The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 2Sth, beyond some
debate on pending bills no work was accom-
plished. 1.-The House, by u vote of ~ to 80. re-
fused to deliver up Hallet Kilbourne, the contu-
macious witness in the real estate pool matter,
to the Marshal of the District. as requested by
the District Court, and the Sergeant. at Arms
was ordered to Keep him in custody until other
wise ordered by the House. Mr.. Atkins, from
the Conference Committee on the bill to supply
the deficiency at Red Cloud Sioux Agency, made
a report that the House should concur In the
Senate amendment increasing the amount from
800, 600 to $l0, 600. The report was agreed to.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was passed. On motion of
Mr.. Morton, the resolution for the appointment
OF q committee to investigate alleged frauds in
the recent election of Mississippi was taken up
and made unfinished business. -. In the House,
the bin reported from the on Military
Affairs, reducing the pay of general officers of
the army, was passed-yeas, ~; nays,tl Inc
provide for the issue of silver coin in place OF
fractional currency, etc. but did not reach any
vote on the main question.
In the Senate, on the 30th, q somewhat
acrimonious debate took place upon Mr.. Nor
TOMS bill to appoint q ommitte to investigate
the Mississippi election, the principal speakers
being Mcssrs Hayard and Boutwell, The bill
went over without action........ln the House,
MIR. Knott, chairman of the committee on Judi
ciary, presented articles to be adopted and pre-.
scented in the senate in maintenance and support
of the impeachment for nigh crimes and missile
meanors in office of William W. Bciknap, late
secretary of War, which were recOnmitted and
ordered printed. with the understanding that
they would be called up Saturday next. The i'm
parchment articles are five in number, and are
worded in the usual legal phraseOlogy. one being
largely a repetition of the other. There was fur
ther consideration of the bill for the substitution
Of silver for fractional currency, but it again
went over.
In the Senate, on the 3lst, Mr.. Morton's
Mississippi resolution being under consideration,
Mr.. Bruce and others spoke in favor of the reso-
luton and Mr.. Merrimon and others against it.
The question was taken on the resolution offered
by Mr.. Christiancy as a substitute, and 1t was
adopted-yeas, 80; nays. 10. Adjourned till
Monday In the House. the senate biz de-.
claring the 18th Of April next a public holiday in
the District of Columbia, to allow officials to
witness the unwilling of the statute to Abraham
Lincoln, was taken up and passed. The bill for
the substitution OF silver coin for fractional cur
rency was then taken up and passed-yeas. l22
nays, TO-. The following is the text Of the bill
SEC. J.. Be- enacted, etc. That there be and
hereby is appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
sl63 ,OoO, to provide for engraving, printing and
other expenses of making and Issuing United
States notes.
SIC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury il
hereby directed to issue silver coin Of the United
States, of the denominations of ten, twenty
twenty five and fifty cents, OF standard value
in redemption of an equal amount OF
noW IN the a%''eTTS resasu My'' awaiting redemp;
ton, or whether it may be presented
for redemption and the Secretary Of the Treasu'
ry may, under regulations OF the Treasury DE
partment, provide for such redemption and is.
sue, by substitution at the regular Sub'treasury
and public repositories of the United states. un
til the whole amount Of fractional currency out
standing shall be redeemed.
SEC. 8. That silver coins Of the United States
Of the denomination Of one oiollar shall be legal
tender at their nominal value for any amount moi
exceeding ~ in any one paYment, ana silver
coins of the United States OF a denomination OF
less than one dollar shall be legal tender at theiI
nominal value for any amount not exceeding S2'
in any one payment.
The Senate was not in session on the LIST.
......The House was occupied by a long discus