The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-22
xLvITH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th consideration
was resumed Of the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill.
In the House on the 18th attention was
called to the petition presented Saturday and
pointed to the record stating that . longer
continuance of the session ID fraught with
danger to peace, and disaster to the financial,
commercial and other interests of the country.
That the measures inaugurated by Congress
| threaten . revolution and strike down all safe
guards to free and unintimidsted ballot and
that this improbable session should be speed
lily terminated. The minority insisted on .
correction to this petition being spread on the
| record and after much debate it was done.
The following bills were introduced and refer
red: AbOlishing the jurors test oath; author
izing the coinage of silver dollars and fractions
| thereof, of the full standard value, following
the metric system; making appropriations for
the support of the army for the fiscal year
ending June S0th; providing for the deficiency
in the appropriations for the transportation of
mails, also apprOpriating one million dollars
for the improvement of the Mississippi river
between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio
rivers; amending the naturalization laws;
providing for the further issue of legal tender
notes and the retirement of national bank
notes, and equalization of tax on State and
national banks, and the equalization of the
rights of property and industry, also propos-
ing . constitutional amendment fixing the
Presidential term at six years, also amending
law providing for the compensation OF the
President; for the construction of . tunnel I'M
der the Detroit river, At or near Crosse Isle,
and bridge over the Detroit river, at or near
Detroit City; appropriating 81 100000 for the
improvement of the Mississippi river between
the mouth of the Illinois and the falls of st.
Anthony. A bill imposing . tax of two per
cent. on the excess Of incomes over &2o0O and
three per cent. on the excess Of incomes over
$1,000, was reiected-yeas, l04; nays, 81; not
the necessary two-thirds vote in the affirma-
tive. A resolution for the final adjournment
of this session on the blank day of May, date
not fixed, was referred TO the committee on
ways and means. and after further debate the
House adjourned.
The Legislative, judicial and executive
bill was before the Senate on the 18th and the
following amendment was discussed: The
secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized
and directed to issue Immediately in payment
thereof the ten million dollars in legal tender
currency now in the treasury, kept ~ . special
fund for the redemption of fractional cur
rency. 1t was moved to strike out the clause
and . vote on this question resulted in yeas,
Is; nays, 81.
On the 18th the previous question on the
passage of the military interference bill over
the Presidents veto was seconded and the
House proceeded to vote. The result of the
EOtc w6s, yc8s, LIZ nays, Jts 1ucrc not OttuS
the twO-thirds majority required by the con-
stitution the bill was rejected. Ten Of the
Greenbackers voted in the Affirmative; the
other three not voting. A fierce debate of .
personal nature took place, the character of
two gentlemen and the right by which one of
them held his seat, being assailed by q third
gentleman. The vote on the income tax was
first announced as yeas. 10i; nays, 81. Il now
stands, yeas, liz; nays. 81. The morning hour
having expired, the House took up the bill
relating to coinage laws and coin and bullion
certificates.
Mr.. Vest gave notice in the Senate on
the 18th of his intention to introduce . bill
proposing to organize the Indian Territory
into State and providing for its admission
into the Union. His resolution making in
quiry as to whether any part of the Indian
Territory had been purchased by the United
States with view of locating the Indians or
freedmen thereon, was agreed to. Consider
alton was resumed of the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills, and an amend
ment was offered by which the secretary of the
treasury was authorized and directed to issue
Immediately in payment of arrears of pen
sions that portion of the ten millions in legal
tender currency now in the treasury kept As q
special fund for the redemption of fractional
currency The amendment was accepted and
the discussion continued.
There was passed in the House on the 18th
bill allowing expenditures for the purchase
of the sites in connection with the improve
ment of the Kentucky and Great Kanawha
rivers, . bill for . commission to lease
building for the Washington City post Office
An attempt was made to have the Warner sill
yer bill considered but there was two-thirds
majority vote offered to the consideration. The
bill to amend the laws relating to coinage and
bullion certificates was then made the subject
Of many arguments pro and con and finally
,of, 20 Law no hill lon tha fahla made
The motion was carried by vote of 100 to 81.
A joint resolution was introduced in the
Senate on the 18th authorizing and requesting
| the President of the United States to open
correspondence with the republic of France
| with . view and for the purpose of negOtiat-
ing proper treaty Of reciprocity and com
| merce with that government on terms alike
honorable and Just. Three commissioners are
to be appointed on behalf of the United States
compensation to be fixed by the secretary of
State. 1t was referred. The legislative, exc
eutive and judicial appropriation bill was then
further considered. The provisions of the bill
a. il is now amended make the entire sum to
be appropriated slS541 900. This includes
the increase of s9a. 500 added by the Senate.
In the House on the 18th the morning hour
was taken up in the discussion of the bill to
amend the statutes relating to the removal of
cases from State to United States courts. Con-
alteration was then resumed of the Warner sill
yer bill and . motion to lay the bill on the Ia
BILE was defeated by . vote of 100 yeas to l26
nays. The bill was then voted upon in sectors.
That section which provides that gold coins
shall be the one dollar piece, or unit, of
25.S grains, the quarter eagle, or $50,
the $500 piece, the eagle and the
double eagle was agreed to by vote of lO5 to 81.
The question then REQUIRED on the second sec
ton, which provides that silver coins shall be
. dollar, or unit, . half dollar, quarter dollar
and dime. That the weight of the dollar
shall be 4l2Ik grains. troy, half dollar, l2Jl
grammes, and weight of qaarter and dime, =
and =. respectively, of that of the half dollar.
Also, tina. the silver dollars in the treasury,
when reduced in weight by natural abrasion
more than one per cent. shall be received. 1t
was moved to amend by making the weight Of
the silver dollar four undred and sixty grains.
The amendment offered was rejected; yeas,
50; nayes l76. The second section was then
agreed to- and the third section Was taken mp
1t provides that any owner of silver bullion
may deposit the same At any mint, to be form
ed into barr, or into standard dollars Ct 4l2i /
grains, for his benefit. Itwas moved to amend
by inserting after the word bullion" the
words produced from mines in the United
States" The amendment WAS rejected-yeas
los, nays $50. 1t was moved to add TO the sec
ton . provision that the secretary of the treas
ury may purchase silver bullion for coinage
At its market value. and that all gains and
profts arising therefrom shall inure to thu
United States. Mr.. Warner opposed thu
amendment on the ground that II would clos,
the mints against silver. The amendment va,
rejected-yeas ia, nays lis. Mr.. Warne'
moved to reconsider the vote and lay the mo
ton on the table. but the yeas and nays beinl
demanded, he withdrew the notion
A bill authorizing the secretary Of thu
! interior TO deposit certain Indian funds IN tn