The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.


On the sth, the communications as follows
were laid before the Senate From the Secre-
tary of War as to the cause and removal of the
Cherokee Indians from the Cherokee Nation
from the same, relating to the bridge across
Detroit River, near Detroit. The following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
ferred To appropriate $155,O0O for the i'm
provement of the channel of the Missouri
River; to negotiate with the Utes, in Colorado,
with a view to their removal elsewhere to aid
the education of the colored race to adjust the
claims of Arkansas against the United States
| for the building of Government officers at
| Charleston, W. Va; resolution calling for all
| communications between the Secretary of the
| Interior and N. c. Meeker, late agent at White
River Indian Agency a resolution by voorhees,
| dem. of indy condemning the Presidents
views regarding the coinage of the silver dollar,
| and advocating the free and unlimited coinage
| of both gold and silver conditions of exact
equality. This last resolution was ordered
| printed and laid on the table. On receiving
| a message from the House, announcing the
| death of Congressman Lay, of Missouri, a
committee was appointed to act with the House
| Committee to arrange for the funeral and ac-
| company the remains to his late home. Ad
journed.
On the 9th a communication was laid before
| the Senate from the Postmaster General asking
for an appropriation of 81 900 900 to be appro-
| priated out of unexpended balances of former
| appropriations, on account of the present in
sufficient funds for inland mail transportation ;
referred. The Senate bill for the interchange of
| subsidiary silver coin was indefinitely post
| poned so also was the bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue $40 ,00O, 900
4 per cent. bonds for payment of arrears of pen
| sions. After other unimportant business, the
Senate went into executive session.
On the 10th, the House concurrent resolution
to adjourn from December 10 till January 6,
r
| War asked for an appropriation of $340 900 to
enable the work on the War, State and Navy
! Building to go on continuously The resolu-
luton of Mr.. Davis Dem. of W. Va.) calling
for a statement from the Secretary of the Treas
ury of the amount paid out of the Treasury
since 1864, on private claims growing out Of
the war, after much debate, was lost by a party
vote.
On the 11th resolution was offered suggest
ing the removal of the Ute Indians from Col
orado, but after some debate, went over.
bill appropriating 5000 900 for the erection o.
military posts on the Rio Grande frontier
which passed the Senate at the former session
but introduced because of its failure to pass tn,
House, offered by Mr.. Withers (Dem. o
Va.) and passed. Several unimportant pension
bills were passed. A resolution was adopted
objecting to the settlement of the Ute indians
in the Indian Territory, this being an amend
ment by Mr.. Cockerill dem. of Mo- to tn,
Iormer reSolution suggesting tnelr removal iron
Colorado. Under the amendment it wa
, adopted.
On the 18th the Finance Committee postponed
f further consideration of the Warner Silver Bill
the Trade Dollar Bill and the Bayard resolu
ton concerning greenbacks until after holida,
, recess they require fuller discussion thar
: could be given before adjournment. The Trad
Dollar Bill will probably be reported from tn
committee with the amendments proposed b,
Mr.. Ferry at the last session. viz. To pro
vide that the trade dollars offered in exchang 2
Q for the standard dollars shall be received onl,
t at their market value rs bullion, and that tn
amount of trade dollars, converted into standar
dollars by recoinage, shall be counted as par
of the annual maximum coinage Of the dollar
= as now authorized by law"