The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
XLvrH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Messrs. Anthony and Bayard were appointed
q committee to join the House committee and
notify the President Congress had assembled
Bills were laid on the table pending the ap.
lpointment of a committee by Beck. to provide
for retiring trade dollars and for its coinage
into standard silver dollars; also to authorize
the purchase of foreign built ships by citizens
of the United States.
By Mr.. voorhees,, instructing the committee
on finance to inquire into the expediency OF
making the trade dollar a legal tender for all
debts public and private, and of providing for
| its recoinage into the standard silver dollar OF
4l21f grains.
By Mr.. Blaine, instructing the Judiciary
committee to report to the Senate whether at
the recent elections the constitutional rights OF
any citizens were violated in any State. what
further legislation is necessary to protect the
citizens in their rights, etc.
Resolutions providing for q joint committee
| to inquire into the cause and spread of the
yellow fever, what legislation is necessary to
prevent its introduction into this country, etc.
The vice-president laid before the Senate
the credentials of Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, re-
elected United States Senator from Vermont
for six years from March 4, 1879. Read and
placed en- file.
Recess.
The only Senators absep, to-day were Messrs.
Barnum. Cockrell. Conkhng. Gordon, Hoar.
Jones, of Nevada, Herman, Merriman. Patter-
son. Plumb, Sargent, Sharon, Spencer and
Whyte.
Upon reassembling the message of the Pres
dent was received and read. The reading con-
cluded. the message was laid on the table and
ordered printed. The senate then adjourned
till tomorrow.
The galleries contained the customary crowd
at the opening session of congress.
At noon speaker Randall raped the house to
order, when the chaplain made prayer and the
roll was called.
Roll call showed 229 members present. Two
new members. Bailey, of New York. and Ma
jors, of Nevada, then took the ironclad oath.
and Messrs. Atkins, Cox and Garfield were ap-
pointed to inform the President that Con-
gress was in session. After recess the Presi-
dents message was received from Private Sec
rotary Rogers and read.
When the reading of the message was ended
Mr.. Wood of New York rose and moved that it
be referred to the committee of the whole of
the House, and ordered printed, but first he de-
sired to make some comments upon it. Al
though. as a whole. the document was highly
satisfactory, vet there were some references in
it which should be met at the earliest practic-
able moment. He referred to that part
relating to the Southern States. He tMr.
Wood failed to see where the President
saw any disposition in the South to avoid or
annul in any degree the recent constitutional
amendments. He failed to see any indication
in such, at any election, at any time under any
circumstances, for series of Years of an I'M
willingness to live in entire amity with the
whole country in regard to the laws or to obey
the government. He regretted the presidentw who
had commenced his administration with
such noble and patriotism position as against
the military despotism exercised by his pre-
decessor. should now indicate change Of pol
icy. He had watched with interest the causes
of the administration in order to see whether
the president would be forced from the manly
snd noble position taken by him. He
knew that there was wing of the
Republican party dissatisfied with that
position and it had been a matter of interest
TO the whole country to know whether the Pres
ident would continuously maintain his atti-
tude; while the President expressed his views
in very mild and very decorous language. yet
he indicated quite clearly that the condition of
things in the South was not satisfactory to him.
An animated discussion ensued. participated
in by Messrs. Wood. Garfield, Hale, and Cox,
of New York. Finally Woods motion to refer
and print the message was agreed to.
The military academy and fertilization ap-
preparation bills were reporter, and notice was
given of an early action on them.
The House then adjourned.