Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

MONDAY, May 26-Senate. The senate
held short session for debate on the
bill making subsidiary coins legal tender
I'D sums of SO, but no vote was taken.
MONDAY. May 26-House.-The house
was not in session.
TUESDAY, May 27-Senote. sem
ate held short session for debate on
the bill relating to subsidiary coins but
adjourned without action.
TUESDAY, May 27-House.- house
after long debate came to vote on
the senate bill, to prevent the introduce
ton of contagious diseases, and it pass
ed just as it came from the senate. The
bill now goes to the president.
WEDNESDAY, May 28th-Senate. The
senate took up the subsidiary coinage
bill. The pending question being on
the committees amendment to substi-
tute $40 for 500. Edmunds moved to
emend by substituting $5 for $40. Re
jected. The committee amendment
was adopted; yeas 81, nays 81. On
motion of Bayard the fourth section
making silver coins of 25 cents and un-
der receivable for postage or in pur-
chase or postage stamps in sums not
exceeding So, was stricken out. After
further debate the bill was reported
back to the senate, and the amend
ments made in committee Of the whole
were agreed to. The bill was then read
a third time and passed.
WEDNESDAY, May 28th-House-T
bill for ascertaining the result of presi
Dental elections was reported from the
committee having the subject in charge
and it was ordered printed and rec om-
mitted. The house then engaged in
the business Of the morning. The bill
relative to the removal of causes from
state to federal courts came up fo1 final
action. The republicans refusing to
vote, the house was without a quorum,
and call of the house was ordered.
After long and desultory debate the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 29- Seaate.-The SEN
ate, after short session wholly unim-
pOrtant, adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 29-House.-The
house received the veto message, which
was read. The reading of the veto
massage was listened to with close, and
for time. respectful attention. Only
an audible litter went through the dem
ocratlc ranks, when the sentence was
read as to the effect Of the existing law
being to secure honest elections. Again
when the sentence was reaG as to what
good faith, honest endeavor and judicial
authority can do for the protection of
the elective franchise, the democrats
laughed outright, and republicans, as a
counter demonstration, applauded. Mr..
Cox wanted to have that section read
again, but his wish was not gratified.
At the conclusion of the reading the
republicans again applauded. The
house then Ton motion of Atk1ns)
proceeded to vote on the passage of the
bill Notwithstanding the presidents OBJ
| lection. The house refused to pass the
bill over the presidents veto; yeas 1l2,
nays 91-not the necessary two-thlrds
in the affirmative. This was a strict
party vote. Only four greenbackers
voted; two (Ladd and Stevenson) in the
affirmative, and two Barlow mad Ford
in the negative. The message of the
president was then referred to the
committee on judiciary with leave to
report by bill or otherwise, at any time,
and on motion of Stephens the amend
ments to the subsidiary coinage bill
were concurred in. The principal
amendments is that limiting the legal
tender quality of subsidiary coin to SIC
instead of $50, as the original provided
in the house bill. Mr.. Hawley moved
that when the house adjourned it be
to Monday next. Agreed to, yeas.
100; nays: 104. Adjourned until Mon.
day.