New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-17
XLIVrH CONGRESS-2D SESSION
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

CURRENCY QUEsrloy-Use OF MILITARY IN
ELEciIoxs-rHg LOUISIANA REruRHIxd BoArD
AND TIE POWERS OF coz Ess.
SENATE. .WAsHTNGToN. Jan. 1C
Mr.. PATTERSON (Rep., S. ca presented
petition from d. IL. Chamberlain, H. H. Orea'es' f. H.
Ca1oza, X. 49, Elliott. John Il. Talbot, and others Oh
South Carolina. Tho petitioners refer 70 thc lcttoh VI
Wade Hampton and others ard say many OF the s't'e
mens in it are untrue in fact others arc calculated 70
mslcad tho Senate, and various Important iAc7 ID"
omitted The petitioners AJAX Congress TO accept from
them full and fair statement OF affairs IN South faro
lima, and declare that they stand ready W h'@o So
their statements when required 10 do 90 lhcy Guar ,
violence and intimidation OF hclnnnchh =, bo De-
late ELECTION re- view ct great length the action OF Jho s
turning BOARD and supreme Court dnu ci''t M Thc
were lawfully elected their respective oncts iuo
reading OF The petition continued I'll To p. ~.
ordered that the petition be printer Inc from
the udicary Cnm,nec the last ION to amend we
Pacific Railroad act OF July l. ls63 ami Jqy = i't
had trIs-rsni from senator Hitchcock tNeb), whose
constI,uents were deeply iuterr5ei In the b request
inw Hal il be post,oied Tor week. lie therefore
moved tnat the bin he made The s.crai onef iOf heA'
Tuesday at o'clock p. IN. Agreed 20 ,... ~, o,ti
MIR MORRILL, (Rcp., Vi presented o petii on OF GU
zpns Of Washington asking that me uniteu .,dtvs p
chase rcrain squares bordering on theCapri gonnds
for The DnIosc Of cnIarnng such grounds according 10
he org na plan, and to accommodate new nniik' Tor
the National Library Supreme Court, ana Natioai ~
se,n: and further That the ri,j0OO0J 10 DC iruhdeI
by Centennial Commission be approiiatn iGi In
lrchase such ground and the erection OF sieh h'o
mgr. Referred 20 tue COMMITTEES on Pubic DaHohs' anu
Grounds.
TIKI SILVER QUESTION.
Mr.. SHERMAN Qlep.. Ohiol, from the Committee Oh
Finance rcpuTted back the House hill authorizing Inc
coming OF the eantar,. silver dollar and restoring S
lcglIcnder character. Placed on the cncniaT' ire
porting the bill NJ Sherman gave notice thal ""h IL
should he GATED up he would submit sm'I ,ii ~"
ihoIZirg the coinage and issue OF the SILVER uoHir, an"
for Oh meg purposes. Ordered l., Toe pr'nlci. -, -.
,hr Mint 81 ias nitt states dollars of ths weight %
a. grains standard silver, IA e mode a. =, iS,' mr.
yh i si he with the 6aou fund an sad do az
% o. igf' ,S r 20 notes 'S ana sail 30 @
no., OF .e 2iat NOES Se .c ~ he Trisrr and
the rMt% 5it no!rs rGo,a % i XII funG ,yidd
by law he interest 10 DO computed - Id
Sc > ai rc irGdeai of The Unto states Is hereby
authorized ana soInNiI 20 aiioIt Inc 90,
convention conference ir may Dc cli 10y one m more
fC the gd AID liver q conass 81 he dere
torzci 10 pay oat Of my moneys "o lrrasur, M Other
app 0prltci the uc'r.ay cEIrsS 81 t a., ] rca
oCE,N TYPOGRAPHY.
