Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-27
The Bills Agreed in Caucus
Reported in the
House.
A Bill Prohibiting Political AS
sessments Opposed by
the Republicans.
Vests Concurrent Silver Resolution
The Bill to Exchange Trade for Legal
Tender Silver Dollars
Goes Over UnlII Next December.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-HoUsE.-
The proposition for revoking the leave
of absence granted the members and
requiring all absent to report imme-
diately was made by Mr., Arm6eld, and
was objected.
The bill making appropriations for
certain Judicial expenses and the bill
making appropriations to pay the fees
of marshals and their deputies were
reported from the committee on ap-
preparations, and ordered printed and
referred.
The bill prohibiting political assess
ments came up as business of the
morning hour. Mr.. Garfield sought
an opportunity of speaking against
it, but was cut off by the previous
question, w%hereupon dilatory tactics
were resorted to by the Republicans.
The morning hour was consumed in
roll calls, and the bill went over with
out action.
The conference report on letter
carriers bill was agreed to.
The house committee on apprOpria-
tons this morning rejected by a party
vote various amendments offered by
the Republican members, and in
structed Mr.. Adkins, chairman, to
report the two bills providing for the
judicial expenses of the government.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-SENATE-
Mr.. Thurman being still absent owing
to sickness, Mr.. Eaton presided. Mr..
Thurman expects to be presentto-mo
row.
Mr.. Vest asked the unanimous con-
sent, out of the morning hour, to call
up the concurrent silver resolution
submitted by him yesterday and stated
that his object was to get a vote on
the subject aud let the people know
who were in favor and who were
against reconciliation and free coin
age. He believed the Western SEN
atOrs to be almost unanimously
in favor of it, regardless of
party lines. He had received at
least one hundred letters from his peo-
pie advocating RECOMMENDATION and
hardly one in regard to the political
questions being discussed. The people
desire to know how senators stand on
the question.
Mr.. Chandler object.
The resolution accordingly went
over and consideration was resumed
of the joint resolution to provide ex-
ira pay for congressional employees.
Mr.. Window again read statistics in
regard to the Republican administra-
ton Of the government.
The finance committee this morn
ing, by a majority of votes, made sew.
eral important amendments In the
house bill providing for the exchange
Of trade for legal tender silver dollars,
and decided that its further consider
alton should be postponed until next
December, with the understanding,
however, that the bill and amendments
are then to be reported to the senate
as soOn as practicable. The prin-
cipal amendment adopted to-day
provides that the exchange of
legal tender dollars for trade dollars
shall be at the market value - of the
latter, regarded as bullion and not
at par, as provided by the house
committee. They also struck out the
house proviso' that tho trade dol
lars received under this act shall not
be counted as part of the coinage of
silver required by the act Of February
q, 1873.
The vote on the question of adopt
Jog these amendments and also on post
pQping the report until next Deem.
her was as follows Yeas-Bayard,
Herman, Morrill,, Terry, Nays-Wal
lace, Voorhees,, Beck. Senators Ali
son and Jones (Nevada) were paired.
The principal reason for not reporting
the bill this session is to preclude the
possibility Of the Warner silver bill
being moved as an amendment in tho
senate with the result Of prolonging
the session.
An executive session vas then held.