Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-06-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate,

On motion OF Mr.. Bayard the Senate took
up House bill No. 4, reported with amend
ments from the Committee on Finance, to pro-
vide for the exchange of subsidiary coin for
lawful money of the United States, and to
make such coins a legal tender in all sums not
exceeding $40, and for other purposes The
committees amendment to strike out 500 and
insert $40, so as to make subsidiary coin
legal tender in sums OF $40, was discussed
without action. The Contagious Diseases
Quarantine bill was passed with an amendment
that it should not remain in force more than
four years after its passage. The bill was
passed by vote of "a yeas to II nays. Adj
journed after an executive session.
The bill making subsidiary silver coins ex-
changeable for lawful money, and making such
coins legal tender in sums not exceeding 800,
came up, the pending question being on the
committee amendment substituting the words
"$l0" for 1920" The amendment was
adopted After several other amendments
had been proposed and rejected or adopted the
bill was passed. Mr. Pendleton's bill provid-
ing 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 referred to a COM
mittee OF ten to be appointed by the Chair
The Senate took up the bill to allow the use
OF the militia and the land and naval forces OF
the United States in certain cases, and TO re-
peal the election laws. Mr. Call addressed
the Senate. He attacked the election law and
the test OATH and spoke for some time. AID
journed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mcdonald,
referring to the Committee on Civil Service
and Retrenchment so much of the petition of
Rhode Island ex-soldiers and sailors as relates
to alleged violations of civil service reform,
WoS aoraa1 n A dcorcoio,, o,e,oJ ~, 81,
resolution offered by him to refer to the spe-
cial committee on frauds in the late election so
much Of the petition as relates to Federal in
reference in elections and to the denial to citi-
zens OF the right to vote. Mr. Blaine asserted
that at the election in Georgia Republicans
were not allowed to vote for persons of their
own party, ami Mr.. Hill denied that such was
the case. The Senate took up the bill author
izing the use of the militia and the land naval
forces OF the United States in certain cases.
and repeating the election laws, and listened to
an address by Mr. Wallace. Adjourned.
House.
The House acted upon the remaining Sec
tons OF the Warner silver bill, and defeated
among other things the plan for an interna-
tional conference. Mr.. Warner demanded the
previous question on the bill. The Republi-
cans desired to have the bill read and to offer
amendments, which was refused, when they
declined to vote, leaving the House repeatedly
without quorum. The sergeant-at-arms was
ordered to bring in absent members. Twenty
one absentees were brought in and the major
ty of them excused themselves on the plea OF
''pangs OF hunger" The deadlock which fol-
lowed lasted all night.
After an almost continuous session of twen-
ty-fOur hours the House passed, by vote of
ia to 81, and after many days of debate and
fllibustering and much amendment the bill
presented by Mr.. Warner, OF Ohio, making the
standard dollar of 4l2t grains legal tender for
alls debts, public and private. Under the bill
the silver dollar will be received tor customs
dues, and will be used in part at least in pay
ing interest on the bonded debt. Subsidiary
coin may also be exchanged for legal tenders
when presented in sums not less than $40.
Certificates to parties depositing bullion for
coinage and certificates representing coin in
the Treasury will be issued, both classes TO be
receivable for duties on imports.
Mr.. Bicknell, chairman of the committee on
ascertaining the result of Presidential elections,
reported bill in relation thereto Ordered to
be printed and recommitted. =. Mr. Thompson
introduced bill to convert the gold in the
Treasury into silver, and to authorize the issu-
ing of certificates thereto. A.. The House re-
sumed consideration Of the bill relative to the
removal of cases from State to Federal courts.
Adjourned.
The bill for placing vessels and hulks of the
navy at the disposal OF Commissioners of Quar-
antine was reported by Mr.. Goode, amended
by inserting the words 'with the approval OF
the National Board OF Health" and passed -.
A message from the President vetoing the
Legislative Appropriation bill was received and
read. The House then, on motion ofMr. Atkins,
proceeded to vote on the passage of the bill,
Notwithstanding the Presidents objection.
The House refused to pass the bill over the
Presidents veto-yeas, III; nays, 81; not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. This
was strict party vote. Only four Greenback-
ers voted, two (Messrs. Ladd and Stevenson)
in the affirmative, and two (Messrs. Barlow
and FordD in the negative. The Senate
amendments to the Subsidiary Coinage bill
were concurred in. Adjourned