Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-21
FOrty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. SENATE.-Mr. Hamlin introduced c bill to regulate the times and places for holding Dis- trict Courts of the United States for the set clement of claims.
 MT. Allison gave notice that he would to- morrow cali up the report of the Finance Committee on Senator Bayard's resolution relating to the legal tender quality of the United States Treasury notes. He gave this notice in order that those who wished to par ticipate in the debate might be prepared.
 MT. Beck said that he would avail himself of the opportunity to explain his reasons for signing the report adverse to the resolution, and to state why he considered that it should not pass.
 Mr. Withers called up the bill to authorize the Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. F. to nego tiate a loan.
 Debate on the bill to regulate the transpor- tation of live stock was resumed, and after discussion it was ordered printed and reoom- mitted.
 At 2:35 p. m, on motion of Mir. Davis, of West Virginia, the Senate went into executive session and adjourned.
 The Senate in executive session confirmed the nomination of Caleb 0. Williams as United States Consul at Swatow; also a num- Der of postmasters, including Henry W. Gard ner at Providence, R. I.
 HeUsE-A bill was introduced by Mr. O'Connor. of South Carolina, for the relief of the starving people of Ireland. It recites that famine with all it's attendant horrors is now existing in Christian Ireland, the peo- pie are dying actually of hunger, and that it is represented that 300, 900 Irishmen, women and children are suffering for food that this suffering must challenge the sympathy of the civilized wolrd, and especially of the citizens of the United States, who owe a debt of grat- itude to the Irish people, and therefore re- n "a have heard with profound sorrow of the des- titution now prevailing in Ireland, and that the sum of $500,000 be appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Presi- dent and Secretary of State for the relies of the people of Ireland.
 Mir. Warner, of Ohio, introduced 8 bill in relation to the United States bonds It au- thorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue in exchange for legal tender money, United States certificates of deposit not to exceed $500, COG, 900 in denominations of $25, $50, $10O, $500, $1 ,O00, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent, redeemable at the option of the Treasury and payable in fifteen years The money received from certificates under this act and all other money in the Treasury in excess of seventy five per cent. is to be ap- piled to the redemption fund of bonds bear ing six per cent, and afterwards of bonds bearing five per cent, the amount to be re- deemed $25, ,000, 900 per month.
 The House then resumed consideration of the bill relating to the reserves of National banks, and Mir. Chittenden argued that there was nothing in this bill other than that half the reserves should be held in coin. Grsenback currency. he said, was a mere political device, which would lead to the corruption of public integrity. It would destroy the main spring of good government. and the legal tender quality should be repealed.
 MT. Lounsbury, of New York, followed and gave notice of an amendment to the bill to repeal entirely the legal tender oualitv of United States notes. Abiding tos the claim that administrative management had brought about resumption, he denied it and said it was to be attributed to the changed national condition and generally prosperous condition of the country.
 Before MT. Lounsbury had concluded his remarks the morning hour expired and the House resumed consideration of the report of the Committee on Rules. An effort was made to close the general debate tomorrow, but it failed.
 At 4:4O p. m. the House adjourned.