The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-08
CONC RESS,
Pendleton's Amendment to Bayard's Legal
Tender Resolution The Department
of the Interior and the Utes.

ton gave notlee Of the following amendment,
proposed to be offered by him, to the Senate
Joint resolution No. 49 (Bayaru's r5solutlOD).
At the end OF the resolution add the WORDS,
And said notes shall not be available Tor any
of the reserves required to be Kept by Ma
tionAi banks, and all such reserves shall be
kept In COIN" Ordered printed and referred
to the Finance Com mmittee
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton, the Senate
took up and considered the bill TO authorize
the Secretary Of the Treasury to invest the
Iudiau funds held In trust by Him at Instead
uf per cent, except where Lie treaties stipu-
lated other wise.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
Of the Interior, transmitting the correspond
ence called for 10y the resolution i the Sem
ate December 8, 1879, eoucerntug the Ute lu-
diana. Secretary SChurz III Ills letter Of
trans INITIAL, says that he forwarded copies OF
oil the correspondence, excepting two letters
received from Gen. Adams, one concerning
the testimony taken by the U te com mission
ers, and the other touching further negotta-
tions with the Utes with reference To their
reservation. These letters, the Secretary
says, the interest OF puollo policy demand
should be withheld from publication at pres
ent.
The Vice President laid before the Senate O.
communication IRON the Secretary OF War,
recommending such legislation as will pro-
vide Tor the acquisition by the United States
Of title to the lands on wnch Fort Stockton,
Texas, is situated. Referred.
Bulls were introduced and referred, as fol-
lows:
By MIR. Coke (by reauest): To promote the
immediate and rapid construction OF the In
ternatiunal aud Great Northern Railroad OF
Texas, from San Antonio to the Rio Grande.
BY Mr.. Maxay: To extend the jurisdiction
OF tho Northern District Of Texas.
MIR. Window submitted d resolution In
structing the Appropriation Committee to
consider the expedlency of establishing new
executive department of the government to
be called the Department OF Agriculture and
Commerce, Ordered to be printed, and laid
Sn the table,
A similar bill was introduced by Mr.. Davis,
OF West Virginia.
The Senate then took up and passed the
private bill for the relief OF Doddridge a.
Davis, of Corpus Christi. Texas.
The Senate then went into executive SeS-
sion, and when the doors were reopened ad-
jDurned.
Hos.se.--By unanimous consent the States
were called this morning AS OF Monday for
bills for reference.
Mr. Chalmers, OF Mississippi, introduced
bill which referred tp the regulation OF coin
certificates. It provides that the holders of
gold or silver bullion may deposit the same
ut any United States mint To be coined and
shall receive coin certificates for the value
thereof OF the denomination Of less than $5;
such certificates to be receivable for customs.
taxes and all public dues, and to be re-issu-
able. The bullion 50 odrpusted is To be eoiued
a. rapidly rs possible auh applied 10 the pay
ment III tine bonded debt, but there shall be
always kept in the Treasury gold and silver
coin equal tu one-third Of the outstanding
certificates. The Issue Of coiu certificates to
be limited to the bullion 80 received.
MIR. Townsend, of Illinois, offered resolu-
tton instruetipg tine Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inuuiIe into the exprdiency of abul-
isnng all envnyS extraordinary and minister's
resident from the United States to foreign
countries. Referred.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following.
BY Mr. Mills, of Texas: Requesting the
President to invite the government Of Mexico
to enter into treaty; alsoa similar bill rela-
live to Brazil.
by MIR. Culberaon. OF Texas: For the re-
coinage Of trade dollars.
BY Mr.. Page, OF California: To restrict the
uf Chinese.
Bills were also introduced and referred as
follows.
BY Mr. Ackep, Of Louisiana: For the regula-
tion of Interstate freights aud passengers
and to relieve tho same from restrictions OF
local quarantine.
BY ReagaD, OF Texas: For the construction
OF u railroad from San Antonio TO the Rio
Grande.
BY Mills, of Texas: Directing the Presi-
dent to prohibit all Indians on reservations
from going into Texas.
Mr. Stevens, Of Illinois, reported back the
Senate bill amending sections 1924 aud 2325 of
the Revised Statutes In regard to miueral
lands. After some discussion, Reagan, Of
Texas, and others, opposing the bill, 1t was
lit, nays 90.
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