The Portland daily press., 1879-04-23
XLVI CONGRESS--IST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The Senate, at the expiration Of the morning hour,
took up the Wallace resolution to vest the appoint
ment and removal of Senate employees in the Secre-
tary and sergeant alarms, the question being on
Edmunds' substitute, which was opp posed by Pen
dleton and advocated by Conklipg.
Mr. Pendieton gave notice that on Thursday he
would call up the bill providing for giving the heads
of departments seats the floor Of the Senate and
House. ~
Senate then resumed the army BILL Mr. Garland
took the same Democratic of the question
and said it not the small number of troops act
ually in the South but the power behind them that
was the object of terror. Rather than see the ber-
ties OF the humbest citizen longer abridged he would
see The capital crumbe to pieces, ships at their
moorings and the supreme Court unfrocked.
Mr.. Davis OF LII followed with a long and power
ful speech. He deprecated the bitter party strife
Predominant In the debate on this measure The
cry of revolution was mere fiction 1t had no found
alton but produces lnfnite mischief and tends to
demoralize every material interest of the country
1t was the imperative duty of the hour instead o.
turning the attention Of the people back into history
to direct to the troubled business interests of the
country. 1t appeared to him tn the speeches on
the pending bill did not represent the opinion of the
masses Of either section The country could not be
party success. He saw nothing Objectionable in The
repeal of law framed in time of war af er wears of
profound peace He produced precedents from
English history in favor OF the absence of troops
from the polls. He eulogized Lincoln. He claimed
that the pwer of the President to answer the call
TO repel invasion or suppress ection was not
apriaged by the measure. He hoped when the bill
was dispo.ed of all would come together and give
the country what had been given party,
Mr.. Allison followed and at o'clock the Senate
went into executive session and shortly after ad-
joLrned. .ir
HOU.E.
The House dispensed with the reading of the
journal today and resumed the subsidiary silver coin
bill.
Mr.. Cbittenden made brief statement in favor of
the bill. The House proceeded to vote on the amend
ment.
AN amendment was offered by Mr.. Gillette for
the redemption Of subsidiary silver coins in paper
fractional currency, but he subsequently withdrew
it.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Newbury. re-
curing That small coins, cents three cents etc., be
received for postage stamps, in sums not exceed
Ing three dollars, which was agreed to.
The House afterwards passed the subsidiary silver
CONS DILL The bill as passed provides that silver
coins smaller than 81 be exchanged for lawful money
IN sums of $40, and makes lawful money exchange |
able Tor silver coins in like amounts 1t makes sub
sidiary silver coins legal tender for all debts public
and private in sums not exceeding $40. 1t makes |
minor coinage receivable at post offices to the amount
of So. |
Ihe House went into committee of the whole on |
the legislative bill and was addressed by Mr. Bailey
Mr.. Covert of New York spoke on the Democratic |
side of the question: conining himself to the recital
OF what he characterized as high handed outrages |
perpetrated In New York under color of the jnfa-
nous federal election law.
Mr. Frye of Maine asked leave to interpose a re-
memark, but Covert declined to YIELD audiHg to
him as agent of the Ckolona States. [Laughter)
Mr.. Mudrow denied the assertion of Mr.. FRYE the
other day that the Okoona States endorsed by
scores OF other papers SOUTH and said half its en-
dolsements were from Republican sources. Those
from Democratic sources were not of recent date.
Mr.. Frye undertook to reply, but Mr.. Geddes OBJ
tanned the floor and proceeding, not noticing Mr..
Frye. This made Mr.. Frye indignant and he ex-
claimed, "That is the courage of the gentlemen of
New York and Mississippi who make their filings at
me and then shut the door. That is courage. That
chivalryr'
Line chairman interposed and Mr.. Geddes Welded.
Mr.Frye then thanked the chairman blackburn )for
his sense OF fair play, and then replied to Muldrow
quoting from another Democratic paper nubIsbed ar
Okelona the laudatory article on the sneecb
made by Chalmers from the Okolona States. showing
said the two papers ate soup out of the same bowl
With the same spoon. He also stated that the circu-
alton of the States had increased 12 per cent since
1874, aud had as large circulation as any Southern
country paper.
Muidron challenged the production of a single en-
iorsement OF that paper by any Southern newspaper
nce the publication of the recent articles that had
given such notoriety to the paper.
Geddes resumed the floor and made speech on
.he Democratic side.
BayIe of Pennsylvania made an argument on the
Republican side and Shelienberger followed on the
anne side.
Recess was then taken ill 7.3O p. M.
Evening session
Not ha!f-dozen members were present when the
Iouse assembled, and with Thompson Of Kentucky
D chair went into Committee on the Whole on legis-
stlve bill. Alter speeches by Waddn, Crayeus,
obertson, and Kilcbin in favor OF proposed re-
cal, and by Dwight in opposition thereto the com.
ttee rose and the House at 10 O'Clock adjourned. 5