Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1878 — Regular Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Regular Proceedings.

Monday, Jan. 21.—Senate.—A bill having been reported to the Senate, Mr. Beck submitted a concurrent resolution declaring that it is unnecessary and inexpedient to impose the taxes at this time asked for by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide $37,000,000 for a sinking fund, and directing the Secretary not to purchase any more bonds for the liquidation of the public debt until directed to do-eo by-43ongr(BB. Laid over and printed.... Bills were .introduced and referred as follows : By Mr. McDonald to establish a mint for the coinage of gold and silver at Indianapolis, lud.; by Mr. Cameron, authorizing the coinage, of a standard silver dollar, and providing that gold and silver jointly, and not otherwise, shall be a legal tender ; by Mr. Eustis, to authorize the establishment of mail steamship service between the United Statesand the empire of Brazil... .At the expiration of the morning hour, the Senate resumed consideration of the resolution of Mr. Matthews, declaring the right of the Government to pay its bonds in silver, and Mr. Jones, of Florida, and Mr. Cockrell spoke in favor thereof... Executive ’business was then transacted, and the Seukte adjourned. Houser—Bills were introduced: Proposing an amendment to the constitution providing that no claim against the tTnited States shall ever be paid unless the samashall have been prerented, to the proper tribunal within ten years from the time the claim shall have accrued; authorizing the coinage of the silver jdollar, and declaring gold and sinter jointly,'; and not otherwise, to be full legal tender ; : to regulate iuter-State commerce, and prohibit unjust discrimination by common carriers; for the transfer of the Indian rureau to the War Department; restricting the admission Of cadets at . West Point; to prevent the further destruction or retirement of the United States treasury notes ; declaring the sense of Congress in regard to subsidies; to suspend for five years the operation of the law requiring the purchase annually of 1 per cent, of the debt of the United States... .Mr. Southard moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill authorizing the payment of customs duties in legal-tender notes after the let of January, 1879, The motion to suspend the rules atjd pass the bill was defeated«s-yeas, 154; nays, 96 ; —not two-thirds in the affirmative. ...The House then adjourned. Tuesday, Jan. 22.—Senate.—Mr. Morrill, from the Finance Committee, reported a bill to remit taxes on insolvent savings banks.... A few unimportant bills were introduced... .The statue of William King, once Governor of Maine, contributed by that State to the National Statuary Hall, was accepted, after a sharp debate between Messrs. Blaine, Hoar and Dawes.

House. —Mr. Willis, of New York, from the Committee on Naval Affaire, reported a bill authorizing Rear Admiral John J. Almy to receive a decoration from the King*! the Hawaiian islands. Passed.... The House spent a considerable portion of the day in considering a bill to amend ’ the Existing laws concerning commerce and navigation. The joint resolution accepting the statue of William King was passed. Wednesday, Jan. 23.—Senate.—Mr, Blaine introduced a bill to coin a silver dollar of so many grains as the Director of the Mint shall from time to time prescribe, to be a legal tender in common with gold coin up to and including SS, and for all sums exceeding $5 the debtor shall have the right to tender, and the creditor to demand, one-half of the amount in gold coin and onehalf in silver coin... .Mr. Ferry introduced a bill to regulate the compensation of Postmasters and for other purposes. Referred. It provides, as its main feature, that the compensation for fourthclass Postmasters.-<iijaH.be baaed upon the stamps canceled in their offices instead of stamps sold ’ The Senate then resumed considemtlon of unfinished business—the resdTuiien of IWr, Matthews to pay the interest opda>rinoipal of bonds ip silver— t and Mr. Cockrell Continued his remarks infavor of the Mr. Randolph spoke in opposition to the resolution, and in favor of gold as the single standard of value. House.—The proceedings in the House were exceedingly tame, the greater portion of the day’s session being devoted to the consideration of the Steamboat bill. Thursday, Jan. 24.—Senate.—Messrs. Howe and Cameron, of Wisconsin, presented resolutions from the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce in favor of extending the time for completing the Northern Pacific railroad on certain conditions. Referred .... At the expiration of the morning hour, the Senate resumed consideration of the resolution of Mr. Matthews to pay the intereat and principal of bonds in silver, and Mr, Lamar spoke in regard thereto. He opposed the remonetization of silver, and advocated the single gold standard.

