The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
GENERAL NEWS. i
The Earth Quakes at Council ByGfTs,
Omaha and Other Places
In the West. Il
Tho Field & Letter Fire stChloagO.
The Vanderbilt WI Contest.
sENME.

| He"1ekS ~ wv AAtA tSA kbV q
nOnetizatlon Of silver. The Petitioners
set forth that they are required bv Law
10 hold many millions 4 the United
States bonds, and are sppEehensivS that
the passSge Of the bill win greatly depre
ciRte their value and hSEe bad iLil uence
on the business Of the Country. Referred
Mr.. Sargent rep6rIed, without the
amendment, the bin providing for Ger,
tain deficiencies ip the pay Of the Navy
and Marine CORPSE, and for other pur,
poses. II passed without dircussion. 1t
now goes to .s PreaIdent for his sigma
| Mr.. EGto6 introduced a joint resoly !.
tiou, PROPOSING on amendment TO Tie
conStitgGou, providing for tribunal Wy
the Ststes for u decision Of all contss,ed
issues arising in the choice Of ell Sctorl
for President and Vice President.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the Senate proceeded with the c6usidera.
tiou Of the army appropriation bill. It
was finally passed with the Emsnduents
as reported by the ConulttSe on Appra.
priaIion, and also the Amendment pyo.
viding that the army sha Y not be recruit.
ed beyond 25,0O0 men jastead Of 10000
as authorized by the House. / I
Mr.. Bruce presented tho petition Ioi
colored residents Of Mississippi asking an
appropriation Of 100000 10 al1theh in
emigratiug to Liberia. Referred.
In presenting/the petition Mr. Bruce
said the number and chaTacteS Of the
petitioners eGitled the petition to con-
sideration, though he was not prepared 70
endorse their plan now I
Mr.. Eaton demanded u Separate vote
on the Amendment limiting the armyto
2500G instead Of 2O,000. He said yaat
in bis opinion 10000 wefe enough totake
cape Of our interests o6 the frontieE. II
tbe soldiers had not been ssationed where
they should moi hayG been six moEIhs ago
there would /have/been no neeJ of that
carnage op/ our frontier whicR We have
Reen. / Il Il
The snendphent made ih committee
was agteed t6-yeas SO, NAYS 10.
Tho other amendmehis made in
Committe9 Of the Whole we're concurred
in/ without division, And the bill was
yhen read a third time and passed. Il
NOV goes back 10 ths House OF Represen.
tatj jFes for the acti9n Of that body on the
Sshate amendmeptS.
/Mr. Davis, OIL AVest Virginia, gave no.
Btice that to morrow be would call up his
resolution ipIregard to discrepancies ia
the books aHd accounts OF the Treasury,
Department and submit some remark
in ra1a ~ tbarato
The Senate went into executive session
and yheu the doors were opened jAd.
jouEEed.
/ HOUSE.
THE following bills we're INTRODUCED and
feferred:
BY Mr.. Haskell: Providing fof the pay.
ment of duties on exports in gold, silver
and legal tenders.
BY Mr.. schleichsr: Providing for cheap
transportation between lid water on the
Valleys.
By Mr.. Mills: A me- piorial OF the State
Grange Of Texas iorNhe appointment ii
a Commissioner OF Agriculture as Csb.
met officer. I
By Mr., sspp: FOR the construction Of
a railroad fronf New York to Cqducil
Bluff, lows.
Mr.. Cole, Jom the Committee Oh Mile
age, reported back adversely the e/bill al
lowing msmbeEs mileage for attendance
on the extra session. Laid od the table.
The House resumed the confederation
Of thS repeal Of the resumption act.
W. Heudee asked the gentleman who
hsd charge Of the bill wien the previous
question was 10 be callGd.
7 Mr. Buckuor said biz colleague e vius)
not being present ID could not say whsn
the debate would 10 closed.
The Speaker-The gentleman who had
charge Of the bjn Ewing would take bis
hour Saturday, after which tho previous
question wogid be called,
Mr.. AIdrich offered asubs,ituto repeal.
ing so much Of the resumption act as au-
thoriEes Ghe Secretary Of The Treasury 10
redeem legal tender bills In exceas Of
$500 200 900, directing that no further rs
duS!ion Of legal tender currency shall BE-
made, and authorizing the reissue Of such
legal tender notes aS may be required In
SSlh elNGl SANuhI 4SNtls
Mr.. StengSr offered a subltitule simply
repeating the resumption date clause in
the Sd section Of the act.
Mr.. Clark, OF Iowa, offered a substitute
amending the Sd secIiou Of the rrsump1
tion act so as 10 repeal the law limiting
an aggregate amount oi national BABY
circulation, and to provide that us QE,Gn
aa ha hvnk pntaa a. > a t.su.I ,ha SaosLX -,
shall redeem legal tender notes ink kcsSa
Of $3.50 ,0O0. 900 TO the amount of 80 per
cent Of the bank noteS 30 issued, and 10
continue ruch redemption till Bblimit oi
$50, 100000 legal tender notes AZ reached;
also authorizing an accumulation in the
Treasury Of $500 100000 ~ coin as-a
special fund, 10 be used fo5ithc redemp.
tiOn OF legal tender notes, and after pub
lie notice authorizing tbS/redemption Of
legal tenders when p5etented for that
purpose. N
MIR. Eames said tbElfn his Judgment II
was practicable tO Jesume at thettime
named and 1t ougJ II to be done, and he
was therefore opposed to the bill before
how or whyEbe law was pased which
aqed the f5Syof January, 1879, az the
date Of re,Gnption. Since that law had
passed eSSFy contract which had been
entered igto throughout tho country had
been Suffered with vieF + of resuminp On
the dSy fixed, and any change In ,heIaw
world affect every business Transaction
iP The country. Hei entered hia protest
against the pRssaggoi the bill sS hAsty,
n-adyised and frsHght with th6 creates,
Eevil alike 10 the credit and honor Of the
country at hong and abroad and 10 labor,
capital, trade md commerce.
Mr.. Balloy declared IL was his belief
that the repeal Of tho Resumption &C.
would be /perniciouI and detrimental 10
tho buSiuSSs intcrest Of the country.
Mr.. Hubbsll declared himself In favor
Of tbs resumption Jot RpcCio payments,
beOSdSe the country had reached that NO.
riOd when Ito Com6lefce and general blisi.
peSs should bO provided for, lilo OK.
plained and advocated the amendment
offered by hipSell to the pending bill.-
Mr.. KellylreRd from an article In tho
North american Rtvieu, bver this signature
Of Hugh 'McCullocb, which he said eG.
hibited an ignorance dIscredltabIe to tho