West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26

vestigation by all the committee.
The Republicans, however, wished 10 re-
strict the investigation to cases where
specific cha ges might be mad, by respon.
sible persons. Upon that issue the debate
and contest turned. There were two amend.
ments, one by BuTchard, providing that the
committees shall not have power to send for
persons and papers, except after notifying
the house oil the specific reason, and sub
sutute proposed by Hale, requiring charges
to be certified TO by some member as a con.
diton precedent TO an investigation. The
Burchard amendment was adopted by lOi
TO 9o, there being fourteen Democratic
absenteees. The Hale substitute, as
amended, was finally adopted in committee
OF the whole by similar majority
JANUARY .-House-Among the bills
introduced and referred was one by Mr..
Sapp, to give construction for the act for re-
| sumption OF specie payment; also, authoriz-
/ ing the Secretary of the Treasury TO issue
coupon bonds OF denomination of SIS, S25.
500, and 500 for the investment of savings
Mr. Hale moved the previous question on
the substitute reported yesterday from the
Committee OF the Whole, which is TO the
! effect that the committees desiring to make
investigation may at any time apply t. the
| House Tor leave to send Tor persons and
/ papers, but requiring them to present "A
statement OF the charge. The previous
| question was not accommodation TO 100 Mr.
| Wood (Dem.), OF n. Y, then offered a sub.
stitute for MIR. Hale's, and demanded the
! previous question, the substitute being his
\ original resolution without change Mr.
/ Hale made the point that the Committee ,f
the Whole having rejected the proposition
| now presented, the House could not be
asked TO vote upon IL. The Speaker, after
some colloquy, oyerruled the point of order.
| but stated the vote must be first taken on
! the. report OF the committee, that is ON
/ Hale's substitute. The previous question
/ was seconded. The first vote was on Mr..
! Burchard's amendment TO the original res
! olution, which was to insert words authoriz-
! ing the committees to apply TO the House
Tor power to send for persons and papers.
The amendment was rejected-yeas, 100
nays, Ill. The next vote was taken on Mr.
Woods substitute offered to-day being the
resolution as originally presented), and il
was adopted-yeas, Ill nays, 10Y, Mr.. Cox
asked Lave to offer resolution asking the
| PRESIDENT to communicate his reasons for
refusing to recognize the present govern
ment of Mexico under General Diaz. with
such orders, correspondence, and other doc.
uments as relate to that subject Referred
to Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
House then considered private business.
JANUARY 14.-Sendte-The memorial of
the New York Chamber of Commerce for
law TO equitably adjust errors in the assess
ment and collection of duties on exports
and the petition of bankers, merchants. and
others OF New York, favoring the repeal of
the bankrupt law, were presented and re-
ierred. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, presented
petition of four hundred bankers and bus.
ness men OF Chicago in favor of retaining
gold as the single standard OF value, and
against the repeal OF the specie resumption
act. Mr.. Edmunds submitted long amend
ment to the preamble and resolution intro.
duced by Mr.. Matthews before recess, de-
claring the right of the Government to pay
its bonds in silver, etc. The amendment
sets forth that the silver dollar of the
United States had long been obsolete when
the existing loans of the United States were
authorized; that gold coin had been the
only lawful coin, and that Congress should
not legislate to make money at the expense
OF ITS creditors; that il was the highest
obligation of the United States to paw it's
debts in such coin as creditors expected
would be paid, and that it would be unjust
to compel them or the laboring men either
TO receive silver dollars or any debased
money. LAID on the table and ordered
printed. The ress ution to which il il
proposed as an amendment is now before
the Senate. Mr.. Kirkwood presented n
petition from citizens of Davenport Iowa.
against the passage of the Bland silver bill.
Laid on the table. The bill having been
reported to the Senate, Mr.. Hill presented
resolution from the Savannah Cotton Ex-
change, denying that the South is unani-
mously in favor of the restoration of the
silver dollar, and favoring the gold
standard OF value alone, and a
speedy return to specie payments Referred
Mr.. Thurman submitted n resolution in
structing the Committee on Military Affairs
10 inquire whether any, and if any what
legislation is necessary or expedient to in
crease the annual appropriation for armine
anu equlpping the militia of the States and
territories to correspond with the increase
in population since the passage of the act
OF 1908, such increase to take immediate
effect. Mr.. Matthew's Silver Bill was then
considered, after which the Senate went
INTO executive sessiOn...... HOuse-Seyeral
DlIiS were introduced and referred. Mr..
Kelley offered a resolution that a session of
the House shall be held on Saturday the
l9th INST, mt which the representative
women chosen by those petitioners. and
now in the city, may be heard at the bar of
the House III support of the cause. Re-
lected-yeas, 10Y; nays, 40. On motion of
MIR. Banks, unanimous consent was given
that the petitions on the woman's rights
question might be presented i'm the omen
iouSe. The Speaker thereupOn proceeded
to call the States in order for that purpose
but had got no further than the second
olate on me list when motion to adjourn
was interpOsed.
JANUARY 10 -Senate-Mr. Morrill, sub
united an amendment to the preamble of
the resolution OF Mr.. Matthews in regard 10
tue right oil the government to pay its bonds
IN silver, Teciting at length the provisions
OF the various acts of Congress pledging
the iaith OF the government, etc, and said
That IN the long recital of acts in the pre-
amble as submitted by the Senator from
ONO, there seemed to be strange omissions
OF some statutes. lie hoped the Senator
would accept this amendment Ordered
printed. lie also submitted the following:
. Re5otred, That the Secretary OF the Treasury bo
directed 10 inform the Senate OF the amount ~
government bonds sold since March q 1851. giving
the amounts OF each issue with its date. tbs neys
amounts received from the sale of each issue md
the currency IN which the same wa paid: anv svn-
ulcatei person, or persons for placing the same In
tne market, or for purchasing the same and In
what currency they were paid.
MI Mitchell submitted resolution direct
ing the Secretary Of the Interior to trans
mt 20 the Senate q copy Of the report of
Indian Inspector Watkins, recommending
the establishing of large Indian reserva.
tion or territory for the use and occupation
oi portion or all Of the reservation In.
dlans now in the various reservations i'm the
state OF Oregon and in the Territories of
washington and Idaho. Mr. Thurman
called up his resolution submitted the dav
before IN regard to the annual approprf.
atoms for arming the militia II was agreed
70, with an amendment providing that said
committee shall make some inquiry respect-
ing the war claims, and the credits OF older
states OF the Union that furnished troops
m aid Of the government during the
.ate rebellion. At the expiration OF
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