The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-11
OONGREssIONAL.
SENATE.

building committee, and Eustis was ap-
pointedeon these committees.
The vice president presented the special
order, bill enabling Indians to become
citizens, which. at the suggestion of Mr..
Ingalls,, was made the special order for
Jan. Is.
Mr.. Matthews called up the concurrent
resolution declaring the right of the gov
ernment to pay the principal and interest
of bonds in the 4.l23 grain silver dollar.
Mr.. Matthews said the last general
assembly of Ohio passed with only four
negative votes a resolution favoring re-
monetization. He believed the deliberate
opinion of the people of that state was
thus expressed. He believed it was le-
gally, equitably and morally right for the
government TO remonetize silver, and he
proposed to demonstrate this proposition.
He then quoted from the act to strengthen
the public credit, approved March, 1869,
and argued that the word coin. as used in
the acts, must not be interpreted to refer
to gold coin alone.
Pending the discussion the senate at
o'clock adjourned, by vote of yeas 80.
nays 81, not test vote, as many senators
known TO be in favor of the resolution
-
tlateness Of the hour.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lI.-Nearly the
whole morning hour was occupied in pres
entation of petitions in favor Of amend
ment to the constitution to prohibit states
from dlsiranchising citizens on account of
sex; askings the appointment of com
mission to inquire into alcoholic liqusr
traffic, and urging congress not to take any
Of fop
shall have ascertained by inquiry the con-
dition of the business of the country and
legislation be such as in opinion of practi-
cal business men will promote the business
prosperity of the country. Allkwere re-
ferred.
A large number of bills were introduced
and referred.
By Davis, of Illinois, to establish court
OF appeals.
By Kellogg authorizing mail steamship
service between New Orleans and certain
ports named.
Conkling submitted a resolution pro-
vldlng for the appointment of committee
of senators to inquire and report whether
any and what measures can be devised to
promote commercial intercourse with
Mexico, and to establish just and peaceful
: this country and Mexico 1t also author
ICES the committee to send for persons au0
papers and to visit such places as it may
think proper in making inquiry. Agreed
to,
Consideration was resumed of the res0
luton of Matthews declaring the right o
the government to pay bonds in silver
and Herman spoke in opposition thereto,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Under the cal
!, of states a number of bills were intro
uced and referred:
Mr.. Wood, chairman of the ways an
7 means committee, reported the usua
9 resolutions for the distribution of tn
, presidents message among the commit
y tees.
n Mr. Hewitt, Of New York, moved t
{ amend the resolution in reference to tn
y committee on foreign affairs by adding t
IS it these words: And that the commits
'e tee on foreign affairs take into immediat
le consideration the best means of removiu
the existing and impending causes {
10 difficulty between Mexico and the Unite
e States aud of confirming and enlargiu
u the commercial relations between the tw
\ countries by treaty or otherwise, and hav
4
&c tions by resolution orb otherwise to th
le house at the earliest practicable day."
70 Mr.. Hale-l hope the amendment o
70 fered by the gentleman from New Yor
Ia (Hewitt) will be adopted. 1t is in til
at right direction The country does ut
t. want war on any issue that has been raise
or that Is likely TO bt raised
Mr.. Reagan agreed that it was not we
70 1eho .a Il
ar ar the gov ernment, If the way was open.
III resort to peaceful modes. and to improy
es the commercial and friendly relations
: the United States and Mexico, rath,
than to resort to any plan looking to wa
i "a He intimated, however, that the exis
Is ence of what is known as free zone
Mexico, was an obstacle to commercial j
tercourse.
MIR. Stephens said ] believe that
E feeling pervades the country that If W
,is can be prevented it ought to be. Let II
! committee on foreign affairs have th
an matter specially and emphatically referre
~ to, and let the committee counsel with Il
-. executive. | feel assured that this a
10 mlBistration is as much in favor of pea
,re as the gentleman from New York, fro
,no Maine, myself or seven tenlhs of Il
MI
~, however, be aided in its councils by Il
nd "1suoh Vi th0 oonhi'Vee oh Aoleil
,iU affairs.
o3 Mr. Burchard argued that tie origin
or resolutions reported from the committee
70 ways and means were in the usual for
ia and gave all necessary power to the cor
% mjttee on foreign affairs
nr Mr.. Garfield suggested that Mr.. Hew
40 modify his amendment by omittlng tn
,en part relating to the treaty, as it was Gle
ost that that vas not any part of the busint
~ ofthe house.
w. NJ Mills expressed.his dissent to mt
of what be bad heard in the discussion
tho the subject
siv Mr.. Wood thought that the preside
NJ. only desired to preserve lite and proper
~ on the border.
s ,as Mr. Hewitt modified bis resolution
80 suggested and it was agreed to.
ays aia Adjourned.
nt ;sts WASHINGTON, Dec l1.-Whitthor
ind introduced a bill providing that ma
authorities shall remove bodies of ofic'
and men lost in the wreck of the HUI
E. for burial in the Oayal cemetery
- annapolis and REIN bursng relatives
- expenses already incurred 10 removi
-; bodies from the coast of North Caroli
ia After the bill was so amended as to
'o' clude relatives of those men lost from
wreekiug boat 3. & j. Baker, the
passed,
ont Durham from the appropriation CO
I'm mittee reported back the deficiency
preparation bill with recommendation Il
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