The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-23
Fo-:y-six:h ConGrcss-.-EirSt Session.
WAsHINGToN, April -, 1879.


SENATE.
The Senate ut the expiration OF the mora
ing hour took up the Wallace resolution TO
vest appointment and removals OF Senate
cmolorG. in the Secretary and Scr@cant-at-
Arms of the senate, the question beng on
Edmunds's substitute, when was opposed
bv pcndleton and advocated By Ccnkiln".
Without action on the Wallace resolution
the Senate resumed the consideration OF the
army appropriation bill.
Dir. Garland addressed the Senate. lie
quoted the English law and commentaries
thereon showing the strict subordlnatIon
10 the civil authority in which the military
forces are held in Great Britain. He dcprc-
| Gated the exhibitions Of sectional feeling,
and did not helicyc that the country could
| be prosperous so long as the old conflict be-
tween North and South is used each rccur-
ring presidential election rs IN instrument
tally q party success.
| MIR. Davis. OF Illinois, followed in favor
| Of the pending bill. In the course OF his
sDrcch lie said: No man loved Mi. Lin.
cola or honorS his memory more than |,
nor had any one greater opportunl'
ties to learn the constitution OF his
mind and character and his habits OF
thought. He was i;rge-!eartcd. wiser thaf
those associated with him. 1I!II of SEinpt'
thy for struggling humanity, without
malice. with charity Tor cirlnS men. loving
his whole country with deep dcIollnh
and intensely anxious 20 save II. bclicE-
! inr ~ lio that ic WAS raised up DE IroVl-
! dcncc for the great crisis OF the war OF Inc
rebellion, | have equal belief that had nc
! lived wcwould have been spared muc! CT TIE
/ strife Of these latter days, and that Wc Wculd
no" DC pn t.,v high read to lIu:p,I itv.
! Such a man, hating all forms OF oppression,
! and deeply imhued with the principle that
! imburd the men OF IS TO resist the stamp.
tax, would never have willingly entrusted
power 10 any one, unless war was fragrant,
TO send troops 10 oversee IN election"
Mr.. Allison next addressed the Senate in
opposition 10 the bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House. having dispensed with the
reading oil Yesterdays Journal, resumed tie
consideration OF the subsidiary silyer-coil
bill.
Mr.. Chirtcnden, Of New York, made 6
brief statement in favor Of the bill, and the
House proceeded to vote on the amendments
to it. 49,,
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Gil,
lette, OF Iowa, for the redemption OF SUB
sidiary silver coins in paper fractional cur
rency Of ten, twenty-five, and hlty cehtS'
which currency snail be iesai teuaei " INC
amount Of ten dollars.
Dir. Stephens, OF Georgia, who had charge
of the bill, said that personally he was IN
favor Of the amendment, and that the sub
ject was before the Committee on Coinage,
but that he did not want this bill encum-
bered with it.
Upon this representation Mr.. Gillette
withdrew his amendment.
An amendment was offered by Dir. New
berry of Michigan, requiring small coins
(cent, three cents, &c., to be received at
postofces for postage-stamps in sums not
exceeding three dollars. After discussion
the amendment was agreed to.
The House has passed the subsidiary slt'
yer coins bill. The bill rs passed provides
that silver coins OF smaller denomination
lawful money when presented in sums OF
twenty dolisrs; makes lawful money ex.
chapg eable into silver coins in like amounts
makes subsidiary silver coins legal tenael