The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
REsuMrr1os Bull TAKEN UP.
WAsHINoToN. june l3

WA1hlhuIOhj Suue Ao'
At the expiration Of the morning houl
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved TO take up the bill
to repeal the specie resumption act, which
lead to q discussion. The motion wa
agreed to, yeas 80, nays %, and the con
alteration Of the bill proceeded.
Mr.. Ferry, member Of the COMMITTEES
on Finance, called Mr.. Anthony to the
chair, and took charge Of the bill. Hay-
ing reported It TO the Senate, he said he
sgreed with 4 majority OF the COMMITTEES
on Finance in fixing October lst, 1878
as the time when US. notes shall be re-
ceivable for duties on imports, but the
amendment in the nature Of substitute
proposed by the Senator from Illinois
(Voorhees) some time ago, was to make
them receivable from and after the pass
age. He suggested that he 90 modify
his amendment so as to provide that q. s,
notes shall be receivable the same as coin
in payment for the four per cent bonds
and II was so modified.
Mr.. Ferry explained that the theory Of
the bill was to break down all distinction
between greenbacks and coin.
Mr.. Matthews gave notice that at the
proper time he would submit as q substi.
tute for the bill rejected by the Finance
Committee, that Of which he gave notice
some time ago, providing for the re.
issue Of the Treasury notes returned
10 the Treasury or redeemed In coin, and
that the amount Of outstanding legal
tender notes shall not exceed $3.50, ,000,.
900; also, authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to maintain In the Treasu-
ry a reserve fund in coin Of 500, 900, 900
to redeem legal tenders, and that the obli-
CATION OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
to redeem legal tender notes in coin shall
NOT begin till said reserve fund has ac-
cumulated to Sl00,000000. II further
authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury
toreceive legal tender notes in payment
for United States bonds.
HOUSE.
A STORMY AND plsoRDERLY SESSION.
There was a great deal Of confusion
this morning as to the order OF business,
Mr. Ellis endeavoring to call up the con.
tested election case OF Richardson vs..
Rainey, Of South Carolina, and Mr..
Reagan endeavoring to call up the River
and Harbor bill, for the purpose Of non.
concurring in the Senate amendments.
Finally both propositions were voted
down, and the House determined to go
into Committee Of the Whole on the Sum
dry Civil Appropriation bill and closing
all further debate on the bill and amend.
ments.
Mr.. Eden moved to suspend the rules
and put the bill on its passage Just as It
came from the Committee on Appropri.
ations.
Mr.. Atkins-I am astonished that the
gentleman is so anxious to pass the bill
without understanding It.
Mr. Eden, excitedly-You might as
well put 1t through under suspension
Of the rules as to put it through In COM
mittee without discussion.
Mr.. Cox, of N. Y.-If we pass the bill
under suspension Of the rules we will
suspend ourselves. Laughter and great
upfoarl | move 10 adjourn, so as to
give members time to come to their right
senses.
The motion was defeated-ayes "a,
nays 13l.
By this time nearly every member was
on his feet, and Cox Of New York, Hook.
er and Kenua raised points Of order amid
the cries Of order and vote from all parts
OF the hall.
Finally the Speaker succeeded in OBJ.
taining order, and vote being taken on
Eden's motion TO suspend the rules and
pass the bill az originally reported 1t was
defeated; yeas 4S, hays 1876.
The House then went into Committee
oil the Whole (Mr. Carlisle in the Chair
on the Sundry Civil Service bill.
Mr.. Williams, OF Michigan, offered an
amendmentAp tAppropriating $40, 600 for the
Of the Yellowstone National
Park. Adopted.
on motion Of Mr.. ssyler the appropri.
alton for the Hayden survey was increased
from $50, 900 toS75, 900.
On motion Of Mr.. Eden the appropria-
tion for the Powell survey was increased
from $50, 900 10 $4,000.
After very noisy session the commit
tee without coming to final action on
the bill rose.
Mr.. Blount submitted the report OF the
Conference Committee on the Postoffice
appropriation bill, agreed to. Recess.