The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11
TELL GRifiIit AIMS.
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WAsHISGT y, ID ccmbtr s SENATE
senator Voorhees, otfrred rtsolu-
'i'n declaring that the Senate han
heard witt deep regret ;he PROPOSE
{ ION Of the P.esiieuS ard s cIet, ~ of
tSe Treasury n e,s m,sssse io inau.
gur41e tcS znu nnciiied;os fasncial
asit4-ion sua res'T c ion as most nee
essaTy ou'r,ncs NV IN circulation, aud
that The Interests Of The country re-
qljre free and Unlimited coinage of
gold and silver in conditis rs of equal
ity, and IhaJ u Is part o Gus hOancial
policy to u Sintain tae present volume
of greenbecks in circu. Atom ard T.
preserve their legal tender unrestricted
and uniupsirci as To legal u CT. Lnd
on the table to be called up by Worn, es
hereafter.
A message was received from the
House announcing the sci ,urnm ent OF
that body upon the announcement of
the desth of Re ieseata'ive Hty, aud
the appointment o. committee TO
m Ike arrange ments fur his funeral, and
II ques;IDg u similar comn.t ee To be
appointed from the Ssuste. The
Chair appointed Senate Vest. Kuk-
wood and Walker, spd at 1856 NJ,
on N rtiCn of Senator Vest. ~ further
mark Of respect Tor the memJrS of
Mr. Hay, TIE nste SCI 1urced.
SsEsJe JUDICIARY Committee to-day
held It's ii 81 meet NJ Of the present
session. The ucmipalitn If Secretary
McCreary was taken up fer considera-
ton, and the committee, after Ir eff
discussion, author z ID the chairman
to report it back 20 the S nate with the
recommendation that it he Confirmed.
House la his prsXer tn morning
the chaplain alluded, ia feeling msn-
ner, to the death Of A NJ Fl v, OF Mis-
souri, who hal been cut down in the
prime of a life ol usefulness.
Immed ately after The ies6ing 0f the
urnal C.Aik, Of NJ -sDs;i, snnouuced
the death oI his col, aguc, II N A u
Hay, stating that is was nJJ his Intent
ton at this hour to SPITE SIS the love
be bore HIS late colleague aid promp
him, bns t some future tins he n, q i
do so. He then offered resolutions tx
pressing The regret which the Il use
experienced a. the death of Mr. II "
AID providing for Il e appointment If
a committee of seven Reprsser t4tives
aud superinten1 ,e funeral ceremt =
n;es. TIE resolutions were adopted.
and the Speaker appN MED Clark OF
Missouri, Morrison, Hin, Bingham,
Chalmere, CIlkins and Ran of Kan
sts as such comm ee on the part of
the H use.
The House then, as mark of re
spect to the memory of the dead Rep
reseutative, at 1915, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-HcU e.
-Pru"d OF Wisconsin In;roduce1 a
j. 1t resoiGt on proposing al amend
meu5 10 the Cons; tufiou providing
that after the fourth of March, 1885,
the President aud Vice President shall.
hold their Offices for six years and shall
be ineligible for more than one term
CONSEQUENTLY. and that members OF
Congress shall be- elected for three
years. Referred.
The Speaker then proceeded with
the call of States for bills, which were
referred.
Under call of the States, about 400
bi | weres introduced, most Of them of
private charac-e Among those OF
general public interest were the follow
| ing:
By Morey-Declaring certain kinds
of matter unavailable, and defining the
duties of the Postmaster General in
|
prep 4red by the law officers of the
Post, flee Department, aud embodies
The views of that department with re
gard to the lottery question.
By Code of Virgiuia-To aid in
the educ stop of the colored race by an
appropriation for that purpose of un-
paid bounlits and pay of the colored
soldiers.
By FELTON, OF G3o'g s-Fcr admis.
sion of the Peruvian baIk and oil prep.
ara;ions thereof free OF duty.
By Chslmers OF Missisaipp-FJr the
election of pcst0ffices at VIcksburg
and Natchz
BE- Ellis of Louisiar.-Abrogatine
| the power of the executive officers to
allow indemnity scrip for uusatisfied
and private land claims, and resting
the power in the United States courts.
b. Wood of New York-To amend
the law relating to internal revenue.
Il provides for the allowance of a
drawback on all manufactured tobacco
included previous 10 March IL, 1879,
which drawback shall equal in value
the amount by which the tSx paid on
such tobacco that exceeded tax OF
sixteen cents per pound which is NOV
imposed.
By FELTON, of Georgia-To protect
innocent persons from criminal prose
cu;ions. L. provides for the repeal OF
section 1922 of the Revised Statutes in
order 10 prohibit she use of criminal
information IN crIminst prosecutions
and give every criminal the right of
trial under regular Indictment by a
duly empsneled grand jury.
By Myers OF Indiana-To retire the
National bank notes and substitute
United States Treasury notes therefor.
By Kenna OF West VIrginia-To set
tie the claims of the citiz,us Of West
Virginia for losses sustained during the
tie war property chargeablo To the
United States.
By Warner Of Ohic--For the ap-
poIntment of selec, committee to in
vestigste the questions relating to in
ter-State commerce.
Wood of New York offered con-
current resolution: Providing for the
adj )urDment OF Congress from De-
cember % to j sDuary 9.
After an amendment making the date
of adjournment the nineteenth instead
of the twenty-third, il was agreed to.
The House went toto q committee of
the whole on the bill defining the du-
ties Of the reporter OF the United
States Supreme Court, AID without
action the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE-B4yard, from the Commit
tee on Finance, reported back Senate
DILL for the interchange OF subsidiary
silver coins and asked its indefinite
postponement, which was so ordered.
Also, Senate bill authorizing the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury to issue &10,-
600, 900 in four per cent. bonds for the
payment OF arrears Of pensioLpand
asked its indefinite pestponement. So
ordered
The Vfcs p. aideut laid before the