Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-17
FORTE.SLXTH CONGRESS.
April II.

the committee to audit and control the contin-
gent expenses of the Senate was authorized to
consider the subject Of the number OF clerks In
the employment OF the Senate, with a view to
economy and the classification OF duties, and
report by bin or otherwise.
MIR. Morgan introduced bill to regulate the
appointment Of L. s. marShalS.
MT Grover, from the committee on the re-
vision OF the laws, made report In favor OF
printing supplement TO the Revised Statutes.
Nr. GroOme offered a joint resolution prov ID
Ing for the printing of three thousand copies OF
Wheeler'S Survey for the use OF the House, one
thousand for the Senate, and one thousand for
the War department.
The above was appropriately referred.
that the order Of the Senate regulating the ap.
pcintment and removals of CLERKS and employees
from office be so amended so as to read: That
such Officers OF the Senate be removed and ap-
pointed by the Secretary OF the Senate and the
sergeant alarms respectively.
Mr. Anthony objected to the consideration of
the resolution. which therefore lies over
-, me Senate proceeded to the consideration OF
the army bill.
Mr.. Morgan said that so far only the b,rdar
and northern states had been heard from in
this Debate; no Senators from the late rebe!lous
states had participated in the discussion. while
the south had been referred to often. in
Terms OF great severity, and almost always
IN the spirit OF Complaint While he
Ieit wounded and mortified that the
oeDate TOOK That direction, he prOpo sed at a
future time to enter upon a vindication of the
south In the matter OF legislation since tue
termination OF the war. This would be dis
tastelCl TO him were 1t not that On every cues
t1on that came before the Senate was treated as
II tne legislation was at the fnstan :e of the
southern states. The pending question to re-
peal the law authorizing the presence OF troops
at the polls was not measure brought forward
by southern men. 1t was introduced during
me nt,,.I last session of Congress by Represen-
democrat and lawyer. He (Mr. Morgan1
recognized the question as one of constitutional
law, and which concerned the liberties Of the
Peopie' not only now, but hereafter, and in
VOWED struggle, the determination OF which
would show whether the army was to control
or whether 1t was to be kept within p.ouar
unit unit Tie senators from the south believed
mat they were entitled to all the pri v1leyes en-
yoyed by any other section, and their states en-
Tilted TO as much respect and consfdera alton AZ
any any olher states ana that the southern coun-
sells and votes should be received with as much
gcod VIII as those from any other quarter.
But WITHOUT proceeding further at this time
fasl he lMr; Morganl would yield the floor to his
HOUSE.-The regular order OF business was
announced by the Speaker to be the consdera-
ton of the bill reported yesterday from the
committee on coinage weights and measures
for the interchange of subsidiary coins for leya.
tender money In sums Of $40 and multipies
thereon, and making such coins legal tenderin
sums not exceeding $40.
stand why the bill should be referred to the
committee on banking and currency, as had
tee1 peen suggested BY Mr Buekner, chairman Of
the House, and If the gentleman from Missouri
desired to perfect the bill he could do SO In the
House. He maintained also that the Committee
on coinage was the proper committee to pro-
pose this bill. Currency In this country meant
paper currency, but this bill dealt with coin.
and therefore properly emanated from his COM
mlttee. This country, from the west and north
and east-all the business men OF the country
desired the passage Of the bill, and he hoped
that the House would pass it Immediately.
ana fe1erred to the committee on banking and
currency, and spoke In support of his motion,
He admitted the desirability Of having such
Gill promptly passed; but II the coinage COM
mittee could have jurisdiction over this bill 1t
could have Jur sGiction over every subject
connected with the currency.
Mr.. CD1ttenden supported Mr.. BucknerS mo-
ton lie could not see what the coinage com.
mfttee had to do with a bill which proposed TO
redeem silver coin in legal tender money. He
was sold In Wall street at a discount OF two or
three per cent. and it was a disgrace 10 the U.
5 Congress that year after year that state
1actS should be allowed to exist.
Mi Clafiin opposed Mr.. Buckners mot on,
ard argued that tie coinage committee had
ploper Jurisdiction over the subject.
Mr I rec argued In favor OF the reference. If
this IL did not belong to the committee on
banking and currency he would suggest the
propriety OF aboishing that committee entirely
refer, and 1t was defeated-SS to97.
The Dill, therefore, remained before the
House for action In the morning hour.
Mr.. stephens said that he had no desire to
had male two alterations in the bill in
trcduced last Congress by Senator Booth, to
which bill the petition had referred.
should be exchanged in legal tender notes. The
committee had made it exchangeable in s.legal
tender money" when presented In sums of $40
legal tender to the amount of S. His own Opin-
ion was that they should be legal tender to the
amount OF $2O because men who had to pay iu-
not now do it with coin bearing the Stamp of
the government upon It. He regarded that as
cheat and fraud upon the labor Of the coun-
mgneY 5 The government has ought not to put forth
The secretary Of the Treasury had
Ia last n congress on expressed the same opinion
The committee had so reported the bill 10 the
last last Congress - The House had passed it, and 1t
nsa gone 70 te senate Haa where It remained un
by some members Of the committee to reduce
the legal l.tender quality OF subsidiary silver
Mr. Haskell declared himself entirely I'm favor
OF making the subsidiary silver coins legal-ten-
der for larger sum than is now provided by
law; He was not, however, in favor of their
exchange into greenback currency In the sums
specliied In the bill. It was great economic
Irnclpie that the poor people of a country were
Detter on IN proportion as they had larger
to see the largest possible circulation of the
subsidiary coins. There was plethora of them
to-day cnly In the hands Of bankers brokers
and shoopkeeperS in the larger towns. Rut
there was not enough OF them in general cIrcu
latiOn.
Mir. Kelley thought that the gentleman froms
Kansas (Mr. HaSkelD was wholly wrong His
mails were every day burdened with appeals
from the labOr!Dg classes and small traders of
his city for relief from a tax amounting annu-
ally to hundreds CT dollars, not for the beneft
CT the government, but for the benefit of those
whose trade was to buy and sell subsidiary sil.
yer coin and trade dollars. A respectable bank
ing firm had stated to him that 1t was glutted
with fractional silver coin-that the small trad
erS paid 1t In that inferior coin. The firm
therefore, was compelled to carry these coins to
Cd street with the certainty that they would he
sold again at profit to the broker and come
back to 1t again. He was. therefore, in favor of
the bill.
Mir. Fort spoke in opposition to the third Sec
ton Of the bill, which makes the subsidiary
silver coin legal tender to the amount of $40.
Mr.. Springer offered an amendment increas-
ing the legal tender quality OF subsidiary silver
coin to $40.
The morning hour having expired, the bill
went over without action.
The Speaker laid before the House number
or executive communications, which we're an
prOpriately referred.
Mr.. Atkins moved to go into committee of the
whole Onndinp which th,r