The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-07
XLVth COngress-.ReguIar Session,
SENATE,


muncation from the Treasurer of the United States,
enclosing a copy of his annual report, and also
accounts OF his office, settled by the fret and sixth
auditors. Referred to Committee on Printing
Mi burnside introduced a bill for the protection
of widows and orphans and heirs-at-law of officers
of the army Of the United States.
During the morning hour a number of petitions
were presented, among them several from national
banks of New England against the passage of the
silver BILL
Rrso uCions were introduced calling upon the
President for the correspondence with the late min
lister to France in regard to the Franco Prussian
war; also the correspondence the same subject
with the ministers to England and Germany.
Agreed to.
bill authorizing free coinage OF the silver dollar and
restoring Its legal tender character, moved to make
it srecial order for Monday next after the expra
ton of the morning hour, and to be continued from
day to day until disposed Of.
After lengthy discussion Mr.. Allison changed his
motion SO as to take the bill up Tuesday instead Of
Monday.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont moved to amend by max
ing it special order Friday, January 18th, 1878.
Rejected, IS to 40
The vote is follows:
Yeas Anthony, Bayard Blaine Burnside, Chris.
tiancy Dawes, Eaton, Hamlin, Hill RemIl.gg' La
gent, Waileigh and Whyte-1S.
Nays-Alson, Bailey Beck, Booth. Cameron Of
Wisconsin, Chafee Coke, Davis Of Illinois, Davis OF
Harris, Hereford, Howe, ingalls,. johnson, Jones of
Florida, Jones of Nevada, Kirkwood, McCreery,
Mcdonald. Matthews. Maxey, Merrimon, Mitchell,
Morgan, Oglesby. Paddock, Patterson, Plumb
Ransom, Saunders Teller Thurman, Voorhees,,
Wallace, Winoom and Withers-40.
Messrs Conkling Hoar and Salisbury who would
have voted in the affirmative, were paired with
Armstrong Cockerel and Mcmillan. who would
have voted in the negative
During the roll cali Mr., Wallace said his colleague
(CamerOn) wa paired with the Senator from Mary
land (Dennis,) but as to how either of them wonld
Mr.. Thurman said he was paired on all political
questions with the Senator from Vermont (Ed-
munds) who was detained at his house by sickness.
tla( Ihrtryra nrld nnf
ton upon which the pair should be Observed II
any Senator thought it was he would withdraw his
vote. Several Senators, sob, this is not political
Mr Morrill, said he did not consider it political
question, but he had doubt as to how his colleague
Mr.. whyte said he was paired with the Senator
from Alabama (Spencer) on the Eustis case but
nothing was said whatever about the silver ques-
ton
Mr.. Blaine said: During my recent illness was
paired with the senator from Mississippi QIamar)
who with great courtesy and kindness consented TO
maintain the pair until my recovery and reappear-
ance in the Senate. The Senator from Colorado
(feer) was paired al the same time with the Sena-
tor from Oregon oye the pair air being 81
Lou siana and South Carolina senalorships came up
the Senators from Mississippi and Colorado desired
to record their votes and with the concurrence of
my colleague the Senators were mutually released
ana was considered paiCed with tho Senator from
Oregon till the close of the late session. My return
terminates my pair with the Senator from Missis-
sippi Lamar) and the senator from Colorado (reler)
tesumes his pair with the senator from Oregon
(Grover) | make bis detailed statement lest my
voting today without explanation might be mi-un-
de- tool, as the Senator from Oregon has not yet
returned.
The motion of MIR, Allison, making the bill
special order for Tuesday, was agreed to- Al to Is.
B uce, Cameron, Wis., Chaffee, Coke. Conover, Davis
Gordon i; G Harris Hereford, Howe nga ohnsten
Jones of Fla Jones of New, Kirkwood, McCreery,
Mcdonald, Matthews, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
Dglesby. Paddock, Patterson, Plumb, Ran son.
Saunders Teller, Thurman, VOORHEES,, Wallace, VIM
dom and Withers-4.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Blame, Burn
side, Christlancy,' Dawes. Eaton, Hamlin, Hill
Lamar, hci herson, Mitchell. Morrill,, Randolph
Rollins, Sargent. Wadleigh and Whyte-1S.
