The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-14
Forty-fourth Congress.


bill ut the earliest opportunity.
Mr.. Sherman presented the report OF
the conference committee on the silver
bill, and asked to have 1t printed SC
ordered.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
was resumed, but the senate, as court
OF impeachment, adjourned till tomorrow
on account of the absence of the witness
John s. Evans, post trader at Fort Sill
and legislative business was continued.
The senate at 1890 resumed the consid
Grafton of the impeachment against Score
tary Belknap.
The chair presented a communicates
from the sergeant-at-arms in regard to Jno
l.. Evans. the absent witness, stating thai
Evans had been in attendance but was al
lowed to go by the managers some weeks
ago with the understanding that he should
be notified when to return; that he was
notified and lett Fort Sill for Washington
the first week of July by way of Fori
Reno, and was now delayed by freshets Ii
the west.
Mr.. Thurman thought no progress could
be made on this trial and so the senate was
ready to go on with the river and haiboI
bill. He moved the impeachment court
adjourn till tomorrow agreed to after
considerable debate.
The legislative business was then re
sumed.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen from The conference
committee on consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, reported the committee
were unable to agree, snd moved the new
conference asked for by the house be grant
ed so ordered,
Mr.. Frelnghuysen spoke at length
against agreeing to the reductions of the
house, pending which the morning hour
expired and the river and harbor appropri
alton bill was taken up and considered.
Mr.. Allison said the bill, as it came
from the house, appropriated S5,S72, $50
as reported to the senate by the committee
on appropriations that sum had been in
creased to the extent of $36,314. The first
amendment reported by the committee
was to strike out of the house bill the
clause appropriating $lS0, 900 for the i'm
provement of the harbor of Dunkirk, MY
and in explanation of it Allison said tina,
the sum was inadequate to complete the
Improvement Of that harbor and US it was
in good condition now, it was thought bes
not to make any appropriation until money
enough could be appropriated to complete
the work amendment agreed to.
The next amendment was to increase the
appropriation for the improvement of the
harbor at Buffalo, to 100000. Mr.. AL
lison said Buffalo was one of the most I'm
portant harbors in this country, probably
more commerce passed through that harbol
than any other in the country except New
York city. At all important points il
the state of New York, the committee hac
recommended slight increase ; amend
ment agreed to.
Other amendments of the committee
were agreed 10, as follows Striking OF
the appropriation of $1,000 for improve
ment of the harbor at Olcott, N. Y So,
900 for improvement of the harbor at Putt
NEVILLE, New York 50 600 for the har
Dor at Great s. dus bay, New York in
creasing appropriations for improvement
at the harbor of Oak Orchard, New York
from 81, 900 to So 600. and increasing thu
appropriation for removing Instructions ii
East river and He'll Gate from 5000, 900 t.
S350,000.
On motion of Mr.. Clark the senat,
amendment to the bill to revise and consoli
date the statutes in relation to the post
office department were concurred in.
Mr.. Msckey offered a resolution for TIL
adjournment of congress July %; referred
to the committee on ways and means
Mr.. Thompson, from the committee oil
clections, reported resolution on thu
South Carolina contested election case, de
clsring that neither Butts, the contestant
nor Mackey, the sitting member, were law
fully elected to congress ordered printed
Mr.. Payne, from the conference com
mil,ee on the silver bill, made report an,
proceeded to explain it.
The house recedes from its disagreement
to the first amendment of the senate an,
agreed thereto. to strike ont the wor,
"now' and inert the words sat any time,
the meaning Of which is that silver coil
which is in the treasury at any time, ma.
be issued to the amount Of ten millions.
The senate recedes from its disagree
| ment to the house amendment to the secon,
amendment of the senate, and both house
agree to the following substitute:
Sec. 3-In addition to the amount o
subsidiary silver coin, authorized by law t
be issued in the redemption of fracliona
currency, it shall be lawful to manufacture
at the severa! minis, and to issue throug
the treasury and its several offices, sue
coin, to an amount which, including th
amount of subsidiary silver coin and frac
tional currency outstanding, shall, in III
aggregate, not exceed, al any time, fit
millions of dollars.
Sec. 4-That silver bullion required 70
the purposes of this act, shall be pul
chased, from time to time, at market valu
by the secretary of the treasury, with an
money IN the treasury, not otherwise al
propriated, but no purchase of bulllo
shall be made under the act when the maj
ket rate for the same shall be such as wi
not admit of coinage and issue as herei
provided without loss to the treasury, an
any gain or seignorage arising from TIL
coinage shall be accounted for and paid il
to the treasury as provided under exstin
laws relative to subsidiary coinage; prC
vided that amount of money at any on
time invested in such silver bullion exclt
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