The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-08
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business OF General Interest Trans
acted.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business OF General Interest Trans
acted.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate a memorial
OF the New York board OF trade, showing the
ine1pediency of attempting the resumption OF
specie payments before the requisite conditions
are ripe for it.
A bill to pay the Alabama claims allowed
previous to Jan. %. was passed.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.), OF Ohio, from the COM
mittee on finance, reported adversely on the
Senate bill to secure depositors in the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Company from ulti-
mate loss. Laid on the table.
Appropriate eulogistic remarks on the death
OF Senator Ferry Of Connecticut, were made BY
MIR. Eaton OF Connecticut, Sargaent of Califor-
MIA, Bsyard OF Delaware, Howe Of Wisconsin,
Gr, GEfreinghuysen ga OF New Jersey. Thurman OF
Ohio, Wadlegh Of New Hampshire, and Eng
lish OF Connecticut and, as further mark Of
respect to the memory Of the deceased, the
Senate adjourned.
During the discussion on the Centennial Ap-
preparation bill, Mr. Edmunds (Rep) J. OF Yer
mont said be believed that Congress had the
right to appropriate money for the Centennial
exposition. and was bound to make the sppro-
prlaeon, but thought the million and a half
would not be sufficient to make the exhibition
successful, and Congress would be called upon
Tor another million and q half, or possibly two
or three millions. He gave notice that he
would oher an amendment requiring the Cen
tennial commissioners and board Of finance to
me with the secretary OF the treasury the
acceptance OF the provisio Is Of the bill before
receiving the money.
Mr. McCreery (Dem ),of Kentucky, offered
the following as . substitute for the bill That
IL Il be recommended to the people Of the Unlked
States to assemble on tho fourth day of July
next, In such numbers and manner as NAV be
convenient, in their respective cities towns.
ana villages, neighborhoods, or wherever they
M in k<k g. an.
hundredth return Of that auspicious day, by
suitable eulogier, orations, and discourses, or
py pubic prayers and such religious exercises
and ceremonies as may be appropriate to the
science.
Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was rejected by a
rising vote, IL to 81. MIR. McCreery's substi-
tute was rejected, IL to As.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike ont tho pre-
ambie. Rejected, 18 to 81.
Inc Senate resumed the consideration OF the
Dill to extend the time for the copstruotio
and completion OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road. -"'
This was most important bill in the inter-
ests OF the bondholders Of the road. who have
invested $50, 100000 in it. MIR. Kelly. of Ore
gon, said, in advocating the passage of the
Dill "Of all persons who should be encour-
aged were those who had invested their money
in good faith to complete the road. TT the
time should be attended, the work would be
pushed forward next summer"
Inc Dill was read third time and passed
| yeas, 35 nays, 18.
The Chair announced Messrs. Morrill, OF
MAINE: Sargent, OF California, and Thur man.
OF Ohlo. ss the conference committee ON the
part OF the Senate on the bill to pay the inter
est on the 1855 District Of Columbia bonds.
HOUSE.
When bill granting q pension to VIM. P.
Duncan of Tennessee was reached, MIR. Cobeli
&Dem j. OF virginia. informed the House that
duncan had been Confederate soldier before
ne became q Federal soldier, and serious dis
cussion arose, considerable personal feeling
passed ''
BY vote Of ninety-six yeas to 14o nays the
the following resolutions:
fesotoed, That the constitutional authority
or congress TO coin money and to regulate the
value thereof and of foreign coin, does not in
ciude the authority to issue the paper of the
government as money and, in the Judgment
OF the House, the Constitution nowhere con-
fers on Congress the power to Issue, in time of
peace, the promises or obligations Of the gov
erhment as legal tenderin payment Of debts.
fesotofd, That any legislation touching the
ie8ai-tender currency Of the government should
Keep steadily in view the resumption of specie
payment, and should tend to enhance the
vslne or that currency. for the resumption OF
pledged to its citizens.
Mr.; Buckner pem.) of Missouri from the
1u aicary committee, reported back the Senate
amendments to the bill to pay the interest on
| the 65 bonds OF the District of Columbia wifi
recommendation that they be non-copcurred
| in and that they be referred to a conference
committee. He made that motion, and il was
agreed to. "1'
Resolutions were adopted to inquire into the
connection Of the United States minister at the
court OF SC. James with the drectory of the
30 called Emma mine, and with the proeecution
or the Machado claim to inquire into the
cost OF the New York post-office and into the
printing OF bonds and notes by the United
States government.
Inc bill repeating the Bankruptcy act was
passed-yeas, 178; nays, 58. After the passage
IL was uncovered that there was an error in its
recital, the date Of the original law being given
as the second instead Of the twenty-first Of
march. This mistake Mr.. Lynde asked unani-
nous consent to have corrected, but Mr. Kss-
son (kep Of Iowa, objected, saying that the
Dill placed the whole creditor class of the
country In the power Of the debtor class. The
Dill therefore gees to the Senate with that i'm
perfection in it.
message was received from the Senate An
nouncing the action Of that body in regard To
the death of the late Senator Ferry Of Com
nectlcut- Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs
Phelps OF Connecticut, Seelye of Msssaobn-
setts, and Garfield Of Ohio An interesting
feature In the proceedings was the fact that
MIR. GARFIELD, In lieu of any remarks of bis
own, read o speech which had beep prenared
on the subject by Mr.. Starkweather. of Con
| necticut, himself since dead.