The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON. June 2s
Vest asked tho unanimous consent out OF the
morning hour 70 call up the concurrent silver
olution, submitted by him yesterday. and stated
let the people know who were In favor Of and who
against remonetlxatton and ffco coinage He b..
IN favor of Il regardless OF party llnea lie had 10
cesved At least q hundred letters from his people
tvoeating demonstration, and hardly one In 70
gard TO the political question being discussed,
The people desired 70 know how the senators
stood on the question.
Consideration was resumed OF Joint resolution
10 provide extra pay for congro Honal employees.
Window again read statistics Ia regard 70 the
republican administration OF the government.
The report Of the conference committee on the
letter ckfTieis deficiency bill was adopisd. Tue
ioI balances due railroads ON all routes Il stricken
on motion OF Paddock. the senate proceeded 70
consider the substitute reported from the commit
tee on public lands for the house bill extending
relief OF certain settlers ON public lands Until
october lst, 1850, which was passed with slight
amendment
Beck. from the committee on finance reported
favorabiy on the joint resolution providing for .
committee TO investigate tho best means OF guard.
whether any change is Necessary In the methods
OF making appE9pFiauonS The Fssoln,ien wss
sist OF three members from each house.
proposition reyeking Leave OF absence granted
members, and requiring al Absont 20 report tmme.
diately. was made BY ormneld and objected %.
The bill making appre Ration for certain Judi.
= pay ices OF mAFshals I'd their general deputies
were reported from the committee on AppropFiA-
TSe hIll nFol ibisne siiieS 1 came
up a. business Of the morning hour.
GsIfeld d. spTEh' s % an oppoI;.uMIssy or. MI g spsssng
question. wheFeuF IN dilatoTy tactics Nere resoFted
70 ey The kepnolieanA
The comniiiee on appropriations this morning
rejected BY party vote the various amendmenta
offered By republican members. and Instructed
Atkins. chairman, 10 report the two bills pF0vid
Inc hou:e passed The Judicial sxpsnsos sppro-
priation bill without any material amendment
and the house then Al $50 adjourned.
Senate.
wAsmS0ToN. June 26
The report Of The conference committee on Lhe
letter cAFEieFs deficiency bill Was adopted. The
principal Modification is that the appropriation
Tor balances due railroads on All routes is stricken
On motion Of Paddock. the senate proceeded 70
consider the substitute reported from the commit.
ne n prp5Sisions or An aet Sntisled An ~
for the relief Of certain settlers on public landa
until October iat. iSs0. which WAS passed with
Beck. nom Ihe committee Of euance. reported
favorAbly joint resolution providing for the com
mitiee 20 tnvestigAte The best means ef guarding
and collecting the public revenue. aud - % Whe
ther any change e neeessaFy In the method OF
passed. II provides that the committee shall con.
stat Of three members from each house instead OF
Ave senator's and seven Espresentatyes
Allison moved 70 refer the resolution % the
finance committee.
Maxey opposed the motion.
Allison further objected that this resolution look
ed 70 unIimIted coinage. which W0uld drive gold
out OF the country and hood Us with European bull
ing as substitutes for mis- FSt roaoluIs 10 ohviafs
any criticism 80 70 its wording.
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and iu Festoraaon 70 perfect equality with gold
both aS coin aud bullion arc demanded alike by
the dictates Of justice and wise statesmanshtp.
The morning hour expiring the resolution GOES
The resolution providing additional pay for con.
amendments Of Wallace and ingalls, forming he
old Judicial expensos bill, political a9easments
bill, etc. were Withdrawn by unanimous consent,
and the resolution passed e. reported from the
committee with slight 8mendments.
Eaton reported the judicial expenses sppropriA
there ~ would Be no attempt b. tie majority %
shorten debate and night sealion would not be
WINDOW replied % The 3 sch Of ssulssury res
terdAy - % WINDOWS connection with the negro
exodus Window declared that he gtoTied In Lhe
negro mind the thought that be had . right 20
leave region where he was oppressed and nee %
citizen He had been frequently asked why he
had become somewhat radicalf Of late. Il was
because he had listened 70 stories Of these poor
refugees. not published anywhere not made for
political effect Unless there was z change in The
treatment Of the blacks the exodus would stop.
but it would stop because It would change into
stampede IN the next tiho or three yean.
Vance asked Window II he had received any of
these stories from North Carolina. He asked be
cause he had read . letter signed By two colored
men, which he sent 70 the c.erks desk and had
read, a. folloWs. To Meszrs. Conkilng, Blaine
and Others who 20 Etnenuoualy opposed the repeal
of certain laws now being debated; We are per
sonally acquainted with Hon. Governor VANCE,
and take the liberty through him % state that 20
the best OF our knowledge and belief there never
was q black man prevented from voting In North
Carolina on account Of his race. We speak know
ingly Of this county. We are both OF black COM
plexiou and have repr- 5enfsd this county In the
legislature OF North Carolina"
Wir dom-HoW black7
Yance-Dark enough 70 belong TO the Republi.
can party ard not be mistaken
ConkliDg-Am right in hearing my name read
as first Of those 70 whom that letter was sd
dIessed7
Vance-Yes. SIR.
Conkling--I wish only 70 say that never heard
off before and the complexion Of the letter seems
therefore more doubtful than the complexion Of
those who wrote It. Il r. rather unusual 70 I'd.
dress letter 70 one or three senator's and In place
Of sending 1t 70 either Of them, 70 send It 70 some
body else