The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, December 6-DUring the
morning hour, number oil petitions were
| presented.
! Nr. BURNSIDE submitted resolution
calling upon the President to transmit to
the Senate, ii not Incompatible with pub
lie interest, the correspondence with our
| late Minister to France in regard To the
rranco-Pr,issian war; also the correspon-
dence on the same subject with our Minis
ter to England and Germany.
Agreed to-
Mr.. PERRY presented petition Of the
citizens of Michigan, III favor Of the pass
age OF the bill To authorize the coinage Of q
standard silver dollar.
The following bills were introduced and
referred.
BY Mr.. THURMAN-To provide for
Circuit and District Courts OF the United
States, at Toledo.
by Mr.. DORSEY-To organize the ter
riiory OF Tiskmingo and Tor other purposes.
Mr.. ALLISON, who has charge oi the
House bill to authorize the free coinage OF
siandardard silver dollars to restore its
legal tender character, moved to make il a
special order for Monday next, after the ex
piration Of the morning hour, and be con-
tinued from day to day until disposed of.
After long discussion Mr.. ALLISON
changed his motion 80 as to take the bill up
Tuesday next instead OF Monday
Mr.. MORRILL, moved an amendment So
as'to make it special order for January
llth, 1873. Rejected IS; nays, 30.
The motion OF Mr.. ALLISON was then
agreed t0-yeas, ii nays, Is.
by Mr.. III liNSIDE-for the protection
of the widows and orphans and heirs at
law of the officers Of the army.
By Mr.. MATrHEWS-ro extend the
time for presenting claims for collecting,
drilling or organizing vo untoers fol the
war oil the rebellion.
MIR. MATTHEWS submitted concurrent
resolution reeitins the various acts OF Con
gress authorizing the issue Of bonds and
declaring that all bonds of the United
States under said acts are payable, principal
and inter 1t, at the option OF the Govern
ment oil the United States in silver dollars
OF the Government of the United States of
4l2l grain standard silver, and such payment
is not in violation of public faith on the
rights of public creditors. aid on the
table and ordered printed.
Nh. CHAFFEE called up the resolution
submitted by him ON the Sth Of November
calling upon the President to inform the
Senate what legal impediments, if any, ex
list which prevent him from executing the
laws in regard To the Union Pacific railroad
company and it, breaches. and modified the
same 80 as To ailege that the branches of the
Union Pacific are the Kansas Pacific, the
Denver Pacific, the Central Pacific, Of Cal
iiornia; the Burlington and Missouri River,
and the Sioux City branch, instead OF de-
claring, positively, that they are the
branches
Alter brief discussion, the question was
taken on the substitute for the above reso-
luton submitted on November 80, BY Mr..
Paddock, the preamble of which omitted the
names OF the roads. said to be branch roads
vi the L. Z. and ii was rejected without
roll-call.
During the debate, Mr. Paddock stated
that this whole question Of what constitu-
ted the branch roads was now before the
courts, and the Senate should not interfere.
He argued that the whole scope OF his reso-
luton wa. similar To that OF the Senator
from Colorado, except that it omit
ted this legal question: What were branch
roads.
Mr.. THURMAN said that unless the
government forced the Union Pacific topro-
rate with the Kansas Pacific il would
never get a dollar OF the money due by the
Kansas Pacific, for that company could not
fund money To paw its taxes to the govern
ment, unless the Union Pacific should pro-
rate with it and do il justice.
The Neamble and resolution of Mr..
Chaffee was then agreed to without division.
The Senate then, at 2.335, wen; into exec
utive session, and, when the doors were
opened, adjourned.