New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
yIvItb CONGRESS-IId SESSION
nrc,u.P REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

,pc1r1 AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
D,,Is To CREATE A NEW EXECUTIVE DE-
'n,,,vNr-A FLOOD OF NEW MEASURES in
- uousP-A BILL PASSED AMENDING lHh
MINING LAWS. ,ooo
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Jan. z. 1850.
rho ICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Sem
accommodations from the Secretary OF war GAZING
.,opon 10 the failure OF the PittsDufg ana haA' '
po,lroad Company to build dlKe ior 'he pio'o', "
~.vigaton in connection with brdge Ou''t oS "oNoi
- Ohio River in neglect OF the SecretaIys require
' anl sug,esiiug action by Congress In the matter;
~ ,an.mifiing an estimate Of 600 for the eollec-
',on and payment OF bounty prize money ana other
,ms OF soldiers and sailors for the h,cal year en
,r~ lime 30 1851. and explaining why saio Wa
ch legislation as will provide for the acqusi'lo1 Nv
inc Uniled states OF titles TO Ine lanG CO. on ~
e. Interior transmitting all correspondence OF me IN
tDe nm connection with the Ute massacre.
i@eo @ to letters which the Secretary deems 1t unwise
60 make pubhc during negotiations III the ihaIte:.
70 'MP r YARD Dem, DslD presented two peuuOns OF
, mi.; o. ~ GeoTgeown Dr aud d saware CITY, PRAYING
for The massage Of the rcs0uOn Tor tne aDOuO :" "o
n"mpnsory egal-tcuder pOwerpf the Treasury notes.
Mi J. PADDOCK Wcp., Nchl, ana bAispNlN Nnvr;'
MchJ, presented peuuons oi eA'so'"''' ioi ''' "
h1,G" Mr. "KiRTWooD rep Iowa. presented petition Of
.Iers Of Iowa against Tho passage oi the hli lrGNl-
dine for medical examination and taking oil testimony
Mr. WiNDOM Rep.. MinD) presented petition d OF
eifgtwO citizens OF Minnesota asking Congress not 10
@vtcnd the rltcnf on the C0nc Mil. ~
Mr. PADDOCK tRcp.. Nebl presented q peIllon "a
ejizens Tor the improvement of tie Missouri K'yer'
Among the bills introduced and referred were the io
BY Mi COKE Dem, TezasBy requesTo 70 Tr%%mG,e %aT
The CONSTRUCTION OF the Intcrnauonal ana Gtet' ~ Nr &
frn Railroad OF Texas. from san Francisco TO 'he i'o
Tv Tr. LOGAN REP, uLl-To establish United
STATES Court IL the Indian Territory ., -i,,,,r
Bv NJ. PENDIEIOE (Dem. II limit J4c iIht Gi.iIIn
witch claims IN behalf Of, against, the United states
shall be prosecuted ..,.. ,h,. no
resolution 40 introduced by Mt Bayard C)em, Dei)
Withdrawing the cgatcGder quality OF the greehuach
At end Of the resolution ADD the Woris' anu ryie
notes shall not he ayalanle Tor any OF @ tnI yi nc6
reouired 70 be kept BY the National banks ana a sc
tCs "a ~, y, .,s,,oS ; & a. tho t,u',r,tte on Finance.
MIR WINDOW Gsop, Mlnn) submitted resolution IN
H. eI I'i,,ncy of establishing an additional cX cutNe
department Of the Government to be caisu me ~
uartmpuf OF Aerlculturc ard Commerce, NHitI s"'.
smnrate in its jurisdiction. agriculture domestic ana
foreign commerce, manufactures, mines ana ml.ihE,
nubic lands coOogca and other surveys ana idiItu
nS bv I'M or oiherwise Ordered 20 be printed and
laid ON the table. Mr.. Window announced uit Ac "Cuu
'S@" 6{ViS 1DsT wVsj spoke Of the necessity Of
tuch Department, Sad said mat ne baH piu Co,t
ihc same matter referred 10 in Nh. " ndom resolution
e therefore introduced bill 10 establish De drtnehj
of Agriculture and Commerce which was iaI0 on 'He
Mr. CARPENIER (lcp.wis1 said that he would IKE
10 know what auh,fiiy was given 10 ConIgsS ~ @ '.o
Mines and Mining, ctc ard whether it l. not )ost as
competent 10 establish one 10 suic4l'chu eHoO""N~
% on motion Of Nh PENDfETON CDcn. Oho) the sen
ale look up the I'M reported 10y hm from the commit
zee on Indian Afurs May last % authorize ne sccre
,arv of the Interior 10 deposit Indian trust funds IN the
limited States Treasury IN lieu OF Investment; me
committee proposes amendment by when thc
Uuited states Instead paying per cent interest on
ilc deposits may pay rate fixed DN Inc treaty OF Dy
aci of congress The bin allowed 10 80 over SUB
lcct 10 MIR. Pcudleton's call.
Tue special order, being the bill introduced al tHe
session by Mr. MCPHERSON % m. ~ D., 60 pre- Pre-,
vent cruelty Ii animals IN trdnspOItuOh' was tHCh
taken M. and on motion postponed until tomorrow
The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the senate "A COM
unicatiOB from the secretary O the INTERIOR concern
ing moneys paid the Ute Indians under the agree
nleut of Septebcr g. 1873 also communication iIoh
Inc secretary or the Interior transmitting Information
eiatVc TO tue establishment OF mining claims on the
Utc Reservation. . ----,-..
me senate at 2:1 r. M went into executive session
aud when doors reopencd, aojouincd cut To-