The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-28
FORTY. .sTxTH CONGRESS-.
The Judicial Expenses Rlll Passes the
Senate-'Fhe Political Fragment OF the
HiIi Passes the House by n Party
Vote.

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Senate-'Fhe Political Fragment OF the
Hill Passes the House by n Party
Vote. ....
WASHINGTON, June 81
SENATE.
Mr.. Vests resolution declaring IN favor
Of free coinage and reconciliation oi
silver was taken up and during debate
AlesSrs. Herman, Ferry and Allison, pro-
tested against this method Of instructing
the Finance Committee. There was not
time this session TO mature measure, vital.
ly affecting the whole financial system and
indirectly the industries OF the country.
Hence the silver bills had been postponed,
but not indefinitely. The committee was
pledged 10 act on them early in December.
Mr.. Vest called attention TO the fact
that the resolution was soley an express
sion OF intent 10 show the country how
the Senate stood.
Mr.. Houston advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Allison moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Maxey opposed the motion. To
reler this was nero expression OF the
abstract opinion. The Finance Commit
tee had nothing to do with it, and could
not report on It. ..r
Mr.. Allison further objected, and said
that the resolution looked TO unlimited
coinage, which would drive gold out OF
the country, aud flood us with European
bullion.
After further debate Mr.. Vest offered
the tollowingas q substitute for his first
resolution to obviate any circumloCution
as to It's working:
Realued, That complete remonetiza-
ton OF silver and It's restoration TO perfect
equality with gold, both as coin and bul.
lion, are demanded alike by distates Of
justice and wise Statesmanship.
The morning hour expiring, the resolu-
tion goes over until tomorrow.
The resolution providing additional pay
for Congressional employees was again
taken up.
The amendments OF Messrs. Wallace and
Ingalls, tormingone on the judicial expenses
bill political assessments bill, &C., were
Withdrawn by unanimous consent.
The resolution passed as reported from
the committee, with slight amendment.
MIR. Eaton reported from the Committee
on Appropriations, without amendments,
the judicial expenses appropriation bill,
passed yesterday by the House. He said
there would no attempt by the majority
TO shorten the debate and night session
would not be forced. The bill was then
considered.
Several amendments were offered but
rejected, and the bill was finally passed.
Alter the transaction OF some other bus
iness the presiding officer laid before the
Senate message from the President Of
the United States, transmitting his veto OF
Senate Bill No. $50 for the relief OF Joseph
=. Collins (relerred TO the Committee on
Military AfIairs).
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AT the morning hour the private bust.
ness was dispensed with and the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the
bill appropriating 5000, 900 to pay the fees
OF us. Marshals and their deputies. Cen
eral debate on the bill was limited to one
hour. The debate was opened by Mr..
Garfield. He grouped some OF the lead
ing points made at the present session on
the Democratic side. These propositions
were that there are no national elections:
that the United States have no voters; that
the States exclusively have the right
to conduct and control the election OF
members OF Congress; that Senators and
Representatives are State officers, agents
and ambassadors; that the United States
have no authority to keep the peace with.
In State, and have no peace to keep,
that the United States is not nation but
a contederacy Of States, and finally that
the States are sovereign. He declared
that these propositions constituted body
OF doctrine more extreme than had ever
been heard before, except at the very
crisis oil secession. He believed those
doctrines to be erroneous and vicious, and
proceeded to lay down and support by
argument the former proposition.
MIR. Garfield went on TO show the fallacy
OF the idea that States are sovereign, and
declared that the question had been de.
clded in thenegative not only by the Su-
preme Court in a long line OF decisions,
but also by the great arbtramentof OF war,
but that now 1t seemed that the question
was not to be allowed TO stay settled, for
the people had been told recently in the
South that the lost cause was not lost, and
that the men who had fought against the
Union were not in conspiracy against it.
In conclusion he predicted that the bill
which had been before wrecked in an
other hulk was about starting out on a
short, disastrous and ignoble voyage.
Mr.. Hurd then took the floor and re-
piled TO Mr.. Garfield.
After further debate the committee rose
and reported the bill to the House, and It
was passed. Yeas, IS, nays 90.
Though several Greenback members
were present, only one (Stevenson) voted,
he casting his vote in the affirmative.
The Senate Joint resolution, for the ap-
pointment Of joint committee Of the two
houses, To take into consideration what
changes, IL any, should be made in the
mode Of collecting and guarding the reve.
nues OF the Government, was referred to
the Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Olymer, from tho Committee on APP
preparations. reported the bill correcting
the two clerical errors In the army apprO.
priation bill. Passed.
Mr.. Morrison, as o question OF privilege,
offered resolution for the final adjourn
ment OF Congress on Monday, June 30, at
4P.M.
On division the vote stood: so and Is,
and point OF mo quorum" was made on
the Republican side. The yeas and nays
were then ordered, and resulted: Yeas 03,
nays 7S. This was strict party vote, with
the exception Of Mr.. ACklen, who voted in
the negative. All the Greenbackers pres.
ent voted in the negative.
Adjourned. ..
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