The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
TIE CONGRESS.
4nE SUGAR TARIPF BILL PIGEON
HeLGD FOR THE SESSION.
RilI To Make Gold and silver Inter-
changeable Defested.in the House-The
senate ConsHmes the Day I'm Executive
session.
THE SENATE,

senate Conssmes the Day I'm Executive
session.
THE SENATE.
WARRINGTON Feb 3-Tne chair laid before
he Senate the recommen iaiion OF the Quarter
master General. an appropriation OF $4,000 for
pubshna the revised roll Of honor.
Memorials aud petiions from the States for
local legislation were received.
Mr.. Matthew'S offered resolution providing
Ior treaty with Mexico.
Mr.. Teller. a petition OF colored citizens of
Louisiana relative to their . tlitlcal riRhta.
Al ten minutes past O'Clock. ON motion OF
Mr. Conkling. the Senate went into executive
session The doors were reoDened at O'Clock
and the Senate adjournet.
THE HOUSE.
The States were called and bills were intro
dueed for reference, as follows:
BY Mr.. Cutler, OF New Jersey: Appropriaing
tfOO. 5000 to carry out the law recently passed
y ior the payment Of the arrearges of pensions.
snd making 80 much as may be necessary i'm
By Mr. O'Neil. ri Pennsylvania: To revise
the jurisdiction Of the .nited, 8 ates eyer the
nayiRable waters thereof, and to provide for
their protection and maintenance.
BY Mr. Ward. Of Pennsy vania: Making ap.
preparation for a range light near League
Island In the Delaware river.
IA By Mr.. Cabell Of Virginia: Joint resolutions
Of the Legislature Of Virginia. asking reduc-
ton OF the tobacco tax.
BY Mr. Burchard OF Illinois,. To provide for
the payment of arrears of pensions. 1t author
ICES the Secretary OF the Treasury to sell at not
less than par A per cents bonda. not to OK:
ceed In the aggregate the sum Of $40 ,ooe 900 and
TO be exempt as other per cent bonds are;
the proceeds OF the sales Of such bonds to be
applied 10 the payment OF claims tor arrearages
Of pensions arising under the act OF January
By Mr.. Ford. Of Illinois: To establish a
national bureau OF agrtcu ture.
extend the time for the completion Of the South
ern Pacific railroad.
BY Mr.. Lindsay, Of Maine: To provide for
the erection OF a monument at Annapolis Tor
the officers and sailors who lost their lives on
the United States steamer Huron.
BY Mr.. White. Of Penney ylvania: Making an
appropriation OF $4,000 .0O0 FOR the payment OF
Mr. Whitthome. Tenn. who was entitled to
the floor to move % sgspensiona a 9t he rules ne. sad
struction OF public buildings In different parts
Of the country, withdrew that bill and instead
thereof moved to suspend the rules and uaes q
bill to secure uniformity In the standard Of
! Talue. The bill provides that the gold and sill
declared a full legal tender, shall hereafter be
interchangeable at lawful value, each for the
other. upon the demand OF any holder thereof
at the Office Of the assis'a ant treasurer Mt New
York, and at the mints at Philadelphia and San
Francisco, when ed In sums of one
hundred dollars or multtples thereof and 1t is
made the duty of the Secretary OF the Treasury
BE- provide for such interchangeability, and he
is directed, In coin payments, not to make any
discrimination In favor Of or against such gold
III The bili Of Mr.. whitthorne, to make gold and
silver interchangeable. was finally defeated
yeas iOl nays lJb.
Mr.. Wood, OF New York, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass resolution giving Wednes
day. the twelfth fns' ant, 10 the Committee on
Ways and Means 10 report general legislation,
and fixing Saturday, February 8. for the con-
sideration OF the bill to regulate the duty on
sugar. net to interfere with the appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Woods resolution was defeated yeas 12o
nays 9S two-thirds not voting in favor thereof
:, Mr.. Burchard, OF Ill'noi-, moved to suspend
the rules and pass bin similar to the ne he
introduced this morning in r. lation to the pay
ment of arrears of bounty. The motion was re-
jected-yeas l4O. nays 81; two-thirds not voting
In the affirmative.
The hour ora O'Clock having arrived. all other
business was suspended and the House pro-
ceeded to sit upon the resolutions la honor OF
the late Representative Quinn. Eulogies We're
pronounced by Messrs. lockwood, Maham.
Bailey. Covert, Townsend of New York. Jones OF
Ohio, Caldwell OF Tennessee and Erret of Penn
sylvania, and the House at Ais adjourned.