The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-29
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
A Quiet bay in IIOIh Houses Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.
SENATE.

eSSQry tU object to his appointment mcrpl,
because he was relative.
The morning hour expiring the resolu
tons went over.
The Senate then took up the bill I,
make subsidiary coin eXchanueable 10
lawful money, and making such coin lc
ga tender in sums not exceeding so.
The pending question being upOl
the committees amendment to snbs,itut,
$40 for so, Mr.. Edmuudsmoycl TO amen,
tho amendment by substituting So 70
$40. Rejected
The committees amendment was alopt
ed San 'N'a - ''l
On motion Of MIR. IInyard, the fourth see
ton, making silver coins OF the face vain,
Of 25cunts and under receivable for most
age or in the purchase of hostage stamns
in sums not exceeding three dollars. wa,
stricken ont. g, Sf
Mr.. COnkliup asked Mr.. Bnyarl If IN,
clause making subsidiary coin a lecal ten
tender in sums of sin IN w"nii F." con @
strurd as making il receivable TO Inn,
amount for the PAYMENT of pos,oTn anG
purchase Of STAMPS,
Mr. Bayard said he thought il would
lIOuHIl tIllS WIS OlllN Ills DuFSOlll DDlnlOu
The question recurring on ConkIino'.
amendment TO the third section TO subsii.
tute the words "siIver coins Of the Tinted
States OF smaller denomination than onq
dollar" for the words fractional or suh.
sidiarv silver coins" Itwas nIoptnI
Mr.. Cockrell thought the bin would
practically result in n contraction of rnr.
rency TO the extent Of twentv milIions nj
dollars, Silver wolld he bonrdCb in ihr
Treasury and there was no proyision in
the bill by which it could be drawn out
cXcept 6y cxrhnnrinr morn vnlnnLIo
legal tender for il.
Mr., Allison said thrrc coulI ho rocor.
s.ruction us small coin took the place Of
'F"ttiohHl currency -,
cd back TO the Senate, and The omCnjmnnts
made in the Committee of the WbnIn
agreed to.
The bill was read a third time and pass.
ed,
Mr.. Edmunds said he was so well con.
vinccd that the bill ought not Ia hnvn
passed that he would move 10 rerorsiJrr
Tho yolr inst ,,Lnr TLn,r,,;o,, -,
slider the vote was lost.
On motion Of MIR. pcndlcton. IN. hill
heretofore introduced bv him IN nrov;I,.
that the principal officers of thr Eyrrn,ivr
Department may occupy seats on thr
floor OF the Senate and 'IInusn of p.nr,,.
sruta;ivrs, was taken from the fable and
On his motion referred To n commi,,,rr
hereafter 10 he anpointrd hv tho Chnir
On motion Of Mr, Call the senate tool
up the bill to allow the use of the militia
and land and naval forces Of the I'ni,rJ
States in certain cases and rnurnl III. nInr.
ton laws.
Without action the Senate want int,
executive session. and when III" d"nr.
were rc.oucurd adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill for asrrrt,ininr the r..rlt nj
Presidential elections was rrnor,rJ iron,
the committee having the subiert in
CHARGE. ami WAS 0rIrrn1 rr;n,"G onJ ra'
committed. ''' u
The House then engaged in the hpsipos.
oi the morning houT tLr lin roln,;w" y,
the removal OF eases from State IN TcJorni
Courts. ',''>, W wv "'
The RcpnhlirorS rrfusinr IN vo,o ,ho
II :"'.'l "'' '''"'''- " NV'c lIir
II lioHse ,I , %ts without quorum, and a call
The mornin" Ln,r w,. rs,j ~, la. ILL
tory motions without any oIvancn Il iI,n;m,, ';,"
malc in the ''=
Mr. Springer sent to the Clerks desk Il
Ir3po5ltlnn 70 amend the rules first by
anv n"ni"s !" 'J ,,co.ro o'',rr r0r or ,'i' nor"
morning hour hut not disposed Of; T. and md
second, that when question has not been
y9len on, NE Speaker shall count the
iiouse' "'l' II therc DC aHuornm present
business sIlSI pt3ceen tte same aS II
quorum IN l"a Notel'
Mr ConSrr objected to the proposition
oriiE , el'l'er received or read ami the Re.
puP!iCahS' under ILLS lead, again tesorted