New-York tribune., 1879-04-21
XLVIru CONGRESS-IsT SESSION,

The Senate was not in session yesterday
Tn tho House tne journal embodied for the hrst tne
the petons deposited in the box SO that INC io""A
Of the Journal occupied twenty minutes r
Aoucstion was raised upon this fact by MT GAN
FIELD rep OHIO, who expressed inc NOpo '""'
would not pass INTO precedent ,-,,,, ., ,,o
ApexoIanation was made by the sIEAhEh as 10 'Ho %
reason. why he had directed tins TO dc uo"e'"e
MI one being that under existing cIculus'tnDS @ mo
n.ttt,ops and memorials are belug presenter aC. ,,
Ig,iSI" Ig,iFSI nv hills the question 20 which committees
t,vChouid bt referred t. had become lmPottau ana ana
differences had arisen between NE r SnaaI rI &
d. nlnbtrs presenting petitions as To thcr proper Vl
Honsc itself should have the opportunity OF passing on
the question. .-.,, 10. NJ
tecton whatever 20 the introduction OF bills next Mon
Gav however absurd they should be. Ihe matter WAS
finally rc.rIrCd to the Committee on lulcs. $50 . ,,o
The Subsidiary LIVER Coins hH thcu came up a. INC
M fris..c ed business Of the morning hour ~,
Mr. WARNER dem, Ohol moved to amend tne CItLc Ie
sectlou. which makes silver coins ieEaIchnI Vo tn'
amount Of elWy adding the words Iof an o'o'' p"'
MI siErHENS Dem, Gal made brief speech IN
Mr. MILLS DEM Texas offered substitute toT the the
bill The subs ItUic provided Tor SILVER HoaIS % ia5
grains half dollars Of 2Do4 grains, quarters OF io0o
grains @ it & ~. 81 ~ =, % Shall M, LEGAL sender FOR any
sum whatever; made ST yer coins eXc1HGeahe III % SUMS
NJ $40 and ID. multiulrs fOr United states legal tender
,- 49, ,,r,,1 n f5r the Ike exchange OF trade dollars
ana Mexican dollar containing more than J' EItHs
o. pV r ,r fri'' So.n 10 receive forit ega-teudr
money t tine rate of for every 31lA grains OF hhe
silver dIcctod tEc recomdgc of a SILVER ioiclEh coiHs
i'm the frcasurv auj the application Of all the legal
ta1icr silver CONS I'm the Treasury, that may come
mont % tie laymCut OF interest on Jnlttu states
bonds ana 20 the uaymcnt Of tine principal OF such
Lgrd. tlcy IAN due and for the purchase Of bonds
MAT are not due TIE seventh section directed e sec
retary OF the Treasury Qn exchanging eEaender notes
far siIvciJ 20 rag cut - aui - notes until oe shall
have pad ont S-oo00,0Oo ,...,,.
Nr'GAEFIELD U}ol., Oho) expressed himself as "a
voraha 10 thc general sCOpt OF the b hU' ne Gc''l
10 oer some amendments to Il an ITS details Inc hIs'
amendment Wa, % increase the amoant al "loA SUI
siIiaIy silver CONS may De IIosculed ior exchange
iIom SO gs I'D tle bi .i 10 500
Nh IEPHINs saId he had no objections whatever 10
Mr GARFIELD also suggested that the words legal
teudermoucy should be changed INTO -" Lawful money
o thc United StIto~.' which is the term used On The Law
ii, only serious objection TO TIE m was 10 INC 'hAu
section. aud ne moved 10 strike that ont' ,.
MI. HAWIEl dicp, Comm made p9iht OF or'er On
Sir. SPRINGER Dem, Ili) submitted an Amendment
making trade dollars legal tender 20 the eut OF $40
MI MILLS (Dcm Texas hoped that the Ol!I "Oui9 DC
Mr MORTON CRep., y. " hoped that the hin would
pass It was ia tue interest OF the pcope-of every
iuan. woman or child possessed OF single piece OF Iag
tuudl coin. TIE accumulation Of those COINS Is pui-
chased hy bullion dealers at discount aud re7o'd hy
On m a' an advance OF al par iHe " Nc-uou' i'SIyu
those coins i par and should redeem feM al par IN
those coins inevitable that sooner or later they
viii pass at their bullion value, whlch j. even IoWtI
Mr.. G1rndds amendment providing for the rcdemp-
the subsidiary coin when presented IN sums OF
S1T ""s e j, nt ,ii,iii tTo woIds lawful
Mr sprTctTs amendment Increasing the Iegal-tendcr
quality OF subsidiary silver coin TO so vas agrecdtc-
Nj STEPHENS entered motion 10 reconsider.
Mir. Warmers amruoment that the subs diary com
shall Ice c-atcnder for all o,bts public and private
in AN sums not exceeding 500, was agreed to.
