Huntsville gazette., 1882-01-28
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

Is JAN. IS, Mr.. Brown addressed the 8 nate
on the currency question. lie reviewed the
legislation on tho silver question, showing its
unfriendly character and contending that
while silver had not been able to withstand
1t, gold would not have stood it any better if
an assault had been made upon that metal
As to the proposed withdrawal of silver cerifi
Gates, he argued these furnished a bet
which, if he understood the PROPOSE
tons of the President and the Seere-
tary of the Treasury, it was proposed to sub
stitute for certificates. BY retaining silver
certificates the Government avoids some cum
brous machinery and secures the profits on
circulation, which, in the other case, are given
to the banks. Mr.. Brown then concluded his
address and his resolution went over without
action. The Senate resumed consideration of
the sherman rcfunding bill......The House
proceeded to consider the report of the
Committee on Rules, proposing to
increase in membership certain committees,
the pending question being on Orth's substi-
tute for an appointment board to select com
mttees. MI. Robson made point of order
that the substitute was not german to the
original proposition. After much discussion
the question was submitted to the House, and
the point of order taken against the substitute
sustained-yeas 1853, nays "a. SO the sub
stitute was. ruled out. of order. Mr..
King offered an amendment relating to
the Committee on Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River, providing that it shpI have the
same privileges in reporting appropriations
for the improvement of that river as are ac-
porting mineral appropriation bills. Debated
and laid over for the day.
JAN. 10, Senator Hawley, from Committee
on Railroads, moved to recommit to the com
mittee the bill ratifying an act of the General
Council of the Choctaw Nation granting 10 the
ST. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
right of way for telegraph line through that
Nation Agreed to, with modification restor
ing it to its place on the calendar
The bill permitting Associate Justice
Hunt, of the Supreme Court, to retire
passed-i1 to IA. The Sherman Funding bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Salisbury favored the
bill. When he had concluded, a motion was
made by Mr.. Ingalls, to lay the bill on the ta-
bic, in order to test the sense of the Senate
upon it. Mr.. Window, having obtained u
temporary withdrawal of Mr. ingalls, notion
opposed it as unnecessary, experimental and
likely to involve the Government in loss.
Pending motion for executive session the bill
was laid aside inform ally. ......In the House,
Mr.. Randall stated some of the reasons why
he favored part of the report of the Commit
tee on Rules. He did not assent to the propo-
sitiOn that small committee was in the pub
lie interest and large committee was not
lie denied that influences were much easier
brought to bear on a member than on more
than one. Mr.. Robson closed the debate
The report was made, he said, not for the pur-
pose of concilating any individual, nor for
! the purpose of giving any sop to any com
wounds of any sorehead. MI. Joyce moved
| to recommit the report and all pending
amendments to the Committee on Rules.
Agreed to-yeas 159, nays 80.
THE Senate was not in session, 20th..
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the private calendar. Six nnimportant
bills were considered, one of which was for
the relief of soldiers unJustly charged with
desertion during the rebellion. Mr.. Randall
expressed the hope that the Committee on
Military Affairs would mature and report Il
bill giving to the War Department power to
grant such clemency, and thus relieve Con-
gress of that class of business. Adjourned
till 23d.
IMMEDIATELY after the reading of the
journal in the Senate, on the ed, Mr.. Anthony
submitted resolutions of respect for the men,
ory of his late colleague. Gen. Burnside,
which were adopted. A large number of bills
were introduced in the House, after which
public business was suspended and Burnside
was eulOgiZed.