The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-17
Congressional Proceedings.

FRIDAY.-In the Senate, House bill was
passed to pay James b. Eads for the con.
struction of jetties at the mouth of Mssis.
sippi river. House bill to prohibit military
interference at elections was taken up, and
speeches against its passage were made by
Senators Blaine, Edmunds and Chandler.
The bill was then passed without single
amendment by a vote of 80 to 20.
In the House, bills removing the political
disabilities OF john X. Waddy and j. II.
North, of Virginia, and Gen. John C. Penn.
berton, of Philadelphia, Pa, were passed.
The Warner silver bill was called up. and
Mr.. Weaver, Greenbaeker, of Iowa, spoke in
its favor and advocated a double standard
SATuRDAY,-Senator Hill occupied the time
with long but temperate speech on the leg
islative appropriation bill. Senator Chandler
followed in brief speech, in which he de.
Tended letter Of his, written in 1861, which
Mr.. Hill had read, in favor Of some ''blood
letting
In the House, the silver debate proceeded
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pa, explaining what he had
learned since 1872.
MoxDAY.-In the Senate, the legislative
appropriation bill was further debated, Mr..
Window opposing and Mr.. Coke advoeatngit
In the House large number Of bills we're
introduced, among them one for the erection
at Annapolis, Nd, Of monument to the of.
hceIs and men who persisted in the wreck of
the Huron, and another giving the consent
OF the United States to the prosecution OF the
suit Of g. W. Gusts Lee for the recovery of
Arlington under certain circumstances. An
effort TO suspend the rules and pass a bill re-.
wing the income tax failed for want of two.
thirds vote, the vote standing yeas l04, NAYS
a.. The Presidents message vetoing the bill
TO prevent the interference Of the military
az elections was read, aud the House decided
to consider 1t Tuesday. A motion TO sus.
pend the rules and pass the army appropria.
ton bill without the political amendments
was rejected-yeas l0I, nays 100, the demo
Gratis voting in the negative, and the green.
hackers, with one exception, voting with the
republicans in the affirmative.
TuEsDAY.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Bayard,
from the finance committee, reported House
bill, with amendments, to provide for the ex.
change OF subsidiary coin Of the United States
for lawful money. The Senate by vote of
81 TO 20 refused to strike out clause in the
legislation appropriation bill directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay arrearages
ofpensions with the ten million dollars kent
rs special fund for the redemption OF frac.
tional currency.
In the House personal explorations were
made by Messrs. Shelley, Russell aud kitcll.
en-, during which the latter gentlemen in.
dulged in some rough reflections on each
other. A motion 10 pass the anti.miIitary
Interference bill over the Presidents veto
resulted yeas ~, nays o., not being the ne.
cessary constitutional two.thirds SO the bin
failed. The bill relating to the coinage laws
was further discussed.
WEDxEsDAY.-In the Senate, a resolution
was adopted requesting the President 10 In.
form the Senate whether the governments ae.
quircd lands by purchase, under the treaty Of
1866, IN the Indian Territory, and whether L
Is the intention TO locate therein Indians OF
freedmen. A bill was passed removing the
political disabilities OF John s. Saunders Of
halnmorei the same bill also passed The
House The Senate further considered the
legislative appropriation bill, and Mr. Herman
spoke against test oaths and the use Of from,
at the polls. An amendment was adon,,d
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 ii
sue Immediately, for the payment of arrears
Of pensions, that portion OH the SO 600 OO(
in legal currency now in the treasury.
In the House Mr.. Warmers free.eoinags
silver bill was discussed by Mr.. Ewing.
THuRsDAr----In the Senate, the leeislaiiy
appropriation bill consumed the entire session
MI. Thurman made q lengthy speech IA fayol
Of the bill, and against the law providing !
test oath for federal jurors and federal "a Der
visors and deputy marshalls ct elections.
In the House, Mr. McI.ane spoke IN favo,
Of the bill 70 amend tho Revised Statutes r.
lallng TO the removal Of cases from the United
States courts. Mr.. Warmers silver bin WA
further considered, and the first and second
sections adopted. ee