The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-05
FORTYSlXTR CONGRESS.
SUBSIDIARY SILVER BILL PASSED
BY THE SENATE. M
McDOnaId's Legal Bill Discussed in the Senate bat
49, N, noEOts Reached.
SENATE,


washington May 2s.
There wasconsiderable discussion OF the resOlu-
ton offered yesterday by MI Mcdonald, referring
TO the petition and memorial Of the ex sailors ana
soldiers Of Rhode Island, complaining OF VIOLA
tions Of the Civil Service rules aud OF Federal In
reference In elections and OF the, denial OF Ger"
tain citizens Of the right to vote in the Appropria
ton Committees.
The morning hour expiring the resolutions went
over, f.f .,f gIf.l.g ylt t4gf.Ill ,,..
The Senate then took up the bill to make snbSiI
diary coin exohangeable for lawful m ney ana
making such coin illegal tender IN sums not ex'
ceediDg twenty dollars, the pending question be-
ing on the Committee amendment to SUBSTITUTE
dollars for twenty dollars. $3.50 .l .lI4 I
The committee amendment was adopted-geaS
81, pays2l. rlo, nr, .r.-,l ol llao u. 3D. j
After further debate the bill was reported back
to the Senate, and amendments made In Commit
tee OF the Whole were agreed to. ',...l.l IN
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
Mr. Edmunds (Rep w said he was 30 well
convinced that he bill ought not to have passed
that he would move to reconsider the vote Just
taken. fw.s Ild... .dI 100 ff .a
The motion to reconsider was lost, '.sl'
On motion OF Mr. tendleton tDem, o. the bill
heretofore introduced by him to provide that the
principal officers OF the Executive Departments
NAV occupy seats on the fiOor OF the Senate ana
House of Representatives was taken from the ta
Bile, and, on his motion. referred to committee
of ten, to be appointed by the Chair
The Senate, on motion Of Mr. Call, (Dem. Fla
then took up he bill to ALLOW the use OF the mill
tia and land and naval forces Ofihe United States
IN certain cases, and to repeal Election Laws.
Mr. Call addressed the Senate He declared the
history of these laws 10 bis State shows them TO
ha 70 been used as instruments OF most shameless
corruption aud subOrnation OF perjury, aud that
under them courts Of justice have been turned In
10 partisan tribunals He cited occurrences at
length In support Of this declaration. Thepeople
of the Sou demanded q restoration OF purity in
the administrative and Judicial affairs. They
were not disloyal In this WISH but were acting the
part Of good citizens OF their common country.
The people of the South can be relied on to obey
the laws without military cOmpulslon. He did
not envy those who could see nothing but evil in
his people, because, following their honest con-
vlction, they once engaged in reb llion. There
were too many complex questions involved in that
action TO make II possible 70 say that oil right was
on one side and all wrong on the other. WhateV
er may be thought Of the former course OF the
Southern people, they are now citizens, having
equal rights with all Others and as such, de-
mand the repeal Of unjust and unconstitutional
laws. .f.i
Mr.. Bell (Rep. N. II introduced bill in rela-
ton IN the election of senators from the State Of
New Hampshire. Referred.
Ahter an ex cuhve session the Senate adjourn
ed until tomorrow. ...