The Morning herald., 1876-04-26
WASHINGTON.
xuv CON6REss.
norlcan Press Association.

Bills removing the political disabilities Of
several parties were placed on the calendar
A resolution reserving the diplomatic gal
lery exclusively for members of legislacon,
during the Impeachment trial, was adopted.
Hamlin from committee on rules sub
mitted resolution that the diplomatic gal
lery during the Impeachment trial, be re-
served exclusively for members of the lega-
ton. N +"
Senate after an hour, by vote of yeas 40,
nays Al, refused TO receed from the amend
ments of the Senate to consider the diplomat
ic appropriation bill, and on motion of Mr..
Sargent It was ordered that Senate insist
on its amendments, and ask for Com
mittee of Conference. The chair appoint
ed ss membere of such committee on the
part Of the Senate, Messrs. Sargent, Ere
linghuysen and Withers. ',...,.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
unfinished business Of the currency bin to
amend the laws relating to the legation Of
silver coin, aud Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, re-
sumed his argument. b
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Jones speech,
Mr.. Sherman said the speech efthe Senator
had been very exhaustive. He wanted,
however, to correct some errors In regard
to the law of 1878. That act had been first
introduced in 1870, and was discussed three
years before its final passage in February.
1873. 1t was prepared at the Treasury
Department and was sent to California and
Europe, and was thoroughly understood.
The only material change in the act was
that in relation to the trade dollar, which
was inserted at the request Of California
interests. The act o. 1873. had nothing to
do with the aismonetizing of silver, as
supposed by the Senator from Nevada. The
act of 1878 had nothing at at all to do with
this; 1t allowed only the act Of
1858. The statute of 1878 was
one of the most carefully prepared statutes
erected in the world, it left the silver dollar
exactly where the law of 1858 left it, q lie.
gal tender for all purposes, In reply to q
question of Mr.. Logan, he said that the act
of 1878 did not permit any further use of
old silver dollar. Mr.. Logan granted that
the revised statutes presented silver as
legal tender only to the amount of five dol
lars.
Mr.. Sherman said he had often been
asked why the silver dollar was dropped
from coin Of the country, he said the reason
was that before the act of 1878, the silver
dollar was worth more than the gold dollar.
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promote the silver dollar, because 1t would
not have gone into circulation, but would
have been exported into the act 1873, hers
tofore was mere ratification of the exist
ing law or subject, the only difference being
as he had stated the origin Of the trade
dollar.
Pending discussion the Senate at $50 ad-
journed..
HOUSE.-The Speaker laid before the
House copy Of the demurrer of the counsel
of W. W. Belkuap, which had been served
upon the clerk 1t was referred to the
Board of Managers.
Mr.. Harris, Va, called up as privilege
question, the election case of Lemoine Wis
Farrell, from the Third Illinois district.
The motion was rejected-yeas 20, nays
III.
By unanimous consent, the bill to regu-
late the assessment and collection of taxes
in the District of Columbia, on which the
final bill pending, was taken up and passed
when the House adjourned.
Mr.. Lawrence, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted resolution on the
Pacific Railroad. and it was ordered to be
printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Whithore, from the Naval Commit
tee, asked leave to have printed, and re-
committed the testimony taken by that com
mittee sitting as an Investigating Commit
tee. and il was ordered that the subsequent
Testimony be printed and recemmitted, and
the regular order was demanded, and the
House on motion of Mr.. Randall, resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole.
The pending paragraph was read relating
to the California mint.
Mr.. Piper, Colorado, offered an amend
msnt increasing the appropriation for
wages of the workmen, and adjusted from
IS, 500 to s.. 400.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment pro-
viding that the rate of wages paid in
the San Francisco mint shall not exceed by
more than Is per cent. the wages paid at
the Philsdelphis mint. at present the excess
is over 50 per cent. The amendment was
adopted. He had read $ comparative state
ment showing all there was paid in excess.
MIR. Woodburn, Nevada, made an effort
to obtain an increase of the appropriation
for the mint st Carson City, Nevada, which
had been cut down from $4,000 last year,
to 81, 900 this year.
cided to do away with the mint at Carson
City, and make it An assay Office only, but
at the urgent solicitation of the Superin-
tendent. DR.. Linderman, they had consen-
ted to increase the appropriation to $25 900
He offered . substitute so ss 10 provide for
the necessary increase of officers and the
appropriation for labor and material, which
WAS adopted.
Mr.. Page, California, commented with
much earnestness upon the policy adopted
by the Committee on Appropriations in
erippling and cutting down to almost an
assay Office, mint within twelve miles of
the richest district in the world and keep
ing up the mint At Philadelphia, which was
three Thousand miles away from any mine.
1t would be rs wise to locate saw mill
where there was no timber. He said it was
fortunate for the country that this House
was not the only body that had voice in
the legislation.
Mr.. Paterson, Colorado offered an amend