Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-05-22
THE EXTRA SESSION.

The Senate Tuesday by vote of 25 to
81, decided in favor of keeping in the
Legislative bill the appropriation of the
ten millions of dollars fractional curren-
cy reserve, and devoting it to the pay
ment of arrears of pensions. The de-
bate was animated. and Bayard, Herman
and Davis took hand in it.-In the
House of Representatives there was a
very lively debate between Russell and
Kitchen, of North Carolina, and when it
had ended the vote was taken on the We
to of the Military Interference bill,
which, of course, was sustained.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr. Vest
gave notice of his intention to introduce
bill proposing to organize the Indian
Territory into State and providing for
its admission into the Union. His reso-
luton making inquiry as to whether any
part of the Territory had been purchased
by the United States with view of To-
eating Indians or freedmen thereon was
agreed to. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill, Mr.,
Herman speaking. An amendment pro-
viding for the payment of pension ar
rears out of the fund for the redemption
of fractional currency was adopted, the
words "if necessary" suggested by Mr..
Morrill,, being rejected.-In the House,
after the passage of bill for a commits
sion to lease building for the Wash
ington PoStofice, the Warner Silver bill
was taken up, opposed by Mr.. Fort,
Greenbacker from Illinois, and violent
ly supported by Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio.
In the House Thursday the bill to re-
peal the law which authorizes the trans
fer of criminal cases in which the Uni
ted States is Interested from State to
federal courts was debated. Warmers
Silver bill was then taken up and sever
al sections passed. The opposition de-
veloped unexpected strength, and an ad-
journment was had before the latter sec
tions were reached. In the Senate the
Legislative bill was considered. Mr.
Thurman, in his speech, said nobody de-
nted that the amount appropriated was
sufficient, but opposition had been made
to the bill because of the provisions re-
lating to trial by jury and to elections,
and rather than agree to these the mi
nority say, in effect, they will stop ap-
preparations and defeat the bill. Scarce
ly any word has been uttered by the mi
nority on the merits of this question.
1t was said these provisions had no
proper place in the appropriation bill,
and that they were dictated by the
South, because gentlemen in their imag-
ination supposed there was huge con-
spiracy to produce anarchy, as if the ma
jority here and the Democratic people of
the United States have not as much in
terest in the order, peace and prosperity |
of the country and the perpetuity of the |
government as any men belonging to |
the Republican or any other party.
In the Senate Friday Mr.. Eaton gave |
a long personal explanation about hav-
ing used the phrase "confderacy of |
states" and then spoke in favor of the
repeal of all laws authorizing federal
supervisors of elections. He cited the
action of Mr.. Davenport in New York,
to which Mr.. Conkling made reply in an
hours apeech.-In the House a resolu-
tion favoring the appointment of spe-
cial committee to receive petitions and |
consider the question of liquor traffic
was passed. An important amendment
to the Warner Silver bill was defeated
and the bill laid over. Its passage is
now considered doubtful.