The Morning herald., 1876-03-31
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WASHING TON, D. c., March 80.
SENATE.-A number of memorials and
petitions were presented and referred. Tht
Finance Committee bill in relation to the
tender of silver coin and which provides
that the U. 8. silver coins, with the excep-
tion Of trade dollars, shall be legal tender
TO the amount of IS in one payment was
taken up and discussed; the bill went over
st the expiration Of the morning hour.
The unfinished business being.a resolution
of Morton proposing an Investigation into
the Mississippi affairs as modified by sub
etitute Of Christianity, was then taken up.
Bayard opposed the resolution. He said
no petition had come from Mississippi ask
ing for this information; no one had dis
puted the right of the Senator elect to his
seat. He commented on the enforcement
laws and the manner in which they had
been carried out, and charged that there
had been = most lavish expenditure Of pub
lie funds in the South by political emisaries
In tyrannizing over the people.
Boutwell, said that all the money ex
pended was made necessary by the cronies
Of political associates of the Senator from
Delaware. 1t was made necessary to pro-
tect human right. He said men who del
uged the country in blood (alluding to the
Confederate element in the House) were
now engaged in investigating men who had
saved the Union.
Mr.. Bayard resented what he alleged
were reflections on his patriotism by Mr..
Boutwell,, and said every drop of blood in
his body came from men and women who
had never done an unpatrietic act. Any
man who said he had ever been disloyal to
his country lied In his throat. Applause
in the galleries. He charged Mr.. Boutwell,
with entertaining a spirit of hate towards
the southern people, and constant desire
to humiliate them.
Mr.. Morton said Mr.. Bayard was inconsis-
tent. In the Pinchback case he had argued
that We had power to enquire into the elect
ion of members of the Legislature but in
the Lamar case in Mississippi, he argued we
cannot.
Mr.. Merey expressed his devotion to the
. Union.
Mr.. Bruce obtained the floor, but gave
way, and on motion of Mr.. CoRkling the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE In the morning hour, after
some unimportant business, the House pro,
cseded to the consideration of bills of pub.
lie nature, reported from the Committees
The bill from the Naval Affairs Commit
tee to require certain estimates of the Navy
Department to he submitted in detail was
passed after considerable debate.
Mr.. Faulkner from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported resolution direct
ing that the Committee inquire If ther,
is any conflict of construction between tn,
= Government of Great Britain and the nitei
States in relation to the extradition treaty
of 1862 and If any, what legislation is ne
cessary to remove any difference that may
exist, and that the Committee be author
lied to call on the Secretary of State for al
correspondence necessary for the examina.
tion Of the subject. Adopted.
Mr. Knott, from the Judiciary Commit
tee reported articles impeaching BelknaF
the late Secretary Of War with high crimes
and misdemeanors, with accompanying
resolutions, which were ordered to be print
ed and recommitted, Mr.. Knott giving
notice that he would call them up at al
early day.
The House then resumed the consider
alton of the silver bill, as the next amend
ment in order was that by Mr.. Oliver am
ending Section 1886 Of revised statutes sc
as to make the trade dollar an. fractiona
silver coin legal tender to the amount O.
one dollar only. Rejected.
An amendment was proposed by Mr.
Holman prohibiting the issue of interes
bearing bonds for the purchase of bullion
but allowing bullion to be received at th
mints to be paid for at tina ratio price pc
ounce, to be fzed from time to time &C
cording to the market rate by the Directo
of the Mint, with the approval Of the Secre
tary Of the Treasury, on basis of differ
ence between par value Of coin and valu
Of such bullion, next came up for vote b
letters on amendment to the amendmen
was reported ss to ss, and the Speaker, MI
Cox in the Chair, voted in the affirmative
Mr., Burchard, Illinois, offered an ament
ment to the amendment striking out claus
prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasur
from issuing and selling bonds for the pul
chase of bullion for coinage. Rejected.
At 4.30 the House adjourned.
0chenck and His Committees,
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