The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-12-20

WHOLE NO. 1000.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.
TUESDAY, December l1.--Conover
from the select committee on transportation routes
TO the seaboard, reported favorably on the senaI,
bill to provide for the survey of the inland watel
route and canal from the Mississippi river TO tn,
Atlantic ocean Placed on the calendar. ...... Conk
ling submitted a resolution providing for the ap
pointment OF a commission to inquire and report
whether any and what measures can be devised Il
promote commercial Intercourse with Mexico, and
to establish just aud peaceful condition of affair;
on the border. Agreed to-. Consideration wa,
then resumed OF the resolution of Matthews, de-
elaring the right Of the government TO pay bonds
in silver, herman speaking in opposition thereto,
and Beck and Wallace in favor of il. Allison
moved 10 lay aside the resolution and take up the
Bland silver BILL the day had been assigned for
the consideration of that measure. Rejected-yeas
Is, nays 4S......on motion OF Haulin, the senate
went into executive session, and when the doors
were reopened, adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, December 1l.-Durham,
from the committee appropr ations, reported
back the deficiency appropriation bill, with rec
ommendatien that the house concur in certain o
the senate amendments and non-coneur in others.
The house then concurred in the amendment ap-
S325, 600 for state department build
ing, and one appropriatng Si5, 900 for the repair
and restoration of patent models. Amendments
nOn-concurred in: Increasing the item for con-
ingencies for the treasury department from 500
to $50 eco; appropriating Sl3500 fer custom house
commissioners; approprating S24, 500 for deficiency
in the pay OF railway postothce clerks, etc.
The question on the amendment TO pay the ex
penses of custom house commissioners was taken by
yeas and nays, and resulted yeas 127, nays l2l so
the amendment was non-concuIred in. The amend
ment apprcpratng $500, 600 for inland mail trans
portation Star routes and by steamboats,, and all
other than railroad routes, was concurred in-yeas
143, nays l07. All amendments having been dis
posed of the bill goes back TO the senate . The
speaker made the following appointments on COM
mttees Naval affairs, Critteuden; war claims
Martin; territories, Cravens; invalid pensions, Met
calfe; Pacific railroad, Hewitt OF New York; civil
service reform, Potter; revision OF laws, Hart pr
yate land claims, Bicknell......Adj djOuInet.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, December 12-In the
morning hour great number of petitions and many
bills presented and REFEREED. Upon motion
of Allison the senate insisted on its amendments to
the deficiency appropriation BILL and committee
of conference ordered. AT the expiration Of
the morning hour consideration was resumed of the
Matthews resolution, declaring the right of the gov
ernment to pay bonds in silver, and Chattee sub
mtted substitute declaring that all bonds OF the
United States issued authorized to be issued are
payable principal and interest at the option of the
government, in gold or silver of standard value
when such bonds issued, and TO restore to its
coinage such coin as legal tender equal with gold
coin is not in violation of public faith or in deroga-
tion of the rights of public creditors" Morgan
read lengthy legal argument in favor of the reso
luton of Matthews, and Chrstiancy opposed it,.
Pending the discussion, the senate went into execu-
tive session. which continued about six hours, the
time being devoted to the consideration OF the New
York custom house appointments. After warm
discussion, Conkling leading the opposition, the
nomination of Roosevelt for collector, and Prince
naval officer, rejected, and that of Merritt To
be surveyor of customs confirmed. When the
doors were reopened the senate adj journed.
House.
WEDNESDAY, December 12.-Stephens
introduced bill repeating the iron-clad oath taken
by applicants for pensions Referred. Harris
called up the Colorado contested election case-the
majority report signed by the Democratic members,
declaring Mr. Patterson entitled to seat, and the
minority report signed by Hiscock, Wait and
Thornburg declaring Belford duly elected. Cox, of
Ohio, submitted another report declaring that there
had been no valid election. The presentation OF
arguments in support of the reports, occupied the
entire day. Speeches on the subject were inter-
rupted, and conference was ordered on the defci-
ency bill. Morey introduced bill to authorize
the Southern Pacific railroad company TO extend
the road from its present terminus in Arizona to Fl
Paso, and to aid in building the same, Referred.
