The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-19
From Washington.

Secretary Sherman issued circular of
Instructions to-day with regard to the re-
sumption of specie payments on the lst
of January, in which, after quoting the
third section Of the resumption act, he
states that as the effect of the above Sec
tion will be TO remove all practical diff
ference in the value of coin and United
| states nUics aiici J.I;a5Ty;- ,s:, 80 di-.inc-
! rion will he made between them in keep
ing or settling the accounts Of public
| officers involving transactions subsequent
t0 that date. N1aturcd coupons OF the
United States and checks of the United
States treasury for interest or principal
of the public debt legally payable in
coin, will be paid in coin or notes ut the
option of the holder by the assistant
treasury Of the United States at New
York City, or in notes by any other in
dependent treasury officer. Such regis
tered interest legally payable in coin AS
~ paid on schedules at other cities than
Ncw York will be paid to claimant di-
rectly in notes, if he 50 desire, by the Of
ilccr charged with the payment Of the
schedule, or in coin by check OH the as
slstant United States Treasurer at New
York. Any check or draft hereafter
drawn in payment Of n public obligaf on
fact plainly noted thereon.
WAsIIINGTOS, December lG.
In the Senate, the Chaplain in opening
Alice, said: ooh! Lord, for all that
mourn this day alike in the palaces of
Kings and III the lowly dwelling of the
poor, we beseech thy mercy and thy
favor"
A number of Bills were introduced
during the morning hour and referred
among them the following:
By MIR. Dawes, of Massachusetts, for
the erection Of Il fire. proof building for
national muscum referred to Commit
tee on Public Building and Grounds.
BY Mr. Grover, Of Oregon, TO regulate
the employment of labor on public
works of the United States referred To
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, submitted n
resolution that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed and required 20 az.
pear before the Senate i'm pcrson on
"Wednesday next, at O'clock p. M, to
inform the Senate what reason, if any,
he has for failing to answer the resolu-
ton OF the Senate Of the Sd of Dccem-
Der, 1873, in regard to the amount of sill
vcr coin received for customs dues, and
whether he has applied it or any part of
1t to the payment of interest on bonds
and notes Of the United States and if
not SO applied, to state the reason why,
etc. During his remarks on the resOlu-
tl0n, MIR. "cck said the Secretary of the
Treasury h.ud increased the bonded debt
OF the United States to the extent of
SlO4,490, ,450 by selling bonds and hoard
ing gold. After brief debate, the rcso-
lu,ion was laid over
AT the expiration of the morning bust
ness. the Senate took up the resolution
OF Mr. Blninc in regard to citizens be-
ing deprived Of their constitutional
rights. After brief debate of COLO
quial character, the amendment offered
few days ago by Mr.. Thurman, direct
ing further inquiry ns to whether anv
person has been dismissed from employ
ment by reason Of his vote, whether
money was raised by assessment or other
wise upon Federal office. holders or en-
ployees for tho election purposes, and
also into the conduct of supervisors of
elections, was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Coke, OF Texas, submitted reso-
luton instructiug tho Committee on the
Judiciary to examine into the expedien-
cy of repeating all laws providing for
compensation of United States Attorneys
by means of fecs'and the passing of laws
and fixing salaries for such officers !;
agreed to.
After some opposition from the Demo
cratic side, and an unsuccessful motion
by Senator Mathews to take up the Texas
Pacific bill, the vote on that motion be.
ing 26 yeas to 36 nays, Blaine's resolution
regarding the deprivation of citizens of
their rights was taken up; the question
being on Thurman's amendment, which
was agreed to without division.
Conkling moved as nh amendment
that the investigation be made by Sc
lect committee of nine instead Of the
judiciary Committee, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Blaine then submitted an amend
ment authorizing the committee to take
testimony by itself or by any sub-com-
mittee, and to visit any portion of the
country when such visit may, in their
judgment, facilitate any portion of the
object of the inquiry
Butler. of Sou.h Carolina, moved ta
! amend inc amendment so liz 10 provide
that the o0iIiiHii;oe, c. a::y suh- cor,ait-
tee thereof, snail sit with open doors
= very animated ti..,ntf followed.
w"iSh VA" participated III oy HIessrs.
Butler, Eustis, Bayard and others, CON
tending for an open investigation.
Buffers amendment was rejected by n
vote Of 80 to 3O-a strict party vote.
Subsequently, an amendment that the
committee, or any subcommittee, should
sit with open doors when requested to
do so by any member of the committee,
was also rejected by strict party vote.
| Without further action, the Senate ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The discussion to-day was very ami
mated, the Democratic Senators, and
particularly Messrs. Butler, Merrimon
and Ransom, persisting in the demand
for an open Investigation, and Blaine
contending against it with activity.
SMALLs BRIBERY CAsE.-The Wash.
| iHgton correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: