The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-17
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 5th, the time was
occupied chiefly in a discussion of the letters Of
acceptance Of Tilden and Hendricks, after which
the report Of the Conference committee on the
bill to provide for the sale OF Usage coded lands
ctc., was agreed to-yeas, %; nays Is. Mr..
Morton's resolution for the punishment Of The
perpetrators Of the Hamburg ~outrages was enter.
tained. and the senate went into executive ses.
sion and then adjourned ..... In the House, the
Bland silver bill vas taken up but passed over
Without action. Mr.. Cox, Chairman Committee
Ue ps ssc,ing anu ,hro currency =, reported a bill to re-
~, 1873, which directs the Secretary OF the Treas.
nry to redeem in coin legal tender notes then ont.
Standing lie declared his belief that tho fixing
Of day for resumption was a hopeless menace 10
prosperity; that 1t effected no goot, and that il
WAS utterly useless for all practical purposes.
so, and said so TO his committee. The bill which
u was proposed to repeal in part had passed Con
gress as a party necessity, Under the whip and
q substitute which was rejected. and under a
motion of the previous question. the report OF
mr. Cox was carried by q vote Of ld yeas
ported lin Tor a cop 1nis ref ei
three Senators. three Representatives and ,hree
experts, to inquire first into the change that has
taken place In the relative value of gold and siI.
yer, the causes thereof, whether permanent or
otherwise, the effect thereof on the trade, com.
n me ,Ss s amu hnsn sea and = the productive interests
and foreign countries. Second, into the policy
Of restoration of a double standard in this conn
try, and II restored what legal relations
between the two coins of siiye- and gold
shall be; third. into the question Of the mol. |
ICY OF continuing legal. tender notes concurrently |
with the metallic standard and the effect thereof
on the labor, industry and wealth OF the country |
fourth, into the best manner for providing Tor
facllltating res,lm ption Of specie payment. The
January, hi. The bill was passed. The re.
port OF the Conference Committee on the bill for |
.he sale OF Osage lands IN Kansas to actual set. |
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9TH, the vote by
which the Senate indefinitely postponed the bill
to reimburse West virginiafo for property destroy.
ed e., by Federal troops during the
Iii iaie plao @ars on Was ths c, rccGGnsilere ed and the
Of the House to the Senate bill, extending time
Tor redemption OF lands, sold by the United
states for direct taxes. were agreed to and bill
Tor The payment Of claims reported allowed by the
southern Claims commission passed with the
amendments proposed by the committee. The
House bill to repeal the resumption. day ciaase,
elc., was referred TO the Finance Committee.
The Joint resolution Of the House of Representa-.
tives proposing 2 sixteenth amendment to Il G
constitution prohibiting the appropriation OF
any school fund for tho support OF scctarlan
schools was amended and referred to the Com.
a m,a,ee aO on judiciary. Mr.. Edmunds resumed the
WIN ms speech on the motion To print
10 200 extra copies Of the Presidents message on
the Hamburg outrage. Discussion followed
in by Messrs. Dawes and Eaton 'bui
before Mr.. Eaton concluded the Senate went
' ~ executive session ana soon adjourned 80.
transacted.
In the Senate. on the Sth, the bill to es-
'ablish the Territory Of Pembina, to comprlse
me northern portion of the Territory Of Dakota,
1assei. Mr.. Bogy gave notice of an amend. i
nent, cnanglng the name to Algonquin. De-
upon the motion 70 print the Presidents
message regarding the Hamburg affair was con.
inued, Mr.. Eaton having tic floor. Mr.. Pat. !
ers,n replied, and yielded the floor to a motion
Q ADJOURN. . . The House adopted a motion 10
,Iant leaVe OF y absence to some twenty members I
Who desired It. The Bland silver bili was again ,
y put again failed to reach a vote on account '
diiatory motions. Mr.. Hale obtained the door |
a parllanentary device, and made n speech ,
general politics, which was briefly replied 10 '
y yon Mr; SGx r. M MT. Lawrence introduced an |
8 the Blaine School amendment, as follows: 4
AnrlcLE NNl. Section l.. No State shall make :,
ny law respecting an establishment OF religion {
prohibiting the free exercise thereof. :,
Sec. 2. No public property nor money raised /
y taxation, or from any public fund or property S
any state or place, subject to legislative power :,
alton. ~ u
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce O
's artlcic by appropriate legislation. =.
Referred TO the judiciary Committee. The "
~ IN reference TO reciprocity with Canada was is
I'LL next December. "
In the Senate, on the 9th, the amendments J
the House to the Senate bill to provide f r the b
10 OF the reservation Of the confederated Otoe o
"a Missouri Indians In Kansas and Nebraska p
ere agreed to, and the bill passed. The de. e.
