Jamestown alert., 1879-06-26

nouncing Lamar as a BLACKBOARD, a coward and
q liar. The end is not yet. . At 5 O'clock sa
still in session, the majority steadily voting
down every motion to adjourn. #Es
z HOUSE, June is. The bill relating to.
political assessments was before the House.
The morung hour was,consumcd by dilatory
motions, and the bill went over The judicial
expense bill with Senate amendments was
reported Some of the amendments were
agreed to, others not concurred in. Mr.. At
kins submitted the conference report on the
legislative, appropriation blu. Mr. Atkins
explained that the House confrercs had con-
ccdcd most of the points Of difference. The
appropriation. made bys the ne bill would
the current Legislative act. In that excess
was ncludcp $130,OOO hcretofoee appropriated
in the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
S15OOOO for the payment Of gaugers and store
keepers neccssiatcd by an increase in the
number of distilleries in the Southern States.
After a short debate the report was agreed to.
Debate on the coinage bill reported by Mr..
remainder of the session. The previous ques-
ton was seconded and Mr.. Stephens closes
the debate tomorrow. Adjourned.
SENATE, June 19.-The session of the
Senate which commenced June 1S, continued
all night, when, without breaking the dead
lock, at II 80 a. IN. the Senate adjourned, and
in ten minutes thereafter, the regular session
OF Thursday June IS, commenced and was
opened by prayer, and the reading of the
journal. The dead. lock of the previous ses-
sion continued, and the angry excitement
also Senator Conkling denounced the course
OF the majority as oppressive, tyronical and
n n
oath houses, he had seen nothing SO outrage
GUS. On various motions the Republicans
refused to vote, and no qourum appeared,
An attempt was made to arraign Senators
present who refused to vote. The morning
hour expired, and Senator Compenter took
the floor and commenced by saying, that he
supposed by this time the majority had dis
covered that they could not cause the minori
ty to do what they thought they ought not to
do. He commented with great earestness on
the course of the majority, the minority
thought it was an outrage, a parliamentary
oppression and they thought they ought to
show that they could not be treated that way.
After 6 O'Clock last night it was declared by
the majority that the minority must proceed
were driven to stand on their reserved rights,
and they were the exclusive judges of their
conduct, they had their rights and would
stand by them. Every motion to adjourn was
defeated by the majority, till the legisla-
tive day expired at noon. If the Democrats
would now agree to adjourn SO that all
could have sleep and rest, he had no doubt a
Withers Dcm.) wished to say that the Senator
from Wisconsin had stated the Democratic po-
siton with perfect fairness. He admitted that
a great portion of yesterday was consumed by
Democratic Senator's Mr.. Hill, of Georgia,
protested against the doctrine laid down by
Mr.. Carpenter. After further and excited de-
bate the Democrats acceded to the proposition
of Mr. Carpenter and adjourned.
HOUSE, June 19.-Thc conference re-
port on the judicial expenses bill was submit
ted. Mr. Monroe intimated his purpose to
vote against the report. So did Mr. Cox. Mr..
Garfield spoke at considerable length against
the report. Springer, Mcmahon and others
took part in the discussion. Finally discussion
was closed, and vote taken on the report, and
it was adopted by strict party vote, yeas 102,
noes 79-COX not voting on either side The
trade dollar bill was then taken up, discussed
and passed without division and the House
adjourned. The following is the text
of the trade dollar bill as passed:
Be 1t enacted, etc.: That the secretary Of the
treasury shall cause to be exchanged at the
treasury and at the sub-trcasuries of the United
States, legal tender silver dollars for trade dol
lars at par, provided the weight of said trade
dollar has not been reduced below the stand
ard weight and limit of tolerance provided by
law for the single piece and shall rccoin said
trade dollars into legal tender dollars, as now
provided by law, and shall stop further coin
age of trade dollars, provided that trade dol
lars rccoined under this act shall not be
counted as part of the coinage of silver re-
quired by the act of February 2S, 1873, and
provided further, that trade dollars that have
been chopped or re-stamped for circulation in
China or other foreign countries shall be ex-
cluded from the provisions of this act.
SENATE, June 90 The credentials Of
Henry w. Blair of New Hampshire were pre-
sented and he was sworn in. The army bill
was taken up, and Senator Conl1ling spoke at
length against it. A running debate was kept
up for some time. Numerous amendments
were proposed by Republican Senators, but
all were voted down by a strict party vote.
Finally vote on the passage Of the bill was
reached, and it was passed, yeas 333, nays 10,
a strict party vote, except that Burnside voted
aye. Adjourned.
HOUSE, June 20. No business of gen
eral public interest was transacted A dozen
asked indefinite leave Of absence
some on account of sickness, some on account
of pressing business Leave was granted only
to the sick. Adjourned. ,...t