The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-15
GENERAL NEWS.
Philadelphia Banks Oppose the sll.
yer Bill.
The President and Secretary Of the
Treasury Non. .oommittaI.
The Army Bill in the Senate.
The Resumption Aot Under Discus
sion in the House.
FELTON, Plays the DemagOsuc and
InVoighs Against Capital.
NnMNnEeoINn
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

ASRANuASAY ANONe4AgeE IL
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs, reported with amendments
the Senate bill 10 enable the Indians 10
become citizens Of the United States.
Placed on the calendar.
MT. ConoVer introduced bill to grant
additional homesteadS 10 the settlers up.
on the public lands in the States Of Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Flor.
ida. Referred 10 the Committee on Pub.
lie Work.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour
Mr.. Maxey called up the resolution sub.
mitted BY him few days ago instructing
the Committee on Military Affairs 10 en-.
quire into the expediency OF constructing
the system Of defensive works on the Bio
Grande frontier Of the United States, and
spoke at length in regard to the raids from
Mexico into Texas and the necessity for
such defensive works.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with amend.
ments the House bill making appropris.
tions for the support Of the army and it
was placed on the calendar.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate communication from the Presi.
dent, enclosing the report Of the Secre-
tary OF State in reply 10 the Senate reso-
luton OF the Sth inst, In regard to the
rescue OF prisoners by an armed band
from Mexico from the jail in Starr coun.
ty, Texas, in August last. Referred.
Mr.. Window asked unanimous consent
to proceed with the consideration Of the
army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cockrell Ssid he would not object
to the bill being taken up now, with the
understanding that It's consideration
would be deferred until tomorrow. It
had Just been printed with the amend
ments and the Senators had not had time
to examine 1t.
Mr.. Window accepted the proposition
Of Mr.. Cockrell, and the army bill was
taken up, with the understanding that it
should come up as unfinished business
tomorrow.
Mr.. Whyte submitted an amendment
to the deficiency appropriation bill, sp-
propriatipg Sl7 500 for continuing ope-
rations under the direction OF the United
States Fish Commission, connected with
the propagation and distribution Of shad
and other food fishes, during the present
year. Referred.
Mr.. Window submitted an amendment
to the same bill appropriating 81 200 for
the expenses Of preparing for publication
aud indexiBg the volume containing the
proceedings Of the Electoral Commission
and Of the two Houses Of Congress in re.
gard to the counting Of the electoral vote.
Referred.
Mr.. Hanlin introduced bill author.
iziDg the purchase of the picture known
"a the "Polaris in her winter quarters in
Robeson Channel" providing the cost OF
the picture does not exceed $4,000. Re-
ferred.
The Vice President was authorized 70
fill the vacancy on the Committee on
Pensions occasioned by the resignation OF
Mr.. Davis, and on the Committee on
Transportation and Routes to the Sea.
board occasioned by the resignation OF
Mr.. Saunders. He thereupon proceeded
to 6ll both vacancies.
After executive session the Senate ad.
iourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wright offered q resolution in
structing the Committee on Banking and
Currency to Inquire into the propriety
Of so amending the banking laws as to
require an election Of directors on the
principle OF cumulative voting in
State where such laws may exist, and
also as to the propriety OF amending said
laws SO rs TO limit the efficiency Of proxies
to two months. Referred.
Mr.. Townsend offered resolution in
structiug the Judiciary Committee to
inquire into the facts OF the imprison.
ment Of Robert smalls (coloredl, member
Of the House from South Carolina, and
TO report whether such imprisonment il
or is not in violation Of the Constitutional
privileges Of the House.
Mr.. Butler offered "a a substitute q
resolution giving the Judiciary Commit
Tee power to send for persons and papers
in making such investigation. Adopted.
Mr.. Wood, Chairman Of the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported back the
resolution for the final adjournment Of
Congress on the 22d inst, at 8 o'clock.
BE said he would not call for present &C.
ion but would call It up day or two.
The House then resumed consideration
OF the bill tor the repeal Of the resump-
ion act.
pIscUsAoN oTTHE RESUMPTION ACT.
Mr.. Keller offered an amendment that
nothing in the resumption act be con.
strusd to authorize or require the secre.
tary Of the Treasury to retire or cancel
legal tender notes that may be redeemed
on or after the lat OF January, 1879, or
that may then be in the Treasury uncan.
celled, or that may afterwards come into
the Treasury otherwise than by redemp.
ton, but thatsuch notes may be used in tie
paymentot all debts against the Unite d
States or in exchange for coin or bullion.
Mr.. Deering offered an amendment TO
postpone the year Of resumption from
1879 to 1880; also TO authorize the re.
issue Of legal tender notes and to make
them legal tender for slldebts public and
private.
Mr.. Ward offered an amendment that
nothing in the act shall affect the pay
msnt Of debts due on the Let Of January,
1879, in the payment Of wages Of labor,
but that such debts shall be legally paya.
BILE only in such coin or notes as shall be
legal tender.
Mr., Bell favored the repeal OF the re.
sumption act because he Thought Il Wonld
be impracticable and impossible for the
Government on the 1st Of January, 1879,
TO redeem the legal tender notes now out.
standing, and even II practicable, i.would
be unwiSe in policy and Euiuous in re.
suits TO do 90. II the country could be
saved from the ruin which the resump-
ton act was preclpitating It would be
BY an early repeal Of that act. ItAmeri-
can statesmanship was equal to the
emergency there would be little diff.
Guilty In returning to specie payment
within few years.
FELTON, favored repeal Of the resumption
Act. He inyeighed against clsss legisls.
ton, and opposed the strikes Of lahoring
men. Labor had no right to make war
on capita, but 1t was equally wrong for
capital to couspife against labor. The
act demonetiIipg the silver dollar was
as unjust and wicked a the famous
strikes which had recently startled and
alarmed the country, That act, dsmeue-