Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-05
Congressional Summary.
HOUSE.

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vote.
Mr.. Butler voted no, and Mr.. Errett
changed his vote from aye to no.
Mr.. Walker, who had been paired
with Mr. Page, voted no, and his vote
was offset by Mr.. Page, who voted aye.
The last change was by Mr.. Hayes, from
aye to no. Finally the result, after much
delay, occasioned by the numerous
changes, was announced as follows:
Yeas 1872 nays 100.
The following is text Of the bill as
passed:
A BILL to repeal all that part Of the
act approved January 18th, 1875,
known as the resumption act, which
authorized the secretary Of the treas
ury to dispose Of United States bonds
and redeem and cancel greenback
currency.
That all that portion Of the act ap.
proved January 14th, 1875, entitled "an
act to provide for the resumption OF
specie payments" which reads us fol
lows, ts-wit: And whenenever and so
often as the circulating notes shall be
issued to any such banking association,
so increasing its capital or circulating
notes, or so newly organized as afore-
said, it shall be duty of the secretary
of the treasury to redeem legal tender
United States notes in excess only of
$500 100000 to the amount of so per
cent Of the sum Of the national bank
notes so issued to any such banking
association rs aforesaid and to continue
such redemption as such circulating
notes are issued, until there shall be
outstanding tn sum Of three hundred
million dollars Of such legal tender
United States notes and no more, and
on and after the first day of January,
A. ID. 1879, the secretary of the treasury
shall redeem in cOiu the United States
legal tender notes then outstanding, on
their presentation for redemption at
the Office of the assistant treasurer of
the United States, in the city of New
York, in sums Of not less than $50 and
to enable the secretary of the treasury
to prepare and provide for the redemp-
ton in this act, authorized or
required, he is authorized to use
any surplus revenues now or from
time to time in the treasury not other
were appropriated and to issue. sell and
dispose Of at not less than par in com,
either Of the descriptions of bonds of
the United States described in the act
of congress, approved July 14th, 1870.
entitled IAN act to authorize the refund
ing of International debt'with like qualities
privileges and exemptions TO the extent
necessary to carry this act into full eff
{, ii lac, L., e, G.,
the purposes aforesaid be and the same
is hereby repealed.
The speaker laid before the house
SEINE 40 applications for leaves of alb
once.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, objected to
sickness, and said he expected there
would be n final adjournment by Tues
day next.
Mr.. Conger asked him to have the
question fixed at once
Mr.. Wood declined to call up the res
olution for final adjournment, on the
ground that the senate was probably
not disposed to an early adjournment.
The house then adjourned until Tues
day.
SENATE.
Nov 26.-The senate received from
the house the bill for the repeal of the
resumption act which bill was read and
ref, FRED to the committee on finance.
The senate then took up the resolu-
ton Of Thurman, in reference to seating
NJ. G. Butler, and on this the senate
continued the discussion all day and all
night
Nov. 26.-The house of representa-
tives was not in session
SENATE.
Nov. 27.-Thc session of the senate
which was continued through the entire
night of the Doth did not adjourn until
after 3 o'clock P. NJ. Of the 9th, making
Il continuous session of about IS hou;s.
The whole time was givea to efforts by
the republican side to prevent the pas
sage of tt c resolution of Senator Thur
man to discharge the committee on
privileges and elections from further
consideration of the credentials of NJ. !
G. Butler claiming seat in the senate
from South Carolina The vote ON the
resolution was rs follows:
leas-Messrs. Bailey, Bayard, Beck, !
Cockrell, Coke, Conoyer Davis, Wv. |
Na.) Dennis, Garland, Gordon, Harris, !
Here ford Hill, Jones, Fla Herman, La !
mar, McCreerN Mcdonald, Mcpherson, |
Merrimon, Morgan, Patterson, Ram |
dolph, Salisbury Thurman, Voorhees,, .
Wallace, Whyteund Withers-29,
Nays-MessrS Allison, Anthony. .
Booth, Bruce Burnside, Cameron, Pa /
Cameron, (Wisl Chahce. Conkling, .
Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds, Hoar. Howe, /