The Portland daily press., 1878-12-10
XLvTH CONGRE,S-sECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
SENATE.
Bile 1ntrOduced-The Patent Omce-The
Bill for Counting Electoral vOtes-Mr.


Bill for Counting Electoral vOtes-Mr.
Bi.in1's Resolution,
WASHINGTON. Dec 9-Messrs. Conk,iue and
Herman both were in their seats today for the first
time this session.
BIZ Bs were introduced and referred as follows:
N. Paulding, widow of the late Admiral Hiram
Pdulding
By, Mr.. Hamlin, for promoting the efficiency of
By Mr.. Paddock, for better protection of life in
marine disasters. Referred to the committee on
commerce.
vestgatiog the yellow fever epidemic was read and
Mr. Harris of Tennessee said as The Senate had COM
menced the woi in the hope that the House would
appolnt committee with the already appoint ed
by The nate, he moved that the Senate non concur
in the resolution. Agreed to.
Mr; Blaine gave notice that on Wednesday next he
would call up the resolution submitted BY him last
week in regard to the recent elections in the South
MIR. Madleigh said that in June last the Senate
considering the bill to amend the statute in relation
to patents and he would press the consideration Of
that bill on Wednesday.
Mr.. Blaine said that he would not speak long.
letter carriers was taken from the calendar and re
ferred to the committee on post offices and post
roads.
Mr.. Window submitted resolution setting forth
that the patent office has become an instilu ION o1
oppression, therefore directing the committee on pa
tents to inquire into the expediency of some other
mode of compromising inventors in place of the pres
ent system. he gave notice that he would sub
NIT some remarks thereon.
At the expiration of the morning hour Mr. Cam
eron of Wisconsin submitted resolution rem estno
the President to furnish copies of reports Of United
States marshals or other officers and such other cor.
respondence as he may have relative to the recent
elections In South Carolina and Louisiana, Agreed
to.
Bill from the House to correct the omission in the
sundry civil appropriation bill of last session in re-
gard to the Hot Springs resolution was referred to
the appropriations csmmittee.
MI. Scott introduced a bill to make silver STAN
dard dollars interchangeable with gold.
Mr.. Atkins made personal EXPLANATION DENYING
the statement in the New York papers imputing to
him any responsibility for the Hot Springs omission
in The bill last session.
Mr.. Edmunds' bill was taken UP to amend the
provisions OF Revised Statutes relating to Presiden-
t1ai elections and counting votes for President and
Vice Pl esident. MIR. Edmunds addressed the Sen
ate in favor OF the bill. At 80 Mr.. Edmunos closed
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama took the flo,r to sneak TO.
morrow and the Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE.
Bills IntrOduced-Silver and the Banks
Disfranchisemcnt at the south.
Among the bills of the morning hour were the fol-
lowing:
To compel national banks to receive standard sill
yer dollars equivalent III value to gold coin.
Dbl ectng the Secretary of the Treasury to use the
$40, 90 10, legal tenders held for the redemption OF
fractional currency in payment OF the amount Of
$40 bonds.
By MIR. Page. to enforce the 18th auu 18th amend
ments IF the Constitution. The bill recites that in
the late election in South Carolina large number of
ale citizens belonging TO political party we-e
ty law enacted by the Legislature of said ate and
bs concerted system of oppression, terrorism an
fraud denied the rights secured TO them under the
Constitution and enacts that after March 1879 the
stae OF South Carolina shall be entitled to members
of the House of Representatives on the basis of the
whole number of white Inhabitants of said state.
BY MT Hewitt, TO secure a uniform Standard of
value Ut rectes that Congress in the exercise off
constitutional power has es abished common unit
OF valoe and provided for the free coinage OF gold
coin confor ming thereto. anu has further provided
fol- the Coinage of standard silver dollar VIII ch IS
iatended and ought to be the equivalent of the said
uOit of value. The BILL therefore in order to secure
and forever MAINTAIN the equality of the standard
silver dollar with tue lawful unit of vaiue provides
that the gold and silver dollars which full legal
ASST tant treasury Of New YORK, and makes it the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for
such lntercnange and cause to be coined such an
amount OF standard svec dollars as is foun neces-
sdry from time to time in order to meet the demand
forsuch dollars, and repeats all laws limiting he
amount to be coined Of such standard silver dollars.
MT Burchard offered resolution for holi lay re-
cess from Saturday, Dec q, until Monday, Jan. 6
Referred 70 the committee on ways and means.
MT. Fort moved to suspend The rules and dvpt a
resolution declaring that the legal tender quality of
the silver dollar OF 4i23 grains be maintained and
forced, and that any discrimination against them by
any national bank in refusing to receive them and
treat them legal dollars sua be deemed deuaoce
OF The law and instructDg the bansing committee to
report bill for the withdrowal of the circulating
Aoos vi Uduhs sO OHeDulDg defeated, yeas 15O, nays
w. not the necessary tw0-thids in tue affirmative.
Mr.. Chalmers moved to suspend the rules and pass
bill prohibiting contributions from officers of the
government for use in elections, but it went over
without action.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass bill pro-
hibitng tue further coinage OF trade dollars and d.
recting their exchange tor and recoinage in STANDARD
sver dollars Was defeated, yeas l54, nays o. be-
ing the necessary two-lhirds
On the motion of Mr.. Clymer a resolution was
adopted declaring that Congress shall lake part in
the services to be held honor of the memory of the
late Prot Joseph Henry on the 18th Of January.