The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate passed the House bill to admit
free of duty articles for exhibition at the Mil
ler's Convention, &C Cincinnati The bill
garding the transportation of cattle, after de-
bate, was recommitted to the Committee on
Commerce. bill to equalize homesteads was
referred.
The Bayard resolution for the withdrawal of
the legal tender quality of United States notes
was taken up and Mr.. Beck (Dem. If Ky.)
made his promised speech. At the conclusion,
Mr.. Coke Dem. of Texas) obtained the floor,
but yielded to a motion by Mr.. Voorhees, that
the Senate go into executive ression.
A resolution was adopted calling on the Sec
retary of Interier to know whether any member
of the Board of Indian commissioners had be-
come interested in Indian Contracts. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Cameron, of Penn, it was resolved
yeas, 81 nays, 21-that the Senate adjourn
over two days.
A joint resolution was passed for erecting
military storehouse at Omaha. The business of
the House for the day was principally devoted
to listening to a speech from Mr.. Horr, Rep.
of Mich. J in reply to Mr.. Cex's speech. 1t was
exceedingly humorous, and elected roars of
laughter. 1t should be mentioned that much
of the day also, was consumed by Messrs.
Hawley, lRep. of Ct.) and Weaver, (Rep. of
Ia.) in a war of words.
concurrent resolution of the New York
Legislature demonstrating against the con-
struction of swing bridge over Detroit
Straits was presented. petition was pre-
sented by Mr.. Davis wv. Va from the eiti-
zens of West Virginia for the continuance
of the coinage Of the silver dollar and
legal tender capacity of greenbacks.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Carpenter,
from the citizens of Milwaukee for q suspen-
sion of the coinage of the silver dollar until
silver and gold dollars have the same value.
The bill to punish persons for stealing horses,
mules, etc., from the Indians, after long de-
| bate, was recommitted. The colored exodus
inquiry is going on. Chas. N. Otny, editor Of
the Washington Argus, and graduate of 0ber-
lin College, has been on the stand He testi-
fes that three men, named Perry, Williams
and Taylor, were instrumental in starting the
exodus to Indiana for political purposes.
They made fraudulent representations to the
people of North Carolina to induce them to
would supply them with new suits of clothes
and that they could make $1.50 day
in winter and $3.50 day in summer. In
fact said the witness, "every intelligent
colored man in the State is opposed to it, and
the six colored newspapers of North Carolina
| are all fighting against At; and say that al
though exodus from the Southern States
may be blessing, the exodus from North
Carolina is q fraud and curse"
HOUSE. g.
| The following bills were introduced and re-
| ferrcd: For the settlement of titles in the
town of Hot Springs, Ark. resolution of the
Michigan Legislature against any increase Of
duty on low grades of sugar. TIE follow
| ing Constitutional amendment was proposed by
| Mr.. Loring: That the right of suffrage
shall be based on citizenship, and the right
of citizens to vote shall not be denied OF
abridged by the United States or any State on
account of sex, or for any reason not equally ap.
plicable to all citizens Of the United States.
Mr.. Ellis introduced joint resolution, which
was referred, apprcpriating $500,000 for the
suffering people of Ireland; a bill was intro
duced providing for the payment of United
States bonds maturing in 1880 and 1881. Mr.
Buckner's bill relating to National Bank re-
serves was taken up, opposed by Messrs. Chit.
tenden and Lounsberry, and finally went ovel
The bill for the relief of Fritz John Porter
was reported back by the Committee OF
Military Affairs, ordered printed, and will b'
made the special order for February
I3. The bill relative to nationa
bank reserves was again brough
up. Mr.. Lounsberry addressed the Hous,
in favor of repeating the legal tender quality
2 Mr.. Townshend, tDem of III. argued agains
the bill AS being In favor Of national bank
and adverse to the interests Of the people
Mr.. Wilber, tRep. of N. " inquired 'hov