Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-22
FORTIEIFTH CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY January 22>

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| senate communication from the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia in answer to
| Senate resolution Of the 18th inst in regard to
| the inadequacy Of the water supply upon ele-
| waited portions of the city. Printed elsewhere
! in the STAR. Referred to the committee on the
| District of Columbia.
| Also a communication from the Secretary OF
| the InteriOrn answer TO recent resolution or
! the Senate in regard to the arrangement Tor
| educating certain Indian children at the Law
| renee university, Wisconsin. Laid upon the
table.
Mir. Dorsey presented the petition OF WIN am
Forsyth, late surveyor OF the District OF col
un:bia. asking compensation Tor MS services.
| Referred to the District committee.
| Mr.. Garland, from the committee on public
lands submitted minority nc report, Isl signed by
! to tie Rancho Panoche Grande in California.
together with bill placing all the claimants to
| that Rancho in the court OF claims, with the
| right of appeal to the supreme Court of the
| United States. Laid on the table and ordered
| that the bin and report be printed.
Mr.. Allison submitted a Joint resolution to
| correct an error in the sundry civil apprOpra-
ton bill for the present fiscal year as to allow
| the commissioners OF the District of Columbia
| to pay for yaSrantS committed TO the Reform
School. Referred to the committee on appro
pratiOfS.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Davis UlL}-TO prevent and punish the
COunterfeitng within the United States of notes.
bonds, and other securities OF foreign govern
ments. Referred the committee on the judi
certain retired army officers. Referred to the
committee on military affairs.
MI Wbyte presented the petition OF the year
ly meeting OF Friends of Maryland, complaining
oftLe evil OF 1ntemperance, and asking apprO-
| pirate legislation TO prevent it.
Mr. Whyte said as an important legal queS-
| lion was involved he thought this petition
should 60 to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. Edmunds called attention 10 the fact that
similar petitions had been referred TO the
| finance committee.
Mr.. Whyte said those petitions referred to the
traffic in liquors, its taxation, &c. This petition
| referred to question of morals.
Mr.. EdmundS.-Well If my friend puts ii on
| moral grounds shall have 10 submit.
| The petition was then referred to the iudc
| iary committee.
MIR. Morrill, called up House bill to facilitate
! the refunding Of the national debt, reported
from The committee on finance yesterday. In
explanation OF the bill, he said it met with the
| unanimous approval OF the committee on
| finance. 1t simply provided that private par
| ties might exchange their five or six per cent
| bonds with the Treasury at par and receive in
| teleSt for three months, the same as national
| banks and SyndicateS had received.
| The bill was then read third time and passed
unanimously. II now goes TO the President for
his signature. 1t authorizes the Secretary of
| the Treasury in the process OF refunding the
national debt TO exchange directly at par the
| four cent. bonds of the United states for the
| hve-tWenty bonds outstanding and uncaled, in
any exchange made under the provisions OF the
act interest may be allowed on the bonds re-
| deemed for period OF three months
While the Senate was considering bills On the
calendar, Mr.. Edmunds moved to postpone the
flirther consideration CT the calendar and pro-
ceed to the consideration OF the resolutions sub
mitted by him on the 9TH OF January. declaring
the 18th. 14th and 18th amendments to the con-
stltution OF the united States valid, &c.
Several Senators objected to taking UP the re-
solution now, as the senator from Maine (Mr
Batne) had given notice that he would speak
at l:30 p. m. day on the naval appropriation
bill. Which would come uD as the unfinished
business at that hour.
Mr.. Conkling said lie had heard no reason as
signed why the Senator from Maine should not
| 60 ON. 1t was custom OF the Senate to always
! allow Senator the floor upon giving notice
| that he desired TO occupy it at a certain time
II was certainly improper to displace Senator
not requiring haste.
The Senate refused TO take up the resolution
OF MI Edmunds and at l:3" pm. tue consider
atlon OF the naval appro oIration bill was re
SuGed. and Mr. Elaine spoke in favor Of his
amer dment submitted yesterday.
HOUSE-The Speaker desired to say. in view
OF scme criticisms made in regard 80 the mis-
| take in the roil-ca.l yesterday, that critical
| examination showed that there was no chang
! in the result OF The two roll calls and called a.
| tentioa 10 The fact that tie error had been dis
! covered through the caution OF the chair send
! ING down to the floor to have some member In
| SiSt on he names being read.
! Mr.. Stephens introduced Joint resolution for
| tie printing OF the memorial services in honor
| CT the late Prof. Henry. referred. Also. bill
| defining the duties OF the Secretary OF the
IltdSuil Ill certain cases. RpIPrTcd zone OF
! ITS provisions is that when any OF the national
banks shall fail TO redeem its notes, or Shall de-
| sire 10 Withdraw them. the Secretary OF the
| Treasury shall sell TO the highest bidder the L.
! ;. bonds deposited to secure the same, for coin
! or treasury notes, and issue certificates OF de
p0St for the coin or notes thus received, which
! lie shall deliver in exchange for the notes OF the
| bank OF exactly the same denomination, and
pay over the balance OF those certificates to the
! bank which had deposited and owned the
pohdS. ana theSe certificates shall be receivable
! for public dues, and be redeemable in coin or
Treasury notes at the L. S. Treasury
Mr.. Banning. from committee on military af-
! tdlIS. reported back Senate bill repeating the
laws in relation to company cooks in the army.
Passed.
Mr. Hale. from committee on appTOpriat ions,
reported bill apprOpriating S60.00U to meet the
expenses of the transportation OF coin and
bullion; provided that the appropriation Shall
be Immediately available, and that the charges
Tor transportation OF gold coin from San Fran
cisco to New York shall not exceed j OF one
per cent. and for transportation OF silver one
per cent, with prOp0rtionate charges between
pTatiOn CT $4,000 TO meet the miscellaneous ey-
pcnseS OF the House OF Representatives.
After a short discussion the bill was passed
ON motion OF Mr.. Sparks, Senate amendments
TO the Indian appropriation bill were non-con-
CURED in.
The Speaker proceeded to call committees for
report.
THE ELECTION INyEsTIG IGATIoN.-9tlle,'s Goo-
natter an South Carolina. The Teller commit
Tee, consisting OF Senators Teller, KrkwoOd,
Cameron, Randolph and Mcdonald, began the
investigation OF the late general election in
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