American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-22

1 bo,fds etc, md It was so rriodired e-Mr. Fer
7 ~ explained the theory of the bill was
backs and coin. After discussion, the Sub
stitute of Mr.. voorhees, was rejected-yeas
- @ The ettiop t then
Finance for the House bill and it was
agreed t11m o6n 80; nays 30 The bill bill
of the Whole was reported to the Senate,
and passed-yeas 40, nays Is. Those voting
| no were Messrs. Anthony. Bayard. Burnside,
McPhersom. Morrill,. PATTERSON. Rollins. sar-
snd and %oad have
in tie negative, was absent and paired.
The BIN as passed is as follows:
Be IL enacted, -etc, That from, and after the
passage of this Act, Tinted states notes shall
De receivable as coin in Payment OF
law to be issued, and on and after October /.
1878, said notes shall be receivable for duties
on imports. 1.-THE House spent the entire
session in considering the sundry Civil Ap,
pTopriation bill, which was finally passed At
In the Senate, oh.fiel 4 An, tfe lConmittee
Privileges and Elections feporued ad-
'versely on the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution foybidding
| the dfsfranchisenent of persons ON account
of sex Mr. Hoar will. submit minority re,
and the bill to pay the Indebtedness due tho
Government by the Kansas Pacific Railroad,
SHIP canaf Company to
and operate n ship canar from New
| through the laads--and waters of the
United States, and to grant TO said com
ton passed providing for the printing Of
30, 900 copies of the Etatefnelogical Commits
Of Siso
committeesswere appointed ON the River and
Harbor. sundry Civil, Legislative and Judi
after some miscellaneous business had been
disposed of, Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the following preamble
WHEREAS, At joint meeting Of the two
houses of the Forty -fourth Congress, con
vened pursuant to the law and Constitution,
for the purpose of ascertaining and counting
the votes for President and Vice President
counting the votes Rutherford b. Hayes was
declared elected President and WILLIAM 4:
Resoired, That no subsequent Consress and
action at such Joint meeting, and any attempt
by either house to annu1f or disregard such
action or title to Office arising therefroma
would be revolutionary, and is disapprored
by this House. -tssl-s.. - y
Various suggestions were made to vote for
strike oatthsword "fevolutionary," to refer
to the committee, ETC., but the Speaker ruled
ali ot mer'o% tic a
being called, the resolution was declared
.st2 ss py nays e. Ths
York. Elam, Teller, Hamilton, Harden
Mayhaln. Phelps, Pridemore, Robertson
of louisiana, Smith Of Georgia. Springef.
Potter (Dem. n. " and Gen. Butler (Rep.
Mass:) were both absent and did not vote
NE Hnrtdge then offered IT. the sh Of
jeet, declaring thatthepresent Congress has
no power to revise the action of the Forty
fourth Congress in declaring the result OF the
Presidential election and it was adopted.
yeas "a. nays 1.-THE, following being the
Cook, Cox of New York, Hamilton. Henry,
Kinmel, Mayham, fridemore, Robertson,
voting nay Mr.. springer's -beipgEI am
opposed to an proceedings in reference
which are illegal, unconstitutional or
Revolutionary. If the title of the pres
needs no action of Congress to quiet it; but
If, on the contrary. it is fraudulent, and an
investigating committee OF thus Honse shoI Ii
on our part to attempt to make il good orde-
clare by bill or resolution 1t was sacred. III
the title is good, il needs no defense; II bad,
/ can never vote to make it better For these
reasons vote no. Mcssrs. Bliss and Rob
ertson of Louisiana expressed their concur
renee in these views. b 20 r.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. WadIeigh,
from the Committee on Privileges and <Elec-
tious, made report upon the charges that
the election of Mr.. Grover, of Oregon, was
says that the evidence did not sustain any
of such charges. The committee was dis
charged from further consideration of the
committee to file their views in the case.
The Committee on Finance was discharged
from further consideration of large number
of propositions in regard to the repeal of the
Specie Resumption act, and reconciliation
of silver, together with numerous hi, y IN re-
legal tender notes, and the " dolofd " coin
bill Ri q sss -SS s siye hsysaf gssn
bill, asrepofted nom the Conference Conf.
mittee, passed. The amount apPr epriated is
ss.s6l 700 The ARMY bill also passed 1t
leaves the army at 5000 men Inc sect1on
terror to the War Department is stricken out.
The organization of the Army remains for the
present as it is, but Commission i to be
appointed to consider and report on the sub
ject to Congress. The clause relating to the
use of the Army as a posse comitatus Is
amended by emitting the words "exeept
when specially, authorized by law" The
amendment of the House to the bfll of the
senate increasing the pension Of Gen. james
curred in, and the bill passed. A number of
private bills passed together with the senate
bill to rsimbmrse at direct r td
States Courts in consequence of II de-
fective Board of Commissioners; the bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to-
adjust and settle the debt due the United
States by Arkansas; and the House bill tor
restoration to the market OF certain lands IN
Utah. VIM T.. Spencer, for many years Jour
nal Clerk, was chosen Chief Clerk of the SEN
ate, rice VIM. J. Mcdonald, deceased. Ames
sage was received from the House of Repre-
sentatives. announcing the passage of a con
current resolution, extending the session
until p. m, Tuesday, June Is. The resolu-
ton was agreed to-. LIN the House, Mr..
Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
presented his views in opposition to the re-
port of the Committee on the kiminel bill
and resolutions of the Maryland Legislature
on the subject of the Presidential election.
number of important bills were passed, as
agreed upon by Conference Committees, and
the Internal Revenue bill was debated at
| length but not disposed Of