The Portland daily press., 1877-12-12
XLVth Congress-.Regular Session,
SENATE,


the appointment of a committee of seven Senators
to inquire and report il any be devised
to promote commercial intercourse with Mexico, and
to establish just and peaceful condition OF affairs
on the border. 1t also authorizes the committee to
send for persons and papers, and visit such places
they may think proper. Agreed to.
MT Grover OF Oregon occupied his seat in the Sen
ate today.
The Vice President laid before the Senate COM
muncation from the Secretary OF State, enclosing
list of the names of consular officers and those who
not citizens of the United States to whom sala.
ries have been paid during the fiscal year end ing
June, 1876. Also, message from the President,
transmitting report of the commission appointed
by him to examine the pnbic buildings in Washing
ton.
fairs, reported bill making appropriation for the
erection of suitable posts for the protection the
Rio Grande frontier. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. COnover from the select committee on trans
portation routes to seaboard. reported favoraby
the Senate bill to provide for the survey OF inland
water route and canal from the Mississippi river to
the Atlantic ocean. Placed on the calendar.
MIR. Dorsey submitted resolution directing the
Secretary OF the Interior to report to the Senate by
what authority bands OF re Apache Indians are To-
Gated on the agency established at Cinnamon, New
Mexico and also to transmit copies of all letters and
kilograms or other documents file in his depart
ment calling attention to the depredations Of In
dams, and asking their removal to their respective
reservations Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony submitted resolution instructing
the Committee on Library to consider the e!pedency
commander of the allied forces of France in the War
of the Revolution and in POSSESSION of his grand
son the Marquis de Rochambeau Agreed to.
luton declaring the right Of the government to pay
the bonds in silver Mr.. Herman spoke in opposi-
ton. He said the passage of this resolution would
be disastrous to the confidence and credit Of QUE
country. 1t had been said the law of 1873 demone-
tizing the silver dollar was fraud Suppose it was
Who perpetrated it? The agents of the people Of
this country. The man who borrowed money did not
perpetrate it, and if there had been wrong the peo-
pie must deal with their accredited agents in regard
10 r1orr fhn
to the government He hoped and believed for the
sake Of our people that no such resolution as this
would be passed.
Mr. Beck pronounced the act demonetizng the sill
yer dollar wrong, and alluded to Kernans remarks
as the first he had heard tr IN Democratic Senator
in defence of acts of the Republican majority in Con-
took to say the bonds payable in gold alone,
did that which the legislature had no power to do
In conclusion he argued that it would be no injus-
tice to pay the bonds in silver.
Mr.: Dawes referred to the passage Of the act OF
1873 demonetizing the silver dollar and said it had
seen it charged over and over again that man came
over from England with money in his pocket which
he used to secure the passage of the act The truth
of the matter was, that that very man was against
the decentralization of the silver dollar, and
delivering lecture in favor of its reconciliation
The bill to demonetiZe the silver dollar while pending
between the two Houses of Congress had been print
ed and reprinted at least twelve times and had been
recommended by the Comptroller of the Currency.
Every man who had any desire to know what was
in the bill had plenty of opportunity to ask.
ngs of the House of Representatives at the time Of
the passage of the act of 1875 to the effect that MI
Hooper stated the bill for the decentralization of sill
yer had been favored by Mr. Seyd the English fnan-
cier.
Mr.. Wallace of Pennsylvania, said every bond sold
since 1870 was and is payable by the very terms OF
the contract in gold dollars of 25 $40 grains silver
dollars Of 4124 grains. Are we cheats or repudia-
tionsts if we insist upon the contract? Is it breach
OF morality? He argued that it was not breach Of
contract to nay the bonds in silver.
MI Allison moved the bill be laid aside and the
Bland silver bill be taken up. Rejected, yeas 10.
Yeas-Allison, Blaine, Booth, Burnside, Chaffee,
GOnkdng pswss Dorsey aa%n
Patterson, PoiIns, and saunders-is.
