The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-08
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WARRINGTON. Jan Mr. Edmnnds Sanh from the
petition from Che Alaska Silver Mining Com
panY, asking protection from aliens. Also.
Pie @ y lie Untsa se GER
Mr. Davis. from the same conmittge. re; 70,
ported adversely upon BIZ t. allow j. United \,
the Attorney General from decisions Of tho
sqcouptinF q ths tresspry S;,
location " Of military a POSTS In Oregon Reierred
% tSe Committee. on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Beck moved that tho resolurion @ Il lon. and reply
csrning the use Of silver IN payment Of customs
duties during the current hsSai year; & Re re-
torty 70 ns make sach inyestsaion @ as ma may be-
necessary to determine wheher the laws re.
lative tothe payment OF customs duties and Of
The interest on public debts are being complied
Mr.. Mcdonald offered n bill authorizing the
q Legal ,sSsa tSdSr sst s sss q
Including in the valuation Of personal property
denominated lawful money assigning taxes Inn
posed BY authority Of such State or Territory.
and may im9ose tax thsrson con but ths tai n 80
nal citizens or residents OF such State or Terri
ESmunds = osred dns si reseution III resiiing
that tao thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the constitution are lawful and
any other part Of tho constitution; that the
people OF each State have a common int. rest ia
s Of The whole ,Ss 4isb Il
duty OF Congress- to enforce these amend
Ments and rh,s project eyery I've citizen y
general character. as already passed, and By
further. appropriate legislation to enforce the
protection not secured by existing laws, and it
and with diligence to carry out such laws OF
g@ongrMsss @ E M and to appropriate oil moneys need
Resolved. 5,at4er. That it is the duty Of Con-
gress to provide BY law for the full and Impair.
tial protection Of all citizens Of the United
Repre- Represeatatlyes % e IN Congress, @ and TO that end
the Committee on the Judiciary De INSTRUCTED "a
70 prepare and report as soon as possible bill
ment for the infraction thereof.
Deferred to the Judiciary Committee.
toiere Submitted % BY him to G Inquire Into the @ es
pediency Of making the trade dollar a legal
tender for oil dues. public and private. and to
lar; arraiening the Secretary OF the Treasury
10r his endeavor to, and his encouragement OF.
M ne national banks IN their efforts to suppress
me trade dollar. He advocated the calling In
OF that issue OF silver and converting 1t into
current silver dollar.
communication from tho Secretary Of War
trensmitting the report OF the chief OF ordnance
G relative to the cost Of manufacturing arms at
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill for
revieing the patent laws, and Mr. Christiancy
continued MS speech. which was an able legal
and the citation OF authorities upon such laws
The Senate. at $40 p. M. adjourned.
THE HOUSE
The House was called to order promptly at 70
S,cloclE by Speaker Randall. and the journal Of
personal privilege. and said he had ID trustsd he
bso1e Re se ss bs
IN tSe Would Sqsa hasa
siter 0 the matter had been PASSED ssdResp npoH
Senator. They declared that the charges |
but unfortunately. however. a late publicatior |
Of what purHorts to be q repert OF the investi- |
Of the lssyss e s mater and
sharges be sub ected to the fullest investigation.
The charges were infamousiy conceived in a /
dea hs seos he had satsn Sn SsW
Ms vindieation il October last Ne demanded
hat a committee pass upon the whole question
stire from the canyass. He was then working |
or Congress for the good OF the democratic
,afty. He declined to do 80 and addressed q
ate the only QaestioG at issue, the social one.
'aihng to have his political friends psss upon
nat question. he brought the social question
osed to him in poitics. IMr. Ackien then had
BAD report in tie cass signed by Michael
Lahn and others] After he came to Washing
N to attend the session OF Congress. he sub
this House. and they r.,potted that there was
o foundation for the chGfess. When he re-
lrned 70 Louisiana he was confronted with a
ublication of what purported 10 De synopsis
testimony taken BY the first committee. and
le question arose whether all the facts had
sen stated to the Washington conMlttee.
Mr.; Acklen then offered q resolution reciting
g charge Of seduction that had Teen made
sainst him, and authorizing the Hoeaker to /.
opoint q committee OF three membtxs whose
lty 1t shall be to invt stigate the Truth or
lslty. of said charges of seduction, with power
send for persons and papers. and to report at
early day as possible
N. Reagan. OF Texas, objected, stating trst ]