The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-04-26
Congressional Proceedings.

PRinAy.-In the Senate, the army appro.
priation bill was further considered. Mr..
Groome, in response 10 request from Mr..
Beck, gave an account Of the use Of the mill
starry in Maryland In the House, the legisla.
tive appropriation bill was further discussed.
SATURDAY. The Senate was not in session.
Ia the House, Mr.. Stephens bill directing
the treasury TO redeem the subsidiary silver
coin in legal-tender money was considered
during the morning hour. Messrs. Mckinley,
Frye aad Blackburn engaged in spirited
personal controversy, the latter charging the
former with having made garbled quotations
from his recent speech on the army BILL The
legislative appropriation bill was then further
considered.
MoNDAV.--The Senate was occupied in dis.
cussing the army appropriation bill, Messrs.
Bayard and Maxey advocating its passage as
il came from the House. During his speech
Mr.. Bayard characterized as "foolish and in.
consistent the attempt Of the republican side
to raise the cry Of revolution because the
democrats, following long established us.
ages, proposed to attach legislation to appro-
priation bills, and he pronounced the pend
ing section regulating the use Of the army as
entirely germane.
In the House nearly fourteen hundred bills
were introduced under the call Of States. Mr..
Whitthorne introduced bill authorizing the
appointment of joint special committee to
inquire into the causes leading to the removal
of large bodies Of citizens from the Southern
States TO certain other States A brief
evening session was held, at which the legis.
latiye appropriation bill was debated.
TuEspAY.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Ingalls, in
troduced "A bill for the relief of the destitute
colored persons now emigrating from the
Southern States. The Wallace resolution in
reference to the appointment and removal of
the Senate employees was considered. The
debate ON the army appropriation bill was
resumed Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, being princi'
pal speaker. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Subsidiary Silver Coin
bill was passed without amendment, and goes
to the Senate. The legislative appropriation
bill was resumed, and the political debate
continued, an evening session being held for
speech making.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate, Mr.. Walace's
appointment resolution was considered. The
army bill was discussed by Mr.. Blaine and
others, pending which the Senate adjourned.
In the House, resolution was passed al.
lowing the Committee Of Labor to sit during
the recess, and appropriating $1,000 for its
expenses. A resolution offered by Mr.. Wood,
Of New York. was agreed to, requesting the
President to consider the expediency Of ne
gotiating for reciprocal treaty of commerce
with France. Mr. Cox, Of New York, intro
duced several bills, among them one to regulate
commerce with Canada, and another to ter.
inmate the naturalization treaty with Prussia,
which was referred. The Legislative appro.
priation bill was discussed, debate being con.
tinued in evening session.
TnuRsDAY.-ln the Senate, the army bill
was further considered. Mr. Conkling max
ing lengthy speech in opposition TO the
amendment prohibiting the use OF troops at
the polls. Several amendments from the re.
publican side were defeated by strict party
vote, and after deciding to vote on the sixth
section of the bill and pending amendments
the Senate adjourned.
In the House both the day and evening ses.
sions we're devoted to debate on the legisla.
tive appropriation bill. The House has or.
dered debate on the bill to close at 8 o'clock
FRIDAY afternoon