Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-29
FORTY-SiXTH CONGRESS-.
The Senate.
Extra Session.
ANTHoNY's RELATIVE.

lNe Se5t0U.
ANrHoNY's RELATIVE. 5.sr aas
WASHINGTON May 2s.-There was consider
able discussion of the resolutions offered yes
terday by Senator Mcdonald, referring the pc
ttion and memorial of cx-soldiers and sailors
of Rhode Island complaining Of violations of
the civil vice rules and of federal interfer-
euce in elections, and of the denial to certain
citizens of the right to vote, to appropriate
committees.
Senator Anthony said the collector of GUS
toms mentioned in the memorial was not APP
pointed by his advice, but as he knew him to
be competent man, he did not think it necess-
airy to object to his appointment merely a
relative. The morning hour expiring the reso-
lutions vent over.
SUBSIDIARY COIN.
The Senate then took up the bill to make
subsidiary coin texchangeable for lawful money
and making such coin a legal tender in sums
not exceeding twenty dollars, the pending
question being on the committee amendment
to the substitute, $40 for 800.
Senator Edmunds moved to amend by sub
stituting SIS for Sl0 Rejected.
The committee amendment was adopted,
yeas 81, nays 81 ,, ,.as
On motion of Senator Bayard the fourth
section making silver coins of the face value
of twenty five cents and under receivable for
postage or in purchase of postage stamps in
sums not exceeding So was striker out.
Senator Conkling asked Senator Beyard if
the clause making Subsidiary coin q legal ten
der in sums of $40 would be construed as max
ing it receivable to that amount for payment
of postage and the purchase of stamps.
Senator Bayard said he thoughtit would be,
but that it was only his personal opinion.
The question recurring to Senator ConkliDgs
amendment to the thirty fifth section to sub
stitute the words '.either coins of the United
States of smaller denomina tons than 81" for
the words''practical or subsidiary silver coins"
it was adopted. 8i
Senator Cockrell thought the bill would prac-
tically result in contraction of the currency
to the extent of $20,G00000. Silver would be
boarded in the treasury and there was no pro-
vision in the bin by which it could be drawn
out, except by changing more valuable legal
tender for it. The Secretary would not pay it
out for interest in the public debt IA expo.
rience has shown.
Senator Allison said there could be NO con-
traction small coins took the place of frac-
tional currency.
After further debate the bill was reported
back to the Senate and the amendments made
in committee of the whole were agreed to. The
bill was then read o thit6 time and passed.
Senator Edmunds said he was SO we'll con-
WINGED that the bill ought not to have passed
that he would now move to reconsider the vote
IubG tdkcu Inc WOt1Ou 10 ICCODBlucE WAS
lost. .. ..
PENDLEToN's PET. ..
On motion of Senator Pendleton the bill
heretofore introduced by him to provide that
principal officers of the executive departments
may occupy seats on the floor of the Senate
and House of Representatives was taken from
the table, and on his motion referred to COM
mttee of ten to be appointed by the chairman
Of the Senate. &C.
81 THE ELECTION LAWS.
On motion of Senator Call the Senate then
took up the bill to alloS the use Of the militia
and the land and naval forces of the United
States in certain cases, and to repeal the cleo
ton laws, and Senator Call addressed the
Senate: He declared the history of these laws
shows them to have been used as instruments
of most shameless corruption and subornation,
of perjury, and that under them courts of
Justice have been turned into partisan tribu-
nails. He cited occurrences at length in support
of this declaration. The people of the South
desired the restoration of purity in the admin
istration of judicial affairs. They were not
disloval in this wish, but were acting the part
of good citizens of u common country. The
people of the South can be relied upon to obey
the laws, without military compulsion. He
did not envy those who could SEQ nothing but
their honest conviction, they once
engaged in rebellion. There were
too many complex questions involved
in that action to make it possible to
say all the right was on the one side and all
the wrong on another. Whatever may be
thought of the former course of the Southern
people, they are now citizens, having equal
rights with all others, and as such dem and the
repeal OF unjust aud unconstitutional laws.
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S. IL
Senator Bell introduced a bill in regard tc
tho election of Senators from the State oflNev
Hampshire. Referred. 1t provides that SC
much of the act to regulate the time and man
ner Of holding elections for Senators in Con
. gross approved July 25th. 1866, as would at
any time prevent the election ola Senator from
the State Of New Hampshire by the legislature
of that State, the beginning of whose constitu
tional term next precedes the expiration of tho
term of office Of the predecessor of such Sena
tor, is hereby repealed. After executive ses-
sion ad journed. ?. rEaS $50