Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26


der in payment of all debts, public or
private, except for duties on imports and
interest on the public debt, is hereby re.
peaied, and that hereafter gold and silver
coin only shall be received in nav.
ment of debts; also a bill repeating
the stamp tax on bank checks. The hill
exempting postal employees from serving
on juries passed. A concurrent rosoIn.
tlon for the appointment of Joint con-.
mittee of three senators and live renre.
sentatives, TO investigate the nresent
system of salaries, fees and emolunent
allowed officers of the several United
States courts, TO ascertain whether anv
abuses exist therein, and granting such
committee power to report any time, was
agreed to- The military academy hin
was discussed at length and passed with.
out amendment.
THURSDAY, Dec. 1S-Senate- The fol.
lowing bills we're introduced and refer.
red To provide for the appointment al
commissioners to ascertain and report
the losses sustained by citizens of the
United States by reason of Indian depre-
dations; for continuing the court of COM
missioners of Alabama claims and for
the distribution of the moneys
vi lnC hSIGNd dNhLtl wi 1UQ-
dleton from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported with an
amendment, a bill to authorize the ercre.
tary of the interior to deposit certain
Indian funds in tie United States Treas.
ury in lieu of investment An amend.
ment changes the rate of interest 10 be
paid by the treasury on such moneys,
from five TO four per cent.
Mr Sa1chi1ru from
on privileges and elections, reported a
resolution that an attachment be issued
to the sergeant alarms commanding him
to bring to the bar Of the senate for con
tempt, Smith and other witnesses subnG.
naed by the subcommittee to investigate
the charges against Senator ingalls,, and
who have refused to testify. Members
of the Massachusetts historical So
tion for monument to com
memorate the victory of Yorktown. Re
ferred. Petitions were also present, d of
labor commission Referred. The reso.
luton OF Mr.. Davis, CIV. Va, insiructing
the agricultural committees Of both
houses TO consider the subjebt of ag.
riculture and report what ought 10 be
uUHC ny tlG SbNtIHuiCuJ W DIOulOtG
agricultural interests, was adopted
The pension appropriation bill passed,
A long debate occurred on Voorhees, res
olution authorizing the appointment OF
a committee of senators to investigate
the causes of negro immigration. The
republicans tried to change the reSolu.
ton by adopting WINDOWS amendment
providing that portions of the territories
tie set apart for the occupation of negroes.
The amendment was defeated by yeas IS,
noes %, only two democrats voting for
it. MIR. Voorhees, finally modified his
resolution so as to omit special reference
to North Carolina and Indiana, and i.
was then adopted by ayes 81, noes II.
THURSDAY, Dec 1S.-HouSe -Mr.
Weaver called attention TO an article in
the New York Tribune which said that
he (Weaver) was the author of the petit
ton praying that soldiers be paid the diff
ference between the value of gold and
greenbacks at the time of payment, and
denounced it as slanderous and false
Bills were introduced: To authorize ma
tional banks to make loans on real cs-
tate; to repeal section 3412, of the re
vised statutes in regard to national banks,
so as to take the one per cent. tax of
bank circulation for the regulation oil
inter state nelghts and passengers, and to
relieve the same from the restriction of
local quarantine; for the relief Of Mrs
Maria Clark Gaines. Mr.. Scales, chair.
man Of the committee on Indian affairs,
reported back the senate bill
authorizing the secretary of the
interior to negotiate with the Ute In.
dians for relinqaishment of their
reservation in Colorado and their reno
val and settlement elsewhere, with amend-
ments requiring the consent OF the In.
dians to the cession of any part of their
reservation, and providing that no agree
ment shall be valid unless agreed to by
three quarters of all the adult male In.
dams who have not forfeited their treaty
rights, ana unless confirmed by congress,
He asked for an immediate consideration
of the bill. Mr.. Conger objected, and
the bill was referred to the committee OF
the whole. A long discussion ensued
without reaching conclusion on the sub
ject.
FRIDAY, Dec. .--Senate-There be.
ing no quorum in the senate but very
little business, and that of an unimport.
ant nature, was transacted This done,
the vice president appointed Messrs.
VOORHEES,, Vance, Pendleton, Window
and Blair, q committee to investigate the
causes of negro emigration from the
southern to The northern states, and the
senate adjourned, pursuant to joint reso-
luton, until January 9th.
FRIDAY, Dec. 19-House-The speak
err appointed the committee on the inter
oceanic canal, as follows Messrs. King,
(chairman,) Singleton, Witherone, Mar
tin, o. Tuner (Mich.,) Hutchins, Con.
ger and Frye. A communication was
received from the president containing
n bill for the reclamation Of the marshes
about Washington, together with the rec.
ommendation of the president that the
important provisions of the bill be given
speedy attention. The speaker appoint.
cd the following committee on the York
town celebration: Messrs, Goode, Hall,
Loring Aldrch. Hawley, Muller, Brig.
ham, Dick, Martin, Talbot, Davis, y.
ca Richardson Is. Co. and Persons.
The speaker made the following commit
tee appointments Mr.. Hutchings, on
the committee on education, labor and
expenditures in the treasury department
Ia, hn 1inno &c Morr;cOn oeiUpnF Dar.