The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-01-22
Congressional Proceedings.

/. In the House, several bills we're intro
f duced and referred Mr. Knot, of XIV,
reported back the Amnesty bill, as com
mitted on Thursday, and moved the pre-
yious question nits passage The bill was
defeated for want Of two-thirds vote, the
yeas being 1872, the nays 81. Mr. Blaine,
by "a motion to reconsider, obtained the
floor and renewed the debate of the aues-
ton. After considerable colloquy with
Messrs. Banks, Randall, and others, he
suddenly ended the matter for the day by
withdrawing his motion to reconsider
The House adjourned until Monday.
MoNDAY.-In the Senate, large mum.
Der of bills and petitions of an unimpor-
tant character were presented. The report
OF the committee on rules was taken up,
the question being on the adoption of the
joint rules, with the 22d rule (which pro-
vides for counting the vote for Presdent)
stricken out. Mr.. Thurman moved to
postpone the matter for week, but with
out coming to vote on the motion the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. 0'Brien, of NJ ary-
land, presented bill for the erection of a
poslofiice building in Baltimore; also bill
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton Of the United States in regard to free
schools and religious freedom. Mr.. White
Republican, of Kentucky, moved to sus-
pend the rules, so as TO bring a general
amnesty bill before the House, The bill
excepted Jefferson Davis, but he also pro-
posed an amendment to strike out the
words excepting Davis, in order to get
vote on that question. The motion to
suspend the rules was lost--yeas l65, nays
ITO, two-thirds not voting afirmatively,
though many Democrats voted with the
Republicans in favor of the motion. Mr..
Holman moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution declaring it unwisc and
inexpedient that specific period should be
fixed for the resumption of specie payments,
and calling for the repeal of the resump-
ton act Of January IA, 1875 The House
refused to suspend the rules by vote of
liz to 15S-Mr. Roberts, of the Maryland
delegation, voting yea, and Messrs Hen
kle, OBrien, Thomas and Walsh, voting
nay, MIR. Swami not voting. There were
no party lines on the vote. 1.-THE Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
of Wednesday, says Hon. G. B. Roberts,
OF Maryland, in conversation with the cor
respondent Of the Sun to day, stated that
he voted for Judge Holmans resolution
yesterday because of bis belief that the
resumption act is an advertisement for a
financial festival that cannot be enjoyed |
in 1879, and because he believed it to be
the policy of the Democratic party to deal
fairly and candidly with the people in all |
things, and in none more SO than in the |
grave matter Of the financial problem which |
is now upon them for solution. Mr.. Rob-
erts says that no one can be more sincerely
in favor of a return to specie payments at |
the earliest practicable moment than him.
self, and when he is called upon squarely |
to indicate his convictions on this subject |
he will not hesitate to place himself where
he belongs-among the "hard money"
men, The vote on Judge Holman's reso-
luton, he says, in no manner committed
him to the Endorsement of an irredeemable
paper currency, which would have been
farthest from his intention. He is, how
ever, very seriously impressed with the
conviction that resumption in 1879 is an
impossibility, and that it would be much
better to fix day at which there might
be some possible hope of realizing Gre
sumption in fact" and not as "poetical
fiction" merely intending to operate as
campaign document This matter is not
and should not be political question, and
1t is quite too serious matter to be used
as political wheathercock. Mr.. Roberts
says he made his campaign for Congress
on the hard money principle, and has not
abated jot since then. Mr.. Cox, from
the committee on rules, reported strin-
gent amendment to the rule governing the
offering of amendments to general appro-
priation bills, which was adopted, after
debate, BY vote of 156 to 102. The bill
appropriating 81 500, 900 towards the GEN.
tennial was called up, and Mr.. Harden
berg, Of New Jersey, spoke in its favor.
TUEsDAY.--In the Senate, Mr.. Thur
man presented the credentials Of James
b. Eustis, claiming seat as Senator from
Louisiana, the credentials consisting of
lengthy extracts from the proceedings of
the Louisiana Legislature A resolution
was adopted calling on the President for
copies of any correspondence had with
other governments in regard to the cen
teIniai exhibition. MIR; Boutwell, address
sed the Senate on Mr.: Daviss resolution
tor an investigation Of the accounts of the
treasury, claiming that the alleged discre-
pancies had no existence in fact. Speeches
were made In favor OF referring Mr.. Davis's
resolutions to the finance committee by
Messrs; Edmunds, Sherman and Morton,
whilst Messrs. Bayard, Easton and Thur
iiiau con'eneeu IL s9ouia Dc entrusted 70 a
s ser, counii..ee' fendingthe discussion,
'he senate adJourned'
IN 'he mouse, mr. hnott, from the )u-
uiclary eonmittee' reported an amendment