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messages, to inaugurate a new and uncaIled-
for financial agitation, aiming at the destruc-
ton of the most necessary currency now in
circulation, ana that the interests OF the
country required free and unlimited coinage
Of both gold and silver on conditions of exact
equality, and that it Is the pant of wise
financial policy to maintain the present vol
uIne of greenbacks in circulation and TO pre-
serve their legal tender quality, unrestricted
and nnimpaired as to its legal effect. Laid on
the table TO be called up by senator VOORHEES,
hereafter. Senators Vest, hirlSwoOd and
Walker were appointed u committee to CO.
operate with thcHouse committee in arTang
ing for the funeral of Representative Lay.
NofuIther business was transacted. House
Immediately after the reading Of the journal,
Mr.. Clark ID, Mo- announced the death OF
Mr.. Lay, stating il was not his intention now
TO speak of the love he bore his late colleague,
but would do so at some future time. Hethen
offered resolutions OF regret, which were
adopted, and the Speaker appointed Messrs-
Clark, Morrison, Hill, bingham, Chalmers,
Calkins and Ryan a committee to arrange
tor the funeral. The House then adjourned
DEC. 9.-SeRGte-Mr. Bayard, from the
Committee on Finance reported the Senate
bill for the interchange of subsidiary silver
coins: also the Senate bin to authorize the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO Issue Sl0,0OO,OO0
{ per cent. bonds Tor the payment OF arrears
rob If pensions, and asked their indefinite post
ponement. SO ordered. On motion OF senator
Davis, the resolution heretofore sub
mitted by him, calling on the sec
by States, of amounts paid out OF the
Treasury since 1856, on claims growing out OF
the late War, was taken up. Pendlng discus
sion the morning hour expired, ana the sen
ate went into executive session. House
Bills in reference TO the finances were intro
duced by MessTs. Meyers d., md, New
R.. iowal About $50 bills in all were in
tToduced. Joint resolutions expressing sym
pathy with the Irish people were introduced
by Messrs. Frost ID, Mo- and Gillette &C.,
Iowa.
DEC. 1O.-Senote-A number Of bills were
introduced and referred. The morning hour
having expired, the Senate resumed consid-
Grafton of the resolution offered by Mr. Davis
# West Virginia, calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for a statement of the amounts
paid out by the Treasury since 1864 onpu-
vate claims growing out OF the late war.
Mr.. Davis accepted the amendment by
Mr. Edmunds, that = statement be made to
extend back to March 4, 1861. After some
discussion the resolution was adopted 10y %
marty vote all the Republicans voting
nav. The House concurrent resolution to
adjourn from December ~ to January
was adopted by a vote of IS to 2l......
Hoase-Mr. Burrows Gs.. Mich.) introduced a
Joint resolution proposing an amcndlncnt TO
he Constitution prohibiting pOlYgamy. Re
ierred. At the expiration OF the morning hour
the House went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Springer ID, III in the chair on the bill
relative to the publication OF Supreme Court
reports. 4 long debate took place nthe ques-
finally fixed at s. zoe, and the bill passed. \
Joint resolution was adopted for an adjourn
mcnt from Dec. lS to Jan. 6.
DEC. 11.-Seaate--Mr. Allison, from the
committee on Indian Affairs, reported with
Two amendments joint resolution that the
Secretary of the Interior be authorized,
through a Commission of five persons to be
appointed by the President, to negotiate with
the Ute Indians Tor their removal
from Colorado Mr. Cockren offered an
IL sfsTaf raHsTNT-l
shall not be settled in the Indian Territory.
The resolution thus amended WAS adopted.
senator Plumb introduced bill 10 amend
the Revised Statutes. relating to taxes
upon banks and bankers. 1t provides that no
association shall be liable to Il tax upon any
sum under the name OF deposits which
may be deposited with any other assOcla-
ton, and which is subject to taxation with
such association. The bill also proposes to
TO exempt from taxation deposits in provi-
dent associations, savings banks, Swing lunu
institutions except where any deposit TO
the credit of any one person, firm or corpor-
alton exceeds 5000 In such cases the
excess above that amount Is to be
liable to tax Adjourned till Monday.
HOase-AIr. hclllin d., Lao INTRODUCED blll
authorizing the appointment by the PRESIDENT
IF a commission of cngin. crS to examine the
s,,rvez-s of fine contaminated canal across the
lsthmus of Panama. Referred. Mr.. shelley
D.. Ala.) offered Il resolution for the appoint
lnent of "A select committee to investigate
the causes OF the negro exodus from lnt
south and 90 report such measures rs the eN
igency may require Referred. The Invalid
Pension Appropriation bill was reported, or
tered printed and recommitted. 1t appropn-
ttes So, 100000, about s. 100000 more than last
year. f
DEC. 12-!SeRafe-Not in scssior......
Rouse-Nr Gibson d., La introduced bill
sor the appointment of an Inter oceanic Com
mission to determine the best plan and route
sor the establishment OF communication
.or trade and commerce between the
he ISthmuS OF Darien. Referred.
Mr.. Gillette C., Iowa) introduced a bill in op-
position 10 the retirement ~ gferhDacSe: i1h1
in favor of substituting them Tor national
lank notes and TOR the free coinage Ot
silver. Referred. The Fertilization and
tension Appropriation bills passed, ana
private bills were then taken up. Mr..
Willis ID, hy) presented the address and res
nlution Of the Mississippi Valley states Com
mission. ordered printed. Adjourned till
Monday.
Hon. Alfred ". Lay, Representative in
Congress from the Seventh District Of Mis-
souri,, died in Washington on the morning
Of the Sth, Of paralysis. Mr.. Lay had been
in i'll health for some time. and the expos
ure and excitement incident to his recent
trip to Washington, to attendt the opening Of
the session, resulted fatally. Mr.. Lay was
about IS wears Of age, a lawyer by profess
sion, and a resident Of jefferson City. He
served in the Confederate Army during the
War, and rose from a private to the rank Of
Major.
Among the nominations by The President
recently sent to the Senate are the following:
Owen Denny, Oregon, to be Consul-General
at Shanghai; John Hay, Ohio, Assistant Sec
rotary of State; Chas. Beardsley, Iowa, Fourth
Auditor Of the Treasury; Chas. Hatton,
Michigan, Indian Agent for the Shoshone
Agency, Wyoming.
The Senate has confirmed, without OppO-
sition, the nomination of Secretary McCrary
as Judge Of the Eighth Circuit.
The Advisory Committee Of the Republic
can Senatorial Caucus viii recommend a
policy 81 action in regard TO all legisla-
ton affecting the currency the present ses-
sion.
At Cabinet meeting, held on the 9th, the
Secretary of the Interior was authorized to
notify Gen. Hatch to receive the Ute Indians
engaged in the White River massacre, with
the assurance they will be granted an i'm
martial trial outside OF Colorado and New
Mexico. The prisoners, when surrendered,
will be taken TO Fort Leavenworih. 0uray
and three or four representatives each from
the Uncompahgre, Southern and White
River Utes are to be sent TO Washington.
Congress has voted to take holiday re-
cess from Dec. 10 10 Jan. 6.
The President has nominated Hon. Alex
ander Ramsey of Minnesota as Secretary Of
War. and the Senate has confirmed the NOM
ination. ~ -..t.I
The House Committee on Mississippi
Levees will report a resolution 10 send
committee TO visit the Mississippi River from
- o,;s IN its month"; in connection with