The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s The Chair laid before
\ the Senate .. memorial from the. Senate Of Call
f0rfIia, relative to Chinese immigration, Also,
q petition from John Griffith and others asking
q commission to inquire into the alcoholic
Mr.. Mcdonald presented petition signed by
1900, citizens Of Indiana. asking the repeal Of
the bankrupt law.
tariff pensions, reconciliation of silver, repeal
of tha resumption act. against the rempostion
2 aor On e sna wefa eofs dns aad
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
the printing. and binding of the government
recommending concurrence In the House
amendment. limiting purchases to $50 in any
Mr., Plumb introduced . bill to provide for
the disposition of the, timber lands OF the
United States. Referred.
MIR. Burnside. introduced bill to repeal sec
ton Of the bill for the relief of Samuel W.
On motion OF Mr. Spencer the Senate took up
and passed the House bill for the removal of
obstructions from the Mississippi, Missouri,
kArkansas and Red rivers. and for the preserva-
on Il mpon PRee Il PfSPerMF a Mcdonald the House bill
removing the political disabilities OF Charles L.
All o'clock the Bland silver bill came up as
unfinished business. and Mr.. Morrill, addressed
che Senate in opposition to the bill. claiming
that the effect of introducing an inferior cur
rency and repeating the resumption act would
idea Of driving Europe to remonetization by
adopting silver, standard here; he said, was
IKE driving an an sn rha 3Raenn R w avee ee m h
gradual and constant.
A legal tender must be in harmony with the
requirements OF commerce. science and the
judgment Of the great mass of mankind, The
value OF silver, he contended, could onl " be re-
stored with gold By concert q action between bet zen
+ that the nations OF Europe had demonetized
silver, which left 5000 900 900 Of silver ready to
| vas restored here. For the United States now
to give equal value to gold and silver would be
Tor US to assume the loss of the world by the de-
" NJ. Morrill, p argued q that the country, as Dor;
rover. could not afford to borrow money and
r E The s this t. 5 S9rsGy G no saa aow rHa the
ernment to derive the profit from Its acts in this
direction. but put all the gain into the hands o.
silver. If remonetized, would be the poor mans
money, who would have to bear the lion share
Of the losses arising from its interior value Y,
Cheap coin or cheap paper would not add 10 tht
value of their labor cheap demagoguery to the
contrary Notwithstanding, .,o
p. NJ. having occupied over three hours In the
Messrs Dawes and Wallace rose together ant
addressed the Chair. but the latter gentleman
was recognized as entitled to the floor. he
however. yielded for motion to adjourn. and
will be entitled to the floor after the morning
i The Senate then adjourned at 4:25 .. m.
The House.
Under the regular Monday call Of States fo
bills for reference only. the following, among
VI Others were introduced:
4 By Mr.. Powers. OF Maine: A joint resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the Interior TO
information In relation to salaries paid to pen
H. sion agents.
BY Mr.. Hendee. Of Vermont: A bill to author
fl ize the Postmaster General to extend the posta
q money ordef system to postofflces which ar
s not now money order Offices;
mail steamship service between the Unitet
4 States and Brazil
II By Mr.. Bridges, Of Pennsylvania: To declar
rs the true intent and meaning OF the act of 1885
In relation to the mannfactsure as Of eigars A. etc
6 late appointment 9 to office, and to secure to a
u States an equal share, in accordance with tn
E IN Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi: To exten
Il the time OF homestead occupancy On publ
| lands in Mississippi: also. memorial OF th
M timber by United States Marshais.
Nh By Mr. Rice, Of Ohio. TO regulate and adJus