The Lake County star., 1877-11-29
CONGRESS.

end.
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Nov. l9.-The Senate receded
from its amendments to the Army APP
preparation bill which were non-concurr-
ed In by the House, and passed the bill
which now goes to the President for his
The resolution of Mr.. Davis (Dem. w.
Va.), providing for the appointment of
committee of five Senators to inquire in
to alleged discrepancies in the books and
accounts Of the Treasury Department
was agreed to.
In the House, the Paris Exposition bill
was considered In committee of the
whole. 1t was amended to provide that
no more than one commissioner be COM
pensated and not more than five honorary
commissioners shall be appointed from
any State, and that four Of the commits
sioners shall be practical agriculturists.
A motion to strike out the enacting clause
was defeated-S6 to 1873.
TUESDAY, Nov. 2O.-The Senate was In
executive session, and afterwards, in
open session, the Committee on Elections
was sharply criticised by Senator Thur
man for what he termed dilatory action
In the House, the Paris Exposition bill
was passed. An amendment was adopt
ed directing the Com missioner of Agri-
culture to collect and prepare suitable
specimens ofthe agricultural productions
Of the several States and Territories for
exhibition. AS passed the bill provides
for Commissioners General and 20 addi-
tional Commissioners. The former to
receive IS, 900 and the latter 81, 900 each.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21.- In the Senate,
the South Carolina case was discussed,
and in a vote taken to go into executive
session the Democrats had majority,
Mr.. Conover voting with them and
Messrs. Patterson and Sharon being alb
sent.
The Committee on Finance reported,
with amendments, the House bill author
izing the free coinage of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its legal ten
der character; placed on the calendar.
The bill provides for the coinage OF silver
that 1t shall be legal tender for all debts
and dues, public and private, except
otherwise provided by contract; and the
Secre ary of the Treasury is authorized to
buy bullion, two to four millions per
month, to be coined the total amount of
such coinage not to exceed $5,OOO,O0O.
In the House the Deficiency bill was
discussed. An amendment appropriat-
ing $17, 500 for continuing the work of
prOpagating and distributing shad and
other food fishes was adopted.
THURSDAY, Nov. 22.-The Senate by
vote of yeas 80, nays 32, refused to lay on
the table the resolution of Mr.. Thurman
(Dem., o. to discharge the Committee on
Privileges and Elections from further
consideration Of the credentials Of M. G.
Butler as Senator from South Carolina.
Messrs. Davis, Illinois, Conover and Pat
tsrson voted with the Democrats in the
negative.
The question then being on the adop-
ton of the resolution, Mr.. Edmunds
(Rep., VT moved to amend the resolu-
ton so MS to discharge the committee
from further consideration Of the creden-
tials of Mr.. Kellogg as Senator from Lou
isiana, instead of M. G. Butler, as Sena-
tor from South Carolina. Upon this mo-
ton debate followed.
The motion was rejected; yeas 30, nays
81. The vote was the same as on the mo- |
ton to lay on the table, except that Mr..
Mr.. Conkling (Rep., N. Y) then sub |
mitted an amendment as follows: RE |
solved, That the Committee on Privileges |
and Elections be directed to report in the |
matter of the credentials of VIM. p. Kel- |
logg and Henry M. Spofford, claiming |
seats as Senators from Louisiana, and |
that meanwhile the case Of South Caroli-
ma be postponed"
Mr.. Conkling's amendment was reject
ed, 80 to 81, the vote being as above given
on the motion to lay on the table. When
the name Patterson was called, in taxi
ing the above vote, he said that he would |
vote for the resolution as q separate prop
osition, but he could not vote for It as a
substitute for the resolution of the Sena-
tor from Ohio.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted an amend
ment to discharge the committee from
the further consideration Of the creden-
tials Of Kellogg, Spofford, Butler, vnd
Corbin; rejected, yeas 30, nays 81.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that further con-
of the whole subject be post.
poned until Monday next; rejected, yeas
30, nays 81, Conover not voting:
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the. Senate
vote resulted, yeas 81, nays 81, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Booth, Bruce,
Cameron, Pa, Chaffee, Chris
tiancy, Conkling, Conover, Dawes, Dor
sey, Edmunds, Hamlin, Hoar, Howe,
Ingalls,, Jones, New, Kirkwood, McMil-
Ian, Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Ogles-
by, Paddock, Rollins, Sargent Saunders,
Spencer, Teller, wadleigh and Window
81.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Bay
ard, Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Davis, ILL.,,
Davis, w. Va, Dennis, Eaton, Garland,
Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, johnson,
Jones, Fla, Lamar, McCreery, McDon-
aid, Mcpherson, Merrimon, Morgan, Pat
terson, Randolph, Salisbury, Thurman,
Wallace, Whyte, and Withers
81.
This was a strict party vote, except
hat Mr.. Patterson (Rep., 8. CO. voted
with the Democrats In the negative.
Judge Davis, of Illinois Independently,
llso voted in the negative. Mr.. Conover
Rep, Fla.), who had previously. voted
With the Democrats, voted with the Re-
)ublicans on the motion, making 1t tie
vote. Vice-President Wheeler said that
he vote being equally divided, the chair
yotes in the affirmative, and the Senate
Itands adjourned until Monday next.
The House passed the Deficiency bill,
having first laid on the table the amend
nent appropriating 500, 900 for the "Star
ce'c-steamboa mail routes. ,
The resumption repeal bill came up In
he regular order. Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohio, {
made q lengthy speech in reply to Mr..
Garfield and closing the debate.
FRIDAY, Nov. 23-The House, after dis
ussion, passed the bill TO repeal the 4
ssential part of the Resumption Act.
The vote was yeas 1873, nays 120. One
hundred and three Democrats and thirty ..
voted for tho repeal ninety :
even Republicans and twenty three
Democrats against repeal. The House ]
djourned till Tuesday.
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