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the whole ground. He then delivered

q long speech in favor Of his resolution.
Mr. Morrill, said if the senator from
Ohio had introduced this resolution and
asked its reference to the committee on
judiciary he might have understood his
purpose. The question raised by his
resolution was legal one. Whenever
the main question came up as TO re-
monetizing silver, he morrill, would be
prepared to express ms views on it. and
he hoped to be able to show it to be
cheaper and better for the United States
to pay its debt in gold He moved the
reference of the resolution to the COM
mitee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Conkling said he wished to sub
NIT an amendment before its reference,
and that was to strike out the words,
be it resolved by the senate, and house
Of representative concurring therein, "
and insert in lieu thereof the words,
resolved by the senate and house of
representatives. He said his purpose
was to make it a Joint resolution instead
Of concurrent one.
Mr.. Thurman argued it was perfectly
competent for either branch Of congress
to declare its opinion as to what was the
law of the land
Pending the discussion the senate, at
5 o'clock, adjourned by a vote Of yeas,
30, nays, %. This was not a test vote,
Us many senators known to be in favor
of the resolution voted for adjourn
ment, on account of the lateness of the
hour.
HOUSE.
Dec. 10.-Under the call of states the
| following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: For adjusting the salaries
! of postmasters, on the basis Of
Number of stamps cancelled" in
stead of Number Of stamps sold"
Also proposing an amendment
to the constitution, providing that
! the term Of Office of the president be
six years; also the joint resolution in
relation to the contest between Spain
and Cuba. Directing the secretary
of the interior, to institute pro-
ceedings to test and perfect certain
lands, alleged to have been condition
ally granted to the Northern Pacific rail
road. A resolution was adopted dis
tributing the several recommendations
contained in the presidents message
among the appropriate committees
! Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dec. 1.-THE select committee on
transportation routes to the sea-
/ board, reported favorably on the senate
/ bill to provide for the survey of an in
land water route and canal from the
Mississippi river to the Atlantic Ocean.
/ Placed on the calendar
A few unimportant bills were intro
duced and referred and then the reso-
lutions Of Sen. Mathews on the silver
question was taken up and discussed at
| length. A motion to lay the resolutions
aside resulted III the following vote
which, indicates that the senate has Il
two thirds majority in favor Of die
resolutions The vote to lay aside was !:
Yeas-Messrs Allison, Blaine, Booth. Burn
side, Cfalee, Christiancy. Conkling, Dawes,
! Dorsey, liamlin, Kellogg. Kirkwood, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Paddock Patterson, Rollins and Saun-
ders-ls.
| Nays Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Dayard, Beck
Bruce, Cameron, pa, Cameron, wis }, Cock
rel, Coke, Davis, lIll), Davis, (W. Va, Eaton,
Eustis Garland, Gordon, Grover, Harris Here.
ford HILL Howe ingalls,, Johnston, Jones, (Flal,
/ Jones, (Ney.l, Herman, Lamar, McCreery, Nc
| Donald, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Matthews, Maxey,
Z ,
/ Spencer, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wadleigh, Wallace
! and Whyte-43.
After some further discussion the
senate went into executive session and
adjourned
HOUSE.
DEC. 11.-Mr. Whitthome in
PRODUCED a bill providing that the
naval authorities shall remove the
bodies of the officers and men lost in
I the wreck of the Huron for burial in
the navy cemetery at Annapolis and
reimbursing relatives for expenses al
ready incurred in removing bodies from
/ the coast Of North Carolina After the
bill was SO amended as to include rela-
/ tiycs of those men lost from the wreck
| inc boat Baker, the bill was passed.
/ Mr.. Durham from the appropriation
committee, reported back the deficiency
appropriation bill, with the recommen-
/ daton that the house concur in certain
senate amendments, and for their non
concurrence in others Mr.. Durham
/ explained that when the bill passed the
house it appropriated 81, $4,000 The
senate had added 81 ,l39, 600 to the bill.
/ The house committee on appropriations
! had agreed to recommend concurrence
in the amendment appropriating S469-
/ 600 for the state department buildings,
and non-concurrence in the amend
Iment approprirting 100000 for the
/ star service of carrying mails.
! The house then concurred in the
following amendments: Item for the
I United States mint at Denver and for
/ the assay Office at Helena; item to pay
salary of Judge Lang, court of claims;
/ item appropriating 1926, 900 for the
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