The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-29
XLYth CONGRESS..-EXTRA SESSION
Senate.

I TUESDAY, November 20.-Thurman
submitted resolution that the committee on priv.
ieges and elections be discharged from further con-
slderation OF the credentials of W c. Butler, as
senator from South Carolina. After discussion, the
resolution was laid The Vice President ap-
pointed Davis, OF W. Va, Beck, Allison, Ingalls,
and Cameron, as a special committee to examine
the hooks and accounts Of the treasury department.
as authorized by the resolution Of Ddyis......Ad
iourned.
TUESDAY, November 2O.-After read
ing the Journal the house went into committee of
the whole on the Paris exposition bill. An ami
mated debate on several amendments followed
chiefly on the amendment cutting down the amount
OF the appropriation. Finally the house agreed 10
substitute allowing representation, but making
no appropriation-l66 to 4. The committee rose
and reported the bill to the house. when the sew
eral amendments adopted in committee were agree /
10 and the bill passed Ad journed.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, November 21.-After
short executive session consideration was re-
sumed OF the resolution submitted on Tuesday by
Thurman, to discharge the committee on privileges
and elections from further consideration OF the
of NJ. c. Butler, senator from South Carolina. A
debate followed, in which a motion was made to
table Ihurman's resolution; but before vote could
be taken motion to proceed to executive business
was agreed to and the doors were closed m While
the doors being closed, Allison from the COM
mlttee on finance reported, with amendments, the
house bill authorizing the free coinage standard
silver dollar and to restore its legal tender charac
ter. Placed the calendar THE senate ad-
Jonrned while in executive session. without trans
acting any business.
House.
WEDNESDAY, November 21.-The
house went into committee of the whole on the de-
iciGncy appropriation bill. After some discussion
the committee and reported the bill and
amendments, but the house adjourned without
taking final action.
Senate.
THURSDAY, November 22.-The house
joint resolution, in relation to the Paris exposition
was reported back from the committee, with amend
ments, and placed on the calendar The senate
by vote OF yeas 80, nays 30, refused TO lay on the
table the resolution of Thurman, TO discharge the
committee on privileges and elections from further
VI tiit bc,ehtidlS VI VI. y bulieF, as
senator from South Carolina. Davis (lll), ConOver
and Patterson, voted with the democrats. Ed
munds moved to amend the resolution So as to dis
charge the committee from further consideration
OF the credentials OF Kellogg, senator from
Louisiana, instead of NJ. c. Butler as senator from
South Carolina--yeas 80, nays 81, Conover not
voting. Conkling submitted an amendment that
the committee be directed TO report the creden-
tIals OF Kellogg and Spoford, of Louisiana, and
meanwhile the South Carolina case be postponed
Rejected by 81 nays to 30 yeas. Edmunds submit
ted an amendment discharging the committee from
consideration of the credentials of Kellogg, Spof-
ford, Butler and Corbin. Rejected by 81 nays TO 80
NtdS-......A mOtlOn TO adjourn untll MONDAY,
sultlng IN tie vote, the Vice President cast his
vote IN the affirmative, and the senate adj djOurned
House.
THURSDAY, November 22.-Bills were
introduced and referred: authorizing the secretary
OF treasury to pay 10 owners the value of all cotton
seized by treasury officials since Nav 80 1865; for
the organization OF the territory of Oklahama;
ating postal savings banks. Hall offered resola-
t1on diScharging the committee on elections from
flar,
OF Beort VS. Patterson Of the state of Colorado. The
resolution was amended SO as to direct the commit
tee to report by Saturday next, and agreed to-.
he deficiency bill was taken up and passed The
bill to repeal the resumption act then came up as a
special order and Ewing addressed the house at
length Adjourned,
taken on the various amendments to the bi 1or Tne
repeal of the resumption act There were fourteen
amendments, and the speaker ruled that they were
before the house and must be all voted on. The
first vote Ford's substitute to repeal all that
part OF the which authorizes the redemption and
cancellation of greenback currency. Agreed to
without division. Hubbelfs substitute, which
proposed to modify the third section OF the act,
was rejected by 15S nays 10 90 yeas. Ponds sub
stitute repeating the limitation OF national bank
notes in circulation was rejected without yeas and
nays. The amendment by Cox, OF Ohio, pro-
ydng for the gradual redemption OF legal tenders
from January l, 1873, at 81 cents on the dollar, up
January l, 1881, at par in coin only received IL
affirmative votes. Hewitt's amendment, requiring
an accumulation in the treasury of $50, OO00O, or
until the amount shall be equal to half the out
standing legal tenders, was rejected, without
division. Numerous other amendments were
rejected, when that offered by Ward, adding
a new section to the bill providing that debts
for wages shall be payable only in coin or legal
tender notes came up for action, The count a
call ordering the yeas and nays tie, and the
speaker voted no, defeating the call; but the ques-
ton then taken by tellers, and the years and
days ordered. The vote was taken, and after much
delay, occasioned by numerous changes, was au-
nounced as yeas 127, nays 129. The speaker an
nounced that the next vote would be on the bill as
amended, that is Forts substitute forit. Some.
or twelve pairs announced and there were also
about half dozen absent. The vote was taken and
announced; yeas lS.}, nays 100, the bill passed
The house then adjourned until Tuesday.