The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21
The Anti-AGonOPO1iSt.
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Second Session.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Proceedings OF the Second Session.
SENATE, Dec. 1.-THE report OF the !
Democrats attending the Louisiana returning
board was ordered printed The committee
on privileges and elections reported favoranly
on the resolution authorizing an investigator
"A to the eligibility OF Watts, the Oregon
elector. Laid over till to-day. Senator Cam
eron, Of Wisconsin, introduced bill provid-
ing that from and after its enactment the
United S .ates shall receive legal tender notes
at par in payment OF import duties and all
dues and revenues Of every kind. The sen,
ate then resumed consideration OF unhnlsned
business, being the joint resolution OF I'd
st;tution providing that the electoral vote tor
President and Vice President be counted by
the Snnreme Court. An amendment was
adonted providing that the electors shall vote
viva voce. Instead Of by ballot. Edmunds ar
eued in favor Of the proposed amendment Al
length. and was followed by Morton, VINO op-
Toeed & Without action the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE, Dec. 11.-Under the call Of
the States the following were the more I'M
nortant bills introduced Reducing letter
postage to two cents tor the purchase OF silver
bullion and its coinage into dollars, to be
Local tender for all debts public and private,
Including duties and coin interest; {by Clio
yer. Dem. to protect States against domestic
violence providing that the President shall
not employ the army until after the Leglsia-
ture Of State has certified to him that the
authority OF the State is torcibly resisted, and
that it is unable to overcome such resistance,
or after the Governor has certified 10 him that
riot. insurreotiOn or overt acts OF rebellion
| have occurred, which he has underworld and
| sun able to suppress, and that the Leglsia-
ture cannot be convened because OF such vlo-
| lence. The rules were suspended ana the Ju,,
| dietary committee instructed to inquire and
report on the legality of the circular letter is
sued by the Attorney General during the late
Presidential campaign to United States Mar
shals in relation to their powers and duties IN
such election.
On the 10Th, in the Senate, Mr.. Bogy
presented a memorial OF himselfand Senators
Stevenson and Mcdonald, embracing report
| OF the Democratic cOmmrtee which Witnessed
the count OF the Returning Board OF Louisiana.
Ordered printed. Senate resumed consider
alton ut the res luton offered by Mr.. Mitchell
providing for an investigation into the ap-
rointment by the Governor OF Oregon OF Gro
min as a Presidential electOr. Debate cOntln-
ued through the morning hour, no vote being
reached Senator Merrimon introduced OH
to amend section ll6 OF revised statuets OF the
] United States in regard to vacancies IN the
office Of President and Vice President. Re-
TERED The bill provides that the Secretary
of State. or in case OF his death the Secretary
OF the Treasury, shall succeed to the Presiden-
CIV. in the event OF the death, removal or res
isnation of both President aud Vice President
The regular order, the proposed constitution
al amendment offered by Mr.. Edmunds, pro
viding that the power to count ana declare
the electoral vote shall be vested IN the Su'
fso,,r% then raQumod Alter dis.
cuss,on. at the request ex-senator Bogy, the
question went over.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Blail
introduced a constitutional amendment, which
was referred, torbidding the manufacture anc
sale OF distilled LIQUORS as beverage afte
1900. Mr.. Bland then demandedthe resump
ton of business under the 2lst joint rule
which requires that st the second session Q
Congress the unfinished business OF the pre-
ceding session shall be taken up IS the reg
ular order. This opened the question as Z
whether the Joint rules Of the two houses wer
in force, The Chair (Mr. Randall) ruled tina
such rules were in force. A lively running
debate ensued. Mr. Garfield appealed iron
the decision of the chair, but afterwards with
; drew the appeal, and business proceeded nn
der the ruling. The bill reported last session
by Mr.. Bland to utilize the product OF tn
gold and silver mines of the country came u
in the morning hour and went over. Tn
post Office and Notification bills were reported
and the House adjourned.
SENATE. Dec. 13.-The committe
. on printing reported favorably on the Joint res
olution to print ten thousand copies VI the n
port OF the Republican visitors TO Louisian'
Laid over The resolution OF Senator Mitch
ell, providing tor lnquiring into the appoint
ment Of Cronin IS elector ior oregon, we
taken up, but soon gave way to the JOINT reso
olution proposing All amendment to the con
} stitution 30 Is to have the count of the electo
raj vote made BY the Supreme Court OF tn
United States Senator Bogy being entitle
to the floor spoke 1t length. When the de
bate was closed vote WIS taken on the pass
age Of the resolution and It Was defeated BY
vote OF IA yes to 81 nays. Senator Edmund
gave notice that he would to-day call mp Ii
4 bill to provide and regulate the counting
e votes Tor President and Vice Presiden
known A. Morton's billl which passed Ii
Senate 1t the last session, but now comes U
: under . motion to reconsider. The Sena
Z then adjourned.
HOUSE Dec. I'm the mornin
hour the House considered the bill to utilii
/ the products Of the gold and silver mine
!. Speeches in favor OF the double standard
: gold and silver were made BY Nessrs. Durha
and Willard The latter Is . member Of Il
{ silver commission, and declared the testimor
). taken by that commission was largely in fav,
ofthe double standard. At the close Of Il
Q debate the substitute offered yesterday by y
il Bland thatsilver dollars OF the weight of4i2
grains shatl b coined, and shall b. > Leo
tender tor all debts, public and private, exec
where the payment Of gold coin il required
}. lawns agreed TO without division. ~
. house then voted by yeas and nays on q
passage Of the bill thus amended, and It y
passed ayes l67 maya So. The House 90
+ after adjourned.
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