New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-17
XIJVTH CONGRESSES SESSION,

ALlVTH CONOnCOO- SCSSAON'
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
uRcAsrIc SPEECH BY REPRESENTATIVE HEWITT on
1up tssria OF SILVER COIN 49, THE POLICY
FAVORED BY MR.. RANDAL-MR- BOUTWELL,
c.,rs yoR INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLDS
amply OF GoID-sFNAToRs' PRIVATE sEcRE-
rARIEs-DFBATE ON COUNTING THB PREsIDEN-
TiAL VOTE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 1G, 1876
In the Senate to-day bills and memorials
we're introduced and referred as follows;
BY Mr. CONKLING rep, N. f)-Ihe renohsrahces
NJ the citizens OF Brooklyn against tle repeal of the
esnkruo law also resolution from the Board OF Trade
OF Brooklyn in favor OF the resumption OF specie pay
pents also petition Of the Board OF Commissioners OF
PILOTS Of NcwYoh against the proposed amendments 70
BY Mr. WALLACE Dem, Penn.)-A petition from sun
A p' WnMfN Ron Me5 from the Committee on
offices and Post Roads reported back memorials OF the
creased ma service also several bills asking Tor the ca
labshment Of post routes, all OF which ne su lne
mttee provided for in the general postal Dill agreed 70
TIE Committee discharged hom luTthcf eobsldela
AIR Mr. ANTHONY Rep, r. H. from the Committee on
Printing reported back two resolutions In relalos 10
printing debates and asked to be DISCHARGED rom
fnrther consideration Agreed 10. He also submitted
The toowinGs the report OF the COMMITTEE on inc SUD
koed That the proceedings and debates ha be printed
IN, Roord actually delivered and taken GGwn by The
the printer In season for the next publication OF
Placed on tho calendar
Mt WINDOW Rep., Mimi introduced hll for ter-
yitory OF PemDna. Referred 70 the Committee on TERN
sores.
Mr. BOUTWELL, Rep,, Mass introduced resolution,
Rop Tha the Secretary the Treasury be requested 10
.Srnsh iS toe y 1G5mspp 81 iS 9 nom s4 to- IsS
fuso the amount of gold and silver ~ oe Ytfts o.,
M III taS uni t s states At The present
SOME NEWSPAPER LIES EXPOSED.
Mr. CAMERON rep, PENN sent up slip from n
lau T,rfy All
.eorearos who are paid clerks AS one OF the sena-
tors mentioned he denied the truth of the article saying
that lac has always lived within his incomes mas beeu
,oixod up with no schemes Tngs has, in short at
tended TO his business during ms thirty years In
E,natofs WEST Rep. La and LOGAN rep, ND.
whose names IN the article both denounced II as
MI TbTIJ%DS SPHp. VIZ read from yte Baltimore
0osstt dispatch stating that the Judiciary Committee
are holding back the House witness bill while Senators
aonknR and Logan loOking up autS OrteS Tor DE
setng It, TO some OF their friends WHO arc HnHeo
W in the whisky frauds re sad az sst mn, noe
81 influence from any person or source whatever s ph
brought bear the Committee In relation 20 tms OIL
Mr THURMAN Dem, Ohio) az member Of the same
COMMITTEE, said the Committee has taken the ~ up our
Of is turn ana Instead OF delaying 1t Is Teay sSS'enS
nr' C6NKIING Gop w said he was not accustomed
60 pay anS attention to sucg psfaeraphs; pay a.
soeIus to general time OF uprising, II ne SAT sun IL
mht be construed into aequiescence aud ne Elght oe
guilty OF worse than explaining. There was not an lota
Of truth the statement The recent elecueAs assured
him of one thing II no other ana that vas tia lne m
iii ref,e 10 be g7icd and deceived By sucn abusive
.rtices The tiIse will como Whea such articles OF
SrpTes@ntation Will be Justly considered conspiracy
and defamation against our Insult ptlcns tnemseNeS ana
sGc question will arise what country will next Try the
experiment OF government OF the people for the people
and the pcOue Happily these statements are IoSelV
tng their Just appreciation, and II is never SAFER than
Sow for the public and pubic officials to trust them
peves the good and better Judgment OF their lo
MT LOGAN rep nj said ne did not know such hin
Dad reached tue senate; when he DID apd should 80 H.
