Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-28
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e O'CLOCK r. M.
TH!!E!:.,,MEwls. /:
vest. Silver Resolution Continues Il
Occupy the Attention Of
the Senate.
Tho Amended Judicial Expense Bill
inthe Hands Of the President.
Consideration Of the Adjournment Resolution
Deferred until Monday. = "s
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Washington, June 27.-Vest's resolution
declaring In favor of free coinage and re-
monetizing silver, was taken up. DurIng
tho debate Herman, Ferry and Allison pro-
y tested against this method Of instructings
t9e idoance committee. There was not
ttthe this session to mature measure 50
vitality affecting the whole financial system
and indirectly the industries of the country
hence the silver bills had been postponed
but not indednitely. 4Ths committee Mas
pledged to act On them sasly in Decsmber.
: Vest called. attention 70 tho fact that che
resolution was simply an expression of Optn.
Ion to show tho country how the senate
stood. 1t required no present action. ~
Houston ADVOCATED the resolution. Al
lison moved 10 refer the resolution to the
f6nance committee. ~ = ~ ee ~ .S,F
Moxey opposed. the Amotion.J This was q
mere expression Of an abstract opinion.
The finance committee had nothing to do
with 1t, and could not report omit ~ ti3
Allison further objected that the resolu-
ton looked TO an unlimited coinage, which
would drive gold out of the country and
flood the United States with European bul.
lion. After further debate Vest offered the
following as as ubstitute for the first resolu-
ton to obYiate any criticism as to its word
ing: ~
Resolced, That the complete remonet,za.
tion Of silver and it's restoration to perfect
equality with gold, both as coin and bull
lion are demanded alike by the dictates of
justice and wise statesmanship.
The morning hour expiring, the resolu-
ton goes over till tomorrow. ee
The resolution providing for additional
pay for congregational employees passed.
Eaton reported from the committee on
appropriations without amendments the ju-
dicial expense appropriation bill passed
yesterday by the house. He said there
would be no attempt by the minority to
shorten debate. aud night session would
not be forced. The bill was then consi-
dered.
Washington, June 2S-Vest, by request,
offered resolution calling on the president
Tor the correspondence between the state de-
partment and Mexico in regard to the pro-
posed survey Of the northern states of Mexico
for the Austin 4 Tspalavampa railroad com.
pany. Adopted.
Vests resolution declaring in favor of free
coinage was taken up, the question being on
referring the substitute accepted By him to
the committee on finance,
klrkWood submitted an amendment to
insert after the word "bullion" the words
at as early . date az these objects can be
accomplished consistently with the public
xslfaren lRtiescsed-yeass 90, nays 81, as
s iYSas--Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Burn.
side, Butler, Cameron, Chandler, Conklinp.
Eaton, Ferry, Hill, Of Colorado, Herman.
Kirkwood, Logan, Mcmillan. Morrill,,
Plat, Rollins, Salisbury, Sanders-2O
Nays-Bailey, Beck, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Davis Of Illinois, Garland, Hampton, Here.
'ford, Houston, Jones, Maxey,, Morgan,
fendlston, Ransom. Slater, Vance, Vest,
VOORHEES,, Walker, Williams-2l.
Harris, Hill of Ga, Ingalls,, Mcpherson,
Teller. Thurman and Windsom were PAL red
with Paddock. Dawes, Withers. Grover.
Johnston, Edmunds and Davis of West
Harris md Thurnaan would have voted
nay, and McPherson, Teller and Window
would have voted aye.
Mr.. Davis Of West Virginia would also
have voted nay. Hill and Ingalls, did not
announce how they would vote.
The morning hour then expired and the
resolution went over.
The house bill to correct two verbal er-
ro!s in the army bill approved June 23d,
1879. 4paased. ! S&
Beck, fion The committee on. ,.ppropria.
tions reported without amendment, the bill
making appropriations to pay fees for Uu-
tied States marshals and their general de-.
puues. 'T.'S ~ 4$FIE4g
HOUSE.
Washington. June 27.-In the morning
hour private business was ,dispsnsed with,
and the house went into committee Of the
whole on the bill appropriating 100000 to
pay the feee Of United States marshals and
their general deputies. General debate on
the bill was limited to one hour.
The debate was opened by Garfield. He
grouped some Of the leading points made
during the present session on the demo-
cratic side. These proposi.iops were that
tnere were no national elections; that the
United States have No votes; that the
United safes have no right to control the
election OF members of congress; that sen.
aters and representatives Of the Uoited
States are merely sgents or ambassadors,
that the United States have no
authority to keep the peace
within state, and have no peace to keen
that the. United States 10 not . nation but q
confederacy Of States, and nominally thai
the states are sovereign. He declared these
propositions constituted - body Of doe
srtne nsf6 nofe S1tsssne than had 'syss best
heard before except At the very crisis Of 20.
csss'on. He believed thess doctrines erro
neous And Vicious and he prsceeded to Ia,
uo"n and 70 support BY argument coun
~ Propositiona. Garfield went ON u
% snov sss hlTsej II the idea ,ha
...s.: sss sevssetgU, esa declared thas tn,
Iu..u1o hs se0 1sdiAea iayhe uessuv
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