Discussion of the Colorado case was resumed, and
NOhlIhuSu uP W auJouihinoh'
Senate.
THURSDAY, December 13-Cameron,
of Wisconsin, presented petition of David T. Cor
bin, of South Carolina asking that his claim for
seat from tnat state may be inquired into and de-
cided upon its merits. Referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. All the expiration Of the
morning hour consideration resumed of Mat
thews' silver resolution, Bayard leading the debate
in opposition. He was followed by Allison, who
submitted amendment to the silver bill ordering
the president Immediately after the passage of the
act to invite the government of the countries COM
posing the latin Union, so called, and such other
European countries as he may deem advisable, to
join the United States in a conference TO adopt a
common ratio of legal tender as between gold and
silver for the purpose of establishing nternation-
ally the of bi-metalic none and securing a
fxity of the relative value between the two metals
Ordered printed. Hill, Allison, Beck and Dawes
followed with remarks for and against the resolu-
The floor then yieled for an executive
session, after which the senate adjourned.
Hsuse.
THURSDAY, December 13.-Considera-
tion of the Colorado election resumed, the
discussion consuming several hours Patterson,
of the claimants, was permitted to speak in his
own behalf. AT the close of the debate the house
was on the proposition Of the minority, that Bel
ford was entitled to q seat This was negatived by
a strict party yote-yeas 40, nays 12S. The next
note was on the resolution that there had been no
election. Rejected-yeas 116, nays IL The vote
was then taken upon the majority resolution de-
claring Patterson entitled to seat, and II was
agreed to-yeas 116, nays 10. Patterson was I'M
medately sworn in as representative from Colorado
......Adjourned.
FRIDAY, December 14.-The house
Joint resolution relating reservoirs to promote
the navigation of the Mississippi was passed d..,
At the expiration OF the morning houl
Matthews silver resolution taken W
for further consideration, Hereford ad-
dressing the senate in favor of it.At the conclu-
sion of Herefords remarks the senate went into ex
ecutive session ...... When the doors reopened
Sargent, from the conference committee ON the de-
fciency appropriation bill, submitted report de-
failing concessions to the house and naming the
ate amendments retained. The total amount ap-
propriated by the bill agreed upon 81 645s7
In answer to an inquiry Sargent stated that the
amendment in regard to senators and representa-
tives being permitted TO send and receive through
the mail, free, all public documents, had been re-
tained with the privilege extended TO the vice prizes
dent. The report was then agreed to and the bill
passed.. unanimous consent it ordered
that the vice president declare the senate ourned
tomorrow, Immediately after the reading of the
journal The postal route bill as reported back
from committee was then read, the amendments
agreed to, and the bill passed. Adj djourned
House.
FRIDAY, December I4.-Singleton pre-
sented report of the conference committee on the
deficiency appropriation bill, explaining that the
difference between the two houses amounted tC
Sill 600 and that the house had yielded S02 900 &c
the demands of the senate. After long discussion
the report agreed to without yeas and nays
The bill goes to the president for his signature
The amendments to the Paris exposition bill were
then concurred in-yeas 124, nays Adjourned
Senate.
SATURDAY, December 15.-During
the reading OF the journal message received
from the housee announcing that the speaker had
signed a number of bills among them the deficiency
appropriation bill, all of which Immediately
signed by the vice president-.-A motion to go into
executive session was objected to, but subsequently,
Thurman said there was a matter which, he had
been informed would be brought before the senate
and he moved that the doors be closed under Rule
o. which requires the clearing of the galleries anc
closing of the doors before discussing secret bust
ness Unanimously agreed to-. During the secre
session an amicable settlement of difficulties be
tween Senators Conkling and Gordon, growing ou
of an angry debate on Friday, arrived at.
The senate then adjourned until January 10th.
House.
SATURDAY, December 15.-The Dem
ooratic side under the Load of Wood eudea voref