The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-13
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FORTY.FIRsT TERM-sECOND SESSION
senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 13-The calendar being taken
up, the resolution for joint special committee on
Indian affairs was debated
Mr.. Casserly moved to require that majority OF
the members chosen from each House shall be neces-
sary to constitute majority of the committee.
MI. NSe uesmGu D,,aC the ApeTess Tli nSw pslng
allowed to proceed with view to the establishment
of fixed policy. He opposed the resolution as
interference with these experiments. Pending the
discussion, bills were introduced and referred
By MIR. Anthony for the organization OF the Medi-
BY Mr.. Cracn, for the relief OF the widows and
orphans of the officers seamen, and marines OF the
United States war vessel Oneida, and for other pur
After remarks by Mr.. Harlan and Mr.. Stewart the
resolution on Indian affairs was amended as pro-
posed by Mr.. Casserly, and then adopted-yeas 20,
Mr. Trumbull, Chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted a report upon the petition OF o. b.
Hart claiming seat in the Senate from the State
of Florida in place of the present member, Mr.. Gil
bert
The resolution accompanying the report declares
that Abijah Gilbert was duly elected and was enti-
tied to hold the seat now occupied by him.
Mr.. Thurman, the minority member of the
committee, said the case considered in commit
tee in his absence. He was conversant with the
facts upon which the report was based, and could
not say whether he approved OF the report or not
At1'20 p. NJ, the Georgia bill being taken up, Mr..
Wilson asked that some time Tomorrow be fixedfOr
taking vote upon the bill. g.
Mr.. Drake objected remarking that the impor-
tance OF the subject entitled 1t to the fullest and
heartiest discussion.
Mr.. Wilson said that the country was rapidly
in the transaction of the public business II the OPP
portunity was given him, he would move for an eve
Without erecting an understanding the discussion
was proceeded with, and Mr. Norton (Minn] adj
dressed the Senate.
Mr.. McCrary, from the Committee on Elections,
reported resolution that Francis E. Shober is enti
tied TO his seat as Representative from the Sixth
district OF North Carolina, without prejudice to the
right OF Nathaniel Boyden to contest 1t.
The resolution was agreed to, and Mr.. Shober came
front OF the Speakers chair and TOOK the oath
Office.
ported bill in reference to international unitarv
coinage-nOt. he said, to have action taken on it
now but to bring it to the attention Of Congress and
the country, and to have action taken at later Pc
rod OF the session. He referred TO the history OF
the movements, and to the International Convention
on the subject where 1t was proposed that the British
pound sterling should be made the unit of value,
and where Mr. SamuelW Ruggles, the United States
delegate, moved as an amendment the adoption OF
the French system. This action OF the United States
delegate had been considered 10y the scentldc men
OF this country as peculiarly unfortunate as 1t fore
closed discussion, and confined action to eholce
between the British and French systems. The
movement, he said, had taken its origin in bill in
troduced in the American Congress, Where it had
fallen stll-born, and although IL awakened little at
tenton in hs country, it had ELECTED discussion all
over the European continent.
The objections to the French franc had been pro-
! perly stated by Baron Eugene Nothumb, transa-
ton of whose aaper he found in the NewYork EOen-
ing Post He claims that It was too small for gold
coin that it was only found in five franc pieces, and
that it had no unit OF weight, the declmas running
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| gold coins of the world in harmony with the
! American dollar system and the metrica SYSTEM
| than In harmony with the French system,
| whbh is unmetric and is under consideration by all
| the savans OF the world.
The French coinage he said, was so dishonest
| that If England and the United States were to
accept the terms proposed they would have so re-
quire stipulation that the entire coinage OF France
| shonld be recoined and brought honestly TO it's
| standard. The Germans saw that, and said that
! they were not willing TO give honest coin for dis
| honest coin, and the Americans were keen enough
| to ave the same objection. The American system
Of coinage and weights was making its way through
the world on account OF its simple relations to she
world.
II the recommendation OF the American Commits
soner, Mr.. Rugges were adopted, aud the United
States coinage recoined the day not far distant
so as to bring it into simple relations with the beau
! tful system OF weights. The American coinage to-
day was in harmony with that system
| Mr.. Potter made some remarks on the same sub
| iect after which the bill was recommitted.
| Mr.. HeatOn from the Committee on Coinage, re-
ported bill to establish assay ofice at Helena
Montana. Referred TO the Committee ApprOpria-
tons, after remarks by Mr. Heaton, in which he
spoke OF the fact OF hundred millions of the pre-
ciOus metals having been taken from the mines OF
| Montana within tie last eight years.
! Mr.. Morgan presented ten petitions asking Con-
gress to abolish the national banks; to issue i've
| hundred millions in greenbacks, making the same
receivable in paymest OF duties and taxes and to
pay of s34e 600 QUO OF the bonded debt
The House then proceeded TO vote on the resolu-
tions in the Louisiana contested election case OF
Hunt against Sheldon. 81 i1
The resolutions Of the majority were ad0nted by
party vote, the only exception being Mr.. Bingham,
who voted with the minority.
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