Daily globe., 1879-05-29
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
The Senate.
ANTHoNY's RELATIVE.

The Senate.
ANTHoNY's RELATIVE.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-There was consider
able discussion of the resolutions offered yes
terday by Senator Mcdonald, referring the pc
tition and memorial of ex-soldiers and sailors
of Rhode Island, complaining of violations of
the civil service rules and of federal interfer-
ence in elections, and of the denial to certain
citizens of the right to vote, to appropriate
committees.
Senator Anthony said the collector of GUS
toms mentioned in the memorial was not ap-
pointed by his advice, but as he knew him to
be a competent man, he did not think it necess-
ary to object to his appointment as merely a
lutions vent over.
SUBSIDIARY COIN.
The Senate then took up the bill to make
subsidiary coin exchangeable for lawful money
and making such coin legal tender in sums
not exceeding twenty dollars, the pending
question being on the committee amendment
to the substitute, $40 for $40.
Senator Edmunds moved to amend by sub
stituting $5 for $40. Rejected.
The committee 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 purchase of postage stamps in
sums not exceeding SO was striken out
Senator Conkling asked Senator Bayard if
the clause making subsidiary coin legal ten
der in sums of $40 would be construed as max
ing it receivable to that amount for payment
of postage and the purchase of stamps.
Senator Bayard said he thought it would be,
but that it was Only his DnrsOnal CDiniOn
The question recurring to Senator Conkling's 8
amendment to the thirty fifth section to sub
stitute the words ''either coins of the United
States of smaller denominations than 81 for
the word" practical subsidiary silver coins, :"
it was adopted.
Senator Ceckrell thought the bill would prac-
tically result in a contraction of the currency
to the extent of $2O,000,00O. Silver would be
boarded in the treasury and there was pro-
vision in the Dill by which it could be drawn
out, except by changing more valuable legal
tender for it, The Secretary would not pay it
out for interest in the public debt, as expe-
rience has shown. ....r
Senator Allison said there could be nc con-
traction rs small coins took the place of frac
tional currency.
After further debate the bill was reported
back to the Senate and the amendments made
in committee of the whole we're agreed to. The
bill was then read a third time and passed.
Senator Edmunds said he we'll con-
vinced 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.
PENDLEToNs PET
On motion of Senator Pendleton the bill
heretofore introduced by him to provide that
principal officers of the executive departments
and House of Representatives was taken from
the table, and on his motion referred to a COM
mittee of ten to be appointed by the chairman
of the Senate. Z" @ss
THE ELECTION LAWS,
On motion of Senator Call the Senate then
took up the bill to allo* the use of the militia
and the land and naval forces of the United
States in certain cases, and to repeal the cleo
tion. laws. and Senator Call addressed the
Senate. He declared the history of these laws
shows them to have been used Instruments
of perjury, and that under them courts Of
Justice have been turned into partisan tribu-
nails. Hc cited occurrances at length in support
of this declaration. The people of the South
desired the restoration of purity in the admin
istration Of judicial affairs. They were mo-
disloyal in this wish, but were acting the par ma
of good citizens of COMMON country. Th'
people of the South can be relied upon to ODE!
the laws, without military .compulsion. HI
did not envy those who could see nothing bu
evil in his people, because. following
their honest conviction, they onc'
engaged in rebellion. There wer
too many complex questions involved
in that action to make it possible tt
say all the right was on the one side and al
the wrong another. Whatever may b.
thought Of the former course of the Southern
people, they are now citizens, having equal
rights with all others, and as such dem and tn
repeal of unjust aud unconstitutional laws.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Senator Bell introduced bill in regard t
the election of Senators from the State of1Ne,
Hampshire, Referred. 1t provides that g.
much of the act to regulate the time and man
ner Of holding elections for Senators in Cor
gress approved July 25th, 1866, as would a
any time prevent the election of q Senator fror
the State Of New Hampshire by the ]egislatur
of that State, the beginning Of whose constitu
tional term next precedes the expiration of th
term of Office of the predecessor of such Sen,
tor, is hereby repealed. After executive ses
sion nd diOurned. . -- t' +ts-1 .-r' ~ -.'+'=