrage and the later Constitution
al amendments. Laid on the table
Mr.. Edmunds reported for Mr.. Christiancy
who is sick. from the Judiciary Committee
| as substitute for the pending bill, II new
measure amending the revised statutes so n
| to prohibit polygamy or bigamy. After some
| further discussion of the bill to amend the
Patent law, the Senate went into executive
| session and then adiourned........In the
House, large number of bills were intro
duced, among them being one by Mr.. Turner
| to regulate charges of sleeping cars; anC
by Messrs. Dunnell and strait, rela
| tive to changes in the Pre-. .emption law
Mr.. Springer introduced a bill for the pur
pose of securing minority representation IN
the House of Representatives. 1t provide:
that, after the next census, the Legislature
| of each State shall apportion the State under
che census of 1880. so as to provide that wher,
more than two members are elected in n Stat,
| the State shall be divided into districts o
| three members each, as far rs possible, ant
when there are two odd Representatives, tha
is, over three. or six, or nine, etc, there shal
be one district, consisting of five mem
bers. In districts consisting of three mem
bers every elector shall vote for only two
members of Congress, and in n district enti
| tied to five members every elector shall vote
| for three members. He presented, in con
nection with his bill; statement showing
that under IL there would have been elected
| at the last November election from the South
ern States 81 Republicans instead of 9, or {
| Republican gain of 2S, while the Democrats
the North; that the general resul
| would have been the same, but that the Re
Democratic minorities ut the North woult
| have been equally represented in Congress
| and that the four millions of colored popula
tion could not control the election OF p mem
| bers in the following States, viz: Alabama
8; Arkansas /; Georgia 3; Louisiana .; Mis-
| sissippi 2; North Carolina 3; South Carolin;
2; Tennessee 2; Texas 2; and virginia
Mr.. Potter asked leave to offer resolution
| authorizing the investigation of the ciphe
| suspension of the rules, but MIR. Butler havin;
| objected to that ON the ground that he wished
| to debate the resolution, 1t was agreed that
Mr.. Butler should report 1t tomorrow afte
| the reading of the Journal. The resolution
recitcs that certain alleged telegrams il
| cipher have been published, indicating thai
| attempts were made, after the Presidential
| election of '76, to influence by money or othe
| fraudulent methods the vote of Electors q
| action of canvassing officers in the States q
Florida, South Carolina and Oregon.
therefore directs the Committee on Investi
CATION of Electoral Frauds to inquire into thu
same, and into any other matter connected
with such election, which in its Judgment ma!
be proper, with power to send for persons
and papers, and TO report ut any time, als'