Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-20
CONGRESS.

1umDer Oh petftlOuS fatOflng WOmdu
.uifrage were presented. Bills Ia
reduced: To establish q Court of Ap-
peals; authorizing mail steamships
service between New Orlrans and GER
ain ports named. A resolution was
,dopted providing for the appointment
# committee to inquire what
measures can be devised 10 promote
commercial Intercourse with Mexico
and establish peace on the border.
Consideration wss resumed of the re-
solution Of Matthews declaring the
rights of the Government to pay bonds
d silver. A motion TO iay the resoi62'
tion- aside 10. order to take up. the
Silver bill, was l9stzyeas is, nays 43.
Pending discussion the Senate went
INTO Executive session, and immediate
Iiy afterward adjourned. H. f,r q,
In the House, a bill was introduced
and passed, providing that the naval
authorities shall remove the bodies of
officers and men lost In the wreck of
The Huron to the Naval Cemetery at
lADDapOlis, and reimburse relatives for
Expenses already incurred in removing
oodies from the coast of North Caro-
lima, including the -relstives of men
lost on the wreekiDg boat Baker.
Parts OF the Senate amendments to
he defiriency bill were concurred in,
and the bill goes TO the Senate. : ~
The Speaker announced the follow
ing appointments of committees: Naval
Atfairs.4 Crittenden; War Claims.
| Martin: Territories, Cravens; Invalid
Pensions, Metcaif; Parific Railroad.
Hewittof New York; Civil Service Re-
term. Patter; Revision Of Laws, Hart;
Private Land Claims, Bicknell.
! In the Senate on Wednesday a resO-
tuition WIS adopted authorizing q select
eeonmittee to taEe into consideration
the state of the law .respe citing the
ascertainment and deels ration of the
result of the elections Of President, and
Vice President, and TO report on ihe
hest manner of electing those offers,
etc. 2-rf s.is ~t Iat. 7.st fI--,as y
| Mr.. Matthew's silver resolution was
lcousidered, without fiaal action. A
substitute by Mr. ehaffee was ordered
printed.
| In The House Mr.. stephens introduc
ed bill to repeal the iron clad oath
which has TO be taken. by applicant
for pensions -. a. e l-i. iiif'sI
1.-The session WAS principally taken W
in discussion of ms jority and minority
! reports in. the Reiiurd' Patterson cast
from Colorado. aEpsf5 10 l,e =
Intbe S. nate Thursday Mr.. Bsyard
lof. Dels ware. made sn able speech Of
q Mr.. Matthews' silver resolution. H'
i i-aid. that silver tn day was worth
seventeen and three quarters parts t
one of gold, when by the law of 1873
the standard was nearly sixteen part
of silver to one Ofgold. He then ask
ed lid the power to coin and regu
Ilates mean the power to coin ant
, falsify? Had Congress. the right +
make this .1fal-e declaration ant
stamp it upon metal that the Iii
might be better preserved? Coul'
fthe Government use Its law
making power TO l''a produc
! an advantage in its own favor? n
Government could do this witfiOu
4 ldishonor 1yEe defended the demone
1 ftizstion of silver in 1879 because it wa
worth az bullion more than coin. Nj
: Hill, of Georgia, also opposed tn
: resolution as mere chifd's play in q,
, tempting to settle in advance wha
4 kind of money the country shall hav
thirty years hence, when the bond
4 Iare pavable. II the nation chose
= disgrace itself it could do so, but h
: could not vote for it. The debate wa
furtacr continued by Messrs. Allison
Davis, Beck, and Others. Without al
ton the Senate went into executiv
= session and subsequently, adjourned.
r. The session of the House was de 20
ed to the consideration of the CoiOrad
contested election case. Mr.. Butle
of Massachusetts, urged sending bac
the election to the people, as he Wa
lcertain that Dir. Patterson was NJ
their choice. Mr.. Patterson, th
= claimant, was allowed to speak in b
$ own behalf, and denounced speec
= made by Mr.. Hale, who had character
J, ized him as a vagrant and mendican
}, He said that beggars are not always
!. blame,l but q coward an villifier
z always that either from nature or h
il own choosing. Mr.. Hale in repl
: said he had spoke nothing but th
q truth when he spoke of Mr.. Patterso
, as begging for seat in the House.
u he gets the seat then the people /,
d Colorado are deprived of the RepreseI
r. tative of their choice, If not b
X mendicancy by robbery. The queStio
u
/ solution declaring Mr.. Bedford EMIT
u ed to the seat, and it Was negatived-
4 yeas 1la, pays l28. The vote on tn
:: resolution declaring there had been n
| valid election was rejected by yeas II,
j. oays III. The majority report sc atm
e Nj. Patterson was adopted-yeas IL,
9 nays Il0. The House then adjuurnet
!. The Senate, on Friday, resumed tt
i, discussion of Mr.. Matthews Silver re
GiolutjOn. MIR. Hereford, of West vi
9 ginia, argued III favor of the resolution
! The Silver bill, repeal of the ResuDl
: tiou act, and the payment of duties
It Illegal tenders. Mr.. Merrimon, of Mort
Z Carolina, obtained the floor aud "a,
q way 10 go into executive session.
: By consent it was agreed that tt
II Vice President should adjourn the Sci
~ ate on Saturday for the recess aft,
= reading the journal, without the tran
4 a. ten of any business except the sig
d ing of bills by the Vice President.
4, The House, after much wranglir
4, With regard to the appropriation fl
k the inland naval transportation in ii
ri Deficiency bill, finally agreed to Il
Al report of the conference com mittee, an
b it now goes to the President for appr
Il val. The Senate amendments to tt
g1 Paris Exposition bill were concurrt
n in by a vote of yeas Ia, nays SO. Att
h a motion to adjourn had been vote
2. down, Mr.. Wood from the Commit,
le on Ways and Means, reported res
er luton authorizing the various comm
to tees having charge of the affairs ofstl
several departments, to investiga
the frauds and abuses, to sit during Il
recess and have power to send for pc
:, sons and papers. The Republicans o
"a po5ed the latter clause of the resoi
10 tion with much earnest3ess, and fius
~ iy rssorted to dilatory motions to I
i vent action. A vote by yeas and ma,
. vas ordered, when the Republican
u u led by Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetl