The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-04-04
THE NEWS.
YLVth CONGRESS-,

to the House bill to repeal the specie re-
sumption act which provides that on and
after July 1st 1878, United States legal
tender notes shall be receivable for all
debts and dues, both public and private
that any national banking institution here
after organized or any national banking
association now in existence, which may
desire TO increase its circulation. shall de-
liver to the Secretary of the Treasury for
cancellation any of the bonds of the Unit
ed States payable within ten Years and
bearing six per cent. interest and shall re-
celve in exchange therefor legal tender
notes OF the United States to the amount
OF the nominal value of such bonds, which
said bonds shall be treated us part of the
sinking fund and recorded and destroyed
under existing laws. At the expiration of the
morning hour, Mr.. Howe called up his reso-
luton asking the President for informa-
ton in regard to the alleged defalcation of
Judge Whitaker. of Louisiana, and made his
promised speech. He bitterly denounced
Mr.. Hayes for many Of his official acts.
In course of his remarks referring to the
foundation Of the cabinet after briefly al
luding to Postmaster General Key, said the
President had selected one other who, al
though not a Democrat was yet not Re-
publican who was equally at home with all
parties and In all places by turns. He had
been everywhere and espoused and desert
ed every party. He spoke like an oracle
and his facile speech could be fitted to vi
cissitudes Of parties us readily as double
faced Satan can be turned to hide the acci-
dents of society. His cringing upon his
political associates always gave him popu-
larity with his political opponents, and he
rcsombled the prophets In never being with
out honor except where he happened to re-
side Inconstnnt in everything else, he
has hpnn constant tn liG trnla thnt of Dpl-
icies. He entered upon that before he was
of age, and he has pursued 1t since without
variableness or shadow of turning. His
first enterprise was to revolutiOnize tho
government under which he was born.
That failed and he fed. He was for II
short time lawyer in Wisconsin. but with
out clients. He was minister at Madrid,
but did not reconstruct the diplomacy Of
the world. He was mayor general, but
perverse history refused to record his vie.
tories. He was newspaper correspondent
and was unsuccessful. And he went on to
the end in a similar strain. Tho speech
caused some excitement.
In the House there was no business of
| moment, except under the call Of States a
number Of bills were introduced and re-
ferred. including n joint resolution author
ihng the Secretary of the Treasury to con-
vey TO the chamber of commerce OF New
York for two hundred thousand dollars the
site Of the late city postoillce; also q Joint
resolution declaring 1t ineXpedient at this
time to change or modify the tariff.
In the Senate on the 26th inst, the
House resolution to prescribe the time for
the payment of the tax on distilled spirits.
passed. Mr.. Christiancy from committee
on judiciary, says he was directed by ma
| jOrity Of committee to report back bill to re-
| n,1 tha an N In Hn poi,1 np bppnut
endeavor had been made in the committee
for sometime past TO amend the law so that
| 1t would be satisfactory to the public, but
there was such n conflict Of opinion it was
impossible to agree upon tho amendments,
Several members of the committee who did
not favor the repeal consented tn 1t the bill
should be reported without recommends
| tion.
The House ordered the printing of 800 OOC
copies of the report Of the commission OF
agriculture, and 100000 copies of the re-
port of the forestry commission.
A bill granting pensions to Indians
who were in the service of the United States
in the war OF 1872. was introduced in the
Senate on the 9th. A resolution was adopt.
ed allowing counsel in the contest for VIM
I Pitt Kellogg's seat $1,000 each. Consider.
alton of the Pacific railroad sinking funC
bill was resumed and arguments made by
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, Mr.. Beck, and others
The consuler and diplomatic service bill
was reported back with amendments ant
the amendments agreed to. The commit
tee on appropriations submitted an amend
ment to strike out of the House bill the ap
preparation of $40, 600 for the diplomatic ant
consuler service to be expended ut the dis
creton of the President.
In the House Mr.. Davis, of North Carolina
introduced Il bill to compensate Nortl
Carolina for the use and occupation of Ger
tain buildings and groundsby United State
troops. Referred. Mr. FELTON,, from tn,
committee on commerce, reported back th
bill to prevent the Introduction OF conta
gious Diseases in the United States, and eA
planned the provisions thereof. The bill
did not disturb the quarantine regulation
of any State, but State officials were mad
agents of the national quarantine system
After debate the bill was amended an,
+ passed, The House then resumed the con
sideraton of the Massachusetts contestc
S election case, Deane against Field, an
after debate vote was taken on the minor
ity resolution declaring Field entitled t
the seat; yeas 100, nays 1l0. The speaker
on announcing the vote, cast his vote in IA
G vor, thus tieing the vote and defeating tn
, resolution. This was received with greG
l applause on the Democratic side. Mr.. But
r Ter voted with the Democrats in the neg
ative, and the following Democrats wit
the Republicans in the affirmative: Messri
Hartridge Herbert. Jones, of Ala. Potte
!, and Cutler. Without coming to a vote o
the majority resolution the House a(
s journcd.
On the 2Sth, in the Senate, Mr.. Tellel
from the committee on railroads, reporte
s with amendment the Snate bill to incorpC
rate the national railroad and telegrap
= company, the object which is to col
n struct and operate railroad and telt
graph line from CheyeL," 20 Fort Larami
thence to Deddwood, and from Fort Lari
mic TO Fort Fetterman; thence in anorthe
n ly or westerly direction, to tho YellO
Stone river, near the mouth Of the B
y Horn river; thence to the Pacific ocean.
is gives the right of way through public land
including all necessary grounds for ST
tlons, buildings, shops, etc., not to eXcet
one hundred and sixty acres for each ST
ID tioh. Placed ON calendar.
- tablish a board of Pacific railroad commi
T. sioners provides that the President Shit
appoint three persons, who shall constitu
such board OF commissioners, and ha'
supervision of the various Pacific railroad
u each commissioner to receive $4,000 p
10 annum, and that they be allowed one Gle
o at a salary of 50 500, the salaries and expe
Q. SOS to be borne by the various corpor
tions. Mr.. Willis, of New York, offered
in resolution directing the judiciary commi
tee to ascertain all the facts and circuI
ld stances relating to the making of two co
tracts between the Union Pacific and Ka
sas Pacific railroads, bearing date respeC
l. lively about the 22d or 23d Of April, 1878. a
ie report such facts and circumstances; a
Mt also, whether such agreements were In co
travention Of general or special law. 7
. House then took up the resolution decla
Ing Mr.. Dean entitled to the seat, and
was adopted; yeas 124,nays 123 Before I
announcement the speaker claimed t
o. right to cast vote, and he voted In the |
h. flrmative, and the nnouncementwas gre'
i, ed with applause on the Democratic side
~ the House. Mr. Butler, Of Massachuset
by voted in the Affirmative with the Dem
n. Gratis. The following Democrats voted
.al the negative with the Republicans. Mess
~ Cutler, Hartrldge, Herbert, Henry, Pott
~ Rea, Singer. Walsh and Williams, ofiDe
to ware. Mr.. Haddock called up the SEM
Iat bill to amend an act to provide for the 81