Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-01
CONGRESS...EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Senate.
The Yice-President was authorized to ap-
point q committee of five to investigate al
legged discrepancies in the treasury department
as charged in a resolution of Mr. Davis.
The Senate receded from its amendments
to the army appropriation bill which were nom
concurred in by the House the bill was pass
ed and went to the President for his sigma
ture.
The bill to enable Indians to become citizens
of the United States was taken up and discuss
ed without action.
Mr. Thurman argued against the bill to en-
able indians to become citizens of the United
States. He said there was nothing in our laws
now to exclude an Indian from becoming nat
uralized, the word "white having been
stricken from the constitution. Messrs. Conk-
ling, MaXey, Christiancy, Beck and Coke also
were opposed to some of the provisions of
the bill and suggested that more time be given
for its consideration.
Messrs. Davis, Beck Allison, Ingalls, and
Cameron were appointed o special committee to
examine the books and accounts of the treasury
department in regard to alleged discrepancies.
The House joint resolution in regard to the
Paris exposition was referred to the committee
on appropriations.
Mr.. Humans resolution to discharge the
committee on privileges and elections from
further consideration Of the credentials of Mr..
Butler, claiming to be Senator from South
Carolina, was taken up and discussed. Mr..
Hoar moved to lay the resolution on the table,
| but before a vote could be taken Mr.. Thurman
moved that the Senate go into executive ses-
sion, which was carried by vote of 80 to 29.
Mr.. Hoar's motion to lay on the table the
resolution to discharge the committee on
privileges and elections from the further con-
sideration of the Butler credentials was defeat
| aH bv vote of On RI 90 Mr. Dauis (IOIaOan-
dent) and Messrs. Conover and Patterson Gre
publicans) voting with the Democrats in the
negative. The question then being on the
adoption of the resolution, Mr.. Edmunds moved
to SO amend it as to discharge the committee
from the further consideration of the creden-
tails of W. P. Kellogg, of Louisiana, instead OF
| Mr.. G. Butler, of South Carolina and this
amendment was also lost by a vote of 80 to 81
Mr.. Oonover not voting and Mr.. Patterson vot
ing with the Democrats. Mr.. Conkling ther
moved that the committee on privileges ant
elections be directed to report in the Kellogg
and SpOfford case and that the South Caroline
case be postponed, which was lost by yeas 80
nays, so. Mr.. Edmunds' amendment to dis
charge the committee from further considera
ton of the credentials of Messrs. Kellogg
Spofford, Butler and Corbin was rejected b.
the same vote. motion by Mr.. Edmund
that the Senate adjourn resulted in tie vote
Mr.. Conover voting with the Republicans in tn
Affirmative the Vice-Presdent also votn
that way, the motion was carried by vote o
80 to 81.
House of Representatives.
The Paris exposition bill was discussed i
committee of the whole. Mr. Mills moved t
strike out the enactng clause of the bill (whic
would be equivalent to its rejection). but til
motion was defeated by vote of sc to IS;
Mr.. Cox, of New York, opposed.the bill, an
Mr.. Hewitt spoke in its favor. motion {
Mr.. Steele requiring four of the commissioner
to be practical agriculturalists, was adopted.
, The Paris exposition bill was passed aft'
further debate by a vote of 139 to 1874. Tt
bill appropriates $150000 for expenses, an
: the President is authorized to appoint con
/ missioner general to represent the Unite
States and twenty additional commissioners
no two of whom shall be appointed from OF
l. State--that three of such commissioners shs
n be practical artiZans three shall be skilled rel
= resentatives of commerce and manufacture
four shall be practical agriculturalists and nil
shall be scientific experts.
n The deficiency appropriation bill was TAKE
l. up, and on motion of Mr.. Yeates an amendmel
n waa agreed to- appropriating 1880 for co
ii tinuing the work of propagating and distribu
ing shad and other food fishes.
VI The deficiency bill was passed by the Hou
It after which Mr.. Ewing made speech in fay
|. of the bill to repeal the resumption act.
is A vote was taken on the fourteen differe
e amendments to the ant-resumption bill. N
r Forts amendment repeating all that part.
the resumption act which authorized the seer
4 tary of the treasury to dispose Of United Stat
4 bonds and to redeem and cancel the greenba
Ie currency was agreed to. All the other amen
i ments were defeated by large majorities {
8 cepting Mr. Wards amendments to add nj
a. section to the bill providing that debts
a. wages shall be payable only in coin or in leg
70 tender notes, which was lost by yeas, 1877 ma.
II 1919. The speaker then announced that
~ next vote would be on the bill as amended, II
~ is, Mr.. Forts substitute for it. The vote
an suited in yeas, 1888 nays, 100. The follow
on on is the text of the bill as passed
bill to repeal all that part Of the act Q
proved Jan. IA, 1875, known as the resumpt
act. which authorized the secretary of the tre
a ury to dispose of United States bonds and
" deem and cancel the greenback curren
~ That all that portion of the act approved il
ay IA, 1875, entitled San act to provide for
y, resumption of specie payments, which rel
he as follows, to wit "And whenever and
W often as circulating notes shall be issued
We such banking association, so increasing its OF
OF ital or circulating nates or so newly organic
ne as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the sec
10, tary of the treasury to redeem the legal tent
nu United States notes only in excess Of $780, C
a., 900, to the amount of 80per centum of the 8
'al of national bank notes 80 issued to any 81
,u- banking association as aforesaid, and to c.
le- tinue such redemption as such circulat
80 notes are issued until there shall be outstal
ne ing the sum of $780, 900, 900 of such legal ten
'ut United States notes, and no more and, on {
ns after the LIST day of January, A. d. 1879,
I'm secretary of the treasury shall redeem in c
IN the United States legal tender notes then Q
70, standing ON their presentation for redempt
no at the office of the assistant treasurer of
az United States in the city of New York, in 81
yer of not less than $50; and, to enable the SEQ
ity tary of the treasury to prepare and provide
1er the redemption in this act authorized or
Dy CURED he is authorized to use any SURF
tal revenues from time to time in the treasury
or otherwise appropriated, and to ISSUE sell,
Oh dispose of, at not less than par, in coin cit
oss of the descriptions Of bonds of the Uni
Ioa States described in the act of Congress,
5sn proved July II, 1870, entitled an act
wv NV; authorize the refunding of the national de
ns' with like qualities, privileges, and exemptit
Gu to the extent necessary to carry this act
full effect and to use the proceeds thereof
the the purposes aforesaid, be and the sam
not hereby repealed.