The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, August 5.
SENATE,

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vote on its final passage was reconsidered
on the 18th Of April. He said his object
was to have the bill passed now with.
out debate, that it might go to the House
and be perfected this session, if possible.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved that the
vote by which the bill was ordered to its
third reading be reconsidered, and that
it 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 it should be taken
up after the amendments should be pre-
pared.
Mr.. Morton moved to 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 it would not be
taken up, because it would give rise TO
very useless debate There was more
important busiIess before the Senate
than printing such papers as these cleo
tioneerlng documents.
The motion to take up the resolution
was agreed 10, yeas 30, nays Is, strict
party vote.
Mr.. Thurman then moved TO lay itsside
and take up the bill recently reported
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 a
strict party vote.
The Char then presented as unfn-
ished business, the bill to establish post
routes.
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted a joint resolu.
lion authorizing the appointment of a
committee to consider the expediency of
issuing the silver dollar, and making the
same legal tender. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds the regu.
lar order, the post route bill, was laid on
the table, yeas 81, nays II, and the con-
sideration OF Mr.. Thurman's resolution
was received by vote o! 81 to Is.
Mr.. Thurman renewed his motion to
postpone Mr.. Morton resolution and
take up the Pacific railroad sin king fund
bill, but before vote was taken MIR.
ingalls,, bv unanimous consent, made
report from the conference committee on
the bill to provide for the sale of the
Usage ceded lands in Kansas TO actual
settlers, which was debated ut some
length by Messrs. Edmunds, Thurman,
Ingalls, and others.
An exciting debate here took place be-
tween Messrs. Thurman and Morton, re-
lating to the Hamburg affair.
Mr.. McCreery sald the Senate had had
very heated partlzsn discussion, and he
thought there should be time TO cool oil.
He knew of bill Tor the relief of a poor
old man, and be hoped now, as an act of
Justice, It would be taken up and passed.
Laughter
Mr.. Edmunds said he proposed to do
an act of justice to "A good many old men,
and to the memory of many who had
gone to their graves through the acts of
his political associate, the Senator from
kentuckey.
Mr. McCrecry--I deny that.
Mr.. Edmunds resumed his speech, but
before concluding the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Bland, the silver bill
was taken up ss the regular order.
Mr.. Hale suggested that the attempt
of the gentleman Blandl 10 force the
bill through during the morning hour
was useless, and he thought the gent e.
man should withdraw his call for the
previous question.
Mr.. Bland replied that when the bill
demonetizing SILVER was passed surrcp-
titlously by men who represented the
money sharks of the country, there had
b,en no fllibustering, and it would be
pussillanimous of him should he give up
trying to get through his bill because
OF fillibustering motions.
Mr.. Pierce said the statement that the
bill went through surreptiuously, was un-
true. 1t had been three years before
Congress.
Mr.. Bland-lt was "A fraud.
Dilatory motions were made by Messrs,
O. Brien. an Townsend, Of Pennsylvania,
in order 10 consume time.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill went over without action.
Majority and minority reports OF the
Committee on Expenditures OF the War
Department and in the Department oil
Justice were made by Messrs. Clymer
and Caulied, and ordered printed.
Mr.. Cox, chairman of the Committee
on Banking and Currency, reported the
bill TO repeal section three oi the resump-
ton act, January IL, 1875, which directs
the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 redeem
in coin, the legal tender notes then out
standing, and proposed 10 allow an honr
and half for It's discussion, and a like
time for the discussion OF further amend
ments TO the bill which be was directed
TO report. He opened the argumen: by
declaring bis belief that the liking oil
dsy for resumption was Q hopeless
menace TO prosE erty, that !; effected DO
GOOD. and that it was utterly useless tor
all practical purposes. The best business
men OF the country bad said 50. and
said so 10 his committee The bill which
il was proposed 10 rpeal in part,
had passed Congress as party necessity,
under the whip Of the previous question.
Mr.. Goode, Of the Baking Committee.
advocated its repeal.
Mr.. Townsend, Of Louisiana, member
of the committee. opposed the bill de-
clsripg the legislation submitted By that
BODY came wrong end foremost IL
would have been the part O; wisdom 70
epdeavor TO ascertain the cause Of the
financial difficulties, and then 10 apply
the remedy.
MIR. Haymoud, another member OF the
committed spoke in favor of repeal ~
something which. if It did no other good,
would restore tranquility, and inspire
the resumption &C. xss one Of The weak
est, crudest and most insigniscs1t pieces
of legislation, intended 70 eject hasneiai
results, that was ever passed by
Congress, bu, it pledged the National
honor, and that pledge be would Try 70
redeem. Iihe were asked whether he
though, i. practicable % redeem j: on
the 1t Of January, 1879, be would an,
sxer frankly, No" He wanted to deal