National Republican., 1877-11-15
,rh Polar expedition. 40 Committee OH Prin,

| North FOlar expedition, 40 Committee on Print
Nr. HoAR introduced bill to allow n society at
| Puget Sound, and kindred societies. to navigate
vessel ior missionary PURPOSES. To COMMITTEES OH
Mr. COKE addressed the Senate in support of the
| resolution offered by Mr.. MAxEY. aud reiterated
that some measures should be adopted TO abate
them. Mr. CoKE spoke an hour and my minutes.
| On motion Of Mr.. MAxEY the resolution was re.
ferred 70 the Committee ON Foreign Relations.
Mr.. WINDOW asked that the army bill be taken
| Mr.. COCKRELL objected on the ground that tho
amend,nents g the bill had but lust been placed
Tie was Wiling 70 allow he bill to he taken up and
| thsn lad Lsids, with the understanding that II
should be the order Of business to morrow.
ton Of Mr.. HssIiS. the Senate went into cxecu.
tive sesSion. aud Ut 85s the doors were fe-opencd
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF RBPRBsENTATIVEs.
| Mr. PEDDIE introduced n bill, prepared by
the National Board Of Trade for the establishment
| of a department of commerce. Referred.
| Nr. LATHROP intrOduced.a bill to FIX the time
within which suits for infringement Of patents
| may be commenced. Referred.
Mr.. BLoUNr offered a resolution authorizing
the EMPLOYEES of the House Of Representatives
who had neglected 10 take the oath required by
law to he paid out Of the fund set aside for that
| Mr. TOWNSEND. Of N. Y, oiferd n resolution
' instructing the Judiciary Committee TO inquire
the cause of tue imprisonment Of R0BERr sMALis.
| member OF this HJuse nom the state OF south
| Carolina, and report forthwith whether such i'm
nrisonment is not violation Of the privileges OF
The SPEAKER ruled that this was question of
Mr. BtiTLER offered substitute, rccltlng that It
| appears ifum tho late graphic statements in the
| newspapers that ROBERT SMALis. member Of the
| House from South Carolina, was arrested on the
eve of starting 10 attend the extra session Of Con.
| far A crime alleged have bp,l
! four years Ago and before he ever became mem.
| bct UT Congfess that he vas admitted 10 bail aud
! thereafter appeared at the bar OF this ifoue aru
took The oath As member thereof that he su6se.
| quently returned 10 South Carnliua to answer to
Ills bond, and that "a d sNALLs is now held IN close
arrest arrest and ~ custody by authority otthe state & 1t
attending his official duties and that he is absent
without the leave Of the House, aud that the Jnd.
| and examine Into the preccdenk and iacs ana as.
| certain and roport whether the rights aud priv
sg's Gf The House have been violated and E whs,hs,
course should b. pursued In the matter; aud that
said committee he authorized 10 send for persons
MI NJ HtMIIToS %"sod TO isy the Who'll. subject
Mr. ~ Ter said his resolution referred the
| whole case ~ tho law committee uf the House. II
was matter Of great concern " every nel ,ber II,
desired no definite action until amer the Judiciary
Mr. MOOD d. and NJ. STEPHENS said It wa,
| a question Of the highest privilege and they hoped
that the resolution would 10 adopted unanimo,i,ly
ti0ns could determine the question, rs the ease was
before that committee on thr prtnd Jncie case.
The pe.inti"u @ %has s ;neW NJ" Sdor,ea '"''e"' 0''<
| Mr.. WOOD. from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, reported y res"lution Tor the adjournment
Of both Houses Of Congress Thursday the I'D, al
| six o'clock p. m. He said ho would not ask con.
sideraton OF the resolution now, but would let II
lay on the table 70 be called up at any time
| action be taken now.
Mr. WOOD said he could not sccede to the re-
| quest IN the present condition Of the business.
Mr.. REAGAN called attention to the fact thai
| the resumption question was still undecided. and
he, for one could not consent t. adj Jurn until tn
The resolution wa, laid over for future consider
alton.
