Show iby TELEGRAPH aj I 1 congressional SS gf senata washington SO 30 Christ christiancy iancy Sancy t aad rad a lengthy argument in sup sun por ort fc of his substitute and said that he a W was is not opposed to the introduce silver coin coln into our currency neither was wab he be opposed to making lt it a legal tender so as to be just to creditor tor ton aud and debtor but he alid id n not nol t want ant aut to have a reer inaze inage of dilver silver sliver so that it would repel other coin from the country he could gnot approve bof the of silver in homce doses of grains but was waa willing to have wt it lir lif allopathic doses of grains the her passage of the bill now before before athe the honse was in plain english de aslaug our cohl and end all kuch such ek ex had hail 1 by tue toe verdict of history debased the iha more aithan anthe the coin eoin S 8 allison said sald sal he would insist upon metho the tho of the bill tomor to mor ow or arday rr day gAuIs vury bury ury thu thought glit that oliata a full die dis gussion assion ought to ba be allowed 1 after au an executive se session sion bion the sen lena ate adjourned washington 31 kernan pre anted petitions from erie brie and other ther counties of new york in favor avor of the repeal of the specie resumption timp tion act L ia A number of bills of a private K clidia character eter eten were passed during the hibi ning aing hour r hamlin called up the house joint resold resolution tion extending the thanks of p con congress ress lohenry to henry 51 stanley ex of central africa and it was unanimously nani naul agreed to maxey gali gaii called ed up the Senate bill appropriating for the arec of suitable posts for the protection ution of the rio kio orande frontier and it was passed at t the expiration of the morning hour consideration was resumed ped ned of thelt theLl tho ilver silver bill morgan submitted an amendment to allow illow the free coinage of silver by permitting any holder of bullion to deposta it in an assay office or mint in sums not dot less lesa than in a single deposit nor to ex ceede during a calendar month by the same depositor the bhe bullion to revalued be valued at its ita market price rice for legal tenders at the date of deposit certificates tobe to be given to the owner to be paid by the secretary of the treasury in not less than thirty nor uon more inore than ninety i days in legal tender hotes notes or silver do dollars allars liars at the option of government after one year the coinage of silver to be on the same footing looting in all respects with the coinage of gold or printed booth submitted an amendment to allow the owner of silver dollars to deposit them with the treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the united states and receive certificates of not less than 10 the certificates to be engraved as money alid and to circulate in the place of silver 1 the design being to obviate the inco inconvenience of silver in commercial transactions ordered pr printed anted 1 1 I washington 4 the morning hour was taken up in the presenta tion of petitions from all parts parta of tilse the country most of them remon stia tIng against changes in the pre seu duties and the restora 1 tax on tea and conlee connee all of which were beren ed tober 41 othar petitions favorin favoring the or nr jg atlon allon of a department ent of in daft dustny rf the tho head thereof to bo be a A cabinet officer were presented and deferred referred davis davig flom from the committee on reported a substitute for tithe jhb bill to th prevent abuses in respect jo to the mileage of district attorneys of bf the united states placed on the calendar r Daes dawes introduced abill a bill regulating the authentication and use uge of proxies in meetings of shareholders in national banking associations 1 preferred 16 re rrb d tile the following bills were and referred esy epy by to incorporate the t national pacific ad and telegraph fg company by saunders supplementary to the joint resolution in relation ion iun to iha the paris exposition at the expiration of the morning ilour hour consideration of the silver 1111 iiii wL resumed and beck sub uit nit uttley u led leu an amendment directing the secretary of the Trea treasury bury tury lo 10 1 purchase from time to time silver bullion not less than per month mouth dras or as much more as can be coined at vit thie the mints of the united states statts the united states to haye the benefit of the gain or a provided that whenever the market price of silver bullion is such that it cannot be purchased at less than par in legal tender tenders he be shall give notice of the fact and then any citizen of the united states owning bullion may deposit the same at the mint and have it coi cot coined the amendment further provides that the subsidiary coinage shall contain the same relative quantity of pure and standard as the silver dollar hoube 0 WASHING washington tosi TONi 30 30 hases hayes introduced a bill prohibiting any further destruction of legal tender notes and making such notes a legal tender for custom duties davis N C a bill respecting the section of the revised statutes forbidding the payment me nt of pensions to any person or widow children or heirs of any de deceased teased person who in any manner voluntarily engaged in or aided or