Ie upon printing extra copies of the Presidents T
ESSAY wac continued by MIR. Patterson, who :,
a ~ rep,,ea A., to BY Mr., Wallace. senator sher. Il
3 remarks the Senate adjourned. .....in The u
1use, u oiii was passed giving a pension Of $50 W
W9ntn c 20 me widow Of captain Yates, OF the :"
Pontlcal debate was continued by Messrs A..
par, Hooker and others. "
In the Senate, on the 10th, the conference I'll
port on the River and lIarbor Appropriation Il
] was agreed to. The bill appropriate, ais. .
900 exactly. Mr.. sherman continued his q
! Y o. Yesterday; and he was replied to By 10
!. nSponall' .''....ln the House, MIR. Lord D.,
EN- offered n resolution reciting that ia some u
i.es, as Is alleged, the rights conferred upon rs
!, is az aot,dens ny ,he Fifteenth Amendment are :.
u declaring, that all attempts by force. fraud -,
tut, intimidation. or otherwise, to prevent a vi
i e ceStsin OF the right Of suffrage should meet CO
y INA IN any case which has heretofore tn
,H 90 or may hereafter occur in which n,
one cI ~ q m n = mas been or shall be committed r.
mt OF the criminal or criminals is imperatiyeIy W
bv whether Y ans ne crime be one tl'
.nandlng the punishment OF death, The call. Pi
: OF the previous question by Mr.. Lord creatad be
hisiaeraole confusion. and upon the roll being
leu uhere was found TO be not q quorum vol, an
y Inc Republicans then demanded a call of as
LOUISE when was carried. The Democratic ~
rd's Jss mea snnw gathered about MIR. an
zen was that the resolution upon being a see. ly
4 time put to vote received Ill yeas TO : nays- nc
voting nay being Messrs. Bland CMo.) ~
,eed to-yeas. l2i; nays, II. Mr. Beehe -,
airman Of the Committee on Expenditures in fel
! S y, nepariment, submitted a majority re. fir,
y OF salu committee, together with their reso- -
ION, which was adopted. The report ril
sures secretary Robeson for negligence Ia his o.,
been defrauded out OF half a million dollars ro
also recommends the removal of Isaiah Han ~
? Chief OF Construction Bureau, for iucom. hi
ency anu untrustworthiness The minority l.
ort says there is no evidence showing cuipa. Du
~ In either case. III
n the Senate, on the 18th, amendments isl
he Post route bill were agreed to, making ~
for fast mail trains as far West va
i. Lou!7 and Omaha, and from Washington an
.ew Orleans, via Richmond. Mr.. Paddock VIZ
lnittea an amendment to restore the ranking 49,
,ilegc' which after some discussion was m;
eed to--yeas, 30i nays, li-as follows; On
eas-niessis Allison. Burnside, Christiancy, 'P
I per- FRA Srsgln, Davis Dawes, Dennis, Ed. aft
ais. Kelly ;, Key, Maxey. Merrimon, Mitch, sal
Norwood, Paddock. Patterson. Randolph, an
,s1 Wss saq W,,Smy. Spencer, stevenson. Wal sp
assIMessrs Anthony. Bogy. Booth, Cam. -,
sWis.l. Clayton C~octrelT, Ferry, Bamiin, a !
nan, Logan, McCreery, Mcdonald, McMii'
morrill,, Oglesby-l Is.
r; Randolph subsequently explained that he I
~ under u misappreh. nsion, and changed \
vote IRON yea to nay, senator Spencer read Il \
imper OF kilograms from Republicans of Ala, in
u denying the statement OF Senator Eaton, in '
recent speech. that the election In that state col
fairly conducted. The writer's claim that 80
lsands Of Republican voters were DIS ASS
ehised. Mr.. Spencer said lie hoped but
senate would appoint a special committee ~
vesugste this election. The Senate amend. ply
u 70 the Constitutional amendment proposed :
le House, In regard TO the school tIsd. were LOT
ed to-yeas, "a; nays. l5......ln the House nov
senate bill authorizing the employment of NV
scouts, Instead OF 3Ui AS at preselE lYoyid. OF
'as passed. Mr.. Randall made a conference
r on the Indian Appropriation bill. lie said n
Dii agreed % was u saving over last years
~tt9J.t3I. The report was agreed to. the
- rec,
he Repeal OF the Resumption Act. . :
Is the vote by yeas and nays ON the VI"
uion reported by MIR. Cox. from the Com. Onl'
Q on Binkine and Currency. on the 9Th, for had