Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-29

the District business could not De interrupted,
and declined to admit the resolution.
Some further District business was trans
acted, and the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
There was considerable discussion on the
resolution offered yesterday by Senator
NJ 'Donald, referring the petition and memo
rial of the ex-soldiers and sailors of Rhode
Island, complaining of violations of the civil
service rules and of Federal interference In
elections, and of the denial to certain persons
of the right to vote, to appropriate commit
tees.
Senator Anthony said the collector of Gus
toms mentioned In the memorial was not APP
pointed by his advice, but as he knew hum to
be competent man, he did not think it
necessary to object to his appointment merely
because he was relative.
Senator Grover, from the committee on
military affairs, reported with an amendment
the Joint resolution requiring the assembly of
court of inquiry in the case or Mr.. Thomas
Worthin2ton. 1t was laid on the table and
| ordered printed.
The morning hour expiring the resolutions
went over.
The senate then took up the bill to make
subsidiary coin exchan geable for lawful
money, and making such coin legal tender
In sums not exceeding twenty dollars; the
pending question being on the committee
amendment to substitute ten dollais for
twenty dollars.
Senator Edmunds moved an amendment by
substituting FIVE dollars. Rejected.
The committees amendment was adopted
yeas, 81 nays, 81.
On motion of Senator Bayard, the fourth
section. making silver coins of the face value
of twenty FIVE cents and under receivable for
postage or in the purchase of postage stamps
in sums not exceeding three dollars, was
stricken out.
Senator Conkling asked Senator Bayard if
the clause making subsidiary coin a legal
tender in sums of ten dollars would be con-
strued as making it receivable to that amount
for the payment of postage and the purchase
of stamps?
Senator Bayard said he thought it would,
though this was only his personal opinion.
The question recurring on Senator Conk-
ling's amendment on the third section to
substitute the words ''slver coins of the
United States OF smaller denominations than
one dollar" for the words, fractional or SUBJ
sidiary silver coins, it was adopted.
Senator Cockrell thought the bill would
practically result in the contraction of the
currency to the extent of twenty million dol
lars. Silver would be boarded In the treasu-
~, aud there was no provision In the bill by
which it could be drawn out except by ex-
changing a more valuable legal tender for it..
The secretary would not pay 1t out for inter-
est on the public debt, as experience has
| shown.
Senator Allison said there could be no con-
traction, as the small coins took the place of
fractional currency.
After further debate the bill was reported
back to the senate and the amendments made
10 committee of the whole agreed to. The
bill was then read a third time and passed.
Senator Edmunds said he was SO well con-
| WINGED that the bill ought not to have passed
that he would now move to reconsider the
vote Just taken.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion Senator Pendleton s bill, hereto
| fore introduced by him, to provide that the
principal officers of the executive departments
may occupy seats on the floor of the senate
| and house of representatives, was taken from
| the table and, on his motion, referred to a
committee of ten to be appointed by the
| chair.
The senate, on motion of Senator Call,
then took up the bill to allow use of militia.
\ and land and naval forces of the United
States IN certain cases, and to repeal the cleo
| ton laws. He declared that the history of the
| laws in his State show them to have been
used as instruments of the most shamele; g
corruption and subordination of perjury, and
that under the courts justice had been
| turned into partisan tribunals. He cited &C.
currences as length in support of this declara-
ton. The people of the south demanded the
restoration of purity in administrative
| ana JUDICIAL 1uey H6E0 uOG us
loyal IN this wish, but were acting the
part of good citizens of a common
country The people of the south can be
| relied on to obey the laws without military
] compulsiou. He did not envy those who could
| see nothing but evil in his people because
| following their honest conviction they once
engaged in rebellion. There were too many
complex questions involved in that action to
make 1t possible to say that all was right on
one side and all was wrong On the other
| Whatever may be thou Eht of the former
course of the southern people, they are now
citizens, having equal rights as well as all
others, and as such demand the repeal OF un.
Just and unconstitutional laws.
Senator Bell introduced bill in relation to
the election of senators from the State Of
| New Hampshire. Referred. 1t provides
that SO much of the act to regulate the time
and manner of holding the election for sena-
tors in congress, approved July %, 1866, a;
would at any time prevent the election of g
senator for the State of New Hampshire b.
the legislature of that State, at the begin
ming of whose constitutional term next pre-
cedes the expiration of the term of Office o
the predecessor of such senator, is hereby
repealed.
After an executive session. the senate ad
journed.