Inc House then resumed consideration Of tn,
bill to repeal the resumption act
Mr.. BELL addressed the H.'use In favor OF The
committees bill for repeal. He objected at length
MT. FELTON, followed also in favor Of repeai
The resumption act, he contended, was In the In
terest OF the bond holding class. which he regarded
privileged class. aud the theory Of this Govern
ment was Opposed TO the holding up of privilege
class, The fixing Of day OF resumption had hnt
was wa that all the industries Of tie country wer,
paralyzed and labor suffered.
Referring again to the interest the bondholde
CHIrrEsDES Of N. Y. as representing the class o
bDndholdess an national-bank Stockholders VIII,
ris to Mr cufrrEspps @ spe%Eins from % the Ciers E
desk. he said he had stood upon his perch am,
; coupled the advocates Of resumption repeal viii
Mr.. FELTON, then pictured the country as III tn
condition Of a ship ut sea- buhcted by the waves
ing To Mr.. CuIrTESprs who mad moved over q
the Democratic side. said: There sands tn
wrecker, ready TO profit by the disaster that WA
, impending" This was received with loud np
| plRuse on the Democratic side.
Mr.. CHlrIENDEN in reply. said that, IN hi
speccl, yesterday he hgd only spoken the truth a
ha ll XII. II Incl m IN TtI
resenting the bond holder, he said u was egil
years since he had b en- able D hold II unite
States security. and he had not owned n share q
national bank stock for FIVE years. In alludrng
Z him, therefore, Mr. FELTON, had missed his mari
r Ifhe had time he could show that there. WEI
more expressions uf error. more fhllncics and NOR
nonsense In the last speech than had been hear
4, before on this aonr. There never was questiu
4 discussed In deberatiye bcdy which WUs III
subject 0f 30 much error and msumde erstandin
as In this The attempt to repeal tho Iesnmptin
n"t would lead the country up to dlshOnor an
| disaster.
NJ. nARDENBERGH argued that the plIghte
laith OF the country would be violated by u repei
OF the resumption act.
simple aud he believed that the great State Of Ne
York wgs also = unit f.r I! -, A..
b question was what would he the effect unnn III
people by the propo>ed legislation; He believed
n would be disastrous, MIR FELTON, had appealed Il
be To give the poor deprecated paper. not ~ go
d a. gold; The resumption would give oil classes Ii
| stlne klnu Ol money.
b. The national bank question had nothing to d
10 with the subject. As to the silver question |
would vote tn.nl, rrow TO coin ffy millinns Of II
yer but he would give the Government the prof
n Of the coinage He was not here to leg slate !,
r Jones and sharon, or Flood and v Brlen. II othe
n want to l.gislate for them let them do IT, But NJ
p resumption he believed Il IN be fixed fact He Il
! fled this House. no drtei the Senate he dehed u
y President to carry back the shadow of the iii
\. | High noon has struck. Resumpti u has Ton
}. | and 1t can't lie prevented IL had been said tn
i. the proposition to resume has caused c0ntrnctio
but he asserted thar In the last two years the rat,
|, Interest had decreased two per cent. In tie We,
!. and there wis more money now seeking inye,
A ment and falling to fin Il than thore had bee
" since the decarAto ofindrpeudent Q.
l. MIR. cox, ofN. Y, ,inquredlwhethvrh his cOllcag,
) regarded silver es proper with which to pay Il
1. debt, or whether he regarded silver " c0ini
=. Mr. TOWNSEND, of n. Y, replied that before u
10 war gold an silver was III, nnly currency Of Il
country, uEd 10 would pay AL iebts IN the coin
Al winch II WIS contracted lac rcp,aled that
d would vote u coin Any millions Of silver.
Mr.. DAVIS IN. c. argued In favor OF the pen
A. Ing bill ~ the best for all asses IN the c0lutr
n whether rich or pnor. Alludina TO u remark Of NJ
10 CHrrESDEss, he said that all tie gamblers u
clamoring for the bill but there WAS class call,
" wall-sreet gamblers who were clamorng for
L. sumption.
r. be governed by the great laws Of trade, aud tho
~, | laws demanded a rppCal OF the fesumptiOn net