The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Others on various grounds. A number Of
amendments were offered. all OF which were
defeated, and the bin passsd-yeas M, nays
". Mr.. Wood, Chairman OF the Committee ON
Ways anu Means, reported hill making
United states notes receivable for duties on
imports. Pass d--ycas l3t. nays a. MI
Wood also reported bin % facilitate the re-
funding of the national debt. IL authorizes
the Secretary 81 the TREASURY. In the process
Of rcfnnding the national debt, % exchange
directly 40 par bonds bearing fonr per cent.
interest Tor bonds commonly known a. nNt-
twenticS outstanding and uncarrslrd. and al
reefs that whenever all such nvc-twenty
bonds shall have been redeemed the provi'
sion ~ this section aud all existing III DIVISIONS
81 law authorizing reunding the national
debt. shall apply 60 any bonds ~ the United
states bearing per cent or hither rate oi
Interest which may be redeemahle anu that
ia any such exchange. interest shall be AL.
lowed on bonds redeemed for a period ~
three months. The main question being or
dcrcd, the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, the House bill
providing for the payment OF arrears Of pen
sions was taken up and passed with but four
dissenting votes. This law provides that all
inence from the date Of death or
Sacaans the ca as srau;sa ~a Tss
Patent law was further considered. Al
ter an executive session the senate adjourn
OF the late Prof Henry. held IN the hall
of the House Of Representatives. lin the
House, the bill reported from the Com
tate the rounding Of the national debt
passed without division. The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.
Carlisle in the Chair. on the bill organizing
the Mississippi River improvement Commits
sion. and providing for the improvement OF
that river and protection gifts alluy ial lands
After long debate the House took a recess
until : is D. m, when il reconvened to par
ticipate IN the memorial services OF the late
Prot Henry.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Salisbury
submitted resolution calling upon the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury for information as 20
the amount Of compensation paid various
parties for services in negotiating United
states bonds and securities Laid over. Mr.
Butler presented the memorial of the Nation
the unjust discrimination of railroads In
the matter of frcights, asking the
passage of House bill No. 3s47, introduced by
Mr.. Reagan OF Texas. Referred 10 Committee
on Commerce. BY their own request, Messrs.
Wallace and Bayard were excused from fur.
thcr service ON the Teller Committee and
in their places. The credentials ~ Mr.. 1fous-
ton, of Aabama. were presented. Mr..
Plumb introduced Joint resolution
providing for the payment o. 90 per centum
Of the amounts required by law 10 be with
held from certain railroad companies for
Transportation services rendeied for the Coy
ernment. Referred The bin i ia accord
ance with the recommendation ~ the >ecre-
tary Of War. Adjourned till Monday. 1.-The
House spent nearly the entire session in con.
sideration Of private bills.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
~ The House spent the day in discussing the
Geneva Award bill, which was finally passed,
with numerous amendments, by vote Of liS
yeas to - nays. The senate amendments TO
the Pension Appropriation bin were concur
redin.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Cockrel
introduced al bill TO provide auntiorm nation
nj currency 70 retire notes of National banks
and prohibit their incorporation and the re
issue Of notes 70 utilize silver and silver coin
andprovide for the re issue OF coin and bullion
certificates; to provide for the redemption
or payment Of bonds ~ the United States
andthe Issue Of bonds bearing "A lower rate of
interest, and t. provide for the expansion and
contraction Of paper currency 70 meet bust
ness interests and the wants Ut the country.
Laid on the table ~ the request cf Mr.. Cock
rcil. who desires 10 submit remarks IA favor
of the measure Mr.. Morgan submitted the
substitute agreed upon in the Democratic
caucus for Edmunds's resolution concern
ing suffrage and the later Constitutions
nj amendments Laid on che table.
Mr.. Edmunds reported for Mr.. ChriStiancy.
who T. sick. from the judiciary Committee.
a. substitute for the pending bill. new
measure amending the revised statutes 80 as
TO prohibit polygnmy or bigamy. After some
further discussion of the bill 10 amend the
Patent law. the senate went into executive
session and then adjourned. .......1n the
House, large number of bills were intro
duced. among them being one by Mr.. Turner
10 regulate charges of sleeping cars, and
by Messrs. Dunnell and strait. rela
tive to changes IN the Pre- cmption law
Mr.. Springer introduced bill for the pur-
pose Of securing minority representation In
the House Of Representatives, IL provides
that, after the next census, the Legislatures
Of each state shall apportion the state under
the census nf lssu, 80 ~ to provide that where
more than two members are elected In a state
the State shall be divided into districts ~
three members each. n far a nosslble. and
when there are two odd Representatives. that
f., over three. or six, or n'ne. etc, there shall
be one district: consisting q I'VE mem
beers every eiectnr shall vote for only two
members Of Congress. and In district cnti.
tledto five members every clecfnr shall vote
for three members. He presented IN con
nection with his bill. statement showing
that under II there would have been elected
at the last November election from the south
crn Sta.cs "a Republicans instead of q. or
Republican gain Of p, while the Democrats
would have realized like gain In
the North that the general result
publican minorifies at the south ana the
Democratic minuritics nj the North would
have been equally represented ~ Congress-
and that the four millions Of cOlofed popula-
tion could not control the election Of - mem
beers IN the following states, viz. Alabama
3; Arkansas i. Georgia q. Louisiana ?. Mis-
~i~3ippi ?. North Carolina 3 south Carolina
?; Tennessee p, Texas ?: and virginia p
Mr.. Potter asked leave 10 offer resolution
authorizing The investigation Of fne cipher
dispatches and to have IL adopted under the
suspension Of the rules. but Mr.Butler having
objected 70 that on the ground that he wished
70 debate the resolution, u was agreed that
Mr.. Butler should report IL Tomorrow after
the reading Of the journal The resolution
recife- that certain alleged kilograms in
cipher have been published. indicating that
attempts were made, after the Presidential
election of ~. 20 influence ~ money or other
fraudulent methods the vote Of Electors or
action ~ canvas-ing officers in the states "
Florida, south Carolina and oregon. u
therefore directs the Committee on Invest.
cation ~ Electoral Frauds ~ inquire into the
same, and into any other matter connected
with such election, which IN it, Judgment may
De proper. with power to send for persons
ana papers, and - report 40 amy time. also
mpprnnriatiug 5000 for the purpose ~
defraying expenses.
the Senate, on the 2lst, Mr.. Morrill,, from