The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-12-20
THE NEWS.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.


by applicants for pensions. Mr.. Harris,
chairman of the election committee, called
up the Colorado contested election case.
The majority report by the Democratic
declaring Patterson entitled to
the seat and the minority report. signed by
Hiscock. Wade and Thornburgh. declaring
Belford duly elected. Mr.. Cox, OF Ohio,
submitted another report, declaring that
there had been no valid election. The
OF arguments in support Of
majority and minority reports occupied the
entire day.
A motion of Mr.. Edmunds was agreed
to in the Senate on the 18th, providing for a
select committee to take into consideration
the state of the law respecting the asccr =
tanning and declaration of the Vice-Presi-
dent OF the United States; to also consider
and report upon the best manner Of elect
ing those officers, and the duration OF their
terms Of office. Mr.. Shafree submitted
as Il substitute TO Mr.. Matthew's
on the silver question. 1t declares that all
bonds OF the United States issued or author
lied to be issued under said acts of Con-
gress, heretofore recited, are payable, prin-
ripal and interest, at option, in gold or sill
YER of standard value when such bonds
were issued, and to restore to its coinage
such silver coin as legal tender co-equal
with gold coin, is not in violation of public
faith nor in derogation Of the rights of the
public credit.
The Senate on the 18th was in session
but an hour. Mr.. Voorhees, submitted the
resolution, and gave notice that
he would call 1t up Tuesday, Jan. 18th, for
the purpose Of submitting some remarks
thereon. Resolved, That II Is Of the high
est importance that the financial credit Of
the government be maintained. and in or
der to do so, the government itself, in all
its departments should in good faith keep
all its contracts and obligations entered in
to with its own citizens. At the expiration
Of the morning hour, consideration was re-
sumed Of the resolution OF Mr.. Matthew'S
to pay bonds in silver, and Mr.. Bayard spoke
in opposition. At the conclusion of Mr..
Bayard's speech. Mr.. Allison submitted the
amendment to the silver bill. ro-
Gently reported from the Committee on
''"'"'o anu "o" upoi' ''' '"'i''"i'
Section 2, That Immediately after the
yite the governments Of the country com
prising the Latin Union, so called, and Of
SucI ;, l otIrr european Li natl9nS as ne n4s
a conference, to adopt common ratio of
legal tender as between, gold and silver for
of bImetoIjc monnv and sncnring N ixitv of
relative value between those metals; such
to be held In such place In Eu-
r9pe or IN the united states, AZ sucn llme
ogrnnd mon hv Tho oveontivoo os tbo ,,o,,
ernment Joining in the same. Whenever
tho government so invited, or any three
ol @ mem i sha,' IL nayo signlneu their wililhg
shall Inv md with tbe ,dvice md consent ~
the Senate, appoint three commissioners
who shall attend such conference in behalf
a. tnc oiil,cu 9.atus, Inu i shuli report tnH
transmit the same to Concress Soid com
missioners shall each receive the sum Of
S2,5W and their reasonable expenses, to be
apprUVeu oy ano oecreuary y, VI o'aIu, anu Inc
tinn and tbe eynensea is berehv onnrnnri.
atcd out Of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
After short and uneventful session
on the 18th, Congress adjourned until tho
10th Of January.
w,shin,ton No,.s
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""'niSVon 'poo'"i w 'no oiooe
Do'nocra' Vi tiic i|.n Says tnat IN inc eAecu-
''o SeS9ioh VI 'no uay' nr' oonkiihg havihg
Si'o" ho''co .i'"V ho "ou'u c"ii up the new
iorN noni'ii"u,Vhs, iiauo " report from MS
ooi'nii''oe' ino eoha'or iilaue lengthy
sPeecn covering practicaly the same
srouhus which ne mas Always maintained
oh ''ie suoIec' oi 'he rieh' Oh the senate IN
'ho question OF homihauons' ana the REFUSAL
Oh inc secretary OF the treasury TO give
reasons ueemeu satisfactory Tor thc rcmoV-
al Oh 'the iheumDents IN the oilces oil Col
'ec'or ana Naval onlcer at New York lie
was loliowed by senator Matthews, who
o'a''hou .he right ol 'he Executive 10 selec'
'ts own oihcers. ueeming IL essential TO the
success Oh any Administrator that 1t should
nave its own men 10 execute Its own meas
ures' sustained incl posiuon oil Mr. oonRlins
claiming that uhder the civil service, about
whlch the Administrator mas SAID so much
there was no grounds Tor the removals in
New YORK. senators Blame. Maxey and
Teller made speeches supporting the posi-
sition oil the senator from New York. The
most positive speech IN defense OF the
PRESIDENT was made by Senator Gordon
HIS remarks were OF some length. He
claimed that the President was the Judge
OF the persons TO be appointed to carry his
measures ana the right OF the Senate was
solely restrictive one against the appoint
ment OF persons unit Tor Office. Other
speeches In support OF the Administrations
side OF the question were made by Senators
Bayard, Keenan, Hoar and Christiancy. and
at 8 o'clock vote was reached, resulting
in thirty-two to twenty-five supporting the
report OF the committee, and rejecting the
nominations OF Roosevelt for Collector ant
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