The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
Forty-Fourth Congress.

The chair laid before the senate the me-
mortal of the New York board of trade,
demonstrating The inexpediency of attempt
ing the resumption of specie payment be-
fore the requisite conditions are ripe for it,.
Finance.
Mr. Morrill, Of Maine gave notice that
after the morning hour tomorrow he would
ask the senate to take up and consider the
house bill appropriating 1900, 900 to aid
in the centennial celebration. He hoped
that whatever the senate proposed TO do
would be done then.
Mr.. Conkling, from the judiciary COM
mittee reported, with verbal amendments,
the house bill providing for the payment
of Judgments rendered by the court of Ala
bama claims
Mr.. Sergeant moved to make the rate of
interest on such judgments six per cent per
annum, instead of four per cent, but after
some discussion he withdrew tue amend
ment, but gave notice he would offer it
hereafter to some other bill relating to the
hIdDuihd COuII. uc uuleHuIututS pro-
posed by the committee were concurred in
and the bill passed.
Pending the discussion of resolution
the senate, at $50, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the regular Monday call of states
large number of bills were introduced
and referred.
BY Mr.. Wood of New York, TO convey
tho old postofiice property in New York to
the chamber of commerce.
By Mr.. Cox of New York (at request,
for the establishment of postotfice savings
banks also, tor reform in the civil service.
Mr. Kasson of Iowa moved to suspend
the rules so that the house may proceed to
vote separately on the following two reso-
lutions
Resolved, That the constitutional au-
thority OF congress to coin money and to
regulate the value thereof and of foreign
coin, does not include the authority 20 issue
the paper of the government us money, and
in the judgment of the house the constitu-
ton nowhere confers on congress the power
to issue, in time of peace, the promises or
obligations of the government as legal
tender in payment Of debt.
Resolved, That any legislation touching
the legal tender currescy of the govern
ment should keep steadily in view the re.
sumption of specie payment and should
tend to enhance the value Of that currency,
for the redemption of which the faith of the
United States has been pledged to its citi-
zens.
Some discussion took place, and the
rules were not suspended. Yeas 95, nays
14O.
Mr.. Buckner of Missouri, from the ju-
dietary committee, reported back the
senate amendments to the bill to pay inter-
est on 1865 bonds of the District of Colum-
ba, with recommendation that they be
non-concurred in and that they be referred
to conference committee. He made that
motion and it was agreed to.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Buckner,
Cate of Wisconsin, and Willard of Mchi-
gan, conferees on the part of the house.
Mr. McCrary of Iowa, was at his own
request excused from further service on
the committee for the district of Columbia
and Mr.. Grape of Massachusetts was APP
pointed in his place.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,, was appoint.
ed to fill the vacancy on the Judiciary CON-
mittee caused by the death of Mr.. Stark
weather of Connecticut, and was excused
from further service on the committee OF
elections and Townsend of New York,
was appoited TO I'll the vacancy on the
committee of elections.
Mr.. Stevenson, OF Illinois, offered res
oluton instructing the committee for the
District of Columbia TO examine into the
expenditures and MANAGEMENT since 1862
or since their respective crestion Of the
government hospital for an insane, dea
and dumb institute, Columbia hospital fol
women, board of health Of the District Of
Columbia, the reform school of Freedmeni
hospital, for all of which annual appro
priations have been made by congress
Adopted.
Mr.. Pierce, of Massachusetts, offeree {
resolution instructing the committee OF
foreign affairs to ascertain and report wha
action, II any, has been taken by the ex
ecutiye department of the government II
relation to the connection of the U. 5
minister al the court Of st. James, will
directory of the go called Emana mine, an'
with the prosecution of the Nachad'
claim. Adopted