House.—The House spent another day in discussing he Steamboat bill. Friday, Jan. 25.—Senate.—A number of petitions and memorials,most of them relating to the tariff and restoration of silver to the currency, were presented and referred.... The bill to remit taxes in insolvent savings banks wfe- briefly discusaed.. Consideration was .TeWtoaed us the resolution of Mr. Matthews, 4ecl*Jng fthtt right of the Government to pay fta bonds in- Silver. ThS amendment of Mr. Conkling, making the resolution a joint instead of a concurrent one, was rejected—yeas, 23; nays, 39. Mr. Edmunds then spoke in opposition to the resolution of Mr. Matthews, and favored the amendment offered by himself. The amendment was defeated—yeas 18; nays, 44. The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. Morrill submitted on the 15th inst., to the effect that it would be detrimental to the economical interesta of the Government and people to pay the bonds in silver. Rejected—yeas, 14; nays, 41. Mr. Edmunds moved to indefinitely postpone further consideration of the Matthews resolution. Rejected—yeas, 22; nays, 43. »he resolution of Mr. Matthews was then agreed to by a vote of 43 yeas to 22 nays, as follows: Feas—Allison, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck, Booth, Bruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Chaffee, CokaiConover, Davis of Illinois. Davis of West Virginia, Dennis, Dorsey, Ehstis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Itiereford, Howe, Johnston, Jones of Florida, Jones of Nevada. Kirkwood, McCreery, McDonald, McMillan, Matthews, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Oglesby, Plumb,Ransom,Saulsbury,Saunders,Spencer, Thurnpan, Voorhees, Wallace, Withers—43. JfaysAnthofiy, Barnum, Bayard, Blaine, Burnside, Chrietiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Hamlin, Kernan, Lamar, McPherson, Mitchell, Morrill, Paddock,. Randolph, Rollins, Sargent, Wadleigh and Windom—22. House.—The House passed the Steamboat bill by a vote of 173 to 80... .-Mri s Canffcn,--of Hlinota, introduced a resolution requesting the Postmaeter General to furnish the House with such information as he may have in relation to the ocean man steamship service of foreign countries. Adopted. •: *' Tipton, of Illinois, introduced a resolution Oomnrit tee on Postoffioes to report, what legislation is necessary to enforce the pro visions of section 4,257 of the Revised Statutes relating toposthe arrest and imprisonment of Robert Smalls, member from South Carolina, to the effect that there was in that no breach of privilege of the House. Ordered printed.. House indulged in a long and animated debate on tffe bill extending the time for the withdrawal of whiskv in bond until the end of the fiscal year. Saturday Jan. 26.—SEN4T®.—Not in session. -House met for general debate only. Mr. Durham then made a speech in favor of the remonetization of silver and the repeal of the Resumption act. In th> course of his speech, Mr Durham said, he would vote for the Matthews silver resolution, and for any bill which would propose a raductioii es tbs tariff

He would also lend his aid in repealing the Bankrupt law. Mr. Bright also spoke in favor Of ffie remonetization of silver, and called attention to the fact that he the first pereon who, in 187 A had brought that question before Congr&ss. Mr. Deers trig favortd k return to ihsdotible Standard of Valbe. Mr. Humphrey spoke in the same strain, and denied, that there w»s a partide of spirt of re. pudiation in the West.’ Mr. Tipton said the people were demanding the immediate passage of the KemonetimUpn bill and the Repeal bill, and if that were not done the West wotfld send to the Fortysixth Congress men who would not be satisfied with the passage of those bills, but who would also repeal the National Banking laW.