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

went into Committee of the Whole on the re-
port of the Committee on Rules. When the
committee rose the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 14.-Petitions were
presented asking for the removal of political
disability from women and for constitutional
amendment giving such citizens right to vote
in favor of the Bayard resolution withdraw
ing the legal tender quality Of Treasury notes
for u commission OF inquiry into the alcO-
hOliC liquor traffic. Mr.. Davis, of West Virgin.
ia from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported with amendments, bill to relieve
the United States Treasurer from the amount
now charged to him and deposited with the
several States. Placed on the calendar. The bill
TO increase the pension OF totally disabled sol
diers and sailors from $50 to = 2per month was
passed. After short executive session adj
ioumCd g. House Mr.. Epson from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported bill apprO-
prating 5000 0tOr the erection of suitable posts
for the protection of the Rio Grande frontier
Referred to the Committee of the Whole Mr..
llcCOid introduced bill to establish Board of
Commissioners of Interstate Commerce Re-
ferTed. Mr.. BuCkner, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Currency and Banking, reported bill
requiring the reserves of National banks to be
kept in gold and silver coin. Mr.. Martin desired
to offer an amendment providing that United
States Treasury notes shall be receivable for all
dues to the United States, excepting for duties
on imports, and shall not be otherwise legal ten
der. Mr.. Buckner refused to yield to the amend
ment and the bill was postponed until the fol-
lowing day. Mr.. Warner, from the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency, reported back
a resolution directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to report under what law
and under what conditions the United
States Treasury became q member of the New
York Clearing House, and whether said Clearing
House accepts Treasury certificates payable in
silver coin, in settlement of balances, or whether
settlement of balances in standard silver dollars
or silver certificates is prohibited by the rules of
the Clearing House. Adopted. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the report
of the Committee on Rules. After considerable
debate and without action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 15.-Mr. Allison, from
the Committee on Finance, reported back the
joint resolution for the withdrawal of the COM
pulsorY legal tender power of the United States
Treasury notes and it was placed on the calen-
dar A minority report was also presented and
placed on the calendar. The credentials Of
Luke Pryor, appointed Senator from Alabama
oath. The bill to relieve the United States Treas
urer from the amount now charged against him.
and deposited with several States, was taken up
and after some discussion the morning hour ex-
piTed, and the bill went oyer. Mr.. Morrill,
called up the bill providing for the re-
funding of the public debt at less
rate of interest than four per cent. and
made speech thereon. On the conclusion of
MIR. MOrrlllB speech the Dill Tor the removal OF
distractions in the Delaware breakwater harbor
passed and the Senate then adjourned until the
18th ..HOUsE.-Mr. Knott, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Judiciary, reported a bill amending the
statutes as to the jurisdiction of the Circuit
Courts of the United States and the removal of
causes from State Courts. Ordered printed and
reCOmmitted. Mr.. Whitthorne, Chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, reported q bill,
which was ordered printed and recOmmitted, au-
thorizing the equipment of an expedition
to the Arctic Seas. Consideration was
resumed of the bill requiring one.half
of the reserves of National banks to be kept
in gold and silver coins of the United States.
After some discussion the bill went over
without action. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the report
of the Committee of Rules. The de-
bate which followed was confined exclusively
to the question as to whether the Committee on
Appropriations or on Commerce should have
jurisdiction over the river and harbor bill
After the committee rose Mr.. Converse intro
duCed bill for the establishment of titles in the
Hot Springs reserve, and the House then adj
jOurned.
House, Jan. 16.-Mr. Sparks, Chair
man of the Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported resolution calling on the Secretary of
War for information as to the number, rank,
names and annual pay of every officer on the re-
tired list of the army. Adopted. bill was
passed donating condemned bronze cannon to
the Morton Monument Association. At the ex-
piratiOn of the morning hour the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the private cal
endar, and when the committee rose the House
until the 18th.