The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-30


The petition Of ell but one Of the Philadelphia
tonal banks, and Of certain saving fund COM
panies against the unlimited circulation Of silver
coin.
"WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21.--sENATE.-The reso-
luton Of Mr.. Thurman ordering the discharge Of
the Committee on Privileges and Elections from
further consideration OF the credentials Of M. q.
Butler, claiming seat Senator from South Caro-
lima, was, after long debate, adopted by y
vote OF 80 yeas to 20 nays-the Democrats thus
achieving their first victory in the Senate since
1851. They were aided In this by the vote OF Con-
over (Rep.), OF Florida, and the absence OF two
other epublicans-Patterson, of South Carolina,
and Sharon, OF Nevada.
HousE.-The House devoted the entire day In
debating the Deficiency Appropriation bill without
passing it, The debate took partisan turn toward
its close, and the following couoquy occurred be-
tween Messrs. Crittenden DENY and Frye (Rep.f
"Mr. Crittenden-Does the gentleman think that
the President was wrong In putting an ex-oonfed-
crate in his Cabinet? Mr.. Frye (emphatcally)-
l do. Mr.. KDnger and others on the Republican
sde-So do 1; 80 do l."
THURSDAY, Nov. 22.-SESATE.-The Sem
ate by vote Of yeas 20 to nays 49, refused to lay
on the table resolution of Mr.. Thurman TO dis
charge the Committee on Privileges and Elections
from further consideration of the credentials OF M.
c. Butler AZ Senator from South Carolina. Messrs.
Davis (Illnois), Conovor (Florida), and Patterson
(South Carolina) voted with the Democrats in the
negative. The question then being on the adop-
ton of the resolution, Mr.. Edmunds moved
to amend the resolution 30 as TO discharge
the committee from further confederation OF the
credentials of Mr. Kellogg az Senator from Louisi-
ana instead of NJ. G. Butler, Senator from South
Carolina. This was rejected-yeas, 80; nays, 81.
Mr. Conkling then submitted an amendment as fol-
lows Resolved That the Committee on Privileges
and Elections be directed to report in the matter of
the credentials Of William r. Kellogg and Henry Nj.
Spoflord, claiming seats US senator's from Louisiana,
and that, meanwhile, the case of South Carolina
be postpC ned. Rejected-yeas, 80; nays 49, MIR:
Eimunds motion to adjourn till Monday resulted
in tie VOTE and Vice President wheeler cast the
deciding vote in the affirmative.
HoUsE-Bills we're introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Franklin, for the organization of the
Territory Of Oklohama; by Mr.. Davis,.to exempt
steam-plow machinery from payment Of duty; by
Mr. Stone Iowa) creating postal savings banks.
Mr. Hale, of Maine, made motion to the effect that
the Committee on Privileges and Elections be dis
charged from further consideration of the contested
case of Belford Patterson, OF Colorado Laid on
the tabe--yeas, 1856 nays, a.. Mr.. Ewing made
long and earnest speech In support OF MS Dill 10 re-
peal the Resumption law.
FRIDAY, Nov. 23.-SENATE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-The House, after lengthy debate passed
the bill repeating the Resumption act by vote OF
1873 to 12O The following is the text of the bill
bill to repeal all that part OF the act approved
Jan. Ia, 1875, known as the Resumption act,
which authorized the Secretary OF the Treasury TO
dispose of United States bonds and redeem and
cancel greenback currency. That all that portion
of the act approved Jan. IA, 1870, entitled, " An
act to provide for the resumption OF specie pay
ments," which reads as follows, to-wit: And
whenever and often as circulating notes shall
be issued to any such banking association 20 In
creasing its capital or circulating notes, or so
newly-organized aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of the Secretary OF the Treasury to
redeem the legal-tender United States notes in
only of $500 000000 to the amount OF 80 per
cent. of the OF national-bank notes no iss ed
to any such banking association as aforesaid, and
to continue such redemption as such circulating
notes issued until there shall be outstand-
Of nnnl-
tender United States notes and no more, and on
and after the LIST day of January, Ammo Domini
1879, the Secretary Of the Treasury shall redeem
in coin United States legal tender notes then out
standing on their presentation for redemption at
the office of the Assistant Treasurer of the United
States in the city of New York in sums of not less
than $50, and to enable the Secretary of the Treas
ury to prepare and provide for redemption in this
act authorized or required, he is authorized TO use
any surplus revenues from time to time IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to is
sue sell and dispose of, at not less than par
in con either of the descriptions of bonds of the
United States described in the act of Congress APP
proved July a. 1870, entitled An act to authorize
the refundng Of national debt, with like qualities,
privileges and exemptions, to the extent necessary
to carry this act into full effect and to use the pro-
ceeds thereof for the purposes aforesaid" be, and
the same is hereby, repealed.
SATURDAY Nov. 24.-SENATE.-Not in SEES
sion.
HoUsE.-The House spent the entire day in the
and did not succeed in completing it. pro-
ira cted struggle occurred over an amendment TO
Inappropriate the unexpended balance of the APP
preparation made last year for carrying the mails,
amounting to over 100000. The amendment was
stricken out by vote OF l29 to 10s.
MONDAY, Nov. 26.-SENATE.-The political
contest in the Senate was renewed. The Commit
tee Privileges and Elections reported in favor of
seating W. p. Kellogg from louisiana minority
of the committee reporting in favor of Spofford.
The consideration of these reports was post
poned. In the of M. c. Butler, of
South Carolina, Mr.. Thurman's resolution to
discharge the committee from further consideration
thereof came up the regular order, and Judge
Davis of Illinois, addressed the Senate in support
of the resolution. Mr.. Edmunds, after a brief re-
ply to Mr.. Davis. moved that the Senate proceed
to executive business. Rejected-yeas, %; nays,
30-Messrs. Conover and Patterson voting with the
IN the negative. The debate was then
and continued all night, the Republicans
now and then varying the monotony by making mo-
tons to adjourn. The Democrats, however, were
firm, and obstinately refused to yield their advan-
tage. During the debate Messrs. Patterson and
Conover addressed the Senate at some length in ex-
PLANTATION of their positions.
HousE.-The House transacted no business of
Importance.