Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-11
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
NenAte.

Henate.
TUESDAY, December 2.-Gordon in
troduced resolution declaring hat, as tn,
project Of the construction of an inter
oceanic canal at Nicaragua is recognized al
a necessity for the prosperity of commerce
and rs such an enterprise must of necessit,
be considered az of international utility
therefore the government of the United
States pledges to accord full and entire pro
lection to the company which shall be
granted concession by the government oil
Nicaragua. Referred to the committee on
commerce. Eaton introduced u bill to
protect life ard property and to prevent
accidents and delays of mails on railroads
and small boats operated under the uris.
diction OF the United States Referred ..
Burnside called up his resolution of last
session reaffrming the Monroe doctrine in
connection with the proposed Darien canal,
and made speech thereon. At its conclu.
sion the senate went into executive sess on
and when the doors were reopened ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, December 4.-Ferry
presented the credentials of Henry P. Bald.
win, the new senator from Michigan, and he
was sworn in Bills and resolutions in
troduced: That treasury notes of the Unit
ed States shall be receivable for all dues to
the United States except duties on imports,
and shall not be otherwise legal tender, and
any of such notes hereafter reissued shall
bear this superscription; to authorize the
payment of custom duties in legal tender
notes; to amend the revised statutes so as
to authorize the purchase of foreign built
ships by citizens of the United States for
use ia the foreign carrying trade; calling on
the president for information as to whether
any money due the Ute Indians under the
agreement of September 18th, 1873, has re-
NAMED unpaid, rs claimed by those In
dams, and also the nature of investments
made for the Utes under that agreement;
authorizing the secretary of the navy 10 re
ceive by donation site for and to construct
a marine hospital at Nebraska city that in
the opinion OF the senate the present volume
of United States notes should not be re.
duced, and that said notes ought to con-
tinue to be legal tender in payment of debts.
".Adiourned.
THURSDAY, December 4.-Bills end
resolutions introduced: To facilitate the
funding of the national debt; declaring
that as the resumption Of the circulation OF
gold, silver and greenbacks as lawful money,
and the expectation that the finances would
had been followed by revived industry and
general prosperity, the successful conduct
OF business depended on stable financial
policy, and that, therefore, in the opinion of
The senate any legislation during the present
session materially changing the existing
system Of finance would be inexpedient; to
provide for the sale of the remainder of the
reservation of the confedersted Otoe and
Missouri tribes Of Indians in Nebraska and
Kansas; calling on the secretary OF the
treasury fors tabulated statement showing
the total amount paid out in each fiscal year
from 1866 to 1879, inclusive, for claims grow
ing out of the late war ...... After short ex.
ecutive session tie senate adjourned till
Monday.
MONDAY, December S.--Voorhees
offered resolution declaring that the SEN
ate has heard, with deep regret, the propo-
sition of the president and secretary of the
treasury in their messages to insugurate
new and uncslled for financial agitation,
and the destruction of the most necessary
currency now in circulation, and that the
interests of the country require free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
on conditions of exact equality, and that 1t
i, the part of q wise financial policy to main
tain the present volume of greenbscks in
anu " picrcIFc tuNi itSnA .Uh
der quality unrestricted and unimpaired as
TO legal effect. Laid on the table 70 Re
called up by VOORHEES, hereafter.....Ad-
iourned.
TUESDAY, December "A resolution
offered by Price declaring it to be the opin-
ion of the house that no change should be
made in the currency laws at the present ses-
sion of congress, WAS referred, as WAS also
a Joint resolution introduced by Ellis,
pledging the protection of the governmental
the Nicaragua Inter-oceanic Canal company
when il shall have obtained the grant from
the Nicsrsgusn government.....4o Young Of
fered resolution for the appointment of a
committee 10 consist of three senators and
five representatives TO investigate the pres
ens system of paying fees OF officers of
United States circuit and district courts.
Referred .... White introduced joint
resolution proposing constitutional
amendment providing that general
appropriation bills shall contain moth.
ing but appropriations, and granting
power to the president to disspproye OF any
separate item of bill without thereby de.
festing the entire bill. Referred ......F Fort
introduced resolution declaring sgsiDst
any attempt TO change the legal status and
quality OF any psper money issued by the
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