The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.

BcuhtCs
Mr.. Blaine introduced bill to authorize the
coinage Of silver dollars, and to make the same
q legal tender to the amount of five dollars,
and above that amount in equal parts with
gold. 1t was ordered to be printed The res
olution OF Mr.. Matthews to pay the principal
and interest of the bonds in silver came up, and
Mr.. Cockrell OF Missouri, continued his re-
marks in favor OF the resolution. Mr.. Ran
dolph, Of New jersey spoke against the reso-
luton. Adjourned.
Petitions from all parts of the country were
presented by Senators. asking Congress to ap-
point Il commission of inquiry concerning tho
alcoholic liquor traffic, and many petitions
against certain changes in the tariff, and pro-
testing against the restoration Of the duty on
tea and coffee were presented and all refe red
to the commit tee on finance. Mr.. Lamar
argued at length in opposition to the resolution
OF Mr.. Matthews to pay the bonds in silver.
Adjourned.
At the expiration OF the morning hour. the
reso uton of Mr. Matthews declaring the right
OF the government to pay the bonds in silver
was taken up, and the amendment OF Mr..
Conkling TO make the resolution joint instead
o. concurrent, was elected by yeas, % nays,
SO. Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was rejected
by vote of Is to A. The Senate, then, after
long debate, and by vote of yeas 49, nays
20, passed the resolution as offered by Mr..
Matthews. Adjourned
Many petitions were presented from all sec
tons of the country demonstrating against the
reduction of certain tariff duties, and the res
toration of the tax on tea and coffee also ask
ing Congress to provide for commission to
inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic, all Of
which were referred to the committee on
finance The House bill to authorize the free
coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to
restore its legal tender character. came up, and
Mr.. Morrill, spoke in opposition to it. Adjourned.
n.z l.. H.
ton Proclama ion the painting donated to
Congress by New York lady-was accepted
by te Of 43 to 7, Messrs. Edmunds and
9th rs opposing its acceptance on the ground
that it was not Of sufficient merit to be hung
up in the capital. Mr. Beck called up his res.
olution dec airing it Ut necessary and inexpe-
dent to impose taxes at this time providing
for the $37 1856, 045.04 asked for the sinking
fund by the secretary of the treasury, and
spoke in favor of that resolution. The Blau d
silver bill came up at the end Of the morning
hour, and Messrs Bayard, Dawes and Whyte
opposed it. while Mr.. Wallsce spoke in its
favor. Adjourned.
House.
The steamboat bi was taken up in the House
and discussed. motion to exclude Chinese
! from employment az seamen on American
steamships was debated and then withdrawn,
the subject being already before committee
Of the House EulOgies on the late Senator
Bogy were pronounced by Messrs Cole,
hatcher. Rae and Chittonden Of Missouri
Waddell OF North Carolina Phil ps, of Kan
sas Kuott. Of Kentucky; Sparks, Of Illinois
Throckmorton, of Texas Clark Of Missouri
and Ellis of Louisiana. Adjourned.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of
the bill amending the laws concerning com
merce and navigation, and the regulation o.
steam vessels, and disposed of all but the las
paragraph of the bill. Adjourned.
The House continued the consideration O
the steamboat bill, which was further amended
and passed, The Senate bill authorizing tn,
public printer to purchase material in the opel
market was passed. . "A report was made iron
the judiciary committee that the arrest Of Rep
resentative Smalls of South Carolina, is not
breach of theipriyileges of the House. Ad
journed.
After the introduction Of number of bills
including one reducing the number of Repre-
sentatives in Congress to 100, Mr.. Baker, @
Indiana, moved to suspend the rules an
| adopt resolution declaring that no subsidy /
any form should be granted to corporations eI
: gaging in private enterprises. motion to &C
) journ was Immediately made, which was n
' jected by "a to ESQ., The anti-subeidy resoJ
ton was then adopted by yeas TIA, nays So.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, moved to suspend tn
: rules, and concur in the Senate resolutio
a known as the Matthews silver resolution,
. for the payment of United States bonds, pril
cipal and interest, in silver and gold. The mi
:, ton was adopted by yeas 1877, nays 70, and Il
, House adjourned.
y Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, presented Il
. petition of 534 citizens Of Lowell against Il
passage of the silver bill. He explained tn
o those gentlemen were men Of intelligence, al
o whose 70 ces should be heard. They believ,
that the passage Of the silver bill would be
:. structive to their interests. Unfortunate
while representing them he differed from the
:, in opinion. and, differing in opinion, he mu
I, !, follow his own convictions, however much
regretted that difference. He desired to ha
:, the test. II he were wrong, he should regr
= tho act more than any act of his life. Ii
y Luther, he could not do otherwise, God he
rs him Differing from them he would not da
TO follow his own convictions we're II not th
,e he knew that they as laborlng men. in comm
ID with other laboring men, could not by any pc
sibility be any worse of than they were no
10 and auy change would be for their benei
Of He also p esented the memorial Of the Norfc
O conference Of Unitarian and other Christi
n. churches at Walpole, Mass, declaring Ii
re honesty was the vital part Of religion, aud pl
n testing against the passage Of the Bland sill,
to bill. The petitions were referred and Mr.. 81
h. Ter continued " Mr.. Speaker, will you be XII
"a enough to send me the Bible from your desk