The Portland daily press., 1877-11-15
XLVth CONGRESS-Extra Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA.
Mr. ingalls,, from the committee on Indians,
exported with amendments the Senate bill to
enable the Indians to become citizens of the
United States. Placed on the caleidar
MrConover introduced bull TO grant addit iona
mesteads to settlers upon public lands in
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida
Referred to the committee on public lands.
AT the conclusion of the morning hour Mr..
Maxev called up the resolution instructng the
COMMITTEES on military to inquire into the expe-
dIeucy of constructing a system of defensive
works on the Rio Grands frontier, and spoke
at length with regard to the raids from Mexico
into Texas and the necessity for defensive
works.
Mr.. Window from the committee on appro.
priations reported with amendments the House
bill making appropriations TO- the support of
the army. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. Coke also spoke of the great importance
of protecting the Rio Grande frontier.
The resolution was then referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
Mr.. Wadleigh introduced bill to amend the
statutes in relation to patents r ferred.
Mr.. Dawes from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported favorably on
the Senate joint resolution fixing the site for
the equestrian statue of Major General Ma
thauiel Greene, at the intersection of Maryland
and Massachusetts avenues in Washington.
Agreed to.
A message was received from the House an
DOuuClDg Tue passage OF tDe D'l pFOVlu6 JOr
certain deficiencies % the pay OF the navy and
marine corps. Referred to the committee on
appropriations.
The Vice President submitted communion
ton from the Secretary of the Navy 10 reply to
a resolution Of the Senate in regard to the
physical qualifications of officers examined for
promotion. Referred to the committee on ma
va affairs
Also communication from the President
enclosing report Of the Secretary of State IN
NIL tn fha Int nf fhaQ h
| in regard to rescue of persons by an armed
band from Mexico FROM jail insStark county,
Tex IN August last. Referred to the COM
m ttee on foreign relations
The army bill was taken up with the UNDER
standing that it weuld come up as unfinished
business tomorrow.
Mr.. White submitted an amendment to the
deficiency appropriation bill appropriating
81, 500 for Continuing operations under the di-
rectiOn CT the United States fishery commission
connected with the propagation aud dstr button
of shsd and other food fishes during the pres
ent fiscal year. Referred to the committee on
appropriations
Mr. Window submitted an amendment to
The same bill appropriating $1,000 for the ex-
| pense Of preparing for publication and index.
ing volume containing the proceedings Of the
electoral commission, and of the two Houses of
Congress in regard to counting the electoral
vote. Referred.
Mr.. Hamn introduced bill authorizing the
purchase of the picture known as "The Polalis
10 her winter quarters in Robson Chanel"
the cost not to exceed $40, 600. Referred to the
committee on library.
TIE Vice President was authorized to fill the
vacancy on the committee on pensions occas-
loned by the resignation of Mr.. Davis of Ill,
and on the committee on transportation routes
to the seaboarj occasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. Saunders. He thereupon appointed Mr.
Voorhees, of Indiana to fill both places.
After an executive session the Senate sd
| iourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Peddie presented memorial of the Ma
| tional Board of Trade for the establishment of
| department OF commerce. Referred.
Resolution instructiDg the committee OF
banking to inquire into the propriety of so
amending the banking laws as to require in
| the election of directors the privilege of cumu
lative voting in state where such laws exist
and also as to the propriety of amending said
| laws to limit the efficiency Of proxies to
months, was referred.
Mr.. Townsend offered resolution instruct
| ing the Judiciary to inquire into the facts of
| the imprisonment of Robert Smals, member
l OF the House, and to report whether such i'm
| prsonmenti is or is Eot in violation Of the con-
| stitutional privilege of the House.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, offered as
substitute resolution giving the Judiciary
Committee power to send for persons and pa
pers in making such Investigations. Adopted
Mr.. Wood, chairman of the Ways and
L M6au us SOmmlGtee, reported DaCk q resOlU ton
for the final adjournment of Congress the 22d
| lost, at 6 p. m. He said he would not call for
| present action, but would call it up in day or
| Two.
House resumed the consideration of the bill
to repeal the resumpt on act.
Mr.. Keller of Ohio offered an amendment
| that nothing in the resumption act shall be
construed to authorize or require the Secretary
| of the Treasury to cancel legal tender notes
that may be redeemed on or after the LIST of
In hal
treasury uncancelled, or that may afterwards
come into the treasury otherwise than by re-
demption, but that such notes may be used in
payment of all debts against the United States
| in exchange for coin or bullion.
Mr.. Deering of Iowa offered an amendment
/ to postpone the time of resumption from 1879
| TO 1880; also to authorize the reissue of legal
| tender notes and to make them legal tender for
all debts, public aud private.
Mr.. Ward of Pennsylvania offered an amend
ment that nothing ia the act shall affect the
payment OF debts due on the 1st of January,
1879, in payment of wages or in debts that may
become due after that for pay ment of, wages of
labor, but that such debts shall be legally paya-
bic only in such coin or notes as shall be legal
| tender.
Mr.. Bell of Georgia favored the repeal be-
cause he thought it impracticable and iinpossi-
BILE for the government upon the 1st of Janua-
| ~, 1879, to redeem the legal tender notes now
| outstanding, and even if it would be practical
BILE il would be unwise in policy and ruinous in
| results to do SO.
Mr.. FELTON, of Georgia favored the repeal of
| the resumption act. He inve,ghed against
class legislation. He was opposed to strikes of
| laboring men and it was wrong for capital to
| conspire against labor. The act demonetizing
silver dollars was as unjust and wicked as the
| famous strikes which had recently startled and
alarmed the country. That act demonetizing
| silver was the most deliberate and inexcusable
attack upon labor ever known in legislative
| history, but that did not quite make New
York and New England the owners of cotton
fields Of the South and therefore the black
scheme of contraction had been consummated
| just as the wild delirum OF war was subsiding
lnto reason. All encouragement was with
drawn and financial ruin ensued. During the
war the bankers of New York. those aptiquat-
ed Shyloeks, had speCt every dollar pote not
expended in paying for substitutes 10 buyipg
U. s. bonds and they became ciamorous for
contraction. They cared not for resumption of
specie payment: that was but a pretence.
they had trlumphed and agitation had sent
down the price of labor to starvation wages
The gentleman from New York lChittendeu)
had said yesterday in his speech from the
clerks desk that gamblers, loafers aud bank
rupts demanded the repeal of the resumption
act. The gentleman from Kew York must
nave Kept ledger on one side of which the
poor man was put and the man who owned
100000 or $400 600 in government securities
on the other side, the side which was grinding
Gown the laboiiog map, encouragement on
Democratic side.)
As sooD as Mr. Chittenden heard himself al
luded to in Mr.. Feltons remarks he crossed
over to the Democratic side of the House in
order to hear more distinctly what was said
about him and he made several attempts to
10 terpose remark, but was not permitted to
do SO as he himself gave notice yesterday that
he would not allow any interruptions
Mr.. FELTON, went on with his depunciation of
capitalists, addressing himself directly to Chit
tenden, who was standing in one of the asles