The Newtown bee., 1880-01-14
CONGRESSIONA SUMMARY.
Senate.

Upon the opening of Congress after tie holiday recess, large number of petiticts
 upon various matters were present. d in tle
 Senate, prominent among them being seves4l
 petitions of ex-soldiers, presented by NJ.
 Logan, praying for the equalization of bountie.
 Mir. Conkling presented petitions as follows One from a large number of the citizens
 New York State, formerly soldiers, remon
 strating against the passage of the bill proyid ing tor medical examinations and the taking of testimony ln pension cases; the petition oi Isaac J. Covert, and other citizens of New
 York, asking grant of land in Texas, for the purpose of the cultivation of tea and grapes; the memorial of shipowners of New York
 asking tor the amendment of the law relative
 to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels for [ breach of revenue laws; the memorial oi
 underwriters of New York city, asking ar appropriation for the removal ot obstfuctions ill New York harbor.
 MT Morgan announced the death of his colleague, the Hon. George s. Houston, or the last day of the year at his home ir Athens, Ala, and the Senate adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory ot the deceased.
 MT. Bayard presented petition from citi. zens ot Delaware, praying for the passage o his resolution for the abolition of the comnul sory legal-tender power of greenbacks, and Mir. Pendleton gave notice that he would pro yding that greenbaoks, if ddepaTds deppaaTydess bl al regal i-tender quality, shall not be available so, any oi the reserves required to be kept bv tbf national banks Dy eiis
 MT. Windom introduced resolution to cor- sioer the expedieney of establishing an addi. uonal executive department ot the ooyern ment, to be called the e' Department of A or; culture and Commerce." and MT. Dau;s :, West Virginia, introduced 8 bill establ;sb;nn such department.
 Petitions ot ex-soldiers for the equalization oi bounties and against the passage of inc h;ll providing for medical examination and taking oi testimony III pension cases have been pre. sented by several Senators.
 As soon as the House had assembled. after the holiday recess, a resolution directing tba committee on Indian affairs to inyastioata a and report upon the origin of the recent ont. break of the Ute Indians at the White Riuar agency was passed. MT. Scales also reported resolution, which was adopted, callinp on the secretary ot the interior for copies of all correspondence, since the 1st of Januarv 1879. by N. c. Mceker, with the secretary of the interior or commissioner of Indian affairs. and copies of all correspondence by Governor Pakin, Generals Hatch and Adams, and Special Agent Pollock, with the interior da1 rartment, concerning the Ute Indians.
 MT. Forney announced the death of Sef3stor Houston, of Alabama, and the House imrne- dlateiy adjourned, as mark ot respect to de ceased. v "
 Mir. Coffroth has introduced bill to reen. late the payment of arrears and accrued pen sions ot deceased pensioners; also, amending the act of 1872, in regard to the payment of bounties; also, calling on the postnasterg gen. eral for his reasons tor not complying with the law requiring him to furnish a double postal card.
 A resolution has been introduced by Mr. directing the foreign affairs com mittee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing all envoys extraordinary and min- isters resident of the United States to foreign countries, and to report as soon as possible.
 Mir. Hill has introduced g bill to abolish the court otclaims, and to enlarge the jurisdiction of the circuit court of the United States.
 bill has been introduced by Mir. Beltz. hoover, prohibiting the sale of firearms to the Indians.