Daily globe., 1879-04-29
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Extra Session.
TIE Senate.
RECEIVED AND REFERRED.

TIE Senate.
RECEIVED AND REFERRED.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The legislative, exc
cutive and Judicial appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the House and referred to the
committee on appropriations.
REPEALED.
The House Joint resolution to repeal certain
clauses in the sundry civil appropriation acts
of March Sd, 1879, passed. 1t makes approprl-
atious for the extension of military telegraph
lines in Montana and Texas, and repeats the
authority heretofore g ven the secretary of war
to lease the water power at Moline to the Mo-
line Water Power company.
METAL MONEY.
Senator Williams introduced bill to regu-
late the legal value of metal money AID pro-
vide for free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver bullion, aud to restore coin to circula-
ton. Referred. 1t proposes, in its first sec
ton, to make all gold and silver coin, includ-
ing the trade dollar, equally legal tender for
all debts public and private, to any amount,
and at their nominal value. The bill next
provides that the silver dollar of 41275 troy
grains of silver, nine-tenths fine, shall here
after be the standard unite value; that all sub
sidiary coin shall be exactly proportionate
to its weight and tineness; that the
gold eagle shall consist of 25S
other gold coins, including a $50 piece, of pro-
portionate value; that gold and silver bullion
shall be purchased by the United States mint
at the market price and without restriction as
to the amount, and be paid for either in law
full money Or in coin certificates OF deposit,
which shall also be legal tender, and result
ing coins shall be paid out for all demands on
the treasury, including interest on the public
debt as fast as they can be coined. The
bill also provides that after $780,
OOO0O0 of silver shall have
baeu issued the treasury department shall
provide for the casting of silver bullion into
bars, ingots and disks of standard hneness,
which shall be full legal tender for all debts,
public and private, at the rate of 41219 troy
grains to the dollar.
REyOKING A LAND GRANT.
Senator Vest introduced bill granting to
the State OF Missouri the lands heretofore
granted the St. Louis & Iron Mountain railroad
company and repeating so much of the act as
places Limitation on the grant.
EDUCATION OF THE RED MAN
Senator Pendleton introduced a bill to in
crease the educational facilities and establish
normal training schools for the benefit of the
Indian tribes who have educational claims on
thc United States. Referred.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
The bill giving seats on the floor of the
Senate and House to heads of departments
was taken up and Senator Pendeton made
speech IN it's advocacy.
Senator Pendleton said that the measure
appealed to no partisan interest. 1t trenched
on no partisan susceptibility. 1t awakened no
party spirit. 1t touched the relations of two
preat powers in the Senate and sought to i'm
prove their methods of communication with
each other After explaining the provisions of
the bill Senator Pendleton made sound con-
stitutional argument defining the relations OF
the Cabinet t. the executive and legislative
branch, and showing that the presence of the
Cabinet in Congress and oral statements by
them were contemplated by the founders
of the government snd are perfectly within the
powers of Congress to ordain. The conven-
ierce aad benefits of the proposed change were
considered at some length. The bill, he said,
proposed a change of methods only, not of
powers. If the secretary should refuse to
obey this law the power of peachment would
suffice to punish him if even it could not Co
cree obedience, as in all other cases OF official
delinquency. Clay resented the idea that de-
partments were part of the constitutional ex-
ecutive. He declared they We're creations OF
Congressional enactments, and therefore were
absolutely bound to obey its provisions. Prof.
Licber declared that while members of Con-
gress cannot be made heads of departments
yet that heads of departments can be admitted
to the floor with the right of debate. Judge
Starr. with that fullness OF learning and elo-
cuence which marks all his works, has main
tanned the
coNsrrrUT1oNAL1TY AND ExPEDIENCY
Of law such as l propose. Gaping British
WAYS" sometimes see it written. No, it is
not British way. 1t is the way of the gov
ernment of every civilized nation in the world
which has q legislature and executive except
our own. 1t is the reasonable, lntelllgent,
progressive way, the way OF improved legls'
hoe 1oaY16 #
the old way, more than farmer has given uE
a mower and reaper for the scythe and sickle.
THE conclusion of Senator Pendleton's re-
marks were greeted with applause.
SENATOR MORRILL,
said the departments were no creatures of Con
gress to be extended at will, but were createo
bv the constitution The trainers of the con
stitution were particular in providing agains
minuling the executive with legislative func
tions and those who passed the law organizing
the treasury department were jealous IN guard
ING against such result. Senator Morrill, the1
argued that it would be inexpedient to pas
this bill, saying, among other thlngs ina
American legislators We're not SO dull ana un
ambitious that they could not initiate and pas
measures without calling upon ana ASKING alG 7
of the heads Of executive departments. i
was no argument in favor OF tn
bill that foreign governments admltte
their cabinet officers to their dellberatlVe az
semblies. We should adhere to the metho1
known to free governments, ana not adoE
those observed in monarchies. One of the
MOST SERIOUS DANGERS
to be apprehended from such legislation as WI
now proposed, was a new and facile method {
changing the principle of our government by
change of rule.
: Senator Pendleton moved that his bill be la
on the table to be called up hereafter. Agree
r, and the Senate took up and passed the bi
nroyiding for the publication of the suppl
ment to the revised statutes.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The bill to prevent the Introduction of co
taeieus and infectious diseases into the Unit
State, was then taken up, pending which t
Senate went into executive session, and VII
the doors were reopened, adjourned.
THE TEST OATH.
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT.