Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-12
Iron Saturdays Second Edlloal
CONGRESSIONAL.
Consideration in the Senate Of
the Fiscal Bill.
A House Bill Relating to Pensions
of 1919.
Bill TO Keep Troops from the Polls Signed
by Both Speakers.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-SENATE-
Mr.. Eaton introduced a bill, by re-
quest, relating to telegrahic communi-
cation between the United States and
foreign countries.
Consideration was resumed of the
bill making an appropriation for legis-
%lative, executive and judicial expenses
Of the government for the fiscal year
ending June IS, and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. Beck, of the committee on APP
preparations said the bill was substan-
TALLY the same as agreed to by the
committee on conference at the for
mel session of congress with but few
exceptions.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired whether
what is called political legislation is
the same as proposed last year, or did
it differ by enlargemento diminution.
Mr.. Beck replied that he was not pre-
pared to answer, as he had not com-
pared the proportions.
The bill to prohibit military inter
ference at elections was signed by the
President pro TEN, 1t will now be
taken to President Hayes.
Mr.. Beck moved the reading of the
bill be dispensed with to afford him
an opportunity to address the senate,
as he intends leaving the city and
may not return before the end of the
session.
Mr.. Hill then spoke with reference
to that part of the bill proposing new
legislation with regard to jurors, SUI
pervisors of election, etc.
HoUsE-A bill was reported from
the committee on revision of laws and
passed amending the law relating to
writs of prohibition and mandamuses;
also relating to widows of pensioners
of the war of 1872, $50 as to give pen
sions to women whoare the second time
widows). Opposition was made to
the latter bill as an entire change Of
pension laws, aud on motion of Mr..
Garfield wat referred to the pension
committee.
The bill prohibiting the presence of
the military at places Of election was
presented as enrolled, was signed by
the Speaker and was sent for the sigma
ture of the President pro. TEN. of the
Senate.
The house committee on banking
and currency appointed Buckner,
Ewing and Rice a subcommittee to
examine all bills referring to the sub
stitution of United States notes for
those of national banks, and to report.
AT the expiration Of the morning
hour consideration was resumed Of the
Warner silver bill. Mr.. Kelly said
it was not specially discreditable to
him hat he did know that the purpose
of the law Of 1873 was to memorabilia
the standard silver dollar when nei-
her the President who signed the bill
n or members of the cabinet we're
aware of it.
Mr.. Kelly, in the course Of his
declared himself free to admit
that when in 1872, he absurdly assert
ed that the unit of the United States
monetary system, the legal tender
silver dollar, which was at hal time
worth three cents less than the
gold dollar, was the subsidiary coin,
he knew no more on the subject OF
finance than was known on it to day
by the gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Clafin) or than his colleague (Fish-
cry. lie saw in the present symptoms
that which had worked the fall of the
Roman empire, among the %concurring
causes of which were successive
expansion and contraction Of cur
rency and decline Of silver and gold
mines in Italy, Spain and Greece, He
predicted that the remonitization of.
silver in United States and Europe
would restore peace, order and pros
perity throughout the world.
There is good reason for stating the
President will return the bill relating
to the use of the military at the poles
with another veto message.