The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Vance replied to Mr. Blaine and, after an
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, May 20, Mr.. Mcdonald
asked leave to introduce bill authorizing
the President of the United States to en-
ploy the militia and land and naval forces
sof the United States to enforce the laws
wherever their execution is obstructed by
combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by judicial authorities, ETC.,
and preventing the military from being
used as posse comitatus, except in cases as
authorized by the Constitution and
laws. Mr.. Edmunds objected to the intro
dnction OF the bill, on the ground that pre-
Mcdonald then withdrew the bill, and
gave notice be should ask leave to intro
duced it tomorrow. Consideration of
the Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Appropriation Bill was then resumed.
The bill, after great deal of discussion,
and the rejection of several amend
nsS1;s- offered by Mr.. Edmunds, was read
the third time and passed-yeas, 81; nays,
27. The Senate adjourned till Thursday......
In the House, the business of the morn
ing Eour was the bill to amend laws re.
lating to the transfer of cases from State to
Federal Courts. Mr.. Frye moved to lay
the bill on the table. The motion was de.
feated-yeas 90, nays 112. The vote was
strict party one, with the exception of Mr.
Conger, who voted in the negative for the
purpose of moving a reconsideration.
Of the Greenbackers, Messrs.
Jones, Ladd and Ford voted in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Lowe, Murch, Ste
venson, Weaver, De La Matyr and Gillette in
the negative. The result of the vote on mo-
ton to lay on the table the motion to recon-
slider was-yeas, III; nays, 81. Considera-
ton was then resumed of the Warner
Silver Bill, the question being on the third
section (allowing deposits of bullion at any
mint and its being coined for the benefit of
the owner.) Mr.. Conger moved to lay the
section on the table. Defeated. Yeas 112,
nays 11s. T-s<ss.
May 21, in the House, consideration was
resumed in the morning hour of the bill
to repeal and amend the laws relating to
the transfer of eases from State to Federal
courts. The call of the House and yea
and nay votes on various other
dilatory motions consumed the morn
ing hour and the bill went over
The Legislative Appropriation bill was re-
Committee on Appropriation. Mr.. Cox in
troduced a bill for international exhibitions
of arts, manufactures and products in New
York City. Referred to Committee on
Foreign Affairs. AS special order,
the Silver Bill was then taken
up. The third section having
| been finally passed, the fourth section wss
| that charges for melting and refining shall
be fixed by the Director of the Mint Mr..
Marsh submitted an amendment that
charges shall be the difference between the
| market value of bullion and legal
| tender coin. Agreed to-yeas III, nays
| 105. The fourth section as amended
| was adopted. The fifth section, which di.
rects the payment of small silver coins to
| the extent that they may be required in ex-
| change for gold coin or for standard silver
| dollars. or for United States notes at par, in
| sums of not less than $50, was agreed to.
Mr.. Warner Dem }, of Ohio, demanded the
| previous question on the sixth section,
| which makes gold coins and standard sill
yer dollars legal tender in all payments.
1t was agreed to. Mr.. Weaver (Gteen.), of
| Ia., moved to amend the sixth section by
| adding clause, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to cause to be paid out,
without discrimination, standard silver
coin belonging to the Government, that
| may be in the Treasury, the same as gold
coin in liquidation of all kinds of obli-
cations against the Government.
Agreed to--yeas, 142; nays, 75.
The section as amended was then agreed to.
| The seventh section, providing that silver
| coins of smaller denominations than one
dollar, shall be legal tender for any amount
exceeding twenty dollars in any one pay.
ment, was then agreed to. The eighth Sec
ton was then read. It requires the Secre.
| tary of the Treasury to receive deposits of
gold or silver coin and bullion in sums not
less than twenty dollars and to issue GER
tifcates therefore in denominations
not less than 500, and it provides that certi-
Gates representing coin in the Treasury may
| be issued in payment of interest on the pub
| lie debt, and that certificates for coin. and
bullion in the Treasury shall be received at
par in payment for all dues to the United
States, including duties on imports. Pend
ing discussion, House adjourned.
| In the Senate, May %, Mr.. Mcdonald got
his bill in and gave notice that he would
| call it up Monday and address the Senate
| he would follow, and Mr.. Edmunds. that he
would speak whenever he could get the floor.
The Senate then took up the bill to prevent
the Introduction and spread of contagious
| and infectious diseases..........1n the House,
Mr.. Goode introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to place vessels and
hulks at the disposal of the Commissioners
por:s of the United States. Referred. The
House then resumed, as business of the
morning hour, consideration of the bill to
repeal and amend the laws relating to the
transfer of cases from State to Federal
courts The call of the House consumed
over without action until Saturday
next Mr.. Slater introduced a
bill to regulate the Intercourse with
the citizens of the Chinese Empire,
and for other purposes. Ordered to be
tabled and printed. Consideration was then
resumed of the Warner Silver Bill, and the
House agreed to the Committee amendment
to the bill, which provides that certificates
of deposit shall be in denominations of moi
less than SIS, instead of $40, as originally
provided in the bill.
In the Senate, May %, the bill was taken
up making subsidiary coins exchangeabl,
for lawful money of the United States, ant
to make such coins legal tender in sums uI
to $40. Committee amendments to substi
tute ten for twenty were discussed. Tht
bill was supported by Messrs. Bayard
Booth and Herman, and opposed b,
Messrs. Edmunds and Thurman. Th'
morning hour having expired, the bill wen
over without action ond the Senate took W
the Contagious Disease Bill........In th'
House, Mr.. Atkin, from the Committee OF
Appropriations reported back the Senat
amendments to the Legislative ApPropria
tion Bill, and stated that he was INSTRUCTED
to move concurrence in all of them
1t was hardly necessary, he said, to give
reason for that instruction. There wer,
some of the amendments in which the com
, mittee would not under other circumstan
! ces concur, for instance in the increase o
salaries of Senate officials to from twent,
to one hundred per cent. more than tn
7 salaries of some of the corresponding EN-
ployees of the House. This increas
, amounted to over $4,000. He state
! in reply to Mr.. Conger that the Senat
!, had made no amendments in tn
political features of the bill. The amend
ments were concurred in. The Speake
l then called committees for reports OF
1 private nature. At the expiration of tn
3 morning hour, the House resumed 'consit
Grafton of the Warner Silver Bill. After
!, long discussion and constant fighting owe
amendments, the Republicans insisted o
1 the bill being printed, which the Democrat
: refused to allow. The Republicans tiiibul
s tered and at the latest hour of night sessio
0 both sides were unyielding, and the, Hous
was still in session. -.t,s.,.lS5Y,.i 4
: On May "a, in the House, after Ion
v debate, and an all-night trou blesome session
!, the Warner Silver Bill was passed. I'll
| nnerativa nrovisinns of the hill are that th