abetted the late rebellion butlers amendment providing that when are withdrawn from bond the tax behall be collected at the rate required by the law at the time of its ita entry into bond was waa adopted against 51 fosters substitute for the original proposition declaring a reduction of the tax on whisky expedient was adopted after discussion the house sustained the action of the committee in adopting the substitute deci declaring iring tring it inexpedient to reduce the tax on whisky seas yeas nays and the title wai changed accordingly adjourned jour ned washington 31 A resolution to invez investigate the charges of official misconduct in the united states western district court of north carolina was referred harris from the elections c committee am reported in the california case in favor of wigginton wait presented the mino minority rity rily x report e favoring pacheco springer presented a separate re port although concurring in the resolution of the majority all ail were ordered printed the case comes up on tuesday adjourned washington I 1 baker baller of in diana dlana presented a charge against the doorkeeper of the house reciting that he has on his rolls 63 names more than aro arc authorized by law and demanding an tion lion the subject was entertained as a question of privilege washl NOTON L 1 ellla alluded I 1 to the boston navy yard scandal of several years ago baker had his affidavits read the first was by ingram coryell charging that polk had promised him an interest in certain claims provided he would resign his position as clerk polk was interested in these claims the second statement was made by mark A aulry assistant superintendent of the document room to a similar effect and that polk had bad told him he had a corner upon congress in the w way ay of appointments he could get anything from the committee of accounts wright said he had bad one man appointed by the doorkeeper but the man was stationed as messenger in the committee room and he bad to pay him himself wright continued in a seriocomic serio eomie comic strain to the great amusement of the members discussing beecher and hell and addressing dress ng the reporters for which he was called to order amid laughter he said the doorkeeper undoubtedly did the best he be could for no mortal wn was ever so oppressed by office seekers clymer said sald that during the forty fourth congress the contingent cen expenses of the senate were for each senator of the representatives 1013 finally the investigation was placed in the hands of the civil service committee and the affidavits were omitted from the record baker objecting to this leaving out of a of his hla the vote was recon reconsidered an and aud d t hen then the motion to expunge the affidavits was declared out of order after being in committee of the whole on the private calendar the house adjourned till monday washington 4 among the bills billa introduced and referred during the morning hour is one by southard authorizing the payment of customs in legal tender notes and one by mills providing that all bonds hereafter issued by government shall be payable principal and interest in gold silver and legat legal letes tender notes cotes tes AMERICAN washington 30 isabella beecher hooker was waa before the house judiciary committee today to day in behalf of the taxpayers tax payers of the united states her argument was to the effect that every woman who was a taxpayer tax payer was waa entitled to to vote the president has appointed the following gentlemen commissioners to test the gold and aelker silv aliv er coinage 0 0 of f the united states state for the re rear fear ar 1877 professor charles W V elliot mass prof thomas Egleston EgI egl eston jr N Y prof robert bobert G R rogers penn A louder snowden penn hon J B L curry va itea kev SA bronson ohio charles 11 walker ind hon newton baleman bateman charles beardsley jowa iowa hon john W cal cat the ex officio commissioners are the judge of the united states district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania the campt comptroller r oller of currency and assayer of the assay office at new york the commission will assemble at the mint at philadelphia on the of the post office department has sent to its special agent a statement in certain san ban francisco affidavits filed by john allman making charges against postmaster coey cuey which are to the following effect first that he refused to certify the sufficiency lency of bonds submitted with blank bids for mail service unless the bonds should be filled up second that he took memoranda of the amounts of bids the names of bidders bidder etc with a view as adall all ali man charges charges lot lof of furnishing such information to competing bidders third that ho be told certain parties there was no use in their bidding as the washington postal ning ring would be sure to get the contract sj and in this connection spoke with disrespect and contumely about the postmaster general and several pro eminent off meers officers of the department fourth that coey has taken receipts of clerks and other employed emp loyes fo for larger amounts of money than he be paid for them the department has ordered its special lal ial agent to make a full investigation of these charges because are ted in form and are upon their face of a serious character