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

w HAOh1-N01OEN1 DSNCLlOCl
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 notes after January 1st, no distinc-
tion will be made between them in keep
ing or settling the accounts of public
officers involving transactions subsequent
to that date. Matured 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 at 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
is paid on schedules at other cities than
New York will be paid to claimant di-
rectly in notes, if he so desire, by the Of
ficer charged with the payment of the
schedule, or in coin by check on the as
sistant United States Treasurer at New
York. Any check or draft hereafter
drawn in payment of public obligation
legally payable in coin will have that
fact plainly noted thereon.
WASHINGTON, December 16.
In the Senate, the Chaplain in opening
prayer, alluding to the death of Princess
Alice, said: ooh! Lord, for all that
mourn this day alike in the palaces of
Kings and in 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 Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, for
the erection of fire-proof building for
national museum; 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 to ap-
pear before the Senate in person on
Wednesday next, at l o'clock p. m., to
inform the Senate what reason, if any,
he has for failing to answer the resolu-
tion of the Senate of the Sd of Decem-
Der, 1878, in regard to the amount of sill
vcr coin received for customs dues, and
whether he has applied it or any part of
it 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-
ton, Mr.. Beck said the Secretary of the
Treasury had increased the bonded debt
of the United States to the extent of
S1O4, ,499, ,45O by selling bonds and hoard
ing gold. After brief debate, the reso-
luton was laid over.
Atthe expiration of the morning busi-
ness, the Senate took up the resolution
of Mr.. Blaine in regard to citizens be.
ing deprived of their constitutional
rights. After brief debate of collo-
quial character, the amendment offered
a few days ago by Mr.. Thurman, direct
ing further inquiry as to whether any
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 the election purposes, and
also into the conduct of supervisors of
elections, was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Coke, OF Texas, submitted reso-
luton instructiug the Committee on the
Judiciary to examine inso the expedien-
cy of repeating all laws providing for
compensation Of United States Attorneys
by means of fees 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 Sc nays, Blaine's resolution
regarding tie 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 an amendment
that the investigation be made by Sc
lect committee of niue 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 South Carolina, moved to
amend the amendment so as to provide
that the committee, or any sub-commit-
tee thereof, shall sit with open doors.
A very animated debate followed,
which was participated in by Messrs.
Butler, Eustis, Bayard and others, con-
tending for an open investigation.
Buffers amendment was rejected by q
vote of 80 to 30-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.
SMALL's BRIBERY CAsE.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore
,Sun says
Several days ago, through his counsel,
Robert Smalls, the colored Congressman