Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-02-23

slut' lFOn the committee on military affairs
reported, with amendments, the senate bili
to remove all restrictions now existing in
regard TO the enlistment of cOlored citizens
III any arm Of the United States army, Placed
on the calendar During the morning hour
the following bills were passed Senate bill
10 constitute a commission to consider and
report plan for providing enlarged aceom-
modatons for the library of congress senate
Dill directing the secretary of the treasury to
purchase certain property of the Freedmen's
savings and trust company for the use of the
United States and for other purposes. II
qppropriates S225,000 for the purchase of the
treedmens bank buildin., in this city, now
occupied by the department of Justice ......
Az the expiration Of the morning hour, con.
slderauOn was resumed of the silver bill, and
W. Mcdonald spoke in favor thereof .........
BilIs were introduced and referred as fol.
lows: BY Mr.. lngalls-Making an appropri.
atlon for the protection of navigation of the
Missouri river near AtchisOn, Kansas. By
Mr. Noorhees--PrOviding for the liability Of
receivers OF railroads in the state courts Of
me several states of the union. BY Mr..
MaXey, by request--'1o extend the commerce
ol the United States with Mexico, secure
economy in expenditures required for ma,
uonal deienses, and to provide for the com.
pletlon OF southern Pacific railroad. Ad.
iourned,
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Sar
gent reported, with amendment, senate bill
to authorize aud equip on expedition to the
Arctic seas (knOND as the Howgate bin.
Placed on the calendar r....Mr. Morrill, (Vtl
called up house Joint resolution, declaring
that reduction Of the tax on distilled spirits
IS Ine1pedient, which was discussed until
the expiration of the morning hour and then
laid aside, and the senate resumed the con.
sderation OF the silver bill. Mr. Jones
New then took the floor with the under
standing that he would proceed with his
remarks tomorrow Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 14th, Mr.. Morrill,
called up house joint resolution declaring
that the reduction of the tax on distilled
spirits is ineXpedient After debate the
| resolution was read third time and passed
! yeas, 40: nays, 9... Mr.. Ferry called up
the senate bill to regulate the compensation
| Of postmasters. Pending discussion the
morning hour expired, Jones
made long speech in favor of remonetza.
ton, and dwelling upon the charges Of the
| press, which declared that the silver adyo.
cafes were dragging the cOuntry's honor in
the dust,.... The senate went into executive
session. and when the doors were reOpened
Mr.. Blaine submitted a substitute for the
silver bill, of which he gave notice several
days ago when he addressed the senate and
the provisions Of which he then explained.
Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, cOnsdera.
ton was resumed of the silver bill, and Mr.,
ingalls, spoke in favor thereof. After con.
siderable debate, Mr.. Window said he
thought it evident that this bill would not
pass tonight; as question has been re.
opened, which was for six weeks dis.
cussed under the resolution of the senator
from Ohio Matthew'S He therefore moved
that the senate adjourn until twelve o'clock
Monday, Rejected. Senator Window said
he thought this bill would be equally a dis
appointment to its friends and its foes, and
he was satisfied that the good which had
been promised would not be realized, and
that much of the evil which had been pro-
phesied would not be suffered. He thought
the least evil would be in permitting the bill
to pass even by twO.thirds vote. He thought
a settlement Of this question would be the
best thing that could be done. Had it not
been for this bill, he believed specie re.
sumption would have taken place by this
time. lie did not propose to continue the
agitation longer, and should vote for the
bill even if his vote made the necessary two
thirds. The bill was then read third time
and passed-ycas, As; nays, 2l,,.... The
senate, at five O'clock after a continuous
session Of seventeen hours, adjourned till
Monday. The vote was as follows: Yeas
Allison, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck, Booth,
Bruce, Bruce, Cameron PENN, Cameron
lWis.), Chahee, Cockrel, Cook, CouOvei,
Davis ,IIl), Davis wv. w., Dennis Dorsey,
Eustis, Ferry, Garland, Gordon, Grover,
Hereford, Howe, ingalls,, johnson, Jones
(tla.), Jones (Nev.5 Kellogg, Klrkwood,
MCreery, MMillan, WDonald, Matthews,
Muxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Oylesby, Pad.
dock, Plumb, salisbury, Saunders, Spencer,
Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace, Win.
dom, WitherS-4S. Nays-AnthOny, Bar.
mum, Bayard, Blaine, Burnside, Christiancy,
Conkliu, Dawes, Edmunds, Hamlln, HOar,
Herman, Lamar, MPhersOn, Mitchell, Nor
rill, Randolph, Rollins, Sargent, "atleigh,
Wmte-21. Senators Morrill,, Harris and
Patterson who would have voted in the
affirmative, were paired with Senator's Hill
and Butler who would have voted in the
negative. Senator Ransom, who would have
voted in the affirmative, was absent Oh
account Of sickness. The following is the
full text Of the bill as passed ). Be it enacted
by the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That there shall be coined at the
several mints of the United States silver
dollars of the weight Of 4l2H grains troy, Of
standard silver as provided in the act OF
January Is, 1887, on which shall be the de.
vices and superscriptions provided by said
act, which coins, together with all silver dol
lars heretofore coined by the United States
Of like weight and tineness, shall be legal
tender, at their nominal value, for all debts
and dues, public and private, except where
otherwise expressly stipulated in the CON
tract, and the secretary of the treasury is
authorized and directed to purchase, from
time to time, silver bullion, at the market
price thereof, not les than two million
dollars worth per month nor more than four
million dollars worth per month, and cause
the same to be coined monthly, as fast as so
purchased, into such dollars, and sum
sufficient 10 carry out the foregoing pro-
visions of this act is hereby appropriated out
of anv money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, and any gain or seignlorage
arising from this coinage shall be accounted
for and paid into the treasury, as provided
under existing laws relative to subsidiary
coinage provided that the amount OF money
at any one time invested in such silver
bullion exclusive of such resulting coin,
shall not exceed FIVE million dollars and,
provided further that nothing in tGis act
shall be construed to authorize the payment
in silver of certificates of deposit issued
under the provision of section 254 of the
revised statutes. Section 2. All acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed, Section 3.
That Immediately after the passage of this
act the president shall invite the govern
ments of the countries composing the Latin
union, so called, and Of such other European
nations as he may deem advisable, to join
the United States in conference to adopta
common ratio between gold and silver, for
the purpose of establishing internationally
the use of bi.metallic money and securing
fixitv of relative value between those metels
such conference to be held at such place IN
Europe or in the United States, at such time
within six months, as may be mutually
agreed upon by the executives Of the gov
ernments joining 10 the same. Whenever
the governments so invited, or any three oil
them, shall have signi6ed their willingness
to unite in the same, the president shall, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
senate, appoint three commissioners, who
shall attend such conference on behalf of
the United States, and shall report the doings
thereof to the president, who shall transmit
the same to congress. Said commissioners
shall each receive the sum of two thousand
FIVE hundred dollars and their reasonable
expenses, to be approved by the secretary Of
state, ana the amount necessary to pay such
compensation and expenses is hereby appro.
nrioted ant of any money in the treasury not