The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-31
Senate.
THURSDAY. .Januiry

THURSDAY, January 24.-The house
proceeded the consideration OF the bill amending
the laws concerning commerce and navigation, and
the regulation OF steam vessels. After considerable
argument and the proposal OF several amendments,
the section nNlng the liability OF owners OF vessels
for damages incurred by accident TO their vessels
was amended as TO make owners OF vessels liable
for damages or injuries sustained by property or
passengers if the accident is occasioned bv non
compliance with the provisions of the bill. But if
such casualty occurs without fault OF the owner or
owners their total liability shall in case exceed
an amount equal TO the value of their interest IN
the vessel Al the time. Masters pilots and engineers
also made liable TO suit by persons injured and
upon conviction of negligence, may be imprisoned
for period not exceeding three years. Pending
discussion over an amendment classifying salaries
OF steamboat inspectors from 81, 7c0 year at New
York and New Orleans, down to 500 at Puget
Sound. Apalachicola, Oswego, etc, the house ad-
jouTned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January 2j.-After the post
ponement OF the bjn TO remit the of nsolvent
savings banks Relfss submitted an additional sec
tion providing that no savings bank. withouifcapi
tai stOck shall, on account OF mercantile or hUSl
deposits heretofore received on which no inter-
est has been allowed to depostorS, be denied ex-
emptions allowed TO savings banks having capital
stock......At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration resumed of Matthew'S resolution
declaring the right of the government 10 pay bonds
in silver. The amendment by Conkling making
the resolution JOINT iuStead OF concurrent was
jected-yeas %, nays 80 Edmunds then spoke in
opposition the resolution, and favored the amend
ment offered by himself. After some debate the
amendment was reiected-yeas Is, nays II. The
question then recurred on the amendment OF Nor
rl Submitted the 18th inst, the effect that it
would be detrimental to the commercial interests of
the government and people TO pay the bonds in sill
ver and Morrill, spoke in favor thereof. The amend
ment was rejected-yeas II, nays Al After an
mitted the 18th of December. A
motion by Edmunds to indefinitely post
poRe was also rejected-yeas 22 nayr i3. The next
NE
submitted by Matthews on December Sth, il was
agreed to-yeas 43, nays %, as fo.ows:
leds-Alson, Armstrong, Bailey Beck, Booth,
Bruce Cameron, Pa, Cameron, Wis, Chaiee Coke
Conover, Davis Ill, Davis, w. ", Dennis, Dorsey
Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Hereford, Howe,
johnson, Jones, Fla, Jones, Ney:, khkwood, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Matthews, Maxey,
Merrimon, Morgan, Oglesby, Plumb, Ransom,
Salisbury, Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Thurman,
Voorhees,, Wallace, Withers-i3
NdyS-Anthony, Barnum, Bayard, Blaine, Burn
side, Christiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Ed
munds, Hamlin, Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson,
Mitchell, Merrill, Paddock, Randolph Rollins, Sar
gent, Wadleigh Windom-22.
Hoar, Butler, Hill and Cockrell We're paired with
Harris, Patterson, Garland and Whyte Ingalls,
was detained from the senate on account of sickness.
The question then rtcurred on the preamble sub
mtted 10y Edmunds, and il rejected, yeas Il,
nays fl. Vote then taken on the preamble
submitted hy Morrill,, and it was rejected without
roll call. Edmnnds then moved an amendment To
the preamble submitted by Matthews, declaring
that by the provisions OF congressional act of
1873 passed on the 18th OF February Ol that year,
and of the revised statutes which took effect the
first day of December OF that year, all provisions of
the law authorized the coinage OF such silver dollar
repealed" Matthews accepted the amend
ment, but it was rejected by the senate-yeas 20,
nays 33 Question then recurred on the preamble
submitted by Matthews on the 9th of December, and
it was adopted without amendment-yeas AZ, nays
20...T The preamble and resolutions having been
passed, Merrill took the floor to address the senate
the silver bill, but yielded for executive
sion, and when the doors were reopencd the senate
adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 25.-SOme bills
having been introduced and referred the house
considered the bill revising the steamboat laws
Harrison offered amendment providing that
none but citizens persons actually residing in the
United States shall be employed AS pilots and en-
gineeTs Adopted, The bill then passed
yeas 49, nays On motion of Tucker the house
went into committee of the whole for the cUnsid-
Grafton of the bill extending the time Tor the with
drawal OF the distilled liquors now in bond until
July l, 1873. The amendment reported by the COM
mlttee on ways and mcans, adding the words and
acknowledging their liability under the terms Of
said bond for the period for which said extensions
granted" read and adopted. Foster offered
an amendment declaring that reduction Of tax on
distilled spirits Is ineXpedieut. Butler offered an
amendment providing that the tax on all distilled
spirits in bond should be paid at the rate
existed when they were placed in bond. season
OF warm debate, confusion and excitement follow
ed, aud the Committee rose without action Oh the
amendments by Foster and Butler. journed
House.
