San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-01-26
FoRrY-FrFrn coSGREss;

of petition yswerS presented FROM, various
parts bf the country, infavorof the adoptioh
,of q Sixteenth Apidndment prohibitTg stases
from DISTINGUISHING persons ON account OF
sex; all of which were referred 10 tne ool,'
mittee on Privileges and Elections; MI. sar-
gent moved that the ladies presenting the pc
ritions be allowed to present their arguments
before the Senate tomorrow Aiter some u u,
bate the motion was lost-yeas ~, nay o.;
A large number OF bills were lntrouutcu c anu
referred, among them the following: by SEN
ator Sargent-To regulate Chinese lmlnigra.,,
ton by Senator Kellogg-AnthoriZing haii
steamship service in the Gull OF MEXICO, pc
tween New Orleans ana cerlnin " roSn,u'
tions for ascertaining the facts In regard 10
the restoration to their former RANK II, 'Io
Army and Navy respectively OF MAJOR ID M, =.
Runkle and DR.. j. l.. Draper, Agreeut 10; t tio
Senate then resumed consideration OF the
resolution submitted by, senator Mat.H W ,t,e
before the recess, declaring the rlghI a. . .no
Government to pay the principal ana il' an.
est of bonds in silver coin, but no denmte ac'
ton was taken. Adjourned till Monday.....
In the House number of bills, resolutlohs
and petitions were introduced ana relerIea e.
among the latter large NUMBER asking M M
a Constitutional amendment prohibiting ths
Acknowledgement of any one on account VI
sex. Mr.. Kelley asked unanimous consent 20
offer resolution that on Saturday next the
their petitions for Constitutional amendment
Mr.. Crittenden objected. Mr.. Lut.
trcll introduced bills, to prevent
the naturalization OF CMhese Or
ment upon public works of the United states.
Mr.. Woods resolution for general investl'
CATION of the management OF the several ue
partments of the Government came up ;ttaa
In the regular order of business in COMMITTEE
of the Whole, and Mr.. Wood spoke thereon.
Mr.. Hale offered rs Il substitute fesoiutloH
providing that whenever any commlttee OF
the House shall ask for special and eXtrnor-
binary powers in regard to the time ana con-
duct of its meetings, the power t2
send for persons and papers, or any otner
extension of its powerand duties fort the pun
pose of Investigating the conduct OF any ON;
Ger of the Government, the charges on wnlcn
such demand for investigation is based shall
be presented in writing to the House, With
the name of such officer as Is char nyoi
ceedings, and particular state
ment of the charges against him, and the
same shall be accompanied by a statement IN
the House, that he has or they have reason
to believe the facts set forth IN said chatges
Mr.. Hale supported. his substitute IN a
speech. and after some iurther aeD az,
nays 49, When the result of the vote was an
nounced, it was greeted with demonstrations
of triumph on the Republican side OF the
House. Mr.. Hale endeayored to get actl9n
in the House, but Mr.. Wood, OF New York.
moved adjournment, characterized by MI MI;
Hale as tiibustering, which was carrled-lOl
to 99-and the House adjourned. 90 a.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th
,,... In the House Mr.. Hale moved the pre-
yious question on the. substitute reported
yesterday from the Committee OF the Whole,
which is to the effect that committees de-
string to make Investigation may at any
time apply to the House for leave to send
for persons and papers, but requiring them
to present statement OF the charges.
The previous question was not SECONDED,
100 to III. Mr.. Wood then offered q substitute
for Mr.. Hale's, and demanded the previous
question, the substitute being Ms original res
olution without change, Mr.. Woods sup ,;,
tute was agreed to-yeas III nays IOl; me
resolution, as originally offered by Mr.. Wood,
was then adopted without a division. After
the consideration of some private business
the House adjourned till Monday.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Senator Davis,
of Illinois, prerented petition of 400 bank
ers and business men of Chicago, in favor OF
retaining gold as the single standard of value,
and against the repeal OF the specie resun ~,
signers of the petition, but said in his opinion,
their views were entertained by a very small
percentage of the population OF that CITY.
He also presented the proceedings OF n meet i
ing at Bloomington, ILL.,, his place OF resi-
dence in favor of the reconciliation OF the
silver dollar. In presenting them, he said he
had no agency in getting up tins mGetng
the opinion of the people OF the
whole county, which was fourth in
population in that State, Referred
Senator Edmunds submitted a long amend
ment to the preamble of the resolution in
troduced by Senator Matthews before recess,
declaring the right of the Government to pay
its bonds in silver and currency. The amend
ment sets forth that the silver dollar
of the United States had been
long obsolete when the existing
loans of the United States were authorized;
that gold coin had been the only. lawful coin,
nd "a ShDn III not laUiSlatG to make
money at the expense of its creditors: that 1T
was the highest obligation ofthe United states
to pay its debts in such coin as its creditors
expected would be paid, and that 1t would pc
unjust to compel them or labOring men eth,
or to receive silver dollars or any debased
money. Laid on the table and ordered print
ed the resolution to which it is proposed as
an amendment now being before the Senate.
Senator Mitchell submitted resolution in
structing the Committee on Indian Affairs to
inquire into the propriety OF setting apart four
of the large reservations for all the Indians OF
the country and that the lands now occupied
by them be opened to settlement. Referred
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the resolution of Senator Matthews, de-
claring the right of the Government to pay
bonds in silver and Senator Bailey read
long argument as to the constitutional pow
ers of Congress in regard to coinage, etc.
At the conclusion of Senator Bailey's re-
marks the Senate went into executive SEES
siOn...... In the House, many bills were in
troduced and referred. kelley's resolution,
that Il session of the House be held
Saturday ut which representative women
now in the city might be heard ut the bar OF
the House in support of the sixteenth amend
ment, was rejected-l0I to 40. Mr.. Banks
then asked unanimous consent that petitions
be presented, and that they be printed in the
Record, whereupou Mr.. Buckner, OF missouri,
moved to adjourn, which was carried.
H., Classics Didn't Count.