Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15
CONGRESS...FIRST
SESSION.

DESSAUNs
SENATE, Jan. 6.-Bills were introduced
and referred as follows: To establish Court of
Appeals; providing that no person on the re-
tired list Of the army. navy or marine corps
shall draw a pension; fixing the compensa-
ton of United States District Attorneys and
United States Marshals. Mr.. Logan pre-
sented very large number Of petitions Of
soldiers for the equalizatiOn OF bOuntles. On
motion of Mr.. Morgan, as mark of respect
TO the memory of the late Senator Houston,
of Alabama, the Senate adjourned until the fol-
lowing day, HOUSE, MIR, Scales Chairman OF
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
resolution directing that committee be ap-
pointed to investigate and report upon the origin
Of the recent outbreak of the Ute Indians at the
White River Agency in Colorado, and authori-
zing it to send for persons and papers. Adopted,
After transacting some other unlmpOrtant busI-
ness the House, as mark Of respect for the late
Senator Houston, adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 1.-THE Vice President
laid before the Senate a communication from
the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the
correspondence called for by resolution Of the
Senate Dec. 8, 1879, concerning the Ute Indians.
Mr. Logan introduced a bill to establish a
United States Court in the Indian Territory.
Mr.. Window submitted q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Appropriations to con-
slider the expediency of establishing an addI-
tiOnal executive department OF Government
to be called The Department of Agriculture
and Commerce" which shall embrace In its
jurisdiction agriculture domestic and foreign
commerce, manufactures, mines and mining,
public lands, geological surveys and railroad
statistics, and that said committee report It's
conclusions by bill or otherwise. Ordered
printed and laid on the table. On motion OF
Mr.. PendletOn the bill to authorize the Sec
retary of the Treasury to invest the Indian funds
held in trust by him at four instead of five per
cent except where treaties stipulated other
wise, was taken up and after some discus
sion was allowed to go over, subject 10 Mr..
PendletOu's call. After a short execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-By unanimous consent the States
were called for bill is for reference, and the fol-
lowing bills were introduced and referred: 10
prevent and punish the sale Of firearms and am
munition to unciVilized Indians; to prevent the
use of the United States flag fO- advertising pur-
poses; for the regulation OF Interstate trelghts
and passengers, and to relieve the same from re-
strictions of local quarantine; for the appoint
ment of commission to ascertain the losses
sustained by citizens of the United States
from Indian depredatiOns; extending the
land laws to the territory of Alaska; to establish
the Territory of Pembina; for the recOinage of
the trade dollar; to restrict the emigration OF
the Chinese; for the reduction of duties on inn
ported merchandise, also to reduce the duty on
steel rails Mr., COffroth, from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, reported bill granting
pension of eight dollars month to the officers
and men who served sixty days in the Mexican
war, or thirty days in the Creek, Florida or
BlackhaWk wars referred to the COMMITTEE OF
the Whole. Mr.. Stevenson, Chairman Of the
Committee on Mines and Mining, reported back
the Senate bill amending Sections 1924 and 1925
of the Revised Statutes in regard to mineral
lands, providing that when claimant OF pat
ent is not resident of the land district, the
necessary application and affidaVits may be made
by his authorized agent. After some discussion
the bill was passed, Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 8.--The Sergeant-at-
Arms brought to the bar of the SEN
ate three witnesses to answer charge
of contempt in not Obeying summons
to testify in the Ingals case. One of them
made statement to the effect that he sent
telegram to the committee saying he knew moth
ing about the election Of Mr.. lngals. After CON
siderable debate the three witnesses we're dis
charged having purged themselves of contempt.
Mr.. Jones introduced bill to repeal the twenty
second section of an act to incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, and to aid In the
construction of its road, and to declare the
right, privileges and lands granted in said sec
tiOn to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge u Yicks-
burg Railroad forfeited, and that the section be
re-enacted in favor of the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad Company. The Military Academy
Appropriation bill was reported from the Com
mittee on Appropriations and placed on the
calendar Adjourned until the 18th HOUSE.
Ways and Means, reported a resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the |
Treasury for information showing the
number of licensed dealers in leaf tobacco |
and the amount of revenue collected from snch,
dealers during the fiscal year ending June 80 |
1879 Adopted. Mr. GOode Chairman of the |
Committee on Education and Labor, reported !
back a bill to apply the proceeds OF the |
sale of public lands to the education Of |
the people. Referred to the Committee
of the Whole, Mr. Wilson, from the Com
mittee on Printing, reported a resolu-
tion for printing the ereport Of the Committee on
Expenditures in the Treasury Department OF
the BOrty-tifth Congress known as the Glover re-
port and the testimony accompanying the same.
Mr.. OOnger said that inasmuch as it was stated
that the report was not in the possession Of the
House or any committee he would demand its
reading. Pending action the morning hour
expired and the House went into Committee of
the Whole to consider the report of the commit
tee on q revision of the rules. lengthy discus
sion followed on the new rule that proposes to
deprive the Committee of Commerce lOf prepar-
ing the River and Harbor Appropriation bill.
Without action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
HOUSE, Jan. 9.-Mr. Hayes, of Illi-
nois, introduced bill granting pensions to each
survivor of the Mexican war who was not en-
gagged in the late rebellion or who did not abet
the same. Referred. At the expiration of the
morning hour the House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the private calendar. The COM
mittee reported several bills to the House, which
we're passed and the House then adjourned un-
iii the 18th