The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-17
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business OF General Interest TRIMS
acted.
SENATE.

Mr.. Mitchell (Rcp), Of Oregon from the
committee Oh privileges and elections to
which committee was referred the question as
to the proper amount Of compensation 70 be
paid to p. b. S. Pinchback, late a 'ntestlnt
for seat from the State OF Louifiana report
ed resolution to pay Mr.. Pinc,. back n sum
equal to the compensation and mileage o! a
senator from tho beginning of the term for
which he was contestant to the termination
| OF tho contest by tho Senate. Ordered to he
| printed aud lie on the table.
Mr.. Conkling Rep) }, Of New Yo,k, present
| ed the petitions Of citizens ainst the passage
OF any bill allowing an American register to
| foreign-built vessels. Referred to the com
! mittee on commerce.
| Mr.. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, from the com
| mittee on finance, reported favorab.v on iae
Senate bill to amend the laws relating to the
| legal tender of silver coin. Placed on the CAL
| endar. The bill will provide for the coinage
Of silver dollar OF 412 $40 grains Of standa d
! silver. to be leSai tender for any amount not
exceeding $40 in one payment, except for
customs dues and interest on the public deb
| Tho legal tender power of the trade dollar is
totally abolished. The other existing silver
| amounts now fixed by law. The bill allows
| holders Of bullion TO exchange it at market
value for the new dollars at their face value,
or for United States notes at par. The pro-
| pos-d limitation OF the ssue Of the silver
| dollars to $50, 600, 900 has not yet been incor-
porated in the bill.
Mr. Morrill, Rep.). of Maine. called up the
| House bill making appropriations to supply
the dehciencies in the appropriations for the
iscalyear ending June 80, 1876, and for prior
years. Various amendments proposed, appro.
| priating $160, 600. were agreed to- and the bill
was read third time and passed.
| The House bill to define the tax on torment
| ed and malt liquors WAS taken up aud passed
with an amendment providing that nothing in
the act shall have the effect to change tile
| present rules OF the law respecting evidence in
any prosecution or suit.
Mr.. Thurman Dem.), Of Ohio, called up the
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
in regard to counting tho votes for President
and VIce-President was passed. After some
discussion the vote WAS reconsidcred-yeas,
81 nays, 23-and the bill Was placed On the
calendar.
Mr. Frelinghuysen (Rep). Of Now jersey,
called up the bill in relation to the Japanese
| indemnity fund, and submitted an amendment
to strike out the clause authorizing the Presi-
dent. after correspondence with the Japanes Q
government. and i'll a manner satisfactory to
1t, TO transfer said fund together with it's ill.,
crease. to tie government OF Japan in trust,
the income thereof to be perpetualy used for
the education Of labor 10 Japan. agreed TO-
Mr. Morrill, (Rep.), OF Vermont, introduced
| to allow Mrs. Minnie Sherman Fitch TO receive
| free from duty wedding present from the
khedive OF Egypt, and i. was passed unapI-
| mously.
MIR. Sargent (Rep.), of California, submitted
the following, which was ordered to be printed:
Resolved, That the Senate recommend to
the President that he cause negotiations to bo
entered upon with the Chinese government to
| effect such change in tho existing treaty be-
tween the United States aud China as will law
| folly permit the application OF restrictions
upon the great influx of Chinese subjects to
| this corntry.
Mr.. Booth Uib.), Of California from the
committee on pensions, reported favorably on
the bill TO amend section ,698 of the revised
statutes 30 ss to allow pension Of S37 Dor
| month to soldiers who have lost both an arm
and leg, in place Of the S24 per month now
allowed. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. "rCrary (Rep.). OF Iowa, intr oduoed the
follow e = srih ere referred To create
q sinking Tquidation of the gov
ernment bonC sN,% I'd to the Union Pacific
railroad compah. also in relation to the can
collation. Of mortgages.
The debate on the Halet Kilbourn case WAS
proceeded with. The resolution offered by
MIR. Lynde (Rep.), OF Wisconsin, directing the
sergeant-at. arms to make return to the writ,
and to produce Mr.. Klbourn before the court,
was adopted-yeas, 1856; nays. 75.
The House took up the report of the cleo
ton committee on the Alabama contested
election case Of Bromberg against Haralson
Ihe report being unanimous against the claim
OF the contestant, Bromberg, and declaring the
SIT ing member, Haralson, entitled to the seat.
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Whitehouse Dem. }, Of New York, intro
dueed bill for refundiDg the interest bearing
debt OF the United States into United States
consois bearing four per cent. gold interest
ana having forty years to run. Referred to
the committee on ways and means.