The Vice President announced that two-t thirds of
the Senate having voted III favor of the motion the
bill was made special order for Tuesday
Mr. Matthews submttei the following concurrent
resolution in regard 10 payment of bonds in silver,
and at his request it was orfe ed printed:
Whereas. by the act entitled act TO strengthen
the public credit approved March 49, 1862 it was ap
proved and declared that the faith of the United
States was solemny pledged to payment in coin
its equivalent of all interest bearing Obligations Of
the United States except in cases where the law
tho izng the issue of such obligations had expressly
provided that the same might be paid in lawful
money or other currency than gold and silver, and
Whereas, all the bonds OF the United States au-
thorized to be issued by the act entitled can act
authorize the refunding of the national debt ap-
proved July a. 1870 by terms of said act ~ere declar
ed to be redeemable IN coin of the tnen standard
value bearing interest and payment aem-annually in
such coin, and
Whereas all bonds of the United States issued I'M
der tue act entitled IAN act to provide for resump
ton of specie payment approved Jan. Ii, 1879,
required to be descriptive ofthe bonds of the United
States described in said act OF Congress approved
July A. 1870 entitled IAN act to authorize tho re-
iunding of the national debit and
Whereas at the date OF The passage of said act OF
Congress last aforesaid to wit the 14th day of July,
1870 the coin of the United States of the standard
value OF that date, included the silver dollar of
the weight OF diagrams each declared BY the act
,Ia aotcu pnlar
tary to an act entitled can act establishing mint
and regulating the coins of the United States to be
legal tender of payment according to their nominal
value for any sums whatever, therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representa-
tives concurring therein, That all the bonds OF the
United States issued, or authorized to be issued,
der said acts of Congress hereintofore reclted
payable, principal and interest, the option of the
government of the United States in silver dollars
containing 4I23 grains each, standard silver, and
that to restore to its coinage such silver COINS a
legal tender in payments of said bonds principal and
interest," is not in violation of the public faith in
derogation of the rights of the public creditors.
Mr.. Chafee called up rhe resolution submitted by
him Nov: 9Th, calling upun the President to inform
the Senate what legal impediments, if any, exist
which prevent him from executing the laws in re-
gard to the Union Pacific Railroad Company and its
branches and modifying the same as to alege
that the branches of the Union Pacific the Kan
sas Pacific, Denver Pacific, Central Pacific of Cali
fOrnia, the Burlington q Missouri River and the
Sioux City branch instead of declaring positively
that they are brancheh.
After brief discussion the question was taken on
rue SUBSTITUTE IOT Cue ABOVE resOluu0D, submitted
Nov 3Oth, by Mr. Paddock the preamble Of which
omitted the names of the roads said to be branch
roads OF the Union Pacific, and it rejected with
After short debate the preamble and resolution
of Mr.. Chaffee was th9n agreed TO without divis-
ion.
Mr.. Howe submitted resolution instructipg the
Committee on Public Buildings and Groun, to in
dniIe and report what further provisions can be
made in the Capitol for the of the standing
mittees OF the Senate Agreed to.
Senate at 2.35 went into exc utive session and
when the doors reopened at O'Clock adjourned till
tomorrow
the Senate as constituted to-day tor the second Res
sion of the 45sh Congress:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On T IriyiIeges and Eteetions-W adeigh, CHAIR
Ingalls,, Salisbury, Merrimon and Hill
On Foreign Afairs-Hamlin. lchairman) Howe,
Conk!ng, Matthews, Kirkwood McCreery, Eaton
Johnston and Wallace.
On Finance-Morrill, chairman Dawes Ferry
Jones Of Nevada, Allison, Bayard, Herman, Wallace
and Voorhees,
Allison, 20 sey, Blaine, Davis of W. Va, Withers,
On Commerce conkling, 0hairman) Spencer, Nc
MILAN, Patterson, Jon s Of New, Gordon, Dennis
Ransom and Randolph.
On Manufactures- Rollins, (chairman) Burnside,
On Aqriculture- Paddock. (ch tirmanj Sharon
Hoar. Davis of W Va, ami Gordon
On Military 4eairs-Spencer. (chairman) Burn
Cockerell. Maxey and Butler,
On NdUdt Afairs-Sargent, (chairman) ANTHONY
Conover, Blaine, White, Mcpherson, and Jones Of
Fla -
On Judiciary-E dmunds, (chairmau) Conkling.
Howe. Christiancy, Davis OF Illinois, Thurman and
Mcdonald.
On Post Ofoes and Post RoGds-Ferry, CHAIR
MANI Hamin, Paddock, Conover, Kirkwood, Burn
side, Salisbury, Maxey and Bailey.
On Public LGndS-Ogesby, (chairman) Paddock
Booth, Chatfee. Plumb, Mcdonald, Jones OF Fla,
Grover and Garland
On PrsOdte Claims Thurman, (charman) Bayard
Edmunds and Chrstiancy.
? On Indian 46airs.,Alison, (chairman) Oglesby,
ingalls,, Saunders, McCreery, Cooke and Me-
Donald 1a153ssg
On Pensions-Ingalls, (chairman) Bruce. Kirk
wood, Kellogg, Withers, Bailey and voorhees,.
On Revolutionary CJoims-J ohnston, chairman
Jones Of Fla, Hill, Dawes and Mcmillan.
On Ctdsms-McMillan, tchairman) Mitchell Cam
eron OF Wis, Teller, Hoar. Cockereli, Hefeford,
Harris and Morgan.
On District of Columbia-Dorsey, chairman,
Spencer, ingalls,. Rollins, Merrimon, Barnum and
Harris. ~
On Patents-Booth, (chairman) Wadeigh, Hoar.
Herman and Morgan. ''
On Public Buildings and Grounds-Dawes
(cbairmanl Morrill,, Cameron of Pa, SALISBURY and
Jones of Fla. ~AN
On Terzitories-Patterson (charman) Chaffae
Saunders, Kellogg, Garland, Grover and Herefords
On Rdtlrodds-Mitcbel (chairman) Dawes Dor
sey, Teller Saunders Window, Matthews, Ransom
R9rnum lamar md Atp,o