Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-26
was reached on the calender, objection was
made to its present consideration, and the
Senate adjourned.
House of REPRESENTATIVE.

| States nOtes ana providing IOF Tue TeQempGlOn
of certain United States bonds.
number of bills for issuing certificates for
silver bullion deposited in the United States
minis were introduced and referred.
| Mr.. Metcalf stated that in the journal of
| Thursday he was ecorded as voting in
favor of laying the silver bill on the table,
| while in fact he had voted in the negative on
that motion.
| Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. H. Miller-To incorporate the United
| States board of trade.
! By Mr.. Southard-Proposing an amendment
to the constitution relating to the election of
President and Vice President.
By Mr.. Whitthorne-To enable the Postmas-
| ter General to further protect the revenues of
| his department..
| Also to organize the life station and coast
guard service. Mr.. Whitthome moved to refer
| this bill to the committee on naval affairs.
| MIR. Cox, of New York, moved that the bill
be referred to the committee commerce.
This measure to take the business from
| men who had administered it for wears, and
put it into the hands of naval officers, and if
that were done it would destroy the efficiency
| of the life saving service, both along the sea
| coasts and on the lakes.
The bill was referred to the committee on
| Bills were further introduced, as follows:
By Mr.. Fort-To gradually retire the circu-
! lating notes of national banking associations
| and replace the same with United States treas
ury bonds.
By Mr.. Bland-For the free coinage of silver
dollars; also to utilize the product of gold and
silver mines and provide for the issuing Of GER
titcates for gold and silver bullion deposited in
| the minis.
By Mr.. Blair-Authorizing the Southern Pa
cific railroad to extend its line westward to Ell
! Paso.
| BY Mr. Hewitt, of New York-For the APP
! pointment of two additional honorary commits
sioners from each Territory to the Paris expo
| sition.
By Mr.. Crittenden-To reduce the pay of
navy officers and reduce the number of such
| officers in the line and staff.
Mr.. Willis of Kentucky, from the committee
on education and labor, submitted report in
regard to the question of Chinese emigration.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
| Mr.. Banning, chairman of the military COM
mittee, reported back the bill recognizing the
army, consolidating certain of its departments
and reducing it's COST Ordered printed and re-
| committed.
Mr.. Scales, chairman of the committee on In
dian affairs, reported bill to transfer the In
dian bureau from the interior to the navy de-
partment. Referred to the committee of the
| whole.
Mr.. Miller offered a resolution directing the
Freedmen's bank commissioners to report why
the funds already accumulated in their hands
! have not been distributed, and to give an item
/ lied account of all moneys distributed by them
and the names of all debtors of the institution.
! Adopted.
MIR. Goode, chairman of the committee on
education and labor, reported bill applying
the proceeds of the public lands to the support
of free schools Recommitted.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered resolution
directing the secretary of the treasury to trans
nit to the House the report of Capt. Merriman,
Of the life savings bureau, with reference to
the loss of the ship Metropolis on the North
Carolina coast. Adopted.
Mr.. Hartridge offered a resolution directing
the judiciary committee to investigate the con-
dition of the government interest in connec-
ton with the proposed foreclosure of mortgage
on the Kansas Pacific railroad and into any
fraud or wrong doing on the part Of the direc-
tors of the company. Referred.
Mr. Fuller, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported back the bill
to forfeit certain public lands granted to aid
in the construction of certain railroads. Or
dered printed and recOmmitted.
Mr.. Turner asked leave to offer resolution
for the appointment of select committee OF
thirteen MEMBERS to inquire into the causes Of
the pecuniary depression throughout the cOun-
try. Mr.. Conger objected.
Mr.. Roberts, chairman of the committee on
accounts. moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution for the appointment of sever
experts, to aid the committees investigation
Defeated; yeas IS, nays 1853.
On motion of MI. Hewitt, of Alabama tn,
House, by vote of 174 to 81, went into com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Southland in the chair
and resumed consideration of the bill grantin.
/ pensions to soldiers and sailors of the Mexican
and Indian wars.
Mr. Joyce spoke against the bill, as on
which placed Confederate soldiers who Tough
in those wars. on better footing than Unto,
r G To- 1I111s
because the latter were entitled to pension
: only in case of loss of limbs or health in tn
service, while this bill gave pensions irrespect
i've of the question of disability.
9 Mr.. Goode expressed his surprise at the OK
5 traordinary speech made by Mr.. Joyce and tn
] on the ground that some of the benefit
under the bill belonged to the South, and tool
s sides with the South in the late unha ppy civ
l. war. He had not believed there was membe
of the House who would undertake to visl
l. punishment on the Mexican veterans on sue
o a ground. Was not the late over? MOI
d than thirteen years had elapsed since its te
r mination. The fields that had been trampled b
l., its red, fiery hoof had yielded many rich an
le abundant harvests. Year after year the fov
It graves of the dead. The Mexican veterans wi
II belonged to the South paid their taxes and bo
their due proportion of the burdens of goverl
le ment, and performed all the duties of good CT
ID izens LII an emergency should ever arise aga
p. they would respond to the call of their COUNT
j, with the same zeal and alacrity as they did
I'd 1896 They would not be found behind Il
Mt constituents of the gentleman of Vermont,
is they had not been found behind them
at Palo Alto, Resaca dc Ia Palma, Buena Visit
oy Monterey, Cerro Gordo, Churubsco and all Il
CHI battle fields of Mexico, which American prove
n and valor had illustrated and made famot
Ia He hoped the gentleman (Joyce) stood alone
the position he occupied on this bill.
mt Mr.. Joyce-And would stand alone if we
ay the only man in the world.
to MIR. Goode-And there hope he will sta
~, forever.
me Mr.. Observation-Disclosures was the gentlem
ed (Joyce) during the last war?
Mr.. Townsend, of New York-He
The honorable colonel, serving his country, a
The plause on the Republican side] and wish Il
G., you had been by his side.
na- Mr.. Goode-1 prefer to believe that the p
ers pies representatives here will be found imbr
as with spirit of patriotism sufficiently bro
ich and comprehensive enough to enable them
zen forget the bitter memory which the gentlen
it from Vermont has undertaken to make.
re- The committee rose without action on
bills.
of Mr.. Butler gave notice that he would s.
It's the floor at o'clock to address the House
the financial question.
ers Adjourned.
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OF WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.
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OF Two Important Bills Passed by the Senat
aa e A Petition for Reorganization of
!lCs Militia.
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