American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-12-01
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the 18th, number o.
bills were introduced and referred. The Sen
ate receded from its amendments to the Army
Appropriation bill which were non n-concurret
| in by the House, and the bill passed, and goe.
to the President for his signature. The
| House spent the entire day in Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the
Paris Exposition bill.
In the Senate, on the Goth, after the intro
| duction of several new bills and resolutions
Mr. Thurman submitted a resolution that
| the Committee on Privileges and Elections be
discharged from further Consideration of the
| credentials of w. C.. Butler, as a Senator from
South Carolina. He said he offered this reso-
| luton with reluctance, because knew mem
bers of the committee would be apt to re-
gard 1t as a reflection upon them, but the
State of South Carolina has had but one SEN
ator on this floor since the 4th of March last.
Five weeks of the present session had elapsed,
and no report had been made on the ere
was reproach to the American Senate. Mr..
Wadleigh, Chairman of the Committee on
fr1YlleSes and Elections, defended the
action of the committee, and said that
as soon as the Spofford- Kellogg case was
until tomorrow. A special committee
accordance with a resolution iptrnduced bH 1I
Mr. Davis, to sXamine the books and accounts
OF the Treasury Department in regard to
alleged discrepancies, etc...---The House
spent the entire day in debating the Paris Ex-
position bill, which finally passed. The
bill as amended appropriates $50 900 to de-
fray the expenses of the American exhibit
and authorizes the aDDoint1nent of one Com
missioner General at Il salary of S. 600 and 30
additional commissioners at a salary of ST.
600 each, together with Il large number of
Honorary Commissioners, to serve without
pay.
In the Senate, on the 21st, after the trans
action of some unimportant business, con
sideration was resumed of the resolution sub
mitted yesterday by Senator Thurman to
discharge the Committee on Privileges and
Elections from further consideration of the
credentials of NJ. c. Butler as Senator from
South Carolina. \ lengthy debate ensued at
the close of which Mr. Hoar moved to Iay the
resolution OF MIR. Thurman upon the table.
Ihls was superseded by a motion by Mr..
Thurman to go into executive session
to 30 nays. Senators Davis of Illinois and
ConoVer OF Florida voted yea with the Demo-
and Sharon of Nevada did not vote. All
absent Senators were paired. Mr. Ali
ed, with amendments, the House bill to au-
thorize free coinage of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its le-
the calendar. The Senate amendments
to the House bill strike out the free coinage
section and substitute therefor section au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase from time to time silver bullion at
100000 nor more than 81, 100000 per month, for
coinage purposes, ETC., provided that the
amount, amount OF money at any one time
exclusive Of the ' proceeds ] thereof'' 1untSd'
shall not exceed $5,OOO0 900. 1.-The House
1clency Appropriation bill in Committee of
the Whole, and the bill went over again with
out final action.
In the Senate, on the 22d, consideration
was resumed of the motion offered before ad-
journment yesterday, to lay on the table
Senator Thurman's motion to discharge the
committee on Privileges and Elections from
further consideration of the Gre
from South Carolina The motion was
lost-yeas 30, nays %. Davis of Illinois, Con-
mi Dn r.
Gratis in the negative. The question then be-
ing on the adoption of the resolution Sena-
tor Edmunds moved to amend the resolution
SO as to discharge the committee from
the consideration of the credentials of Mr. |
kellogg as Senator from Louisiana, instead of
Mr. NJ T. Butler as Senator from South Caro- |
lima: Upon this motion debate followed The |
MOTION was rejected-yeas 30, nays 81. Sena-
tor Conkling then submitted an amend |
the Committee on Privileges eess
and Elections be directed to report on the |
matter of the credentials of VIM P. KeIloao
and Henry NJ Spofford, claiming seats as |
senator's from louisiana, and that mean
be postponed Rejected-yeas 80, nays 35.
Senator Edmunds submitted an amendment |
Slderation OF the credentials of MesSrS. KeIl- |
ogg, Spotford, Butler and Corbin. Rejected |
yeas 30, nays3l. Mr.. Edmunds moved the fur |
lher consideration of the whole subject be |
postponed until Monday next. Rejected |
yeas 30, nays 81, Mr.. Conover not voting. Mr.. |
tdmunds moved that the Senate adjourn |
until Monday next. The vote resulted-yeas, |
81 nays, 81. Senator ConOver, who had pre-
y1ously paired with the Democrats, voted with |
The Republicans on the motion to adjourn,
making it Il tie vote. Vice President Wheeler
said: " The vote being equally divided, the |
chair votes in the affirmative, and the Senate |
stands adjourned until Monday next.".
The House passed the Deficiency bill after
which the bill to repeal the Resumption act |
came up as the special order and Mr..
Ewing spoke an hour to close the debate |
At the conclusion of his speech which was
listened to with the closest attention and in
crest on both sides of the Chamber, Mr. Ew-
ng yielded the floor to Mr.. Fort, who moved
hat the House adjourn. Carried.
The Senate was not in session on the 23d.
N the House, the Resumption Repeal bill
;ame up as the regular order of business,
IND Mr. Fort addressed the House on his
substitute, providing for the repeal of
~ that part of the Resumption act
Nhlch authorized the redemption and
;ancelIatlon of greenback-currency He was
oLowed by mir. Chittenden, who spoke in a
humorous view. Mr.. Forts amendment was
agreed to without division, and the bill as
llnended was then pasSed-yeas 1873, nayS I2O.
The House adjourned until Tuesday.
THE RESUMPTION REPEAL. BILL.
Following is the text of the bill for the re-
zeal of the Resumption act as It passed the
IOuse: