Daily Republican., 1882-04-28
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
4 Bill TO Regulate tho Stsndar ard
silver DOllsr I'm the SeDate-Re.
moving Confederate Disabifities
Tho eLyneh-Chalmer's Election
Case.

Tho Ly EI Iectiou
Case.
In the U. s. Senate yesterday, Mr..
Sherman introduced bill to repeal SC
much of the Act of February %, 1873,
authorizing the coinage of the standard
silver dollar, and restoring it's legal
tender character, as directs the pur.
Chase and coinage into standard silver
dollars Of not less than $4,000, 600 of
silver bullion per month. The bill then
directs the purchase of bullion from
time to time, and its coinage only when
In the opinion Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and further coinage of such
dollars Is demanded for public use and
convenience. The bill was referred to
tfe Committee on Finance. Mr.. Blair
offered resolution, which was adop-
ted, granting him leave to testify before
the House Committee investigating the
Peruvian business.
Mr.. Beck moved to take up the bill to
punish the unlawful certitcaJion of
Oh acks by National Bank officers. Saw
eral Republican members obt cted be.
cause OF the absence of Mr.. Bayard, a
member of the Finance Committee, and
the motion was lost by tie vote-Mr.
Davis, of Illinois, vOing no with the Re.
publicans, and Messrs. Ignalls and
Plumb voting yes with tho Democrats.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the !" An
thony rule" Of the Senate, which limits
debate on bills nos objected to prior to
two o'clock, was amended SO as to allow
ualimiUed debate when matter object.
ed to is taken up by vote A bill to re-
move the political disabilities of DR..
Tebbs (amended by the Military Com.
mittee to repeal the law prohibiting
any person who has served under the
Confederate States from being appoint.
ei to a position in the army Of the
United States came up on the calen.
dar.
1t was objected to on the Republican
side, but a melton to take it up was
carried by a vote of 2S to 90, Messrs.
Cameron, Of Wisconsin, ingalls, and
Sewell, voting with the Democrats.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, voted no, with
the Republicans. An animated politi-
cal discussion followed, Mr.. Edmunds,
of Vermont, opposing an indiscriminate
removal of disabilities from ex.Copted-
crates. Messrs. Garland, Maxey, Vest
and Hampton advocated the measure,
but it went over without action. The
Chinese bill then came up, aud Mr..
Farley finished his speech, begun yes
terday, in its support. After further
debate the bill went over. A message
was received from the President in re-.
gard to the Cowboy troubles in Arizona,
which was read and referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. A conference re-
port on the Post-otfice Appropriation
bill was adopted, aud the Senate ad-
10 irned,
In the house. a bill was passed for the
Of board, to consist of 3
commissioned officers of the navy and
two revenue marine officers, for tho
purpose OF drattinr code CT marine
light and fog signals and regulations.
The bill amended by the Senate repeal
ing discriminating duties on tea and
coffee, the products Of countries east of
the Cape of Good Hope was passed fin
ally, aud goes to the President. The
conference report on the bill to promote ,
the efficiency of the Life Saving Service
was agreed TO. The contested election,
was Of Lynch vs. Chalmers, was
taken up, and the contestants, Messrs.
Lynch and Chalmers, addressed the
House III behalf of their respective
claims. Gach, as he finished his re-
marks, was aDplauded hy the members
IN his political side. After speech |
oy Mr. Lemotte, of Indiana, in support
II Lynch, the matter went over until |
his afternoon, when the previous ques-
ion will probably be called. Mr.. Ran
jail offered a resolution which was
ldopted, calling tor the correspondence
,etween the Comptroller of the Cur
'ency and the officers of the Second
National Bank of Cincinnati, in re-
.ard to the reorganization of said bank
md inqulring under what existing sta.
utes thereorganization was authorized.
\ message was received from the Presi-
lent, and referred, in relation to the
jowboy trouble in Arizona, Ad-
ourneu.