The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-04
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 8.
SENATE.

"AsNAA -
Senator Voorhees, took the oath OF offic,
to-day undor his recent election to flll tht
unexpired term Of Senator Morton.
Mr.. McCrcery introduced a bill 10 trans
fer the Office Of Indian Affairs from th,
Interior TO the War Department, Laid OF
the table to be called up hereafter by Mr.
McCreery, who gave notice that he desired
to submit some remarks,
MIR. Teller presented q petition from thu
colored people OF Louisiana, complaining
that they are not protected, either In life ol
property that at the recent election they
were met by armed white men, known q,
the Democratic Club; they were shot ant
not allowed to hold meetings, and theS
therefore invoke the aid Of the Fedora
Government. Referred 10 select com
mittee, OF which Mr.. Teller Is chairman.
Mr.. Morrell gave notice that as soon ii
he could obtain the floor he would call ur
the bill to provide for taking the tenth and
subsequent census,
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr.
Conkling, went into executive session,
and at 8 O'Clock p. ". the doors were re.
opened and the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE
Under q call Of the States a number Of
bills were introduced and referred,
Mr.. Whitthorne, who had the floor last
Monday on the bill for the erection OF
various public buildings, withdrew that
proposition and moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill TO secure uniform.
ity in the standard Of values.
It provides that the gold and silver coin
Of the United States, which has been de.
clared full legal tender, shall hereafter be
interchangeable lawful value on demand
Of any holder a. the Office OF the Assistant
Treasurer, ut New York City, or at the
mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco,
when presented in sums OF 500 and multi.
pies thereof. II directs the Secretary OF
the Treasury to provide for such inter
changes, and in all coin payments made
by the Treasurer, to make no discrimina.
tion in favor otoragainst such gold and sil.
yer coin. A motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill was defeated-yeas lOl,
nays 1855.
Mr.. Burchard moved TO suspend the
rules and pass bill authorizing an issue
ot 4 per cent bonds to the amount Of 40,.
300, 900, proceeds Of sale Of which shall be
applied to the payment Of arrears and
pensions.
Mr.. Whitthorne asked II he would be
permitted to submit an amendment pro-
tax on incomes for the payment
Of these bonds.
Dir. Burchard declined to admit an
The Speaker put the question on sus.
pension Of the rules and intimated that on
The viva voce vote there appeared TO be the
necessary two.thirds in tho majority, the
ayes coming in the greatest volume from
The Republicans and the nays from the
Democrats.
Whereupon the yeas and nays were
asked for and the demand was supported
On the Republican side.
A vote was taken and resulted: Yeas.
lao; nays, 81.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass
The bill was defeated, there being less than
swo.thirds in the affirmative.
The House then began memorial ser.
vices in respect to the late TERENCE ].
,luinn, u Representative from the State Of
New Yor K. Resolutions appropriate to
he occasion were offered by Mr.. Lock.
wood and unanimously adopted, and eu.
ogies on the life and character Of the de-
ceased were pronounced by Messrs. Lock-
wood, Mayhem, Bailey, Townsend and
Cavet Of New York, Jones Of Ohio, Cald-
we'll OF Tennessee.
The House then adjourned.