Naus-Bailey. Barnum, Bayard, Beck, Bruce,
Cameron OF Pa. Cameron Of Wis, Cockrell. Coke,
land Gordon. Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Howe
ingalls,, Johnston, Jones of Fla. Jones of New,
Herman, Lamar. McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
Mcpherson, Matthews Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
Oglesby Plumb, Salisbury, Spencer, Thurman,
voorhees,, wadeigh Wallace, and whyte-43
On motion Of Mr.. Whyte Senate went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
the naval authorities shall remove the bodies of the
officers and men who we're lost in the wreck of the
Huron, for burial in the naval cemetery at Anna
lis.
Mr.. Durham, from the Appropriation Committee
reported back the deficiency appropriation bill with
a recommendation that the House concur in certain
Senate amendments and non concur in Others.
Mr. Atkins, chairman OF the Appropriation Com
mittee, intmated desire to fer some amendments
but subsequently declined doing So so as not to en-
barrass the bill.
The House then voted on the Senate amend
ments.
The following were concurred in: To pay the
judgments in favor of P. B. Hawkinks and Of e, d
Award; items for the United States mint at Den
ver COL: for adopting the ponds in Washington city
to the culture of carp for distribution Items to pay
certain committee clerks and messengers, and the
salary of Judge Lorng OF the Court Of Claims, and
reimbursing the relatives for expenses incu rred in
removing bodies from the coast After wards It was
amended to include the relatives Of those men lost
from the wreckng boat Baker. Item appropriating
$4,000 for the State Department building; item
appropr1ating $300O0 for the court house and post
office building at Little Rock; provision for sending
public documents free through the mails; appropri-
ating $4,000 for commissioner to the International
Prison Congress at Stockholm; appropriating SIS
600 for the repair and restoration OF patent mod
els.
The following Senate amendments were non-con-
CURED in Increasing the item for contingencies for
the Treasury Department from 100000 to $50, 600;
appropriating 1880 for custom house commission
ers appropratiDg $24,500 for deficiency in the pay
of railway postofce clerks, &c.; appropriating So
800 for mileage to Senator's at callet session
appropriating S9O15 for furniture for the Senate
approprrtng $5744 for miscellaneous Uterus for the
Senate; apprOpriating $533 for certain members OF
the capitol police who were discharged appropriat-
ing $4,000 for Columbia institution Tor the deaf and
dumb and $1,000 for the National Association for the
Relief of COloIed Women and Children; appropriate
ing $4,000 for the Hot Springs Commission in Ar
kansas; appr0prlatlng 00UUV lor comm lSSl0ner TO
prepare and publish new edition of the first vol
ume OF the Revised Statues $1,000 for preparing for
the publication of the proceedings OF the Eector al
Commission; $4,000 for the preparation of Halls
ond Arctic expedition; $4,000 for the publication of
the official records Of the rebellion; $1420 for the
legislative expenses of Washington Territory; 81 684
for the payment of claims audited and allowed for
pay, &C., of the Oregon and Washington volunteers
in the Indian hostties in 1855; appropriating $6004
for pavement in front of ARSENAL grounds in Indian
apolis.
Amendment to pay the expenses of the custom
house commission was rejected-yeas 1872, nays 124.
Amendment appropriatlng $500,O00 for inland mail
trans portaton by all other than railroad routes
concurre6 in-yeas 143, nays l07,
Bill now goes to the Senate.
The Speaker announced the following appoint
ments on Committees:
Committee on Naval Affairs-Mr. Crittenden of
Missouri.
Committee on War Claims-Mr. Martin of West
Virginia.
Committee on Territories--Mr. Cravens of Arkan-
sas.
Committee oniInyald Pensions MIR. Metcalf of
Missouri.
Com uttee on Pacific railroads.&c.. Hewitt Of
New York.
Committee on Civillservics Reform-Mr. Potter of
New York.
Committee on Revision of the Laws-Mr. Hart of
New York.
Committee on Private Land Clams-Mr. Bickuell
of Indiana.