The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-26
CONGRESS-.
FRIDAY 7,

III the I. D Senate MIR. ConkhGg pre-
scented petitions from the Board of Trade
and clJZens of Albany against the passage
of the Bland bill. Messrs. Bayard, of Del
Wallace and Cameron, OF Pennsylvania
and Mathews, of Ohio, presented petition.
OF citizens against a reduction of the tariff
and the restoration of the duty on tea anC
coffee. Mr. Wallace also presented a me
mortal from the Philadelphia Board OF
Trade in favor of the establishment of a
Department of Commerce. Bills were in
troduced by Mr.. Voorhees,, reviving the
Court of Alabama Claims and providing
for the distribution of the balance of the
Geneva award; and by MIR. Whyte, OF
Maryland, to repeal the law fixing a stand
ard OF vinegar; also, relating to the time
when pensions shall begin to rum
| In the House the Military Academy bill
was reported and made the order for Tues
day. 1t appropriates S212, Loo. Bills
were introduced by Mr.. Singleton, of Mis-
slssippi, extending the jurisdiction of the
| Southern Claims Commissioners; by Mr.
Mills, of Texas, giving lands to the severa
States and Territories which may establish
female colleges; and by Mr.. Freeman, OF
Pennsylvania, appropriating 5000, 900 fol
the continuance of work on the Govern
ment building in Philadelphia. A report
was presented from the Election Committee
i'll the case of Wiggington cs. Pecheco OF
California, declaring Wiggington, the
| Democratic contestant. entitled to the seat
Mr.. Biscock, of New York, from the same
| Committee. presented a minority report,
declaring Pacheco, who holds the celtIti-
cate, entitled to admission. A bill for the
relief of VIM. Ii. Newman for property
destroyed at Alexandria. Va, during the
war, was discussed, but not disposed of.
| The resolutions of respect to the memory
! OF Oliver L. Morton We're taken up, and,
after the delivery of the customary
eulogies, the House adopted the resolutions
and adjourned.
| MONDAY.
! In the |. 5. Senate, a number of bills
were introduced, among them one by Mr..
! Cameron, of Pennsylvania, for the coinage
of IA standard silver dollar, and making gold
and silver Jointly and not otherwise a
| legal tender. Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky.
offered resolution declaring it inexpedient
| to impose taxes at present for the purpose
of providing for the thirty seven millions
asked by the Secretary of the Treasury for
| the sinking fund; directing the Secretary
not to purchase and bonds for the reduc
ton of the principal of the National debt
until further order of Congress, and in-
structing the committee having charge OF
| the subject not to provide for the payment
during the next fiscal year of any part OF
of said sum in the adjustment of the taxa
| ton required for the maintenance CT the
Government. 1t was ordered to be printed
and lie over. The Mathews resolution was
discussed. but not disposed of.
| In the House, a shoal of bills was intro
duced under the call of States. Among
them was one by Mr.. ShaIenberger, OF
Pennsylvania, declaring gold and silver
jointly a legal tender, and another, by Mr.
! Riddle, of Tennessee, to suspend the
operation of the Sinking Fund law. Mr..
Southland. of Ohio moved to suspend the
rules and authorize the payment of Gus
! toms in legal tender notes after the list of
January next. Lost, for want of a two.
thirds vote, the yeas being 154, the nays 9S.
| The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY.
In the |. s. Senate, the Finance Com
mittee reported, with amendments, the bill
RENTING taxes on insolvert savings banks,
and it was placed OH the calendar. The
report of The Select Committee on Chi
nese immigration was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. A resolution was
submitted by Mr.. Hamlin, accepting the
statue Of William King, contributed
by the State of Maine to the National
Statuary Hall. Remarks in this connection
were made by Mr.. Blaine, who improved
the occasion to speak disparagingly of the
State of Massachusetts. This brought out
! Messrs. Dawes and Hoar and after long
debate, portions of which excited merri-
ment among the Senator's Mr. Hamin' S
resolution Was adopted. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned
In the House, Mr. Tucker of Virginia,
from the Ways and Means Committee, re-
! ported back the joint resolution extending
the time for withdrawal of spirits from
bond until the LIST of July next. 1t was
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Fertilization bill was reported and
by Mr.. Ewing from the Banking and Cur
rency Committee, was adopted, instructing
that Committee to ascertain the amount of
gold and silver coin and bullion owned by
the Government, the amount of bonds sold
for coin, the amount of coin, bank notes
and legal tenders held by the banks, and
such other facts as tend to show when it
will be practicable to resume specie pay
mentS. The Steamboat bill was considered.
The joint resolution accepting the statue
of William King, of Main, was conurred
in.
WEDNESDAY.
In the L. S. Senate Mr. Blaine introduced
Il bill for the coinage of Silver dollars, and
to make them legal tender. The bill to
! remove the Naval Observatory was con-
sidered. The Mathews resolution was
discussed by Messls. Cockrell of Missouri
and Randolph, of New Jersey, the latter
fly I'd A.
gave notice that he proposed to have the
session continued on Friday until the reso
luton and amendments could be disposed
of. After an Executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Ellsworth, of Mich
gan, introduced a bill relieving bank de
posits from internal revenue tax. The
Steamboat bill was considered, and all but
four pages of it disposed of. The Senate
resolutions of respect to the late Senator
Bogy were coucurred in and the House then
adjourned.
The Senate Naval Committee heard
Captain Howgate in advocacy of Mr.
Dawes bill, providing for another Arctic
expedition.
A subcommittee of the Ways and
Means heard an argument from Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll in favor of repeating
the tax on savings banks.
The Senate confirmed George r. Peck
as l. 5. Attorney, and John G. Carpenter
as Collector of Internal Revenue for Kansas
THURSDAY.
In the United States Senate, a resolution
was adopted instructing the committee on
appropl lations to inquire into the affairs
of and general management of the Freed
mems Bureau of the district of Columbia
Mr.. Lamar spoke at length against Mr..
Mathews's resolution declaring the right of
the government to pay its bonds in silver,
and also against the proposed plan of re-
monetization of silver. In the House, the
consideration of the steamboat bill report
ed from the committee on commerce occu
pied the entire session, and several amend
ments were adopted for rengthening the
liability clause relating to owners and
officers of vessels.
The House continued the consideration
of the bill amending the laws concerning
steam vessels: it was debated during the
entire session, and having disposed of all
but the last paragraph in the bill, adjourn
cd