| Show BY TELEGRAPH TE jirau CON G C R E S S 10 N NAL A L washington 28 booth presented a petition of citizens of california opposing any aurther legislation tion coald to aid the bou boa them thorn pacific road anthony from tho the committee on printing reported favorably the house amendment to the bill to further regulate the purchase of material for public printing and binding the amendment was concurred in and the bill passed dorsey from the committee on the district of columbia reported adversely the petition asking for investigation regarding the sale saie of intoxicating liquors in the district of columbia and the committee was discharged from further consideration bide side ration A bill was introduced by ingalls to reimburse kansas texas nebraska and colorado fon foe expenses incurred in 14 repelling invasions and the suppression of indian hostilities refe ref ried ened the vice president laid before the senate a memorial of the california state senate relating to the policy and means of excluding chinese from the united states referred to the committee on foreign relations mitchell presented various resolutions of the legislative assembly of oregon praying an amendment to certain acts granting lands for railroad purposes in that blate slate so as to authorize the sale eale of grazing lands praying an amendment to the act of february 1859 in regard to the boundaries of the state asking appropriations for the construction of a breakwater at cape foul weather the ampro improvement ve of willamette columbia ond alsea aisea rivers and to open siletz indian reservation to settlement all of which were referred to appropriate prop committees grover and mitchell presented petitions from citizens of oregon in favor of the passage of the bill for the tho construction of the portland and salt lake aud and south pass railroad and the completion of the northern nor Noi thern railroad upon i certain conditions at the expiration of the morning hour consideration was wag resumed of unfinished business being the house bill to authorize the free coinage of the standard silver dollar and and to restore its legal tender character morrill argued that to sustain silver would cost coat annually I 1 per cent for far abrasion while the abrasion of gold is one twentieth of 1 per cent it would cost coat it ii more per cent moie to coin silver than gold to allda allow duties to be paid in it would be granting a heavy boon to foreign industry without any advantageous equivalent labor in ia this country should be paid in the best beat money the world lorus affords al it was advisable to obtain the co operation 0 of other leading nations in fixing upon a common ratio ot of value between gold and silver before bufore embarking upon independent action after morrill closed wallace got the floor for debate tomorrow to morrow allison pre presented anted a communication of secretary schurz schutz regarding the removal of the kickapoo indians to indian territory referred adjourned washington 29 howe from the committee on library reported favorably on the home house joint resolution accepting Carpen carpenter teis paint after bome some deba debate the resolution w was r s agreed to aaa seeks 43 nays nay a 7 daring during during daring the morning hour beck beek called up the resolution declaring it inexpedient to maintain or impose taxes at this time for the purpose of providing for 3 asked for by the secretary of the treasury for a sin sinking laing fund and spoke in iri favor of passing the resolution upon the conclusion of becks becka rex remarks harks larks the resolution was laid over and confide consideration ration resumed of the unfinished businga bj bu sines being tho tha silver bill bm washington 29 durham reported a bill making appropriations for detecting trespass on thel the public lands referred stephens introduced a bill to make importers use th the e metric ys tem tern of weights and measures referred 1 washington INGTON 29 edmunds edmun day dal resolution instructing the military committee to report whether si since bince D ee july 1863 any aerson has been appointed to the army contrary to athenet thenet ane net act of that date or eoll contrary to section 1218 of the revised statutes was agreed to wallace in speaking on the silver bill said that gold can not be divided as to suit all classes of people while silver can with both metals there is industry economy and nud plenty with only one depression ruin and allue whet e 1 ya I ao iao xao aho foundation in minerals or law jaw 10 exchanging the value of the public pub debt justice and en cy oppose iti it he asked would these citizens living east of the na drive this country to paper inflation fia fla tion their present course would do it the restoration of the ancient gold and silver circulation was a safe compromise between the two factions he declared that would increase the value of silver according to the eternal law of demand and supply he conti continued riu tiu ed at some length bayard then took the floor and said he did not favor abolishing silver siler as tho the coin coin coln of the country and he would if the business of the country not hot be disturbed thereby I 1 favor restoring hig big silver as me money ney this bill practically al lowid the tho owner of silver to take it to tb the thu mint