American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-01
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Coehre Il
introduced n bill to provide uniform nation
| n currency; to retire notes of National banks
| and prohibit their incorporation and the re-
issue of notes ITO utilize silver and silver coin
and provide for the re issue of coin and bullion
or payment of bonds of the u tinted states
and the issue OF bonds bearing Il iowri rate Of
not,a@;tn md 70 pi,Syie TOY ,e .aamsion and
| hess Interests and the wants of the country.
Laid on the table at the request of Mr.. Cock
REX VINO desires to submit remarks I'm faror
of the measure. Mr. MORGAN submitted the
substitute agreed upon in the Democratic
caucus for Edmunds's resolution concern
! 'rs suffrage and the later Constitution
| al amendments. Laid the table.
Mr.. Edmunds reported for Mr.. Christiancy,
who is sick, from the Judiciary Committee,
AS substitute for the pending BIN, ne W
measure amending the revised statutes so as
| to prohibit polygfimy or bigany. After some
further discussion of the bill to amend the
Patent law, the Senate went into exect;-
| In the House, n lafge number of bills were in
Produced, among them being by Mr..
by Mr.. Springer, to secure to the people of cv.
| cry state equal and just representation; and
changes In the PC emption law. Mr.. Potter
eskcd leave to offer a resolution authorizing
the Investigation of the cipher dispa ches and
70 have 1t adopted under the suspension of
the rules, but Mr. Butler having objected to
that on the ground that he wished to
debate the resolution, it was agreed that Mr..
Butler should report it to morrow after the
reading OF the journal The resolution re-
have been published, indicating that at
tempts were made, after the Presidential
election of rs, to influence by money or other
fraudulent methods the vote of Electors
or action of canvassfng officers In the
States of Florida, South Carolina and Oregon.
II the-eforc directs the Committee on Inves
tigation of Election Frauds to inquire into
the same, and into any other matter connect
may be proper, with power to send for per-
sons and papers, and to report ut any time,
also appropriating SIC, 900 for the purpose of
defr;yfng expenses
In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Morrill,,
from the Committee on Finance, reported,
without amendment, the House bill passed. by
the House on the 18th inst. to facilitate refund
Ing of the national debt. Placed on
sented a bill to prevent the intro
duction of contagious or infectious dis
Bureau of Public Health. Referred. After
Il further consideration of the bill to amend
the Patent laws and the Naval Appropriation
bill the Senate went into executive session..
In the House, Immediately after the reading
of the journal, Mr.. Potter called up the reso-
luton presented by him yesterday, directing
the Committee on Investigation of Election
Frauds to inquire into the cipher DIS
patches, and making an appropriation of
$4,000 to defray the expenses of such inquiry.
Referring to certain charges that had been
made concerning his connection with this in
vestigation, Mr.. Potter denied that he had
any understanding or bargain with any per
tigatfon, his sole e purpose Oh being saG to
get at the truth of the matter. Mr.. Butler OPP
gress had no jurisdiction over the private
correspondence of any body, especially pri-
vate persons. Mr.. Hewitt and Others spoke
in favor OF the resolution, and it was adopted
without division.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the House bill,
reported from the Committee on Finance
yesterday, to facilitate the refunding of the
national debt, was passed unanimously. The
ton of the Naval Appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and Mr.. Blaine made lengthy
1idnR for against tres s the sten
replied to by Mr.. Beck. After some further
discussion the bin was read third time and
resolutions submitted by him in regard to
constitutional amendments. Mr.. Thur
man moved to adjourn, which motion
was agreed :to-yeas, "a; nays, b..
In the House, quite "A stormy debate arose in
was participated in by Messrs. Bragg, Ellis
Q.a), Conger. Chalmers and others. The
the resolution in honor of the memory of the
late Beverly Douglass, Representative from
Virginia.
In the Senate, on the 23d, the report of the
Conference Committee on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was agreed to
and the bill passed. The total amount APP
propriated is 81 ,0S7 ,S35. Mr.. Burnside report
ed favorably on the House bin to promote
the education of the blind. Placed on
s:5o,0oO perpetual fund to aid in
the education of the Blind through the Ameri-
can Printing House for the Blind, the money
est to be paid to the institution. The bill to
amend the Patent law was taken
priating $4,000 for the expenses OF the
Potter Investigating Committee passed.:
In the House, the bill to apply the proceeds
of sales of public lands to the education of
the people was taken up by vote OF 126 yeas
to los nays tthe Democrats voting in the af
firmative and the Republicans in the
The object OF the bin, stating
a a s5r p hntI ht TO ,nd IIe
ored, but he would oppose every proposition
to establish mixed schools because that
ored race The bill was considered in Com |
mittee of the Whole, but not disposed of.
In the Senate, on the oath, the resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for
Information in regard to commissions paid |
bankers and brokers for negotiating sales of
United states bonds, etc, was agreed TO. The |
conference report of the House TO establish |
post routes, and for other purposes, was |
taken up and discussed at length, a
motion to refer yhe question TO u
special committee of five Senators
being agreed to. The resolutions recently |
submitted by Mr.. Edmunds declaring the val |
idity of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and FIJI |
teenth Amendments to the Constitution, came |
up and MIR. Thurman moved an Adjournment, |
which was rejected by "a yeas to % nays. |
Various dilatory motions were then made by |
the Democrats, when finally another motion |
to adjourn WAS carried-yeas, "a nays, %.
In the House IL resolution directing, the Com !
mittee on Ways and Means to consider the |
feasibility of enacting law to equaiiZe the |
Internal revenue tax among all states was
adopted, and twelve bills on the private cal |
endar passed The evening session was de |
voted to business of the Judiciary Commit |
tee.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th |
The House spent the entire session in !