The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-13
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WAsHISaToS, Decen Der u.
SENATE.

During the morning hours grest
number Of petitions snd many bills
were presented snd referred.
Mr. Eimunds submitted resolution
authorizing 8 select committee 70 take
into consideration the stste Of the law
respecting the ascertsinnent and decls-
ration OF the results of elections for
President and Vice President Of the
United States; also, 10 consider sud re-
port upon the best manner Of electiDg
these officers and the durstion Of their
terms OF office. Agreed TO-
Mr.. Dawes, from tho Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
adversely on the petition from the friends
of female suffrage, asking to be SLOWED
the use Of the Senste chamber ~ pre-
sent their arguments before the Com
mlLtee on Privileges srG Elections in
favor OF l6th amendment granting
femsle outrage. II submitting the re-
port Mr. Dawes ssid the committee e1-
pressed no opinion sdverse to the
adoption Of such 81 amendment, but the
Senate had invariably declined 70 allow
the chamber 10 be used for any other
purpose than the business of the Senste.
Mr. Sargent, from the Committee or
Naval Affairs, reported tsvorsbly on the
Senste bill TO regulate the expenditures
IN the nsvy; also the Senate bill sutnOr-
lZing q general account OF the Sdyancss
for the naval appropriation. Passed.
The following bulls we're introduced
and referred:
By Mr Bsrnum--To save the rights
of p.tsntees under section 4.9l6 of the
revised statutes.
Mr. Davis, of West Virguia, submit
ted n resolution recIting tue sections of
the revised statues in regard to the organ
izStIan OF militia IT, the States, an mskIng
an annual appropriation for srming and
eluippiug such militia, etc. and calling
on the Secretary OF Wsr 10 report TO the
Senate the condition and strength o. the
militia in the several Sta!es, together with
any rec lamentations that no may have
made looking 10 n more thorough organ
iZstiOn of the militia, tbr amount of
| money dlsbursed u the various StStes,
what amount is now due to any State and
| il any Stste has been excluded from tho
benefits OF the law, AT d TOR how long, and
Il ia hla opinion the aHnuSi sppropris.
ton for arming and oqulpplng the mill
| liza should be increased. Ordered printed.
A. toe expiration OF the moruIng
| hour consideration wss resumed Of un.
! aushed business, the resolution of
Mr.. Matthews declaring the right of the
government to pay bonds IN silver, and
Mr. Chgtfee submitted the following ~
substitute: THAT al bonds OF the
| United states Issued or authorized 20
| DO Issued under said acts Of Congress
heretofore reoiied, are payable, prlnci.
pal and interest, st the option OF the gov
err ment, in COIN OF gold or silver OF
| standard value, when such bonds were
| issued. To restore - It's coinage such
silver coin rs legal tender TO be equsi with
gold coin, is not IN violation OF public
faith, nor IN derogstion OF the rights OF
public creditors." Ordered printed.
Mr.. Davis gave notice no would call
1t up st m early day,
Upon the motion of Mr.. Allison, the
Senate irslsted upon lie amendments to
tho deficiency appropriation bill, and a
| committee Of conference Was ordered.
Messrs Sergeant, Dorsey Snd Beck were
appointed members OF the .commIttes en
the part of tne Senate.
Mr.. Morgan read lengthy argument
| in favor Of the resolution OF Mr..
Matthews, claiming that the government
had a right 10 pay the bohds 10 coin.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Allison moved
that the Ssnste proceed 70 the considers-
tion of executive business. TIE motion
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 70, IA fol-
| lows:
Yeas Mes rs. Allison, Anthony, Bay
ard, Blaine, Booth, Burnside, Cameron, Of
Pennsyivsnis, CDs1ee, Coke, Uonkllng,
Conovor, Davis, Of Illinois, Dawes, Dem
nv, Dorsey, Eaton, Edmunds, Garland,
Hsmlin, Hill, Howe, ingalls,. johnston,
Jones, OF Nevada, Kellogg, Herman,
KIrkwco1,, Lamar, MCMILLAN, Merriman,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby, Paddock,
Patterson, Rollins, Sargent, SaulsDury,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Voorhees,,
Wadlelgh and Whyte-4i.
Nays hessrs. Bailey, Barnum, Beck,
Cameron Of Wisconsin, Christlsncy,
Cockrlll, Davis OF Wet Virginia, Cor
don, Grover, Hereford, HoSr, Jones OF
Florijs, McCreery, Mcdonald, Mat
Lhews, Maxey, Morgan, Thurman, Wal
lace and Wilhers-20.
The Senste then went into Executive
session