have it stamped and raised 10 per cent in value while the owner of gold secured no benefit from the stamping gordon presented resolutions of a meeting at rome ga favoring and the repeal of the resumption act dawes opposed the silver bill declaring it a cheating delusive inflation scheme which would foster idleness and dist rustand drive cap ital into security and shelter he declared that the spectacle presented by this young country of trying to pay jtb ita debts in money cheaper than that borrowed involved the tho destruction of the national credit and humiliation and disgrace whyte opposed the bill cameron wis submitted an amendment making the silver sliver dollar containing grains ordered printed burnside submitted an amend ment making the silver dollar legal tender for all debts over 5 ordered printed the vice president presen presented ted the report reports sot of the indian commissioner commissi onet I 1 in n an answer awer to the senate resolution of the loth regarding the payment to indians after an executive session the senate adjourned washington NaToN SO 30 hoar read reada a communication from the tha commissioner of pensions in regard to the application jofs of ofa a soldier for a pension not having been acted on on account of insufficient clerical force in the office of the surgeon general where the hospital records of the army are kept hoar roar edmunds and ingalls com corn on the delay in acting upon pension cases and argued that it was caused by the democratic party reducing the appropriations davis of west va read from the report of jenckes committee made to the house of representatives to the effect that three persons t had been detailed from the pension office to artlas clerks of the republican congressional committee of this thir city windom chairman of the com corn cittee on appropriations stated that the clerical force of the surgeon Gener generals all alj office in 1876 was wm and it was then cut down in 16 the general reduction that year to last year however the force was increased by detailing 20 enlisted men for duty an in thau thac office pending discussion the morning hour ex nel nil consideration was resumed of the unfinished business the silver bill Christ lancy iancy submitted an amendment in the nature of a substitute providing for the coinage of silver dollars of grains nine tenths pure silver and one tenth alloy which shall be legal tender for all debts except when otherwise provided by law or contract it also authorizes the secretary of the treasury to purchase monthly not hot less than nor more than korthof worth of silver bullion to be coined it further provides that the act shall remain in force but one Y year ear ordered printed MOUSE HOUSE washington 28 bills were introduced trod aa as follows I 1 by leonard fixing the number of representatives in congress at by cox ohio by request to enforce the tho judgment an anu a decrees of united states courts in other districts and states spates then those by which they have been ren rendered dred e by caswell abolishing the tax on bank deposits by hanna a joint resolution relating to the repeal of the resumption act and by banning to reorganize the army and reduce the cost of its support presented the ola ota 4 t a ol 01 a number of citizens of north carolina denying the charges mado against that state by tenant aldron waldron VV regarding the wreck of the steam steamship juron by lathrop for amending the act a authorizing utho mizing the refunding of the nati national onal oual debt and providing for the issuing of 4 per cent bonds by buckner to retire the circulation of national banks and substitute treasury notes receivable for all dues to government including custom duties and to abolish the tax on banking institutions I 1 by plover glover to improve and reform the he civil service in the them executive departments at the expiration of the morning hour baker of indiana moved to suspend sil sPend the rules and adopt an anti subsidy resolution A motion to adjourn was immediately by butler and the vote thereon was taken by yeas and nays days the motion to adjourn being defeated the question recurred on adopting the a subsidy resolution and it was hd adopted opted yeas nays naya 85 it declares that in the judgment of the house no subsidies in money bonds public land endorsements men ts or by a pledge of public credit should be granted or renewed by congress ta a associations or corporations po rations engaged in or proposing to engage in public or oi private enterprise ter prise but that all appropriations ought to be limited to such amount and purposes purpose only sonly as shall be imperatively ively demanded by the public service ewing moved to suspend the rules to take from the speakers table and pass the senate concurrent resolution known as the tile matthews silver resolution garneld garfield moved that the house adjourn and added that he thought debate ind indispensable elsable en sable sabie garfield sub subsequently withdrew his motion to adjourn and a vote wets was taken en on passing the resolution which resulted yeas nays 79 the house then adjourned A meeting of silver stiver men and resumption repe alers wab was announced to take place immediately after the adjournment washington 29 A resolution was adopted excluding from the floor all excepting