but nobody in the department part ment believes that they bey wili will result in the establishment of anything disgraceful of or even prejudicial cf 31 to coey DEADWOOD 30 A kussian nanae nami moll moil in irl tha nasa dasa wood hospital today to day from the effects of a gunshot wound received last saturday near lead city the deceased refused to reveal who fired the khot or any circumstances connected with the affair otta A Ti erback committed suicide today to day bys by shooting the motive for the deed unknown BOSTON 30 30 the wool warriet market is unchanged but steady a fair demand from manufacturers and prices continue the same as last reported eine fine fleeces are very little inquired for and when forced upon the market would have to be sold quite low in fact it is difficult to obtain more mote for and ohio and pennsylvania than thad for good no I 1 and X prices range from 43 to 45 michigan wisconsin and lew new rew hampshire and other fleeces range from 39 to 42 and combing and delaine fleeces at 45 0 63 53 for low and fine california wool hrs hns been in de demand m and sales at 14 6 28 for fall and 10 0 33 for spring super and X pulled are aro life tife in demand bales sales at 32 6 46 philadelphia SO after a preliminary hearing today to day grank leslie was held to ball bail in 2500 new JEW cew ORLEANS 30 in the anderson trial today to day clerk smart of the vernon Vemon parish pariah court testified to the identity of the election returns and his signature mr ray bay counsel for the defense objected that this document w was s not the one set ferth forth in the charge and was not properly before the court the court however decided that this was waa a technical hl objection I 1 A bill of exceptions was filed counsel contending that this document produced by the prosecution was waa a forgery and that consequently the indictment was n nuli aull ull uli and void the tho information wa waw after some forne discussion amended in a few particulars tic ulars and the trial thomas franklin supervisor of registration of vernon parish testified that the parish returns were altered in favor of tho the republicans after ho he signed them no news of governor wells tan CAN the modi flea fi cation catlon tion in the view of the silver men tending to a substitution of the trade dollars as a coW eow compromise promise poin instead of the dollar of grains has led led to considerable east ern inquiry in bis this his market today to day for trades and bar silver hong Kong January jtb shanghai ath A canadian missionary named ed mackay macbay was attacked attack td by tam mabs mobs b in Tarr sul sui formosa and threatened with dath if od led on ola the island ho he refuses refuse s to withdraw although the 1 officials suy say BUY they cannot protect liim li I 1 l in the result is not yet known the conflict continues between governor hennessy and the hong rong liong kong community insisting upon an absolute reform iu in the treat treatment ment menk of Cliine chinese Ee inhabitant which has hitherto to been scandalous yokohama january 14 The annual report of the minister of nn fin lance jance shows the total expenditure on account of the rebellion last jear year to be to meet this thia reserve funds will bp be applied alsoS also aiso of new paper currency will be issued ment is counseled in all the government dulces 1 the liabilities are about of which is foreign debt of the balance are bonds given inex I 1 I 1 for to n obes and gentry which pen were formerly interminable whereas the bonds bonda expire within SO 30 years the r remainder ema ilder inder is paper money money circulating or presently to be circulated the annual report of the postmaster general shows great progress in bis department the reve nue aue forthe for the last fiscal year was about more than the prey preg previous ious lous year the expenses were about the tue ex excess ce ss of expenditure is lessening g each chell year the postal pys syb ein is now perfected throughout gh out tho the empire anu and extended to all ports porth in china postal savings banks and money order are in general use the abolition of forel foreign gri postal agencies desired by all nationalities 3 is opposed by the british minister alone who regards it as pa part rt of a political scheme to hold japan in restraint an received from china that mori morl japanese minister formerly charge washington haa baa been assassinated by a mob thero there ia Is no tel tei telegraphic e g lilb communication with pe fekn kin ra ther therefore afore the re report port cannot be investigated promptly JU tobyn A weeklies have beer beef been esta established blushed abis this year WA Eng english one in yokohama called itne jappa timer times the tho other jn in nagasaki called tho klusis times japan now hab bat eleven foreign journals nie ninn english one ameri AmerL caland can and one french t 31 to burkes burbes tele telegram gram to chandler ree reb received elved from from new now orleans mr chandler i replied a plied as follows OW w 7 to jhaj 4 A burke jow jom oriean orleans ia la language lap guage and abd false charges ag against ainest me lye leave no do doubt abt about your identity andr and I 1 there 1 fore repeal my inquiry about the wormley hotel conferences were you present 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