SATURDAY, January 26.-TO-day
being for debate only, in committee Of the who'e,
the speaker appointed Mr. Mayham chairman for
the day. Durham spoke in favor ci the remorcti-
ZatiOn of silver and the rcpcsl OF the resumption
act. He was followed by Deeri Ig, Humphrey and
Upton in the same straiu...... Adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, January 2S-The greater
part OF the morning hour was occupied in the pre-
sentation of petitions granting the reduction of
tain tariff duties and the restoration Of tax tea,
coffee etc, all of which referred Voorhees,
presented petition of 200 citizens of Albany, n.
y, in favor of the remOnetizaion OF silver and the
tons from the Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and
Red rivers taken up and passed after brief dis
cusson Booth presented petition OF citizens OF
California against any further legislation TO aid The
Southern Pacific Railroad. Bills were introduced
and referred as follows Providing Tor the DISPOSE
! ton of the public timber and timber lands Of the
| United States; to amend the army appropriation
bill for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1876 to
! imburse Kansas Texas, Nebraska, and Colorado
/ for expenses incurred in repel6n- invasions and
suppressng Indian hOstilities....At the expiration
of the morning hour consideration was resumed OF
unfinished business being the house bill to author
ize the free coinage Of the standard silver dollar
and 10 restore its legal tender character. MOui
made long speech in opposition thereto. AT the
| close of MorIil's remaks Wallace >ook the houl
with the understanding that he would proceed with
his argument tomorrow. jouned.
House.
MONDAY. January 2S.-Bills were
presented and referred as follows: To secure wage
due employees of railroads engaged in interstate
! commerce; amending the act authorizing the re
funding of the national debt and providing for Ia
issue OF four per cent. bonds; to retire the cir
cuation Of national banks and TO substitute there
for treasury notes receivable for all dues to tn
/ government, including customs duties, and t.
abolish the tax on banking institutions; fixing tn
number OF representatives in congress al $50
aholstiDp the hank deDOSltS: a Joint resolu
ton relating TO the repeal OF the resump
ton act and the reconciliation Of silver...At tn
expiration Of the morning hour the anti-subSd
resolution which declares that subsidies il
money, bonds, pubic law, endorsements, or b.
pledge of public credit should be granted or re
newed hy congress To- associations corpora ito
engaged in proposing TO engage in public pTi
/ vate enterprises was passed by vote of la ave
against s. nays......On motion OF Ewing the rule
J were suspended, and the concurrent resOutiO
! known as Matthews resolution taken from th
speakers table and passed by vote OF 1s9 to 49,
: follows:
Banning, Bayne Bell Bicknell Blackburn Bloun
Bouck, Boyd, Bragg, Brentano, Brewer Bridges
: BRIGHT, Brogden Browne, Buckner, BuTchard, Bun
dick, Butler, Cabell, Cain, Caldwell OF kentuck
: Caldwell of Tennessee, Calkins, Gambler, Cannon
Carlisle Caswell Chalmers Clark of kentuck,
! Clark OF Missouri, Clark Of Iowa, Cymer, Cobl
: Collins Conger, Cox of Ohio, Cox OF New Y0rI
! Cravens Crittendep, Culberson Cugmings CutIe
\ Davidson Davis OF North Carolina Deering, Dill
rell Dickey, Dunnell, Durham, Elan, Ellis, Erret
4 Evans OF lnulana, Evans OF SOufh CarOllna, EWlh
: Felt N, Finley, Forney, Fort, Foster FrankliI
Fuller, Gardner, Garth, Cause Geddings, Glove
Cieode, Gunter, Hanna, Harris Of Georgia, HaTr
4 son. Harridge, Hartzell, Haskell, Hatcher Haye
i HAYES, Hazelton, Henderson, Henkle, Hem.
: Hewitt Of Alabama, Herbert Hooker, Hous
< Hubbell, Hunter, Hunton, Humphrey. 1t
4 ner, Jones of Alabama, Jones of Ohio, Kiefe
r Keighuey, Kelley Kenna, kiIliGger, kimmc
j Knapp, Knott Lathrop Lyon, Luttren, Lynd
d mackey, Manning, Marsh, Martin, ayham NJ
= kenzie, Mckinley, McMahou, Metcalfe, MIL
@ MoEey, Morgan, Morrison, Muldrow, Neal, Olive
n Pacheeo, Page, Patterson of New York Patters,
: of California, Phelps, Phillips, Pollard Poun
Price, Pridemore, Randolph, kea, Reagan, Relic
Rice of Ohio, Riddle, Robbins, Roberts, Robin :,
( OF louisiana Robinson OF Indiana Ryan, Sampso
h Sapp, Sayler, Scales, Sexton, Shalenberger, she
ley, SlemoDs. Smals, Smith Of Georgia, Spark
Z Springer, Stella, Stephens, Stone of Michigan Sto
l. OF Iowa, Strait, Thompson, Thornburch, Throc
II morton, Upton, Townsend of Ohio, Townsend
'e Illinois, Tucker, Turner, Turney, Vance, V:
le voorhees,, Waddell, Walsh, WEIGH White Of Pen
y sylvana, White OF Indiana, Whiethorne, WilliaI
< ni Wisconsin, Williams of Aabamr, Willis Of Re
b lucky, Willets, Wilson, Wren, Wright, Yeat'
l. NouHg-1S9.
NIys-Bacon. Bagley, Baker OF New York, Ballo
Banks, Beebe, Bisbee, Blair, Briggs, Bundy, Cam
bell, Chittendeu, Clafin, Clarke Of New Jerse
q Cole, Covert, Crapo. Davis OF California, Densc