Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-01
Congressional.

Of the subsidiary silver 'coin Sifl.
Mr.. Orittdndeh, of New York, made a
brief stdtement in favor Of the bill, aud
the Hcuse proceeded to vote On the amend.
ment to it, a#
All amendment was offered by Mr..
Gillette, of Iowa, for the redemption of
subsidiary silver coins in paper fractional
currency of 10, 20 aud 90 cents, which
currency shall DO legal tender to the amount
of ten dollars, but Mr. Stephens, Of Geor-
gia, who hes charge of the bill, said that
personally he was 10 favor of the amend.
ment, aud that tho subject was before the
Committee on Coinage, but that he did not
want this bill eooumbered with it, and upon
this representation Mr.. Gillette withdrew
his amendment
An amendment was offered BY Mr.. New.
borry, of Michigan, requiring small coins
Gents, three cents, &o.,) to be received at
postoftices for postage on stamps 10 sums
not exceeding So, aud after discussion the
amendment was agreed to.
The House finally passed the subsidiary
silver coin bill. The bill as passed provides
that silver coins Of smaller denomination
than 81 may be exohangeable into lawful
money when presented 10 sums of $40;
makes silver coins excbangeable into lawful
money legal.tender for all debts, public
and private, coinage receivable at postoffices
to the amount of So.
AT the evening session but very few
members were present. Messrs. Robertson,
Of Louisiana, Kitohin, of North Carolina,
and others spoke in favor of the proposed
repeal clause in the legislative bill, and
Mr.. Dwight, Of Now York, in opposition.
The Senate at tho expiration of the
morning hour took up Senator Wallaoe's
resolution to vest the appointment aud
renoval of Senate employees 10 the Score
tary and Sergeant-at arms Of the Senate,
the question being on Senator Edmund's
substitute which was opposed by Senator
Pendleton apd advocated by Senator Conk-
| ling. Without action on the Wallace reso
| lution the Senate resumed tho consideration
of the army BILL
Senator Garland addressed the Senate
He quoted the English law and commented
thereon, showing the strict subordination
to the civil authority in which the military
forces are held in Great Britain. He do,
preoated exhibitions of sexional feeling,
and did not believe that the country could
be prosperous so long as the old conflict
between tho North and South is used at
each recurring Presidential election as an
fundamentally of party success.
Senator, Davis, Of illinois,, followed in
favor of the pending bill. In the course
of his speech he said: "No man loved Mr..
Lincoln better, or honored his memory
more than do, nor had any one greater
opportunities to lcaln the constitution of
his mind and character and his habits of
thought. He was large hearted, wiser
than those associated with him, full of
sympathy for struggling humanits, without
malice, with charity for erriug men, loving
his whole country with deep devotion
aud intensely anxious to save it. Believing
as do that he was raised up by Providence
for the great crises of the war Of the rebel
lion, J. have equal belief that had he lived
We would have been spared much of the
strife Of these latter days, aud .ha. we
would bo on the high read to prosperity.
Such man hating all forms of oppression
anu deepiy imbued with the principle that
induced the men Of '76 to resist the stamp
tax, would never have willingly intrusted
power to any one, unless war was fragrant,
to send troops to oversee an election.
Senator Allison addressed tho Senate in
opposition to the bill.
| WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Senate
considered the resolution relative to remo-
walls and appointments Of officers of the
Senate, but without final action went over
and the Senate resumed the consideration
of the army bill.
Mr.. Williams spoke in favor of tho bill,
especially of the seution forbiddiug the use
of the army at the polls. Abiding to the
presence Of Confederate soldiers ia Con.
gress, he said of these brigadiers ho wished
the people of the North had been animated
BY the same wise policy as their Southern
brethren, and sent their gallant soldiers to
be thoir representatives, because if tho
questions growing out of the war had been
left for solution to tho brave men who
fought the war, the return of prosperity
and approach of reconciliation would have
| been hastened.
Mr.. Jones (FIorida) followed u support
of the bill. The South having been re-,
stored to it's place in the Union, it's people
were anxious to cooperate with other
sections of the country 10 restoring complete
peace and prosperity everywhere. Its
representatives being on terms of equality
with tho representatives of other States,
they have from time to time manifested
their interest 10 the affairs Of tho nation,
and after long night of estrapgement they
have Dome into the light and enjoyment cf
the. rights conferred by the constitution.
Referring to the uso Of this army at the
polls; Mr.. Jones said he had seen soldiers
marched and oountermarched over his
little State. He stated as fact a company
OF troops was marched from Fort Barranoaa
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