Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-29
The Work OF Congress.
from the New York Sun.J

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Forty
sixth Congress will reassemble on Monday,
Dec. 1. There have been few changes in the
composition of the House since the extra scs-
sion adjourned. California, which was not
represented i'm the House during the extra
session, will have four Congressmen-three
Republicans and one Democrat. The West
chester, n. Y, district, which was left with
out Representative by the death of Alex.
Smith, on the eve of his election, will here
after be represented by Waldo Hutchins,
DEM, lust elected. Senator Chandler's
death left vacancy in the representation OF
Michigan in the Senate which has been filled
by the appointment of ex-GOv. Baldwin.
The Committee on Privileges and Elcc-
tions of the Senate has under consideration
the contested case Of Spofford against kcl-
logg, and charges Of bribery against Senator
Ingalls,. The House Committee on Elections
has several contested election cases before it.
Among the number are: Bisbee against
Hull Of the Second District of Florida; Brad
ley against SlemmOns of the Second District
of Arkansas; BOynton against LOring of The
Sixth District af Massachusetts; Donnelly
against WashbIrn of the Third District OF
Minnesota; Holmes against Sapp Of the
Eighth District of Iowa; Wilson against Car
penter of the Ninth District of Iowa; Nc
Cabe against Orth, Ninth District of Indiana;
Herbert against Acklin, Third District of
Louisiana; O'Ifara against Kitchen, Second
District of North Carolina; Crane against
llenkle, Fifth District of Maryland.
Congress has thus far directed but few
public investigations. The Committee of
WAYS and Means has begun an inquiry into
the sugar traffic, with view of readiustinc
the tariff on sugar. The Committee on Bank
inc and Currency has been instructed TO in
yestieate the infringement of the receivers of
the Ocean National Bank of New York and
the German National Bank of Chicago. The
Select Committee, of which Uendrick b.
Wright is Chairman, will report at the next
session upon the causes which led to the re-
cent depression of the labor market. Select
committees of the House have under consid-
Grafton the causes Of introduction and best
means to prevent the spread of epidemic dis
eases in The United States; the state of the
law respecting gascertainment and declaration
Of result of Presidential elections; and the
ventilation of the Hall of the House. The
Committee on Expenditures in the State De-
partment will continue the investigation of
the case of Geo. +. Seward, Minister to China,
who is accused of fraudulent dealings i'm his
Office. The Committee on Rules of
the House will report a new code of
rules for the parliamentary guidance of that
body. The Committee on Agriculture will
investigate the causes of pleuro- pneumonia
among cattle. Senator Davis expects to re-
port the results of his investigation into the
reports, books, and accounts of the Treasury
Department at the next session of Congress.
The Committee appointed to investigate the
affairs of the Freedman's Bank has been at
work all summer, and will be ready to re-
port soon after Congress meets. The select
committee of the Senate, of which Mr.. Wal
lace is Chairman, has concluded its investi-
cation Of alleged frauds in the Congressional
election of 1878. report on the subject
may be expected soon after Congress meets.
The removal of the northern Cheyenne Indi-
ans, with the outrages attendant thereupon,
has been investigated by select committee
of the Senate this summer, and a report will
be made on the subject early next month.
There were 3,134 bills and 120 Joint resOlu-
tions introduced at the last session of Con-
gress. OF this number 2 ,407 bills were in
troduced in the House, and 727 in the Sem
ate. OF the House bills 952 were in relation
to public business, and the others were OF
private nature.
In the Senate, 3l4 public and 413 private
bills were introduced. Nine bills relating to
the finances were introduced in the Senate.
The most important of these were bills pro-
viding for free coinage; authorlzinS the
payment OF custom duties IN ieSal-tenuer
notes; authorizing Secretary sherman 10 Is
sue y10,OO0,0 900 OF 4-per- cents for the payment
OF arrearages of pensions; to recOin trade
dollars into standard silver dollars; for in
terclange of subsidiary silver coins and
United States notes, and to authorize taxa
ton of United States legaltender notes.
Seventy -four bills relating TO the coinage and
currency were introduced in the House. Bills
have been introduced for the following pur
poses: RECURRING national banks to keep on
hand ten per cent. OF amount Of notes issued
them by the Treasury i'm coin; to abolish
national banks: to re peal national tax on de-
posits in savings banks; to coin silver dollars
and fractions thereof upon the metric sys-
tenn; to convert gold now in the Treasury,
or which NAV hereafter be received by il, in
to silver. and to authorize the issue of certif-
icates therefor; to prohibit funding of bonds
payable i'm Treasury notes into coin bonds !;
to substitute TENDERS for national bank
notes; authorizing the issue of 5000, ,000, 900
of United States notes with which coin
shall be purchased TO redeem coin
bonds; to provide for unlimited and free
coinage of silver; directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to make all bonds hereafter
sold payable, principal and interest, in gold,
silver, or lcgal-tender notes; directing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO pay out silver
without discrimination; directing the issue
of S6OO, 900 600 in greenbacks, to be paid out
as Congress shall hereafter direct; to issue
$40 OOO. .IOO in fractional currency: to make
| The trade dollar A legal tender: 10 issue sill
yer coin certificates: to prevent the reduce
| tion of national currency by fraudulcntly
Withdrawing legal-tender notes from crcu-
| lation; directing the coinage of 1000, 900 sill
yer dollars per month, instead of 2,000, 200;
recurring national bank reserves to he kept
| in gold and silver coin: prohibiting boarding
| of money i'm the Treasury, and to prohibit
| the increase of the public debt: to make sub
| sidiary coins legal tender in sums not cX-
| ceedinp $40: to authorize new metric gold
| coin for international use, known rs the
stella" and to authorize the coinage of q
goloid metric dollar.
Among the Senate bills are II proposing
to build public buildings in various parts OF
the country. There are 81 bills concerning
the construction of railroads, and l3 bills re-
lating to ocean steamship service; IL bills
| concerning the practice of United States
courts; is bills in relation to the public
| lands; s bills concerning the Indians; l bill
proposing to transfer the Indian Bureau
| from the Interior to the War Department
Three bills to revive the Court of Commits