Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-29

which was referred, appropriating @5OOOOO for
the suffering people of ireland. Consideration
was resumed of the bill relating to National
| bank reserves. Pending discussion the morning
| hour expired and the bill went over. A memo
rial of the directors of the Illinois Central Rail
road Company was presented, asking that the
duty hereafter imposed upon steel rails shall be
| speclhc at a rate not exceeding $40 per ton. Re
| ferred. The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole on the report of the Committee on
Rules. When the committee rose the House ad-
iourned.
SENATE, Jan. 21. Mr.. Cockrell, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported adj
versely the Senate bill in relation to brevet army
| appointments, and itWas indefinitely postponed.
The Bayard resolution for the withdrawal of
the legal tender quality OF United States
| notes was taken up, and Mr.. Beck made a
speech in opposition. Mr.. Coke obtained the
floor but yielded to a motion that the Senate
go into executive session, which was agreed
to- and when the doors were reOpened the Senate
adjourned. .HoUsE.--hlr. Sparks, Chairman
of the Committee on Military Affairs. reported
back the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John
Porter, accompanied with the majority report
thereon. Mr.. McCoOk presented minority re-
port. Both reports were ordered printed and the
bill made a special order for the 18th of Feb
ruary. Mr.. McMahOn, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill for the payment
of the fees of Marshals and Deputy Marshals for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1880. Ordered
printed and reCOmmitted. The morning hour
was consumed by a discussion of the bill requir-
ing One-half of the National bank reserves to be
kept in coin. The House then went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the revision of the rules
After extended discussion the committee rose.
Several communications were presented and re-
ferred, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 22.-Mr. Morgan offer
ed resolution, which was adopted, directing
the Secretary of the Interior to furnish the SEN
ate anV infOrma atiOn in the Interior Departmant
as to what grants Of public lands made by
acts of Congress to railroad companies or
to States and Territories in aid of
such companies, remain incomplete by
reason of failure of grantees or benefciaries
to comply with the terms of such grants in such
cases. Mr.. Teller offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Interior to inform the
Senate whether any members of the Board of
Indian Commissioners had become interested
in Indian contracts. Adopted. Mr. Bayard's
resolution was taken up and Mr.. Coke
made aspeech thereon. After an executive ses-
sion, adjourned until the 18th. -. HoUsE.-After
some miscellaneous business consideration was
resumed Of the Bank Reserve bill. At the close
of the discussion the amendment (only one to
be voted upon) requiring banks to keep their
coin reserves in their own vaults, was rejected
and the question recurring on the engrOssing and
third reading of the bill the vote resulted, yeas
79, nays 158 The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the revision of the rules,
and when the committee rose the House ad-
jOurned.
HOUSE, Jan. 28.-The Speaker an
nOunced the following special committee on pay
ment of bOunties, pensions and back pay: Cof-
roth, Geddes Myers, MCMILLAN Harmer, Cas-
well and Thomas. After some miscellaneous
business the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union. When the
committee rose a number of private bills were
passed and the House adjourned until the 26th,