Connecticut western news., 1879-05-28
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

Debate in the Senate on the Legisla tive bill turned on the use of troops O. an election in Delaware in the war, Messrs. Saulsbury, Windom, Conkling, Edmunds, and Eaton being the chief speakers. Mir. Salisbury spoke of Gen. Schenck's action at that time, and Messrs. Edmunds and Logan defended Schenck.
 The Senate discussed at some length new bill for the prevention of yellow fever, and several amendments reducing the amount of money appropriated and essentially changing the character of the measure were rejected. A bill was in- troduced forbidding Chinamen to en- gage in any other business than con- merce or to acquire any real property except for residence.
 The Senate discussed the bill provid- ing for the exchange of subsidiary coin for lawful money, and passed by 34 to 12 the Yellow Fever bill after debate. Senate decided in spite of it's Judiciary Committee that promotions in the army can be made.
 HOUSE.
 An amendment which MT. Ewing had offered to MT. Springer's amendment to the Warner Silver bill was adopted by the Speakers casting vote, but the amend ment as amended was then rejected.
 MT. Cox, of New York, introduced 8 bill for an International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products, in New York city. Referred to the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs. The fourth section of the Silver bill was agreed to as amended-yeas 113, nays 109 It is as follows: The charge for converting gold and silver bullion into coin shall be the difference between the market value in New York city of the bullion and the legal tender value of the coin. The fifth section, which directs the | payment of small silver coins to the extent that they may be required | in exchange for gold coins or for standard silver dollars, or for United States notes at par, in sums not less than $50, was agreed to. MT. Weaver, of Iowa, moved to amend the sixth section by adding to 1t clause directing l the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be paid out, without discrimination, | standard silver coin belonging to the Government that may be in the Treasury, the same as gold coin, in liquidation of all kinds of coin obligations against the NAOfCAAAA4CAus 1AS5AOOA JOe'o A1A, nays 75. The section as amended was then agreed to. The seventh section, providing that silver coins of smaller denominations than $1 shall be a legal tender for any amount not exceeding $20 in any one payment, was agreed to. The eighth section of the Warner bill was discussed and amendments were adopted making $20 the minimum denomination of silver certificates and striking out the provision for issuing twenty per cent more certificates than there is bullion and coin in the Treasury. Amendments striking out the provision permitting the payment of the public debt in certificates and striking out the whole section were rejected.
 The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the Legislative Appro- priation bill and adopted, with some changes, the remaining sections of the Warner Silver bill. It's friends then called for the previous question on it's final reading so that the bill might be passed, but it's opponents refused to vote lest all chance for amendment should be cut off; and as neither side would yield the House had lengthy session.