New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-06

planned the bill (already published), and
said he had been assured by gentlemen of
both political parties that the House would
act upon it if it should be passed by the
Senate. He urged the passage of the bill,
and said he believed it would tend largely
to promote the public interest.
MIR. Bogy said he had not had an Oppor-
tunity TO examine ihe bill carefully, but
thought it was very Objectionable. H. might
lead to resumption, but it would be in
most destructive manner. He understood
that his friend Mr.. Sherman would &C on be
at the head of the Treasury Department,
As be was to occupy that very high position,
it seemed to him Mr.. BOgy) that the Sen
ator was not doing bis future fame Justice
in plsciI suck bill before the Senate.
Mr.. Morrill, said the bill had received al
most the unanimous support Of the Gem
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Sherman said the substance of the
first section of the bill had passed four or
five times, but had been defeated in the
House for fear it would work contraction.
He did not believe it would do So The
money market at present wes 80 favorable
that it would be easy to sell portion of the
bonds authorized by ths bill at par in cur
rency. The bill met with general favor
throughout the country, and should be
passed. Its friends HAD discussed it in the
Senate over and over again, aud there was
nothing to be gained by discussing it now.
Mr.. COckrell said financial matters were
regulating themselves very happily, and ii
the subject be let alone no legislation would
be- necessary to bring about specie pay
ment. He moved that the further consider
alton OF the bill he postponed until the first
Wednesday in December next. Agreed to,
q yeas, % nays, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Acorn, Bailey, BOgy,
Booth, CockrelI, Cnnover, Davis, Dennis,
Eaton, Ferry, GoLdthwaite, Gordon, Har-
yey, Hereford, Ingalls,, Johnston, Nc
Creery, Maxey, Norwood, Oglesby, Patter
snn, Ransom, Stevenson, Teller, Wallace,
Withers and Wright-27.
Nays-Messrs Anthony, Boutwell,, Burn
side, Cameron (Wisconsin), Chaffee, Chris
tiancy, Conkl Dg, Cooper, Cragin, Dawes,
Dorsey, Hamllu, HIVE, Jones (Floridsl,
Kelly, Herman, Mitchell, Morrill,. Paddock,
Sherman, Wadleigh and West-22.
Messrs. Allison, Dawes and Davis were
appointed new conference committee on
pOstoffice appropriation bill.
The conference committees report on the
fertilization appropriation bill was agreed
| to; also the conference commlttee's report
on the naval appropriation bill, which is
substantially the naval appropriation bill
of last year. except it appropriated about
| $3.50 900 more for the pay of the navy.
The conference committee on post route
bill reported Disagreement on points regard
| ing additional fast mail traint; also the
amendment appropriatiDg $500 to obtain
| additional mail facilities on certain roads,
| The Senate then receded from these amend.
ments the report of the conference com.
miJtee, settling all other disputed points,
was agreed to, and the Senate then went
into executive session, and soon afterward
| took short recess.
Later the following proceedings were
had:
Senator Blaine, Of Maine, from the CON
| ference COMMITTEES on the appropriation
| bill, reported that the committee had been
unable to agree. There were two points
upon which the conference disagreed: The
fist was in regard to the reduction of the
army to 1900 men, to which tbe Senate
conference would not sgree. The next
point OF difference was in regard TO the
fifth section OF the House bill, fJrbiddiDg
the use of the army to support the claims
of rival Governors or L gisl4tures in Lou
isiaua aud Soath Carolina.
The House conterees took the ground
that they would not, under any crcum
stances, consent TO the passage OF the army
bill without this fifth section in it In his
opinion the loss of the army appropriation
Till would be a very small evil compared
with the assumption on the part of Con
gress To say what the President OF The
United States should or should not do witt
the army. He wOuld like to have a new
conference, but preferred that the HOust
should ask for it. and at his request the re
port was laid aside for the present, Subse
quenny ha moved that the Senate insis
upon it's amendments and ask for a new
conference with the House. Agreed to.
Mr.. Patterson, of South Carolina, Inovei
to take up the House bill TO remove the dis
abilities imposed by the third section of tn
fourteenth article OF the amendments o
the constitution Of the United States, bu
| In of la h. n pt Z
bill went over. Several Senators appealed
to him to withdraw the objection, put h
declined to do SO.
Tue legislative bill passed, with the Pres
dents salary at $4,000
On motion CT Mr.. Blaine the Senate fnl
Their insisted upon It's amendments to th
army appropriation bill, and asked a ne,
conference with the HOuse of Represents
tiVes. Messrs. Blaine, Allison and Wallac
were appointed cOnfeTees on the part OF tn
Senate.
) After further routine business in the Sci
ate, Mr.. Blaine, from the conference CON
lnittee on the army appropriation bill. sal
there had been IA third conference on thu
bill without auy agreement, and he desire
that the Senate should understand the O.
act condition of affairs.
= The cOnferees on the part OF tho Hous
4 while not insisting on theletter OF the titi
: section of the army bill, firmly mantaluf
! that they would consent to the Pas sage
4 no appropriation bill for the army thi
3 shall not contain such restrictions upNH Il
u President in regard to the use OF Unltt
!. States troops in Louisiana as will prevel
: him from Installing and maintaining Il
= Packard government.
The Senate conterees felt compelled
risk "A failure of the bill rather than lnse
L that provision. 1t would be an invasion
. the constitutional rights of the President
= which they could no5 cOnsent
u There were not to-day between the Pot
. mac and the borders of Texas 1000 FEEDER
y troops, and the whole idea OF any llber
being endangered was nightmare. If 1
conferees of the Senate should receive
= instructions, they would meet the Hon
o confarets again, but would not consent
the passage of any army bill with the c
: jectiOua bic section in.
u MIR. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, said
70 thought tho Senate eonferees bad fully c
o. pressed the views of the Senate
,o Mr.. Wallace, of Penpsy lVani6, esld,
. one of the cOnterees on the part of the st
10 ATE he bad been ready to accept the 81
D ate bill, but The House cOnferees would /
agree to it,
% la the House, il the morning, Mr.. Say
"a offered resolution requesting the Sc
u tary Of War to report upon the best meth
70 for protecting the commerce of Cincinn
y from ice flows. Adopted.
NJ Mr.. Tucker offered a resolution, reciti
n that as all Investigation has closed, owl
4 | to the termination of the session, and as
r. Imprisonment of witnesses can not e0nd'
nj | 10 the ascerGaiument of the truth, the
in fore, the Setgsant'at-Arms be directed
he discharge all persons in his custody. Ado
nj ed.
he Mr.. Singleton, from the Committee
40 Appropriations, reported back TO the Sen
sd a bill iixing the signal servlce with cert
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