The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
THURSDAY, Feb. %.
CONGRESSIONAL,

THURSDAY, Feb. %.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.-Mr Conkling at some length an
sweeed the remarks made by several senators
yesterday upon the pension bill. Several
bills of no special importance were reported
and placed on the calendar 1t was ordered
when the senate adjourn to-day to meet
Monday next. The resolution of Mr.. Plumb,
submitted a few days sixce directing the
secretary of the interior to inquire of the
government directors of the Union Pacific
railroad as to the nature of securities taken
or held by that company for aid granted by
il to the Colorado Central and other roads,
was agreed to. Mr.. Beck moved to make
the resolution submitted by him on the 21st
of January in relation to the inexpediency
of levying taxes at this time for maintaining
a sinking fund the special order for Tuesday
next. Rejected. The house bill TO author
ize special term of the circuit court of the
United States for the southern district of
Mississippi to be held at Scranton, Jackson
county, Mississippi, was taken
up and discussed at length.
at $40 p. m. and during the discussion on
the court bill message was received from
the house of representatives. announcing
that that body had passed the bill authOriz-
ing the coinage of the standard silver dollar
and to restore its legal tender character, not
outstanding the objections Of the president
thereto After further discussion on the court
bill and considerable filibusteriDg on the
part of the opponents of the silver bill the
senate ordered all other business laid aside
aud the silver bill taken no. After the bill and
the message were read the clerk proceeded
to call the roll, and the bill passed over the
veto-yeas, 46; nays TO- After the passage
of the bill the bill for holding a special term
ofcourt at Scranton, Mississippi, was passed,
and the senate adjourned until Monday.
House.-Mr. Whitehouse, chairman of the
naval committee, reported back the bill re-
ferrlng the estimate for appropra ions
needed by the navy department to be made
in detail. Mr.. Willis, of New York, from
the same committee, reported back the bill
authorizing the equipping of an expedition
to the Arctic sea. Mr.. Hanna, from the
same committee, reported back the bill for
the relief of Nat Mckay. A message was
received from the president announcing
that he had vetoed the silver bill. Mr.
Stephens wanted to proceed with the bust.
ness on the speakers table for the purpose
OF taking up the veto message. The speaker
informed him that 1t was unnecessary as il
was the duty of the chair to present it. The
message having been read in the midst of
profound silence. the speaker said, "Will
the house on reconsideration pass the bill?r
Mr.. Stephens-"On that move the previous
question" The previous question was Sec
onded. and the main, question ordered.
Some little debate ensued with regard to
members being permitted to have printed in
the Record such remarks as they may desire
TO make on the subject. The veto Was then
taken and resulted-yeas 1856; nays, 10 The
speaker announced the vote and said 81, ia
obedience to the requirement of the con-
stitution two thirds have voted in the
affirmative, and the bill has passed, the OBJ
iections of the president to the contrary
Notwithstanding" The bill and veto mes
sage were thereupOn sent to the senate The
house then went into a committee of the
whole and resumed the consideration of the
bill to pension the soldiers of the Mexican
and Indian wars, but without coming to any
conclusion the committee arose and the
house adjourned.