Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-22
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS...FIRST
SESSION.

SENATE, Jan. 12.-Bills were in.
troduced as follows; To authorize the appoint.
ment Of Commissioners to ascertain and report
the losses sustained by citizens of the United
States on account of Indian depredatiOns and to
adjust claims arising therefrOm; to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to allot lands in
| severalty to Indians. Mr. kirkwOOd, from the
Committee on Pensions, reported favOrably
on the Senate bill for an increase of PEN
aiOns Of totally disabled soldiers and sail
ors. MIR. Butler offered resolution
instruGting the Committee on Territories to
inquire as to the expedienCy and prOpriety of es-
| tablishing a Territorial Government for Alaska.
The bill for the prevention of cruelty to animals
was laid oyer until the 18TH, HQUsE.-The fol-
| lowing bills were introduced and referred. To
| reduce the tax on deposits subject 60 payment
| with persons and associations engaged in the
| banking business; to facilitate the refunding of
the National debts to stop paper imitation and
| provide for the necessary increase of the vol
ume Of currency by the free coinage of silver
and gold and silver and gold certificates; for
| the payment Of certain Southern mail contract
Ors; TO increase the circulation OF National banks
and TO relieve them from the payment of the tax
on circulation; to liquidate the National debt,
and to strengthen the public credit for the trans
fer Of the Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment; TO equalize homesteads; also to graduate
and reduce the price Of public lands to actual
aettlers extending the jurisdiction of the United
States Circuit and District Courts over crimes
committed by lndiansi to restrict Chinese im-
migration; liking the time for counting the
vote for President and Vice President; for
the issuing Of certificates of the denomination
Of u and ", and fifty and twenty-five cents. A
r0sGlutiOn directing the Committee on EIpendi-
turea in the State Department. TO investigate the
faets relative 70 the Consulate at Hong Kong
waa adopted. A resolution Was adopted Hroyid-
ing tGr the appointment of q committee to in
quirq into the method and manner of paying
pentaanFi srrears OF Denslons, bounty and back
pay toaoldieTa and ascertain whether any irreg-
nlaQtes exist in the payment of the same
motion to suspend the rules and pass bill pro-
Vdtng for the importation Of salt free Of duty
was lost, Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan, 13.-SeVeral Senators
presented numerously siRnad petitians for
commission of inquiry into the alcoholic liquor /
tpaiho. Mr.l FERRY announced that to suit the conf
yenignoe Of various Senators be wopld not ask |
the asnateitD devote the 10th 10 memorial serv. |
ices 10 Senator Chandler. but hereafter ask to |
have OtherdaY set apart. Bills we've introduced |
and Eeierred a. follows: Regulating the Rufhen- |
aleation ana uae OF proxies IN meetinga OF Ma
t0nel bank Rsglclati0ns; tO preserve the secrecy
0tteleWama. Nc. Morrill, offered resolution pro-
andng shat the Committee on FINANCE be in
stmffet to inqute an 70 the pFaoticahility 81 r.
f9ndingauW part Of the National debt az less
lad On the table .and Mr.. Morrill, gave notice
that ~ wouh call Z up the next day. On mo-
ton 9f mE. Thurman the House bill 70 provide
Tor Cirenit Giaurts apd District Courts of the
United States a. Columbus, Ohio and trans
ieTing oertain counties from the Northern
10 the B0nthem Diftrict Of that State,
was taken up and passed. Executive session
and adjournment. ... q. .NoUsE.-C Consideration
gas resumed Of tie resolution for printing the
3loYer report The questian was reCOmmitted
p the COMMITTEES on printing with instruc-
sons 70 inquire how the BOuse lost possession
4 the report, and who now has possession of
Z Mr. Biemell, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES
ln Counting Votes for Pr asident and !,
'iee-tFeaident, reported back q bill 70 provide ,
of and regulate the counting of votes for presi-
ent and liee-P President and decision Of ques-
IONS arising thercfrom. Made SPECIAL order for
be EtLot January. Dir. Converse, Chairman | {
I tue COMMITTEE on Public Lands, reported j
sex the Senate bill touching the Hot Springs / 2
lseryNl0ni Arkansas Passed, The House then 2