National Republican., 1879-05-29
fORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS.
The District Gets a Couple of Hours
in Congress.
The Subsidiary Coin Diii Amended and
Passed by the senatc-Mr. Pendloton's
ministerial Bill An Anti-irmy
speech by MIR. Collaborating
Hour Scenes In the House
-sprlnger's Scheme.
SEN4fTE.

WEDNESDAY, MHN 20
Mr.. GROVER, from the Committee Oh Mhrj
Affairs. reported with amendment the joint rcsou.
ton requiring the assembling of a court of inquiry
IN the case of Thomas Worthlngton. Ordered to be
laid on the table and printed.
Mr.. JoSAs offered II joint resolution authorizing
the President of the United states to return the
rwigg sword to Mrs. Rowcna Dudots. referred
to the Committee OH Military Affairs.
Mr. DAVIS 1ll.) offered Joint resolution, which
was adopted directing the Secretary Of the treasury
to communicate to the Senate the action taken by
the Dcpartent In reference tn elevators for public
buildings In Chicago and elsewhere, nndthc mode
udopird To ascertain the safest machine, together
with such reports as may have been made on the
subject by experts. , go,
The senate proceeded to consider the bin max
ing subsidiary coin cNchnngeabc torlnwiul money
and making each coin legal tender in sums not
exceeding $40 the pending question being ON the
committee amendment to substitute the words ten
Tie committee amendment was Ndoptcd-ycas,
81 nays, -
making silver coins of the face value of twenty five
cents aud under receivable Tor postage or in the
purchase Of postage stamps i'll sums not exceeding
The question recurring on Mr.. Conklmg'sOmend.
mcnt tO the third section, To substitute the words
SILVER coins Of the United states OF smaller denOi'
inntion than ST. for the words fractional or sub
s.diary silver coins" II was adopted
After further debate, the bill was reported back
to the Senate aud the amendments made In Com
mitue of the Whole agreed to.
The bl was then read II third time and passed.
Mr.. EDMuSDs said he was so well convinced that
the bill ought not to have passed, that he would
move to reconsider the vote just taken.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
ON motion OF Mr.. Pcndeton the bill heretofore
introduced by him to provide that the principal Of
iiccrs of the Executive Departments may occupy
yeats on the floor of the Senate ana House OF Rcp'
rcsontativcs was taken from the tnbtc and, on his
motion. referred to n committee of ten to be APP
pointed by the chair.
Mr. EATON presented the petition of various citi-
Zcns OF the United States, praying Tor the passage
of the bill to improve the Ohio River Referred to
the Committee Oh Commerce.
The Senate, on motion of Mr. CALL, then took uIl
the bill to allow the use Of the militia and the land
aud naval forces of the United States in certain
cases and to repeal the election laws
Mr. CALI addressed the Senate in defense OF the
people of tho South and argued In support Of the
bill. lie said he did not envy those VINO could see
nothing but evil in his people, because, following
their honest conviction, they once engaged III re-
bvlliOn. There were too many complex questions
involved In that action to make 1t possible 10 say
that all the right was on one side aud all the wrong
on the other. Whatever may DC thought OF the
former of the southern people, they are now
citizens having equal rights with all Others, aud as
such demand the repeal Of unjust and uhcohstiti'
tiOnul laws 80 a
Mr. BELL introduced n bill in relation to the
election of Senators from the state OI New lamp
shire. Referred to the Committee OH Privileges
and Elections. II provides that 50 much OF the acl
TO regulate the times and manner oil holding clcC'
tions Tor Senators III Congress, approved July %
1866 as would ut any time prevent the election Of II
Legislature of that state the beginning of whose
constitutional term next preCcdes the expiration ol
The term Of Office OF the predecessor OF such sen
utor is hereby repealed.
The Senate, at four p. m on motion OF Mr. Buln
side went into executive session, and soon aitcl