Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
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Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 1lth.-Cockrell, from the
COMMITTEES on Claims reported adversely to the bill
granting pension to the widow OF the late General
Custer. At the request OF Ferry placed on the ca
| lendar.
Garland, from the Committee on the Judiciary re
ported bill to amend Section 1852 Of the Revised
Statutes in reference to bigamy and polygamy
Placed on the calendar
Hill of Colorado, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported fayorably the bill for the recama
lendar.
Morrill,, from the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, reported bill for the erection of pub
lie buildings at Denver.
Randolph moved to take up the bill for the relief
| of Fitz John Porter. 1t was made special order
for Monday next after the morning hour.
Eaton's resolution, requesting the President to
transmit copies OF the correspondence respecting the
the interoceanic canal, was adopted.
After the morning hour the bill authorizing the
| ascertainment OF the amount of land located on
military warrants was considered, and Edmunds
spoke thereon. He said 60,000,0 900 acres of land
were located onmiitary warrants, and five per cent
OF their value would be about 81 100000, which, if
due, should be paid in; but he thought it was not
due.
Mcdonald favored the bill, as the money psid out
would go into State improvements. He supported
this provision for the payment of the whole five per
cent. on the ground OF equity.
After executive session the Senate adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON February 11th.-Price submitted
a report of the Committee on Banking on the de-
funct German National Bank, showing great irregu-
larty the part of the officials. They recommend
an amendment to the National Bank Act-to hold
Directors to strict accountability, and to provide
that stockholders shall not be relieved from personal
responsibility to creditors until they have paid not
Only the amount Of stock held by them, but also an
additional equal to said stock. Ordered printed
and tabled
Warner, from tine Committee on Coinage, reported
back the bill amending Section 1854 OF the
Revised Statutes Printed and recommtted 1t
provides that Section 1854 shall be amended to read
follows The value of foreign coin, as expressed
in money of the United States shall be OF pure
metal, of such COINS OF standard weight as COM
pared with the pure metal in standard coins of the
United States, and the values of gold and silver
coins Of the various nations of the world known to
our commerce, which shall be ascertained by assays
to oe made from time to time under the direction OF
the Director of the MINIS foreign gold coins being
compared with the standard gold coins of the United
States, and foreign silver coins with the standard
silver dollar, and the result of such assays shall be
reported to the Secretary OF the Treasury, and be
embraced in his annual report to Congress.
Consideration was resumed Of the Court removal
bill, but without action the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on revision of the rules
Consideration of Rule IL having been concluded,
Shallenberger offered substitute for the whole
rule distributing the appropriation bills among the
various committees. Rejected-121 to 81.
Frye offered an amendment to ftule 10, that at
any time after the morning hour the House might
90 into Committee of the Whole bills raising the
revenue the general appropriation bills Adopted
The committee rose and Whitthorne introduced a
bill for Commission to examine the rules for pre-
venting collisions the water.
King, Chairman of the Committee on Interoceanic
Canal, reported the following resolution, which was
adopted
Res0lUed, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
requested to furnish the House, for the Of the
ttaao mtg Canal statisfira a.
may be in his department on the following subjects
First, the amount of shipping between the Atlantic
and Pacific ports of the United States and the
amount and kind Of cargoes from the coast of the
Pacific Ocean second, the entries and clearances
at the port of San Francisco for the last fiscal year.
and the amount and kind of cargoes and the ports
to and from WHICH they are carried third, the
amount Of transportation across the Isthmus, and
generally its ports of destination and original ship
ment; fourth, the average duration of voyages
around the Horn between San Francisco and New
York.
Adjourned.