Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senate,


CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate. o.. r
Mr.. Blaine introduced bill to authorize the
coinage OF silver dollars, and to make the same
a legal tender to the amount OF five dollars,
and above that amount in equal parts with
gold. 1t was ordered to be printed. The res
olution of Mr.. Matthews to pay the principal
and interest of the bonds in silver came up, and
Mr.. Cockrell. of Missouri, continued his re-
marks in favor of the resolution. Mr.. Ran
dolph, of New jersey spoke against the reso-
luton. Adjourned.
Petitions from all parts of the country were
presented by Senators, asking Congress to ap-
point u commission of inquiry concerning the
alcoholic liquor traffic, and many petitions
against certain changes in the tariff, and pro-
testing against the restoration of the duty on
tea and coffee were presented and all referred
to the committee on finance. Mr.. Lamar
argued at length in opposition to the resolution
of MIR. Matthews to pay the bonds in silver
Adjourned. .t. q. .r.
At the expiration of the morning hour, the
resolution of Mr.. Matthews declaring the right
of the government to pay the bonds in silver
was taken up, and the amendment of Mr..
Conkling to make the resolution join instead
of concurrent, was rejected, by yeas, % nays,
SO. Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was rejected
by vote of IS to A. The Senate, then, after
long debate, and by vote of yeas, 43, nays
%, passed the resolution az offered by MIR.
Matthews. Adjourned.
Many petitions were presented from all sec
tons of the country demonstrating against the
reduction of certain tariff duties, and the res
toration of the tax on tea and coffee also ask
ing Congress to provide for commission to
inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic, all of
which was referred. to the committee on
finance. E. The House bill to authorize the free
coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to
restore it's legal tender character, came up. and
Mr.. Morrill, spoke in oppostiont oit. Adjourned
president L ncoln Signing the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation the painting donated to
Congress by a New York lady-was accepted by
vote of forty-three to seven, Messrs. Ed
munds and others opposing its acceptance on
the ground that it was not Of sufficient merit
to be hung up in the capitol. :. Mr.. Beck
called up his resolution declaring it unneces-
sary and inexpedient to impose taxes at this
time providing for the $37, 1876, 045. GA asked for
the sinking fund by the secretary of the
treasury, and spoke in favor of that resolution.
The Bland liver bill came, up at the
end of the morning hour, and Messrs. Bayard,
Dawes, and Whyte opposed it, while Mr. Wal.
lace spoke in its favor. Adjourned.
House.
The steamboat bill was taken up in the House
and discussed. A motion to exclude Chinese
from employment as seamen on American
steamships was debated and then withdrawn
the subject being already before a committee
Of the House. -. Eulogies on the late Senator
| Bogy were pronounced by Messrs Cole
Hatcher, Rae and Chittenden, of Missouri
Waddell, of North Carolina Phillips, of Kan
! sas ; Knott, of Kentucky; Sparks, OF Illinois
Throckmorton, of Texas Clark, of Missouri
and Ellis, of Louisiana. Adjourned.
The House proceeded to the consideration o.
the bill amending the laws concerning com
merce and navigation, and the regulation O
steam vessels and disposed of all but the las
paragraph of the bill. Adjourned. .....
The House continued the consideration o
the steamboat BILL which was further amended
and passed. The Senate bill authorizing tn
public printer to purchase material in the opel
market was passed. "A report was made iron
the judiciary committee that the arrest of Rep
resent alive Smals of South Carolina, is not
breach of the privileges of the House. Ad
| journed,
After the introduction of number of bills
including one reducing the lumber of Repre-
senta ives in Congress- to 100, Mr.. Baker, o
| Indiana, moved to suspend the rules am
any form should be granted to corporations en-
gaging i'll private enterprises. motion to ad
journ was Immediately made, which was re
jected by "a TO $50. The anti-subsidy resou
ton was then adopted by yeas 174, nays 49,. !.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, moved to suspend tn
rules, and concur in the Senate resolutio
known as the " Matthews silver resolution,
for the payment of United States bonds, prir
clpal and interest in silver and gold TIL
motion was adopted by yeas 1877, nays 49, az
the House adjourned.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,; presented tn
petition of 534 citizens of Lowell against To
passage of the silver bill. He explained tbs
these gentlemen were men of intelligence, me
whose voices should be heard They believe
that the passage of the silver bill would be d.
structive to their interests. Unfortunatel,
while representing them, he differed frol
them in opinion, and, differing in opinion,
must follow his own convictions, howeve
much he regretted that difference. He desire
to have the test. If he were wrong, he shoul
regret the act more than any act of his lif
: Like Luther, he could not do otherwise, Go
, help him Differing from them, he would nj
dare to follow his own convictions were 1t NJ
( that he knew that they as laboring men,
common with other laboring men, could not
3 any possibility be worse off than they wei
7 now, and any change would be for their benef
He also presented the memorial of the Norfo
3 conference of Unitarian and other Christia
\ churches at Walpole, Mass, declaring TIL
honesty was the tai part of religion, and pr
, t sting against the passage of the Bland silv'
: bill. The petitions were referred and MIR. Blu
Ter continued: "Mr Speaker, will you be kir
enough to send me the Bible from your desk
After searching for the passage he desire
I amid great laughter, Mr.. Butler sent to IL
: clerks desk and had read the passage from Il
: second chapter of St. John, which describ
n Christ driving the money changers from Il
I. temple, aud saying to them: Make not n
s Fathers house house of me chandise." M
a Butler-'After that reproof have no fu
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$ American register to foreign built ship I
the purpose of the Woodruff scientific expeC
ton was passed, and the House adjourned.