New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15
XLVth CONGRESS-FIRsr SESSION
RFGULAR REPoRT OF PROCEEDNGs.

mo COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. IA, 1877.
A large number of petitions were presented
during the morning referred to appropriate
committees. number Of bills were introduced and re-
ierred tol appropriate committees, among them the
following:
By Mr. EUsTIs Dem, La, to authorize the state
National Bank OF New Orleans prosecute suit against
the United states.
The YiCE-PRESGDEST laid before the Senate com
municaton from the secretary the Interior calling at
tenion to the subject Of publishing sd
received rom publishers, Of the nadequacy such com
ensatlon He states that unless change be IN
INC law, It viii not he possible hereafter for the de-
partment TO have it's advertisements inserted in papers
ecsts the law be so amended as 10 aHthoTSe the Dc
partment 10 pay the rate for advertising which
to tie Committee on Cyil Service and Retrenchment
MI CAMERON tRep WIS., called up the House Joint
ton to Ms:p 70 RIVER Passed 40 promote the nas
THE SILVER RESOLUTION
The senate then resumed the consideration Of unnn-
ished business being the resolution OF Mr.
clarng tie right Of the Government pay its bonds in
silver.
Mr. HEREFORD Dem, W. Val spoke OF the pending
resolution and the SILVER Bill, known the Bland Bill
the passage OF both lie then quoted FROM recent lee.
ure o Professor Sumner before the students OF Yale Col
egc, and argued that that gentleman admitted shat the
RECOMMENDATION Of silver would benefit The sonth and
West lie Cr Hereford hoped 10 show renone-
| the whole country. North, south, East and West
Tie opposition To the reconciliation Of silver an
unLOy warfare upon the people OF the United atcs
not justified in law or IN morals. He argued that the
Goycum hal tnc right TO pay the bonds in silver and
when Inc hrst act congress Authorizing ther issue was
under consideration was distinctly stated in the
! E,Hse Of REPRESENTATIVES, by the great commGner;
lHgddeus stevens, mat they were edceinaDe ia legal
tenders III. then read rom et,e[ OF me plgi, NJ
" " dated March 20, 1865. - tue enect that he con
erued the Law to authorize the payment 81 bonds IN legal
tenders Tne ooudh0ders should not object to taxing tue
money they paid Tor theIr bonds II me c'se W." 70 NC
tesedb the law then he (Ar shernaul was night II u
be tested by jay COOke advertisement, then he
| was wrong Every one VINO purchased 1ohd
| knew that Il was payable in either gold or silver
| No one could nave been misied glere Was no
| repudatiou about It, nor aay semDIance OF IT.
lie referred to The silver mines Of Nevada and other
States The far West and said could increase he
that the payment Of bonds lit silver would be any viola
| better Turn il- eye homeward Failures business a.
the country increasing year after year aud
would continue until silver should nc rem0uczed, the
Resumption Act repealed, and customs duties made pay
able legal tenders lie referred to the passage OF the
on ag,nVntIhR 5tS'f III $780, aHu spoAe Vi "' III
Ir MERRiMOS Dem, " c. took the floor, but
| yielded 90 Mr. EDMUNDS G2ep., VT, upon whose mo
ton, at 100 p H., the Senate went into executive sts-
| sion.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
At 4O5 the doors were reOpcned, and Mr.. SARGENT
rep. CALI from the conference committee on the De
fcency Appropriation Bill. submitted report. ana IN ex
pauaton thereof sad reductions had been made by the
| committee ia the amount provided for in the Senate
amendments follows: IN the appropriation FOR Iuei,
hight and for public buildings 70 the extent OF
In at FOR contingent expenses tAe Treasury
1ay postal clerks to The extent Of $4,000;
International Postal Cong.ese, %23oOi S9i !n,
The Senate amendments appropriate ING $4,000 for the
publication OF the official records Of tic rebellion 40
| Tor The legislative expenses of Washington Territory,
and ~160s4 for payment Of claims OF oregon aud Nash
ugtun Territory volunteers for supprcs>ng indian hos
titics In 1850 ana 1856 were stricken out entirely mo
senate amendment app0prlatIuS Sl32J9 Tor GoInpensi
Mint investigating commissions was retained lie total
amount aPpI0prated Us the bill rs agreed upon was
| Mr. DAVIS Dem, W. Va inquired what done
with the amendment in regard 70 Senators and Repre-
c'it' iTIkF J ~ III ~ bno' ~ nd and ,be
privilege extended Ia the Vice President, VINO La
| the SAME books by law TO distribute.
The report Of the conference committee was agreed to,
| and tire bill MAS passed.
Ms MEEEIMON Dem. y. c., who entitled to the
floor 10 spea. upon the Matthews resolution pay the
bonds SILVER, said account Of the ateness OF The
hour would address the Senate to-day, but would
after holiday recess.
on potion Of Mr. EDNUNDs CRep, VT and By unan-
nous consent II was ordered that ine 5i4ene
after he reading Of the journal and that TO- business
Mr. SARGENT said the French Exposition Bill, the De
fcieucy B. aud probably one or two other Dil' Woiu
be passed by both Houses aud irady for Signature 20
vice-presdcR from signing those bills and on M mo
tou, the announcement OF the signing C1 any Dh Wac
| excepted from The above order.
TIE CE-PREsIDEST announced ~ the special com
mitse authorized b. The resolution OF BIZ; Conhins'
submitted She 1lth inst TO inquire INTO ne pactcG
bty OF promoting commercial intercourse with Mexico.
/
on tie borrrs OF this country and Mexico and also 10
ASCERTAIN report facts touching tho present Govern
mcnt OF Mexico, hessl-. tOnkLnG (kcp y - iitnlln
tRep., Mel Howe Dep WIS.,, Jones lRtp, NtYJ Cam
eron rep PENN, Eaton Dem, ConnJ ana AaAey
! (Dem., Tex 49,,
ON motion Of Mr. BAYARD Dem, Dell it was ordered
thai the senator from south Carolina MT Buucl slolu
be prevented from submitting Restitution o. ihHy,
which lac proposed do tomorrow on account OF the
order OF The senate just adopted not TO transact any ouS
/ mess
Tic Senate then.proceeded consider the Post Route
Bill The bill read, the amendments were agreed
! TO- and Is was passed ~
| Mr.. MITCHELL crop. Cgon) introduced bill by re-
quest 10 authorize the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
Iany extend its railroad and Telegraph line easetY
from present eastern terminus III Arizona to point
the Rio GrHnde, at or near III faSO ana 10 aIu III
building the same Referred 10 th0 Committee on Ran
roads. The bill il the rs That recently introduced
! In the House " Representatives..
Mr. JONES Dem, FIa) submitted JOINT resolution,
ly rrques to authorize treaty with the Republic OF
! OF United states which may be invested ana
employed in opening railway communication IN the
Northern states OF said Republic Referred 10 the Spc
clal Committee Mexican Affairs Just appointed III ~
the same the resolution introduced IN the ouse or
Representatives by hr Whltthorno on the ON OF 10
| yeInber last. $500 ,----,
hill relative burial or the officers ana others OF
the United states Navy, who persisted by the wreck OF
the United Huron The bill had been re-
ceyed by senate ana reierreu 10 the COMMITTEE on
the committee had nor yet been able
cOusdcr il. All the members were III FAVOR OF te D
and he therefore moved that he DO DISCHARGED
,idcr.d by the 1t ordered, ana the bll
| was ryad a third limo and passed.
The senate tij o'cIOcA y. ~, ADJOURNED until To-
| morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| A number OF bills were introduced and Xe-
ferred; among them the following:
i H.