New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
TRANSACTIONS Of COMMITTEES.
(GENERAL PRESS DisPATCHl

WASHINGTON, March o. - Representative
Ellis Of louisiana appeared before The House Com
mIttee on Post Offices and Post Roads, yesterday in
advocacy Of his bill for the establishment mail steam
snip lines between ports Of the United States and for
eign countries. The bearing viii be continued at tho
next meeting OF The committee.
The House Committee on Coinage, Weights aud Meas
ures has agreed 10 report fayOrably 10 the House
Represenatye Forts bil provide for the exchange
of trade dollars for silver dollars proviso was added
and the bill was agreed upon 1t provides that
,be Secondary of the Treasury shall couse 10
Inc cxcnnnged at the Treasury and at all
Snl TREASURES Of the United STATES legai-tcUder
siiver dollars for trade doars at par and shall recon
the said trade dollars INTO lrgalendcr dollars
provided by law, aud shall stop the further coinage OF
rde dollars: proyidrd that fne amount so redeened
and coined INTO egatender dollars shall not interfere
with the minimum how authorized by existing law"
The senate Ponca Investigating Committee heard
Standing Bnfalo one OF the P0uci Chiefs Monday. lie
testified mat Mr.. Kembic-claming TO represent the
Observation-Disclosures 10 The rc-eryaton and tod them
trev must move the lndian Territory, anf they
refused co. compelled them 10 40 30 10y bringing down
10 tuer reservation soldiers from Fort Randall lie
the Poncas tncn seeing there vas no alternative except
nghtlng the Government, won't south unWnluHly and
with protestntions and greet The detas OF the jour
ney a. related by Standing Buffalo, were IN substance
the those revealed by the testimony VI White
Eagle and other witnesses ldst week.
The HOusc Committee on Ways and Means unaui-
mOusy agreed today 10 report favoraby 10 the House
Mr. Morton's bill winch provides for changing he rate
Of duty malt from 20 per cent al vaorem to %
per busbel The committee agreed To give hrnriLg on
Tuesday to those Interested In retaining the duW
salt, give hearing on Frdy next 10 tnOse IN
favor OF repeating the duty paper and the materials
entering into ITS Manufacture III sugu question was
taken aud referred TO subcomintre consisting Of
pesentatlyes Carlisle Tucker, Frye Gibson ana Gar
field.
The I0u.e Committee on Indian AGtrs Mt It's meet
ing today agreed upon the terms Of hill TO be re-
ported the House 20 reimburse the Creek orphan fund
for which, alleged, nave been diverted from
the said fund. The D appropriate SlSl O00 Os 10 be
paid TO Creek orphans their heirs, The drec
tou OF the secretary OF the Interior invested IN
isered bonds United States for their benefit and
the interest paid to them annually.
The House Committee on Commerce at It's meeting to
day agreed TO report avOraby the House the oil OF
Russell (SfRss). which confers the
Secretury OF the Treasury the pDwer-heretOfore
by COngesstO change the names OF vessels under
certain prescribed conditions.
THE House Committee on the Judiciary agreed today
70 report avoIably to the House Representative Taomp
sons blll regulate the number and OF United
states supervisors elections and special deputT
shals appointed under Sections 20l2 and 2O2l II the
| Revised Statutes" The Dill Was anended Dy