MT. SWluErI's her amendment was WITHDRAWN
The morning hour having expired. the House, AT 23O
T. nI.. went INTO Committee Of the Whole, with Mr..
Blackburn. Of Kentucky, III the chair on the Legis-
Nh FRiCE rep Iowa., who was entitled 10 thenoor,
} D.. De-
Mr. Frye -aid tiat in connection with misunder-
standing which had taken place yesterday between the
gentlemen from Kentucky and ONO Ciessrs. Blackburn
AND Kiuey) in regard TO the proper construction OF
MI Bac6buns speech he desired 10 read TO the House
the construction put upon that speech m The state OF
sss-lpP y the now famous paper TIE 0EoioHd States
read. with great emphasis the following article;
.'What was II that brave Joe Blackburn said in the
House. Messr-. soft Shellsi On ye-l We remember
He remarked that our party would strike the last
Nesuge oi The war measures rom inc statute DQ0hs'
The states never sad more and never SAG less th&n ta
You repudIac The SdteS, will you repudiae Backburni
Still silent Wen gentlemen, VII give YOU just one
chance answer or forever after hold your peace
Fnck6urni Down with the devilborn amendments.
Down with centrallsm and Its hints OF crown ana
kcrpIre Down with the pictures OF Lincoln and the
tccuudrcls who surrounded MN in the batue,lays q
lSGl-Gl. Down with every anu-Dcmocratic idea and
Idol. These Dee the watchwOrds for 1850
Mr.. BLACKBURN dem, KY having come down
from the Guar during the reading ol the article tooR
the floor aud u excited manner said: Mr. Chalr-
man, IL this be not the first time that nave been
forced 10 complain Of uudirncss at the hands OF my
friends on the Otuer side, IL is certainly tie first time
that have ever been Compelled 10 make such com
riaint against the gentleman nom Name | have but
hi, TO say regret that every recurring day brings up
some personal assault which u seems 10 me idir deal
ing honesty of construction and ordinary manhood
would Gcpud ate With each recurring day md my
self forced to Icpel mi-cOuStruCtOn given encr by
some members OF the House TO language VI
tered by me-u the shape Of earbed quota
tilus, or else I'm unwarrauted, unfair unnatural
6y member OF that side Of the House.
So far as ile uevspauer article which tle Gentleman
from Maine has read 10 the House is concerned care
nothing for t The editor OF that pauer-a contribution
from ONO TO M.>ssslppl-slmpIy reports the Unfair
uuEeucous ana ulruthiul ehoil lhal "aI maui I.ie M
yesterday 10 mlsrepesent ne care nothing i0r the
utterauceS o. uj PAPER bGl "Ith l.c tc'uaH lt4,n
done me by the editor OF that uconsequcutal sheet II
tneu becomes more serious matter Then group the
paper aud the gentleman liom Ndhc toLcIutL' "lu
esy TO this committee ana 10 the country that II occurs
10 me that they are we'll mated IHe one is about as
unfair as other is heral and crazy. Applause and
laughter the Democratic sldc.l
Confederate service and not carpct-bagger
from OHIO. TIE one was the peer Of ne gentle
man from Kentucky In that service in the South OF the
other have nothing TO say Applause on the Rcpub
Mr. BLACKBURN (who had by TINS time moved into
the area front of the speaker chair and who stood
there surrounded bv many democratic members)-But
perfectly familiar with the history the autcccdents aud
The merits OF that advcntmer than care 10 be.
Whether he served IN that army or the other matter
OF TO concern 10 me. SIMPLY desire 10 repeat het III
the article winch the gentleman has read tomphme9t
ay me- chooses 10 term 10 IN order 10 twist II 10
partisan purpOsej he perpetrated au act Oi Oss IN
jusuc, 10 which ne gentleman nom MauS 10 my utter
Mr.. FRYE-G did this and nothing more. / heard the
speech of the gentleman from K'ntucky when u was
made on this floor taken down by the sOciatcd Press
I,rurter and all this country, aud say that
lad not q scIutNa O doubt that the construction which
Ills paper has put on that genemdu's language would
b. p, upou lu the south. II that gentleman made
declaration Oh lne floor Of the House whcn the Asso-
Cidird Press al the time could declare 10 be
what il Cd declare IL 10 be. and which The O6ptoRd
NDcs from the dispatch in the Associated Press coqld
declare joy 10 be- what us heart desired II 10 De,
tu,uI,s that tC be called To account for any
Thing mat have repeated 10 tins House. say that
81 nv ugul, and that u IS not lNlDcral
unjust TO the cmdu from Kentucky, iOr me TO
Of tlis paper published the state Of Mississippi, in
GOI.cd 10 s by and scores Of papers III the
South believe that Intended injustice to the gem
triuau from Kentucky do not tank that the personal