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Show FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, 21, Conkling presented pre-sented a large number of petitions from citizens of Ulster, Livingston, Orange and. other counties.) of New York, .in favor of the remonetizitioo of silver. Laid on the table, the bill having been reported to the senate. Beck submitted a concurrent resolution, reso-lution, declaring that it is unnecessary unneces-sary and inaxporfiont tn imitoa tha taxes at this lime asked for by the secretary of the treasury to provide $37,000,000 for a sinking (uud, and. directing the secretary not to pur- chase any more bonds for liquidation of the publio debt until directed to do so by congress. Laid over for the present and ordered that it be printed. Bills were introduced and referred to appropriate committees aa follows: By McDonald, to establish a mint for the coinage of gold and silver at Indianapolii, and appropriating certain cer-tain grounds for the same, and also money for the purchase of necessary machinery. By Cameron, authorizing the coinage coin-age ol the standard Bilvei dollar, and providing that gold and silver jointly, and not otherwise, shall be a legal tender. . , By Euetis, to authorize the estab-lisbment estab-lisbment of mail steamship service between the United States and Brazil. By Conkling, for the relief of Wm. A. Hammond, late surgeon general United Statea army. By Con Gee, a declaraioa of the meaning and intent of the fifteenth section of the Pacific railroad act of July 1st, 1862, etc. Burnside submitted a resolution directing the committee on judiciary to examine the laws relating to final reviews of courts-martial, uud report to the senate upon what officer rested the duty to review the proceedings in the case ot Colonel Runitle, U.d.A. Debate ensued between Burnside, Conkling and others, and Burnside finally withdrew the resolution; also a motion made by him a few days ago to reconaider the voto by which the judiciary committee, on motion of Conkling last week, was instructed to inquire into this subject. In with-; drawing his motion Burnside gave notice that he would, to morrow, submit sub-mit resolutions bo as to have the judiciary judi-ciary committee inquire Into the legal questions of the case and the military committee into ita military character. The vice president presented a communication from the secretary secre-tary of war, regarding the publication pub-lication of the history of the late war, and suggesting that a committee be appointed to examine tbe work already done and arrange for the form ot publication, etc Referred. Also a communication from the . secretary of wur, transmitting in answer to a senate resolution, the re port ol Major Suter, corps of engineers, en-gineers, upon tbe survey of the Missouri Mis-souri river at Omaha. Belarred. Ferry presented a resolution of the Micbigau state grange, remouatratiug against the passage of any bill re ducing duties ou foreign wools, and in lavor of the passage of a law for the protection of purchasers of patented articles. Referred. At the expiration of the morning hour the senate resumed consideration of the resolution of Aiathews declaring the richt of government to pay rwnds in eilvur and Jones ol "Fta" spoke in Javor thereof: iCockrell quoted extensively from Uic v inous financial acta ol congress, to show that government bad Hit riht to pay the bonds in silvrr, and also reviewtd tbe arguments in behall ut tbe single standard alone, but be lore be had spoken long, ho yielded to Edmunds, upon whose motien the senate went into executive session. When the doors were reopened, tbe senate adjourned till 1.30 p.m. to morrow, to allow tbe senators to attend the lialiao Victor-Emmanual service, to which they had been invited by the Italian citizens. IIOlsE. Under tbe call of states the following follow-ing bills were introduced: By Willis (.New York) to authorize 1 (Lie killing of fur seals and other fur- bearing animals within the limits Of; Alaska; also to provide for tbeorgani-1 zation of' a navy during peace. I By Ketcham (New York) propcu-ioR propcu-ioR an amendment to tbe constitution, constitu-tion, providing that no claim against J the United States shall ever be paid! unless the Bame shall have bean presented pre-sented to a proper tribunal within en years from the time the claim shall have accrued. By Shellabarger, authorizing the coinago of silver dullara and declaring gold and nilver jointly, and not otherwise, other-wise, to be full legal tender. By Watson, to regulate interstate commerce and pronibit unjust discrimination dis-crimination by common carriers. By Marsh, for the transfer ol the Indian bureau to the war department. By Lignon, restricting the admission admis-sion of cadets at West Point. . By Gibson, for the establishment of a mail steamship service between the Unitud States and Brazil. By Wood (New Y'ork) for a joint committee of congress to inquire into the causes of Bickuess in the District of Columbia. By Riddle, to reduce the tariff and i nternal revenue taxes by a suspension ot the sinking fund law, until uuder ike operation of said law there would accumulate an amount which has beeu wp plied to the reduction of the national debt in exessa of the requirement require-ment of said law from July 1st, 1862, to July Ut, 1877. By Browne (lod.), by request, to incorporate the National railroad company, lor the purpose of constructing con-structing a railway from the Atlantic seaboard to Chicago, tit. Louis and Council Bluffs. By Fort, to prevent tbe further destruction or retirement of United Slates treasury notes, and to keep them after resumption aa the paper currency of the country. By Leonard, declaring the sense of congress in regard to subsidies. By Buckuer, - to auspeud for five yeara tbe operation ol the law requiring requir-ing the purchase annually of 1 per cent, of the debt of the United States. By Davidson, establishing a line of mail and emigraut steamships between be-tween Fernaudina, Fla.; and Liverpool. Liver-pool. By Oliver, proposing an amendment amend-ment to tbe constitution, providing for an issue of legal tender notes, and regulating the amount thereof. By Luttreil, by request, authorizing the postmaster-general to contract for an ocean mail service. By Ryan, for tbe benefit of actual settlers on the &ac aud Fox, on Indian lauds. By Kidder, grantiug lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Bismarck to the Black Mills; also for the relief of settlers in the Black Hills. I By Banks, to extend tbe commerce of the United States with Mexico, and to provide for the completion of the Southern Pacific railroad. Clarke", Missouri, offered a resolution resolu-tion directing the military committee to inquire into the expediency ot transferring the signal service bureau from the war to the treasury department. depart-ment. Glover asked leave to oflir a reso lution authorizing the committee on expenditures in the treasury depart' ment to Bend sub-committees to such places as it may find necessary for tbe purpose of taking testimony. Patterson objected. The speaker laid before the bouse a communication from tbe Italian minister, inviting the attendants ol the members of the house at tbe funeral services for--the late King o! Italy, Victor Emmanuel, to be held at the St. Alopsius church, Washington, Washing-ton, to morrow morning. Referred. Southard moved to suspend the rules and pss the bill authorizing the payment of custom duties in legal tender notes after the 1st of January 1679. Before tbe question waa put, the hour of 2 o'clock arrived and the house proceeded to the consideration of the business of tbti District ol Columbia. - The joint resolution of the Missouri legislature, for tbe removal of the capital, was reported back adversely. Tabled. Tbe bill to punish embezzlement in the District of Columbia, and to protect pro-tect tbe Diatrict records waa passed. A motion to adjourn was defeated, yefta 95, nays 125. Southard's motion to suspend tho rules and pass the bill making customa duties payable in greenbacks alter January, 1879, came up for vote The motion to suspend tbe rulea and pass the bill was defeated, yeas 154, nays 96; not two-thirds in tha affirmative. affirm-ative. I The house then adjourned, no report re-port having been made from tbe committee on foreign affairs, on the invitation of the Italian minister to attend the religious ceremonies tomorrow to-morrow in memory of the late King of Italy. |