The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
senate.


Mr.. Bruce introduced bill to provide foi
the investment OF certain unclaimed pay and
bounty money in the treasury, and to faeili-
tate and encourage the education of the
colored race in the several States and Terri
tories .. Mr.. Window submitted an amend
ment to the resolution offered on the day pre-
vious by Mr. Voorhees, providing for COM
mittee OF five senators to investigate the
causes of the emigration OF colored persons
from the Southern to the Northern States.
The amendment provides that in case said
committee shall find that the exodus is caused
by cruel or unjust treatment, or by the denial
or abridgment of personal or political rights,
they shall further inquire and report to the
Senate first, what, if any, action of Congress
Is necessary to secure to every citizen OF the
United States the full and free enjoyment OF
uil rights granted by the Constitution; second,
whether the peaceful adjustment OF sectional
issues may not be best secured by the distri-
button OF the colored race, through their par
tial migration from those States and congress
sional districts where, by reason of their
numerical majority, they are not allowed the
peaceful exercise of their rights OF citizenship;
and that the committee report as to the ex-
pediency and practicability OF providing such
territory or territories as may be necessary
for the use and occupation of such persons as
may desire to emigrate from their present
homes in order 10 secure the full and free
enjoyment of their constitutional privileges.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Morgan introduced resolution to re-
store to the public domain all lands granted
by Congress to aid in the construction OF GER
tain railroads which have not been earned I'M
der the grants. Mr.. Call introduced a bill
to repeal section 8, 4S0 OF the Revised Statutes.
Section 8, 480 prohibits the payment by gov
eminent officers ofany claim against the gov
eminent which accrued prior to April Is, 1861,
in favor Of any person who engaged in the
late war. -. Mr.. Groome offered resolution
for the appointment of nine senators as a Sc
lect committee to examine into the subject OF
an interoceanic canal. Laid on the table 49,.
Mr.. Morgan presented a resolution to con-
tinue the present volume Of treasury notes
and to preserve their legal tender value, and
made long speech in its favor, saying it was
antagonistic to the bill offered by Mr. Bayard.
He said that we may go too fast in repeating
the legal-tender clause and that the people
have unbounded confidence in paper money.
Adjourned.
On motion of Mr.. johnson, the Senate took
up and passed the resolution reported by him
from the committee on agriculture, originally
introduced by Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia,
instructing the committees OF agriculture of
both houses to consider the subject of aeri-
culture and report what should be done by
the government to better, advance and en-
courage agricultural interests. On motion
of Mr.. Booth, the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the House bill making appropria' ions
for the payment OF naval ard other pensions
for the fiscal year ending June so, 1880. The
bill was passed. On motion Of Mr.. Voorhees,,
the Senate took up the resolution offered by
him for the appointment OF committee to
investigate the causes Of the emigration OF
negroes from the Southern to the Northern
States. Mr.. Voorhees, said he thought the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Window, in
structing the committee to inquire whether it
was advisable for the government to provide
separate territories Tor the negroes, where
they could exercise their constitutional rights,
was at least premature. Mr.. Window replied
that there was a portion OF the Indian Terri
tory that could be set apart for the negroes
and snch cession would be practical solu-
ton of the question. After further discussion
Mr. WINDOWS amendment was rejected by a
vote of Is to 25. After further remarks the
resolution was modified SO as to omit special
refer ence to North Carolina and Indiana, and
accepted an amendment by Mr.. Window, and
the resolution was then adopted by vote OF
q to H. Adjourned.