MI WHITE Dem, Md introduced bill to promote
tpcgripli.c communication between America aud Eu-
ropc II proposes 10 authorzc Ferdinand c. LItrobc,
Wu t. Flck and Robert Garrett OF Maryland to lay ana
maintain submarine cables 10 come American ai!u
European coasts, IN condition tha ii casI C'I w., %
shall To-. laid and operated WITHIN 1HTtn years tnd o
tsTin rates shah ba - los a. enc "dnbE btItI'h ga
iis,ci Shall not be sold united TO- or aInni2nacd
viii, a- ryIsling European or other cable companies
THE BIZ also contains provisions, giving the jnl' dsiales
Cinycfrn m Priority OF use ana otherwise regulating the
order IN which messages shall ne lraii.niiiti' eic' ID
was referred the committee on f0Ie n relations.
MIR. ANTHONY rep, Il. H. submitted lcsOuti1h re-
guessing the President - transmit 10 thc orl'c' hoi
incompatible WITH !he publlc interest aly correspond
ccc hld with diplomatic officers OF Tho United 5tcS III
TGrkN any information Ia the pO-stS "i tAc Gov
ornmcbl III regard to revolt IN the TURKISH provinces
Fl. PAfrEE5oy Giep, :. c. submitted rrsGiHton
declaring nat Inc slate Government row eAl5llnS IL
oc,;h Carolina, and resented ~ d. H. ChanpeItin
i ihc Ef government If said state; iha II IS lcr1D
ic.n ~ form. aud every asi7ianc" fol DC sFeh 20
b. the United States 70 ne 'hd may the Jaws ihts ~
IatInly tXrcncd Referred 10 the COMMITTEE Oh IrN-
Hrsas and Elections.
USE OF TROOPS ~ VIRGINIA.
Mr.. WiTHER5 Dcm Va), in accordance with preyi-
OTIS notice, called zap the message o The President IN r.
gard 10 the occupation Of Petersburg, Va BY the mill
tary on NOV. T. the dag Of the general election and SAB
ucd the following resolution FOR immediate consihcrl-
fI5ore That The Instructed
o'ccsc PROMULGATED by the ALtGAsyoheIA IN
art nat they report By hi lerwi.t.
EiI. JOIN1lCN (Don, Val SAID Whtn II became
6uoWu IN Nf1.aI few days before the lat, election,
tlai troops Aid been sent to Petersburg, ttrc was
mixed feeling Oh anxiety and surprise he then qhoed
NOM previous uc"i''> -! 80 'i ~ F.io va" i ~
scuatoI from OIi0 (llr ShcrnJn) stated Ua Nirdhia
w.,s in the condition "a othrr southern states,
and that rcace prevailed IN IA" state tie arg e thl
inc4. was perfect peace tie state The coorcd PEG
harmony. The people OF Virginia wcir surprised az this
at,lch upon jheir good name AID 'hrt HgAi' ~ the
sending oi troops TO Petersburg! after tt!t example bad
b,en Ecid up 10 tie county IS pta1eabe ""-iD'dhE
citizens.
sir. WIrliEK, Dem, Na) said the question involved
va. aNrhc. LXecutiye Department Gf tho Govern
IL aid hc pCmiIod To control thc ballot 10y inc
iny Of ~, United States. aud thu dctru! tIt freedom
Of elections. Ia tlls could b done with lmIny, Con
Icss hal been wasting time ~ taking about counting
;ur electoral vote. he then comm t on IN. message
81 IrrIdcnt ia REGARD 10 he occupation 81 FtcIs
ba.g by military ard SAL! tslnnlt Hc" EI5 tht people
OF NrgIHi gratuiioda ~ u "a, ,land"ouS. IL
denied trIt intimidation or VOL, nee rAit' III IctoFn-
burg t:T.HS the late canvass OF ~ ihc Late crctou NOl
!.
~.Ie Government, uut IL was ~" gdthLrnE around the
Cpito md -cBanTs and Eeprtse H,at Is were To e.S-
lac the shadow oi tubps.
}ir. WGYIE QJ,I., Hd.) said the difficulty IN regard
sending troops IhtJ STATE -glW Oui 90 LIE legislation
OF $50 I1c act U Congress %, Idt ycLI provided That
,.UO, milt be into state 10 Keep peace az the
VOLS. 1u.t d broad authority, aud tit law should
be- ?meudrd % removing The words TO keep the peace
~ polls" The resolution submitted BY Mr. Wthcr5
tncE agreed "a.