The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-07

the Speaker pro TEN had 10 Insist on
members taking their seats and not inter.
iere with the Clerks duties. Finally the
vote was announced as Yeas 81; nays
lOl. So the substitute was rejected.
A vote was then taken on the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Cox, from the Committee
on Banking and Currency, and 1t was
passed-yeas l05, naysSS.
COMMISSION ON THE MONETARY SYSTEM
Mr.. Cox then reported bill for a
Commission OF three Senators, three Re.
presentatives and three experts to in.
quire-
First-Into the change that has taken
place in the relative value Of gold and
silyer, the causesI thereof, whether per.
manent or otherwise, the effect thereof
on trade, commerce, finance and the pro.
ductive interests Of the country, and on
the standard Of. value in this and foreign
countries! - astS
Second-Into tile policy Of the restora.
ton Of the double standard in this coun-
try-and il restored what the legal rela:
ton between the two coins, silver and
gold, shall be.
Third-Into the question Of the policy
Of continuing legal-tender notes occur.
rently with the metallic standard, and
the effect thereof on the labor, industry
and wealth Of the country.
Fourth-Into the best manner OF pro.
giding for facilitating the-resumpiiono ol
specie payment The Commission TO re:
port on or before the 9th Of July, 1877.
An'h6ur and half debate on the bill
took place, turning chiefly on the ques-
tion whether the bill demoneLizing silver
was or was not passed through the House
surreptitiously, and without reading, the
affirmative being held by Messrs. Bland,
OF Alabama, aud Fort. and the negative
by Mr., Kasson, Of Iowa. Finally the
question was taken and the bill passed.
SALE OF osAdE cEDED LANDS.
The report Of the conference committee
on the bill for the sale Of Usage land in
Kansas to actual settlers was made by
Mr.. Goodin and. agreed to, ndthe House
adjourned.
SENATE.
COUNTING OF VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Thurman called up the Senate bill
to provide for and regulate the counting
Of votes for President and Vice President
and the decision OF questions arising
therein, which passed the Senate the oath
OF March last, but the vote on its final
passage was rs:onsidered on the 18th OF
April. He said his object was to have
the bill passed now without debate, that
it might go TO the House and be perfect
ed this session If possible.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved that the vote
by which the bill was ordered TO the
third reading be reconsidered, and that
il be further amended in the Senate be-
fore being sent to the House. Agreed To-
The matter was then laid aside, with
the understanding that II should be taken
up after the amendments should be pre-
pared.
THE HAMBURG AFFAIR.
Mr.. Morton moved 10 take up the reso.
luton to print ten thousand extra copies
OF the Presidents message and accompa'
nying documents, in reference to the re-
cent trouble at Hamburg.
Mr.. Thurman hoped il would not be
taken up because it would give rise TO q
useless debate. There was more import
ant business before the Senate than print
ing papers as mere electioneering docu-
ments.
The motion to take up the resolution
was agreed to: yeas, Soinays, TO- A
strict, party vote. .s IVA :
Mr.. Thurman then moved to lay it
aside and take up the bill recently report
cd from the Committee on the Judiciary,
to provide for the creation Of sinking
fund to settle the Indebtedness due from
the Pacific railroad Rejected by strict
party vote. = Il ~
In the course OF the discussion, Mr.
Morton said he agreed with his friend
from Ohio, that there wa, but one object
in having these documents printed; that
was 10 circulate them among the people,
and convey,to them the. Information on
this subject He regretted 70 observe, In
reading the letters OF Tilden and Hen,
drickss that they did not see, ,fit to, take
notice Of the transaetion at Hamburg
and transactions Of q kindred character
throughout the South. They had much
to say about finances, ( economy and re
form, but tnothing about these murders,
The discussion BECAME entirely pollt'
ical, and was continued through the
morning hour, being participated in by
Patterson, Thurman, Cameron, Gordon
and Mcmillan. s>-;'
The Chair then presented the unfinished
business, being the bill to establish post
routes.
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted n joint reso-
luton authorizing the appointment OF q
commission t5 consider the expediency oi
issuing the silver dollar, and making the
same a legal tender. Referred.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, said
there had been murders in Pennsyl yania
but the State authorities had arrested the
murderers, and six Of them were now
sentenced to be hanged. He had nc
doubt thirty would be hanged before th'
authorities get through. Whenever the
people OF the South should take steps tc
have speedy Justice dealt out to the mur
derefs, he wonld say they had done well
In Pennsylvania every man, no matter
what his politics were, favored, tho pun
ishment OF criminals in that State.
Mr.. Patterson inquired il the murders
OF Molly Maguires In Pennsylvania were
political murders. r." q . - ''
Mr.. Cameron-No, sir; but the muir,
derers were all Democrats. Laughter OF
the Republican side.l
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds the regula,
order, the Post Route Bill, was laid OF
the table-yeas 80, nays. l7-and consid
Grafton OF motions and resolutions was re
sumed by vote Of 80 TO IS.
l.. Mr.. Thurman renewed his motion L
postpone the Morton resolution and tax,
up the Pacific Railroad Sinking Funt
bill, but, before a vote was taken, Mr.. In
gals, BY unanimous consent, made re
port from the conference committee OF
the bill to provide for the sale OF 0sag'
ceded lands In Kansas to actual settlers
(which was debated at some length b.
Messrs. Edmunds, Thurman, Ingalls, ant
others. ...s.. ~. 90
Mr.. Morton inquired what had becom,
Of his resolution.
The Chair replied the conference re
mart waS hainp considered by unanimou