The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT or THE RE-
SUMPTION BILI--COLORED TROOPS.
A Resolution for Final Adjournment on
June 10 Passed In the Senate, and
Squabblcd Over in the House.
The senate.


York, the Senate was called to order by Mr..
Gorham, the Secretary, and on motion Oh VT
Anthony, Mr.. Ferry was elected freslhemt
pro tenn Of the Senate, and the Clerk was di-
rected to notify the House.
Mr.. Ferry, from the Finance ComHttees re-
THE RESUMPTION BILL, ~.
amended so AS to read "An act tn amend nm
act to provide for the resumption Of specie
pavmcnfs. and for OF her purposes" ''rhat
from and after the passage Of this net United
States notes shall be receivable In payment
for United States bonds now authorized by
law To be issued. and on and after October,
1878. said notes shall be receivable for duties
on imports, and said notes In the volume In
existence on October /, 1878, shall not be can
oeled or permanently retired, but shall be re-
issued; and they may be used for funding
and all other lawful purposes whatsoever, TO
an amount not exceeding In the whole the
amount then in circulation and In the treas
ury; and the said notes, whether In the treas
ury or thereafter received under this act Of
Congress and from whatever source, shall be
the treasury they shall not be Cancelled or
destroyed, and shall be issued from time to
time with like qualities"
And all that part OF the act Of July, 1875.
entitled, "an act to provide for tho resunp-
tion Of specie payments" authorizing. tn" re-
tirement Of per centum Of United States
notes. shall cease and become imperative on
and after said October !, 1873
d.
tent with the above shall be and are hereby
Tepealedi
Mr.. Beck introduced q resolution requesting
from the Secretary Of the Treasury inf,rn,a-
tiOn as to the tptal consumption in the United
States of all manufactured articles to which
the tariff duties apply, including those pro
duced In this country or imported, with the
proportion Of each.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced resolution calling
on the Secretary Of the Interior for copies OF
decisions In that department In relation TO
the right Of Indians to impose taxes In the
Indian Territory and Information re!atlng 70
Mr.. Sargent called up his resolution, au
thorfzing the appointment OF commissioner
to negotiate treaty with the King Of Corea
and addressed the Senate in advocacy Of the
Of Corea, and tho relations which existed be-
tween it and the other nations. and especially
the United States, and the expedition into the
waters Of Corea under the commands Of Com
modores Shufeldt and Rogers, Mr.. Sargent
also pointed out the commercial and political
advantages that would accrue to this country
from mercantile relations with that country.
The resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Burnside called up ha bill to remove
all the restrictions now existing in regard to
the enlistment " colored citizens in any arm
OF the United States army
Mr.. Blaine moved to indefinitely postpone
its consideration, which motion. after some
Mr. WINDOW introduced n concurrent raso-
lution for the adjournment Of the two houses
OF Congress- on Monday; June 10 Adopted
title of the United states In square No. 1Oo,
in Washington, TO the District Of Columbia
for the benefit Of the public schools Refer
red to the District Committee.
ordars and ta ke m tbe bilI to nav Warren
Mitchell. Of houisyille' Ia Kvl s1as Go2' being
the proceeds of cotton taken from said Mitchell
at Savannah Ga when that citv was can
tured by Gen. Sherman. The motion was
disagreed to: yeas Is. NAYS a.
The Senate then under A. prevfous order
proceeded to consider the business on the
calendar passinp over bills objected to. and
acting nnly on those not objected to: :t speeches
being limited TO five minutes
The first business was the resolution intro
duced by MT. voorhees, on DeceinheG 10, ana
anclarine @ that n ~ ia ~ the hiabast i'm Mortar
thot ahn t,na noioI ~ credit ~ tSe ornvornment he
Inairtainad ord IN ordor ~ ~ so tho r,oYarn-
rnant itaals T., ali ;ta dana rtments should in
s tnrh az. ,t th' t i,.n cti1ens i he
raanIntinn u,as nnraad RI. veaa 10 navs
n"rn o'Ao" VOC "e ~ ' ' '
hVHv' Ne M,tobou oovo po+ico that nm Monday
ant w Va rno,Id It thn Gnotn =" onnaianr hn
LII ontom1 IT, tive fnr The cnnstrmctinn
~ ~ az MI harn I'D D. nian pni,rnad
VI The Ih,e III; t rn,,ra nnd nvtnnd Tho rrov;aone
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pna.oa,n ia Tm;a,Slio III naiIrnad rn,nnan nv
- AIabnro" s,u voc nnssnd A's'i' o''1 oo
Acc +hn Mt,n po' En +bo rolio, ~ Erancaa
f.1he.r 1.ih 70 rntr"nao ~ tba Stnta ~ Enrida
;nradirtion oVer lands ,eserved for a dock
nrd IN tho or., co,t uo - hia in % ss
Stata - ~ cnns .no thS torn for tha ,eriod 81
se~enieen m Yea Years from the date OF its original
grant ~ tho natant NJ Thna A weston for
differantial NJ I" nu}Iav hlocha mo- A. "o0''" 'o'
Tba III; nrnidin pu FOR 7ho so,o % tho Fort
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discnssed at consderahle lenyth and then
nh;ected r. by NJ pl,,mh ond vent over
The hi eytending @ The the anric,lt,,ral % act o,
july 8 1862 to the Territory Of Colorado, was
poassad u NooN' ~ 'A0 - ''
Ata.1o ~ m IN motion of Mr. Morrill, the
Senate vent m in into axncmtiwe session and when
the d"ors were again nnaned adim,rnnd
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