Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-08

TELEGRAPHIC.
Another Flood of Bills introduced
in Congress Yesterday.
The Maine Fusionists Carry Out
Their Infamous Plans.
They Organize in Both Houses of
the Legislature. n
Republicans Muzzled and Not Al
lowed to State Their Case.
After Which They Withdraw and
Refuse to Participate.
XLVl CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. :

Mr.. Pendleton gave notice of tht
following amendment proposed tt
be offered by him to Senate join
resolution No. 40 (Bayard's resolu
tion) Sat the end Of the resolu
ton add the words, 'ahd said notes
shall not be available for any of the
reserve required to be kept by The
National Banks, and all such re-
ceived shall be Ike kept in coin. .
Ordered printed and referred to the
Finance Committee. asf-5 ftt
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton, the
Senate took up and considered the
bill to authorize the Secretary Of
the Treasury to invest the Indian
funds held in trust by him at 4 in.
stead of 5 per cent, except where
the treaties stipulated otherwise.
The Vice President laid before
the Senate communication from
the Secretary of War, recommend,
ing such legislation as win provide
for the acquisition, by the United
States, of a title to land on which
Fort Stockton, Texas, is situated.
Referred
Bills we're introduced and re-
ferred as follows:
By Mr.. Coke (by requesD-To
promote the immediate and rapid
construction of the International
and Great Northern RAILROAD Of
Texas, from San Antonio to the
Rio Grande.
By Mr.. Maxey--To extend the
jurisdiction of the Northern Dis.
trict of Texas. Z
Mr.. Window submitted a resolu-
ton iustructing the Appropriations
Committee to consider the expedi-
ency of establishing a new execu-
tive department of the Government,
to be called the Department of Ag>
riculture and Commerce. Ordered
printed and laid on the table.
A similar bill was introduced by
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia.
The Senate then took up and
passed a private bill for the relief
of Doddridge 4 Davis, of Corpus
Christi, Texas. Ross
The Senate then went into Ex-
ecutive Session, and, when the
doors were reopened, adjourned. =,
WASHINGTON, Jan. by unan- !
imous consent the States were
called this morning, as Monday, for
bills for reference. ss dsr.. ai
Mr.. Chalmers, of Mississippi, in
troduced a bill, which was referred,
to regulate coin certificates. 1t
provides that the holders of gold or
silver bullion may deposit the same
at any of the United States mints to
be coined, and shall receive coin
certificates for the value thereof, in
denominations not less than Eve
dollars. Such certificates to be res
ceivable for customs, taxes and oil
public dues, and to be reissuable.
The bullion SO deposited is to be
coined as rapidly as possible, and
applied to the payment of the pub
lie debt, but there shall always be
kept J. in the Treasury gold and
silver coin equal to one third Of the
outstanding certificates. The issue
Of coin certificates to be limited to
the bullion so received,
Mr.. ToWsend, of Illinois, offered
a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to in
quire into the expediency Of abolish
ing all the ENJOYS extraordinary
and minister's res dent from the
United States to foreign countries.
Referred.
Among the bills introduced and
referred we're the following:
By Mr.. Mills, of Texas-Request0
ing the President to invite the Gov
ernment of Mexico, to enter into a
treaty; also similar bill relative
to Brazil. ~ a@ .
By Mr.. Culberson, of Texas
For the recoinage of the trade dol
lar. a
By Mr.. Page, of Colorado-To
restrict the emigration Of Chinese.
Bills were also introduced and
referred as follows:
By Mr.. Acklin, of Louisiana
For the regulation of Interstate
freights and passengers, and to re-
lease the same from the restrictions
of local nuarantine. a&G tG