Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24
CONGRESS...EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Mr. Window introduced bill TO establish a |
branch of the government to be known as the |
department of commerce.
MIR. Conkling rose to personal explanation !
and denied having held such an O. interview " /
as was attributed to him in the columns Of the !
New York Herald of tie previous Friday.
The army appropriation bill from the House |
was read by title and referred to the committee |
on appropriations.
Mr.. Chaffee called up his resolution asking
the President to report to the Senate what
reasons, if any, there are for not compelling
the Union Pacific railroad and its branches to
comply with the requirements of the laws of
Congress. He supported the resolution by
speech, but it was laid over, as Mr.. Saunders
desired to speak upon the matter.
A message was received from the House of
Representatives announcing the passage of the
deficiency appropriation bill, and it was re-
ferred to the committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Maxey addressed the Senate in regard to
the resolution submitted by him instructing the
committee ON Indian affairs to inquire into the
eXpediency and propriety of constructing
system Of defensive works on the Rio Grande
frontier of the United States. Mr. Coke also
spoke on the same subject and said the interest
at stake was one affecting the prosperity Of
the whole country. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee ON military affairs.
The deficiency appropriation bill was taken
up and passed without discussion. The bill
next goes to the President for his signature.
Tho army appropriation bill was then taken
up. The recommendation of the Senate COM
mittee that the army be permitted to recruit
! up to $4,000 men, instead of up to 1000 az
reported by the House committee, was agreed
| to, and the bill was then passed. 1t goes
again to the House, for the action Of that body
on the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Hoar presented renlonstrance of Off.
| GERS Of savings banks of Worcester, Mass,
| against the passage of the House bill for the
reconciliation of silver, which was referred to
the committee on finance. The petitioners
state that their banks are places ofdeposit for
the working class of Massachusetts and they
! have large amounts invested in government
! bonds, therefore they demonstrate against the
passage of a bill which will depreciate the
| value of those bonds.
Mr.. Davis resolution inquiring into alleged
| discrepancies in the accounts of the treasury
department was discussed, but no action was
taken upon the matter.
House of Representatives.
After further discussion the appropriation
bill was passed. The bill, az passed fixes the
standard of the army at 10000 men.
Mr.. Phillips introduced bill providing fol-
the payment of import duties in legal tender
notes as soon e. they are quoted at par with
legal tender coin of the United States.
The deficiency appropriation bill was taker
up and discussed. 1t appropriates $2,240,6 65
of which 81, 446, 688 are for the pay of the navy
After general debate the bill was passed.
The bill to repeal the resumption act wa
taken up, and speeches made in opposition b.
Messrs Chittenden and Munroe.
MIR. Glover offered resolution for investi
CATION into all the departments of government
! which WAS referred to the committee of way
and means
An amended resolution by Mr.. Butler, in
into the facts of the imprisonment o, Rober
Smalls member of the House from South Oal
DINA, was adopted.
Debate on bill the repeating the resumption
Q act was resumed. Mr.. Keifer offered a
8 amendment prohibiting the cancellation Of re
deemed greenbacks and authorizing their reif
. sue in payment of all debts against the Unite
i States or in exchange for coin or bullion. LII
4 Deering offered an amendment postpCning re
sumption from 1879 TO 1880. Messrs. Rel an
FELTON, spoke in favor of the repeal of the re
sumption act and Messrs. Chttenden an
= Townsend spoke in opposition.
: MIR. Ballou declared his belief that the II
. peal Of the resumption act would be detrimer
: tai to the business interests of the country
Mr.. Eames said the repeal of the resumptio
clause would be hasty, ill-advised, and fraugl
6 with great evil alike to the credit and honor c
d the country at home and abroad
}, MIR. Kelley eulogized the greenback, " whie
served so well in war and was not deserving {
: the contempt heaped upon it in peace"
a Mr.. Hartzell said that the resumption az
: had destroyed all the business transactions 4
It the country and had taken the money frol
d the pockets Of the people and placed it in I'll
n possession of the Shylocks and money-lender
d He defended the action Of the House in passin
: the silver bill.
!. Mr. Swami chairman of the committee Q
4 foreign affairs, reported bill relative to IL
~ Paris exposition. Referred to the committt
!" of the whole The bill accepts the invitatio
o. received from the Republic Of France to tai
:. part in the exposition, and appropriAtes $3.50
81 600 to defray expenses in 80 doing. Mr.. CO
g offered a substitute appropriating $50, 900 fl
70 expenses, which was also referred.
N Mr.. Singleton, from the appropriation con
noittee reported another deficiency bill provi,
1T ing for various insufficient accounts amour
Is ing to S1,560,623.
Discussion on the anti resumption bill W,
N resumed by Mr.. Hart who spoke in opposite
4 to the passage Of the bill, as did Messrs. M
~ Cook and Garfield the latter making length
~ speech, in which he said that " the elemen
~ were oil now in favor of resumption"
= Mr.. Buckner advocated the passage of Il
bill repeating the resumption act, saying tn
IL Whatever others might do the duty OF Il
House, as the immediate representatives
the people, was plain"
I'd The chairman of the appropriation commit
e, reported back the army appropriation bill wi
I'd the Senate amendments, the chief point
n, difference between the two Houses being Il
clause limiting the army to 10000 men al
IN limiting it to $4,000. The Senate amendme
rS limiting the army to 1000 men was agreed
aa by a vote Of 1874 TO 1870.
'N MIR. L. 3, Metcalf was sworn In az the repI
. sentative from the third district OF Missouri.
o. Mr.. Stephens introduced bill for
'o financial relief Of the country and to faciits
~ the return to specie payments without injl
ed general Industries Of the neonle y
The bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for tho Pm