Show CONGRESS by IT to th SENATE juno 18 alio committee on civil service ond retrench incutto which was alie memorial of J B green and others of island rc luling to alleged violation of section 1754 and 1755 statutes and alleged violations of civil service reform was authorized to sit during and appoint a committee subcommittee sub to con ducat the investigation the river improvement commission bill was taken up the bill passed with tho senate that the corn shall consist of seven members three irom the engineer corps of the army one from tho coast and cco detic curvey and three from civil life of whom shall bo civil engineers the army appropriation bill was then taken up beck read many affidavits of union men and ex union soldiers showing military interference at elections ii kentucky in 65 in reply to Bl ainee standing challenge to produce instances of the kind the report was agreed to debate upon tho bill reported by stephens from the coinage committee was alien opened by morion who opposed the bill an amendment providing eliat the trade dollar coined under this act shall not be counted as part of the coinage of silver required by tho act of february 28 1878 and providing further that a trade dollar that has been chopped and re stamped for circulation in china or other foreign countries shall bo excluded from the provi ions of tills net fisher an amendment providing the p of the bill shall be enforced only for tho period of four month after the passage of tho bill neal introduced a joint resolution defining the meaning of section two of the act making appropriations for payment of arrears of pensions passed the morning hour was consumed in voting upon dilatory motions and the bill relating to political to political assessments went over without action mcmahon reported back the judicial expense bill with the senate amendments no and verbal were concurred in and amendment no excepting from alie provisions of the bill section of the revised Statute iwas non concurred in reported a bill for the exchange of trade dollars for legal tender dollars and debate thereon was limited to two hours pending consideration of eliat bill atkins submitted the conference report on the legislative appropriation bill mclane agreed with warner that no country could dispense with alic use of silver ho believed no gov eminent could depend upon one metal ant if ii was wise and proper that two metals should hold proper relation to each other in alue |