The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-14
C0NGRESS-..EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Senute.
Mr. Sargent presented petition of printers
and bookbnders in the government printing
office, asking that their wages be restored to
the rates existing prior to March 4, 1877.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds it was ordered
that the select committees on the law relating
TO ascertainng and declaring the result of the
election OF PRESIDENT and Vice-President be
composed of nine Senators instead of seven.
Mr. Burnside introduced bill to remove all
restrictions on the enlistment of colored eiti-
zens IN any arm of the military service of the
United States,
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee on Mr.. Edmund's resolution to as
certain and declare the result of elections for
President and Vice-President Messrs. Ed
munds Conkling Howe, Mcmillan, Teller.
Davis, Bayard, Thurman and Morgan.
A communication asking the appropriation
of 1851, 680.37 for deficiency in the post-of-
ice appropriation was received from the post
master-general and referred to the committee
on appropriations.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill to apply the
proceeds of the sale of public lands to the ed
ucation OF the people, and for the encourage
meht and support of colleges for the advance
ment OF agriculture and mechanic arts
The House bill for the free coinage Of the
silver dollar was read by title and referred to
the committee on finance.
HOuse oil Representatives.
Mr.. Urring, from the committee on banking
and currency. reported the following bill:
That the third section of the act entitled
: An act to provide for the resumption of specie
payments, approved January IA. 1875, be and
the same is hereby repealed" THE section TO
be repealed provides among other things, for
the redemption in coin of United States legal
tender notes on and after January /, 1879 |
MIR. Fort, representing the minority of the
committee, ASKED leave to present an amend
ment in the nature of substitute repeating all
that part of the resumption act which a1l-
thorizes the secretary of the treasury to sell
United States bonds and cancel treasury notes.
The bill was recommended without division.
and Mr.. Ewing moved to reconsider the vote
| recommltting the bill. Mr.. Conger moved to
| lay the motion to reconsider on the table, and
on this the yeas and nays were ordered and
resulted in yeas, 116 nays, 1888. The result OF
the vote is to leave the control of the bill in
the hands of the banking and currency com.
miItee, or OF MIR. Ewing, who reported it,
ana who can at any time call up his motion tC
reconsider, and thus have action on the bill. II
VIII be IN his power to cut off all amendments
even that proposed by Mr.. Fort of Illinois
| Dy moving the previous question
The consideration of the bill for the rapea
OF the Resumption act was resumed but the
morning hour expired without any action hsy.
| ing been taken, and it went over
Mr. CLARK introduced bill for the remone
uzatlon of silver, and the recoinage Of The
standard silver dollar. Referred to COMMITTEE
on banking and currency. cN 1879
Mr. Buckner introduced bill to authoriz,
the free coinage Of the standard oliver dollar
and to restore its legal tender character. Re
Tered to committee on coinage, weights ant
measures.
! Bills were introduced by Mr.. Phillips, t.