members of con gress and declaring that ex ei mem bers before they could be admitted must file a declaration that they were not interested in pending legislation gi the rule excludes em committee clerks and private secretaries the bill from the committe committee cot cof of commerce recognizing the bodd scientific expedition around the world was passed to adjourned jour ned SO 30 the house went into committee of the whole to consider the bill extending the time for the withdrawal ot of the distilled spirits now in bond until july lat 1878 AMERICAN washington 28 under date of january colonel nelson A miles milea telegraphed general terry i that on december ard sitting bull crossed the border and is now with lodges on american soil zoll he recommends thal that an army well equipped be sent against them general sherman bherman today to day a dispatch bomm horn general sheridan stating that the reported clossil crossing n i of sitting bitting bull into the united states territory is not confirmed but should the report prove true truo lie he will at once dispatch troops to colonel hilles at fort eort keogh general bannings bill to reorganize the army reduces the enlisted men to and the cavalry regiments from nhom ten to six artillery artillery from five to three infantry from 25 to 15 consisting of three battalions of four companies each makes a reduction in the adjutant gen generals bials biais and inspector generals s departments abolishes the bureau of military J justice ustice and makes other minor changes it reduces the number of major gine generals rals rais to one and of brigadier generals to three anen vacancies occur hon george Q cannon mor ton delegate in congress had a hearing before the house sug sut sub com eom cittee on territories today to day in opposition position to the utah elective bill giving the people of that territory ry a secret ballot and franchising disfranchising dig dis polygamists and blid women cannon i i denied the exi exl existence e of a union n of churchard chur chand state he declared the demand on congress for a f freo free ree ballet iet let to be without reason in fact as those non mormons cormons who are mak suen wuen demand domand are car lin pet daggers anu ana dr mary Wal licer iller protested against congressional interference i with mormon on n the ground that the utah system of marriage from i a phy physiological eal eai Cal standpoint is an improvement on on monogamy and the more enlightened phase of the social evil mrs spencer a strong womans comans rights advocate based her objection to the disfranchising franchising dis of ests in utah on tile the ground that it would be in bad taste for the congress of the united states which she declared to be compo composed belin in part of practical to interfere with the cormons mormons Mor mons it is understood the committee will soon report the bill K 28 geo ge P gordon the dresa presa inventor died yesterday ATLANTA 28 four foun unknown men yesterday morning attacked united states marshal murphy murby and assistants I 1 who had captured three men near hear the city elty two volleys were fired llred and a negro wounded in murphys Murp hys party and two horses shot dead the desperadoes fled nned NEW ORLEANS 28 Ee turning returning board hoard anderson Cassa nave and kenner were brought to the bar today counsel for T C anderson amderson filed a motion for a change of venue alleging that he could not have a fair trial in this parish the prel u i dace against him having increased in the last few days after men t jude judge whitaker stated that the jury had been drawn ia a most impartial manner and was composed of conscientious and honest men of unimpeachable character what could the accused demand more the court had baid bald said paid on friday that it would not be trifled with and considering the motion for a change of venue an all attempt at the same Thede the defence fence feuce took a bill of exceptions the attorney general renewed the motion for a severance in the trial of the accused and said the tho state had wished to try the case versus wells first but as he is absent ho he would move to call up the case of anderson andersen judge collum counsel for the defense opposed the motion for the sey severance brance a as it would only be detrimental to the accused depriving them of their combined peremptory challenges the court dourt granted the motion for seve severance ranee rante and the case cuse of the state vs thos 0 anderson was fixed for trial and the emean elling of the jury proceeded COLUMBUS ohio sa eight pris prid boners escaped fro from mihe the county jail today to day by tunneling cincinnati 28 oleary oleary the pedestrian commenced his walking miles in hours at the butland RUTLAND jas N batchelder of vt was arrested today to te day charged with uttering forged paper the brandon national bank being victimized from to the examination et will take place on wednesday the bank has haa attached atta blied batcheider Te property at middleburg midd Widd lebUrg alid arid min MID coln coin NEW YORK 29 9 the T tribune says 51 ships 79 brigs brigg barks and sch scho boners onera arv aro are aro now DOW nov not lying g at new N ew york Y or k and d vicinity the republican african papers generally concede 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