The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-06

100 Eup Lne special Oruef, Delng Jne hOuS
bill for the issue of coin, and sub
stitute therefor, submitted by th'
Senate Finance Committee. Amendment
to the Army Appropriation Bill
were referred to the Committee on Appro
priations. The House decided by vote
63 to 80, to take up the bill TO authorize tn,
Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis Rail
coad Company to construct narrow-gaug'
road from tide-water to st. Louis and Chi
cago. The House refused to order thu
previous question, and the bill was referred
to the Committee of the Whole ON State O
the Union.
In the Senate June IS, there was nC
quorum, and little business was transacted
...... In the House, the Senate amendments t.
the Army Appropriation bill were not con
Cured in. The Speaker appointed as Com
mittee of Conference, Messrs. Atkins, Ran
dali, and Hurlbut. Mr.. Seelye, from the
Committee on Banking and Currency, re
ported back the Senate amendments to the
Silver Coin bill, and recommended
Yious question. The Senate amendment!
are to strike out the word "now," and tc
add new section providing that the trade
dollar shall not be legal tender. The pre-
vious question was seconded, and the main
question ordered. The question was taken
on the first amendment of the Senate, strik
ing out the word "now," which confined
the issue of silver coin to that now in the
Treasury. The vote by tellers resulted yeas
rs; nays, IS; the Republicans support
ing it, and the mass of the Democrats
under the lead of Mr.. Randall, opposing
it. The question on the second amendment
was taken by yeas and nays, and resulted
yeas, SO; nays, 9S. So the amendment was
rejected. Mr.. Randall moved to concur with
the Senate amendments, both amendments
thereto, in the form of two additional sec.
tions, authorizing, in addition to the silver
coin allowed to be issued, the redemption OF
fractional currency, the coinage of twenty
millions, requiring the purchase of the
necessary silver bullion, at market rates,
and authorizing the issue of the coin in the
ordinary disbursements of the Treasury.
He also allowed Mr.. Landers, of Indiana,
to offer an amendment authorizing the
coinage of a standard silver dollar of the
same weight and ineness as that in use on
the LIST of January, 1861, making it legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and
private. The vote was first taken on Mr..
Landers's amendment, and it was adopted
yeas, ITO; nays, "a. The motion made by
Mr.. Randall, to concur in the Senate amend
ment, with his own and Mr.. Landers's amend
ments thereto, was agreed to-yeas, ITO ;
nays, As. The bill now goes back to the
Senate with these provisions engrafted on
the Senate amendments.
In the Senate, June 20, the resolution to
pay P. B. S. Pinchback compensation and
mileage for the time he was contestant for a
seat In the Senate, was, after discussion,
made the order for consideration Saturday
next. A number of pension bills being
passed, the House bill for the issue of coin
and the substitute therefor proposed by the
Senate Committee on Finance, were taken
up. After short discussion the whole SUBJ
ject was recommitted to the Committe on
Finance. Mr.. Wilson reported with amend
ments the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
Placed on the Calendar. Mr.. Sargent, from
the Conference Committee on the Naval
B.l, made a report that
5he committee had agreed upon a
bill. There had been fair conces-
'ions on both sides, and he was
very glad to say that the conferences on the
part of the House evinceda a disposition to
act fairly. The report was agreed to. The
House bill to authorize the construction of
l railway pontoon bridge across the Missouri
River at Nebraska CiTy, Nebraska, passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported back an amendment of
.he Joint Committee on the report SUBJ
nitted by the President, to provide, tenn
for the ordinary and necessary
expenses of the public services by ex-
lending the appropriation bills for the
present fiscal year into the next,
with an amendment providing that
IN NO case shall such appropriations be
continued for longer period than thirty
lays. The amendment was agreed to and
he resolution passed. Mr.. Thurman at his
'wn request was excused from service on
he Conference Committee on the Army Ap-
Bill, and Mr.. Gordon appointed
% fill the vacancy. MIR. ConkIing called up
he Senate bill to punish the counterfeiting
If trademark goods or sale or dealing in
trademark goods. Several
heretofore reported by the
Judiciary Committee were agreed to
md the bill passed. Mr.. Ingalls,
,alled up the House bill to declare
forfeited TO the United States certain lands
granted to the State of Kansas in aid of the
construction of railroads by act of March 8,
1868. Passed. Mr.. West, from the Conference
Committee on the Post-ofice Appropriation
Bill, reported that the Committee had been
unable to agree, and moved thata new Con-
ference asked for by the House of Represen-
atives be granted. Pending discussion,
Senate adjourned......n the House, mes
age was received from the Senate informing
he House that the Senate had agreed to the
eport of the Conference Committee on
he Naval Appropriation Bill. Mr.. Holman,
rom the Committee of Conference
IN the POstofice Appropriation Bill, sub
nitted report of that Committee inform
ng the House that the committee had not
been able to agree, and asked for another
committee. Thereport was adopted, and the
speaker appointed Messrs. Holman, Clark,
If Missouri, and Hale as the Committee of
Conference. Mr.. Blount, from the Commit
zee of Conference on the Naval Appropria-
ion Bill, made a report in favor of the
House concurring in some OF the Senate
and of the Senate receding
rom others of its own amendments. The
'eport of the Committee was agreed to, and
he bill now goes to the President for his
signature. After speeches by Messrs.
Lynde and Frye, the Senate joint reso-
ution, making temporary prOvis-
on for the ordinary expenses OF the Govern
nent until the passage of the regular appro-
Driation bills, was, on motion of Mr..
Randall, referred to the Committee on
Appropriations. The Speaker pro TEN. laid
before the House the memorial Of the
National Board of Trade, in session at New
YORK, that silver coin shall not be made
egal tender for any sum beyond five
dollars. Referred. The House took a
recess till eight O'Clock, the evening session
10 be for debate on the Geneva Award Bill.
In the House, June so, the joint resolution
10 permit the departments of the government
TO draw on their unexpended balances for
the next ten days was passed. 1t was agreed
10 accept the invitation to attend the Cen
tennial celebration of the Fourth of July at
In the evening session
the condition of the Mexican frontier was
but no action was taken.........
In the Senate, new conference committees
we're appointed on three of the Appropria-
lion bills, and the whole day and evening
we're spent in considering the amendments
20 the Appropriation bills. 1t was 11:30- p.
N. when the Senate adjourned, hav ing first
passed a joint resolution to permit the yari-
,us departments of the government to draw
on their unexpended balances for their ex-
penses.
Democratic National Convention.
FIRST DAY.
On June 81, at st. Louis, the Convention
assembled in the large and beautiful hall of
the st. Louis Chamber of Commerce, deco
rated with garlands of leaves, State coats of
arms, flowers, etc. Delegates were promptly
in their places, but it WIS 1920 before the