II charged that he Is afraid that tOe OF hls Eenas
tho Whsky Ring; he has never traicEed in gallon Of
whisky ia his never visited dstheTy never owned
friends 10 the frauds never knew OF them ~ he saw it
10 the papers; had one Of his tends indicted IN
the whisky frauds. One whom he had reo0mInt nded
for position has been indicted but many man haS
friend whom he has recommended tura cut badly, III, Ia
short he pronounced ali OF The statements concerning
him infamous lies
HOW TO COUNT INF PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
The morning hour expiring, the Senate resomed the
consideration Of the Senate Bun No l. 70 provide for and
regulate the counting Of the OF President I'D Vice
president.
Nj THURMAN Dem. Ohio, briefly alluded to the
amendment q Mt Cooper which reads aus n the two
in.n that return shall be counted which nc House OF
Representatives, voting 10y states ia ne tnahhtI pro
upou tho House shall decide 10 be the true and valid re
furn" lie said if the House voted one way
state would be lost II s duty OF Congress to see
To IL that no state loses its v9te. ~ t a. y
shs amendment il il thrown into the House TO decide
Will It not be great temptation Inr inc h3utS 70 9sd
with the Senate In order mat IL nay utcdc WHICH
return shall I've counted then count that return
which theHouse fayorS they ln%y 70 good men, Dut
An sweetest rocJG is Lead u not into temp
Iati01," and ts a.n"uduiynl may open lo"eIui temp
IofiOn tor COIruTtCn.
Mr CHRISTI rep, Mic') sad that counting
IN, yU, II really the Of the two Houses. IL the
Two Houses disagree there is Only one remedy namely 10
auntud IN, Cons ttutUu Itself. ~o.,,.rl.,.
Mes,rs FKEiINGHt'YsES Rep, " j.. JOHNSON
CDcm Val. aud HOWE rep, WIS., oTohy dlscfsseI lLe
subac the latter holding that differences can only Oe
obyiatcd IN the passage OF Ul approved Dy Ne llts
dent, defining the valid return. ,
Mr.. MORTON dep, ludJ said OF tie various amend
,n.nts offered t.J' lac favored tic 10 lowing oHGieo oy
Tho senator from NcW-.lcrscN tFTclingLyscn):
IN, dincreuce immediately referred 10 the tlti
Hustle, supreme Court The prlnl oicef OF zoe sen
speaker Of The House, whose occasion h be
st Jn, &c OF e supreme present the Capital OF
utl, Mace OF shall act IN his place
Nj MORTON SAID he would favor tnat, u any reIhccN
~ needed but why not trust IL 20 the two houses ii tue
VOC az any STATE l. Ost IL III he like anything else lost
tp Congress There question bus there ~ defect IN
ana mas ouy its usefulness. five can call IN an out
AIDE tribunal in o. dsJcreCI eit would not the
Supr.no Court be- the Dr~ta power already created ana
vuhoht u, lie submitted plan for calling them IN
.s follows: THAT the judges OF the supreme court
shall 6c assembled al the time and 10 case the two
house. Cannot agree. hcGucsti0h sbHI DC mn % 70
the Judges who shall proceed at once TO decide which Is
she valid return o..
on motion Of Mr.. ANTHONY Rhp., Il. H., the Senate
voted that when 1t adjourn to-day he to meet on Mon
At 4 the senate went into Executive Session and at
Ao'clOcs AL 0urncd uutii Aonda!.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Il, JI,uc. t,-day the SpT AK II urOcceueQ