Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-06
WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings Great
Excitement Ove the Army Ap.
preparation BILL Closing scenes
in the House.
WASHINGTON, March 4.


The Senate, at 3:15 A. NJ, took a re-
cess until 0 o'clock. Upon reassem-
bling at that hour the Committee on
Public Buildings VAS authorized to sit
during the recess. The Committee on
Patents was authorized to sit during
the recess for the purpose of revising
the patent laws.
A message was received from the
House of Representatives. announcing
that that body had receded from its
amendment to the Legislative Appro-
priation bill in regard to the salary OF
the President. All other amendments
having been previously agreed to In
conference, the bill was passed.
The Senate then, at 10 O'Clock, went
into executive session, and when the
| doors were reopened a III nber OF pen
sion and other bills we're passed.
On motion of Blaine, the Senate in
sisted upon its amendment to the
Army Appropriation bill and asked a
new conference with the House.
Blaine, Allison, and Wallace were APP
pointed conferes on the part OF the
Senate.
Spencer, from the Conference Com
mittee on the bill to limit and fix the
Signal Service matter, reported that
the committee had been unable to
agree.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
The House met at s O'Clock A. NJ,
and after passing a few private bills
took a recess for an hour, and again
met at $3.50 A. NJ, having been called to
order by Cox.
Banks said it was proper for the
House to express its acknowledgement
TO Speaker Randall; he had faithfully
discharged his important and arduous
labors, and there were few who could
estimate Justly the difficulties which
we're inseparably connected with that
position. 1t was but just That the
House should make an acknowledge
ment to Speaker Randall for the fidel-
ity and i'm partiality with which he had
discharged the duties of bis office.
He therefore offered the following reso-
luton: "Resolved, That the thanks of
the House he rendered to Speaker 5. j..
Randall, for the prompt, efficient and
impartial discharge of the duties of
his office during the present arduous
and important session of the Nth Con-
gress."
Holman said it gave him great
pleasure to second the resolution,
which paid a just compliment to the
Speaker, who had through the mo-
ments of greatest trial to the country
discharged his high trust faithfully and
we'll.
Wilson, of Iowa, said that Speaker
Randall had been called upon to rule
where the rules were not. a law was
given him, and he could only appeal
to that law and to his innate sense of
justice aud right, and when the heat
and passion of the late contest had
passed away every n would be COM
PEELED to admit hat the Speaker had
discharged his duties with wonderful
fidelity and prudence.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Atkins, from the Army Appropria-
ton Committee, reported that the COM
| mittee was unable to agree; he said
the committee had made no progress
whatever: had not even agreed upon
the simple question of the salary OF the
Generals of the army. In respect to
the restrictive clause in the bill OF the
Senate it had been found impracticable.
AS far as he was concerned, he would
say that he had taken his position up
OH that question and should not
yield. He was not ready to take
as solemn pledges the little ru-
mors which had been pervad
ing the Capital and the country as
to the intended peace policy of the gen
tlemau who was about to hold the
reius of the Government. There was
nothing in the fifth section of the bill
that initiated against the Constitution.
There was nothing in it which prevent
ed the preservation of peace. That
provision simply intended that the
army should not lie used tor the pur-
| pose of setting up a rotten borough
government YER the wishes and senti-
ments of the people of the Southern
States. There was but a single issue
in the whole matter, and that was,
whether or not the army should be a
political engine which should be used
in building up the political parties OF
the country.
Foster, a member Of the Conference
Committee, said that if the restrictive
provisions of the bill were disposed oil
the committee could easily agree as to
the other questions. While he did not
attempt to speak for anybody. yet he
wished to ask gentlemen of the South,
was it wise at this time, when all indi-
cations pointed to y change of regime
of administration, to force upon the
Senate such a provision? The ques-
ton presented itself whether the House,
by passing such a provision, would
force an extra session.
Atkins asked Foster if he favored
the policy of Withdrawing the troops
from South Carolina and Louisiana
and letting the people of these States
regulate their own affairs in their own
way?
Foster-"I believe in the doctrine ]
announced here the other day, that ouI
flag should float over States, not prov
inces.
Banks agreed with Atkins that
pledges from men in or out of office
amounted to nothing, but he wished
to call attention to the fact that the
Constitution made the President the
COMMANDMENT -Chief of the army
that this fifth section of the bill would
be of no account; If the President
thought the use of troops necessary to
preserve the public peace the army
would be used, and any President
would be willing to hold himself res
sponsible.
HI -.