The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-12-05
CONGRESS...EXTRA SESSION,
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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..
G. But'er claiming TO be a Senator from south
Carolina. was taken up and discussed. MIR.
Hoar moved to lay the resolution ON the table,
but before vote could be taken MIR Thurman
moved that the Senate go into executive SEES
sion. which was carried by a vote of 80 TO %
( Mr. Hoar's melton 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
ed bv vote of so to 50. MIR. Davis (lndepen-
dent) and Messrs, Conoyer and Patterson IRE
pubcans) voting with the Democrats in the
negative. The question then being on the
adoption of the resolution, Mr. Edmunds moved
to so amend ii as TO discharge the commit tee
from the further consideration of the creden-
tials Of W. p. Kellogg, OF Louisiana, instead of
Mr.. G. Butler, OF youth Carolina; aud this
amendment was also lost by vote Of 30 to 81,
MS Conoyer not voting and Mr.. Patterson vot-
ing with the Democrats. Mr. COnkling then
moved that the committee privileges and
elections be directed to report in the Kellogg
and Spofford case and that the South Carolina
ease be postponed, which was lost by yeas, 80
nays 49, Mr.. Edmunds' amendment TO dis
charge the committee from further considers
ton of the credentials of Mess!s. Kellogg,
SpofTord. Butler and COrbin was rejected by
the same vote. A motion by Mr.. Edmunds
! that the Senate ad )urn resulted in tie woe,
( Mr.. ConOyer voting with the Republicans in
the Affirmative the Nice-President also vot-
/ ing that way, the motion was carried by vote
/ of 80 to 81.
/ Mr. Wadleigh, from the Senate committee on
elections and privileges submitted report
and a resolution declaring w. p. Kellogg en-
titled to a seat as Senator from Louisiana.
/ which was laid over under an objection. Mr..
MerrmOn submitted a minority report III FAVOR
of seating Mr.. SpoflOrd.
The House bill TO repealthe resumption act
was referred to the committee on finance.
/ The resolution to discharge the committee
on elections from further consideration OF the
I credentials of N. G Butler, claiming seat
from South Carolina, then came up, and Mr..
Davis, of Illinois, stated his reasons for favor
ing the motion. Mr. Edmunds then moved to
I go into executive session. which was rejected
by % to 30, Messrs Patterson and Conoyer yot-
ing with the Democrats Mr.. Edumnds then
addressed the Senate aud offered a resolution
alleging the existence ofacorrupt bargain, and
demanding an investigation.
House of Representatives.
The deficiency appropriation bill was taken
up and on motion of Mr. Yeates an amendment
was agreed to, appropriating S17, 800 for con-
llIlulllR lUb NOEh Vi anu uloAA lhill-
ing shad and other food fishes.
The deficiency bill was passed. by the House
after which Mr.. Ewing made speech in favor
of the bill to repeal the resumption act
A vote was taken on the fourteen different
amendments to the anti-resumpton bill. Mr..
Forts amendment repeating all that part of
the resumption act which authorized the secre-
tary of the treasury to dispose of United States
bonds and to redeem and cancel the greenback
currency was agreed to. All the other amend
ments were defeated by large majorties eX-
cepting Mr.. Wards amendment to add q new
section 70 the bill providing that debts for
wages shall be payable only in coin or in legal
tender notes, which was lost by yeas, l27 nays,
1873. The speaker then announced that the
nextvote would be on the bill as amended, that
IS, Mr.. Forts substitute for it. The vote re-
suited in yeas, 1873 nays, 1870 The foil wing
is the text of the bill as passed
Abil TO repeal all that part Of the act APP
proved JAN IA, 1875 known as the resumption
act which authorized the secretary of the treas
ury to dispose Of United States bonds and re-
deem and cancel the greenback currency
That all that portion Of the act approved Jan.
il, 1875, entitled ian act to provide for the
resumption Of specie payments which read'
. as follows, TO wit " And whenever and &c
, often as circulating notes shall be issued to
such banking association, no increasing its cap
, ital or circulating notes, or so newly organized
rs dlOrcbaiUi IL hnall DC Iu6 uuIN Ol tue heCIb'
tary Of the treasury to redeem the legal tender
United States notes in txcess only OF $500, 600,
600, to the amount of 80 per eentum Of the sun
of national bank notes so issued to any sucl
r banking association as aforesaid, and to con
/ tinue such redemption as such circulating
notes are issued until there shall be outstand
ing the sum of $500 GOO 900 of such legal tendcI
United States notes, and no more and, on anC
, after the 1st day of January. A. D. 1879, tn,
! secretary of the treasury shall redeem in coil
: the United States legal tender notes then ont
q standing on their presentation for redemption
] at the office OF the assistant treasurer of III,
: United States, in the city Of New York, in sum
, OF not less than IS and, to enable the secre
y tary Of the treasury to prepare and provide 70
: the redemption in this act authorized or re
= quired, he is authorized TO use any surplu
= revenues from time to time in the treasury 10
I otherwise appropriated, and to issue, sell, Ont
: dispose Of, at not less than par in coin eithe
4 of the descriptions of bonds Of the Unite,
! States described in the act of Congress, ap
y proved July Il, 1870 entitled an act t
: authorize the refunding of the national debt
with like qualities, privileges, and exemptions
q to the extent necessary to carry this act int
' full effect, and to use the proceeds thereof 70
4 the purposes aforesaid" be and the same
hereby repealed.