Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-23
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS-.
Extra Session.
WAsniNGToN, April go.
Senate.

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in the secretary and sergeant-at-arms tn,
question being on Edmunds substitute which
was opposed by Pendleton and advocated by
COnkling.
Mr.. Conkling made a sarcastic speech, ere
ating considerable amusement.
Owing to Mr.. Edmunds' absence, his reso.
luton went over.
Mr. Pendleton gave notice that on Thurs
day he would call up his bill providing for
giving heads of departments seats on the floor
of the Senate and House.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the army bill.
Mr.. Garland took the democratic side OF
the question and said there was not a small
number OF troops actually in the South, but
the power behind them was abject terror.
Rather than see the liberties of the humblest
citizens longer abridged, he would see the
capitol crumble to pieces, ships rot at their
m0orings, and the Supreme Court unfrocked.
Mr.. Davis followed with long and power
full speech. He deprecated the bitter party
strife predominant in debate on the measure.
The cry of revolution was mere fiction, and
had no foundation, but produces infinite mis-
chief and tends to demOraliZe every material
interest of the country. 1t was the impera-
tive duty Of the hour, instead of turning the
attention of the people back into history to
direct it to the troubled business interests of
the country. 1t appeared to him that the
speeches on the pending bill did not repre-
sent the opinions of the masses. Either sec
ton of the country could not be prosperous
rs long as the old conflict was used for party
success. He saw nothing in the repeal of Il
law framed in time of war, after years of pro-
found peace, and produced precedents from
English history l.: favor of absence of troops
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claimed he would never have willingly en-
trusted the power to any one, unless war was
fragrant, to send troops to oversee elections.
lie claimed the power of the President to an
swer call to rcpel invasion or suppress in
surrection, was not abridged by the measure
lie hoped when the bill was disposed of all
would come together and give the country
what had been given the party.
Mr.. Allison followed and at the Senate
went into executive session and shortly after
adjourned.
The House dispensed with reading the
journal. and resumed the subsidiary silver
coins bill.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Gillette
for the redemption of subsidiary silver coins
in paper fractional currency, but subsequent
' ilt ItltlItN
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Newbu-
ry, requiring whether small coins, cents 3
cents, etc, would be received for postage or
stamps, in sums not exceeding three dollars
Agreed to.
The House then passed the subsidiary sill
ser coins bill.
The bill as passed provides silver coins
smaller than one dollar as exchangeable for
lawful money exchangable for silver coins in
like amounts; makes subsidiary silver coins
legal tender for all debts, public and private,
at sums not exceeding $50; makes minor
coinage receivable at Post Offices, to the
amount of 50.
Mr.. Chittenden made brief statement in
favor of the bill.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
amendments.
The House soon went into committee of the
whole on the legislative bill, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Covert of n. Y, spoke on the demo-
cratic side of the question, combining himself
to the recital Of what he characterized as high
handed outrages, perpetrated in New York
under color of the infamous federal election
law.
Mr.. Frye asked leave to interpose re-
mark, but Covert declined to yield, abiding
to him as an agent of the Okolona States
OLaughter.)
Mr.. Muidrow denied the assertion of FRYE
the other day, that the Okoiona States was
endorsed by scores of other papers in the
South, and said half its endorsements were
from republican sources those from demo-
cratic sources were not of recent date.
Mr.. Frye undertook to reply, but Geddes
obtained the floor, and was proceeding, MOTTO
ing Frye.
This made Frye indignant, and he ex-
claimed, That is the courage of the other
side; of the gentlemen from New York and
Mississippi, who make their filings at me then
shut the door. That is courage. That is
chivalry,
The chairman interposed and Geddes yield.
ed.
Mr.. Frye thanked the chairman (Black-
burn) for his sense of fair play, then replied
to Muldrow, quoting from another democratic
paper published in Okolona, a Mandatory art-
Gle on the speech made by Chalmers from the
Okolona States, showing he said the two pa
pcrs ate their soup out of the same bowl with
the same spoon. He also stated that the cir
culation of the States had increased l27 per
cent. since "A, and had as large circulation
rs any Southern country paper.
Mr.. Muldrow challenged the production of
single endorsement of that paper by any
Southern newspaper, since the publication Of
the recent articles, that had given such
notoriety to the paper,
Mr.. Geddes resumed the floor and made a
speech on the democratic side of the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Thompson Of Ky, followed on the
democratic side.
Mr.. Payne of Pa, made argument on the
republican side, Mr.. Shellenberger followed
on the same side.
Tine House then took a recess until 100,
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Not half a dozen members were present
when the House assembled, and with Thomp-
son of Ky. in the chair, went into committee
of the whole on the legislative bill.
After speeches by Messrs. Waddin, era
vens, Robertson and Ketch, in favor of the
proposed repeal, and by Dwight in opposition
thereto, the committee rose and the House adj
journed