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Show LATEST TELEG1UMS. FORTY -SIXTH CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. SENATE. MONDAY'S SESSION. Washington, 21. Consideration was resumed of the army appropriation bill. Bayard defended the incorporation of general legislation iu appropriation bills, there being nothing umiBual in it; hence the cry of revolution was unsubstantial un-substantial and foolish, and the people would condemn it. Bayard, having noticed the remark Ol Biaine about the distribution of the army, Blaion asked the senator to quote his words. Bayard said he would do eo but would first have Id atcd for the Von-jrtssioiial Von-jrtssioiial Record. Blaine remarked what be eaid ws this, '"That not a eenator ol the other side of the chamber had ever seen a United states soldier at the polls " Bayard replied that if the seuator preferred to limit bis remarks to the actual vision of the sonatcrs, be had nothing to say. Blaine said his confidence in that statement had not been disturbed by any remarks which had been made on the other eide. Bayard then proceeded to read a circumstantial accouut of the large presence ;of troops in New York in the fall of 1SV0 to be present at the polls to pseveut disorder. Blaine wished to ask nhy the senator did not select a precedent found in 1857, when President Buchanan called out the marines to attend a Washington municipal election, elec-tion, and when eeveu men were shot down by them, the crime being within the senate chamber. Bayard said he would discuss that question at some other lime. The pariy, or a aet of men, in tbis 1 country who seek to remove j infringements on the liberties of the American people should have his support at all times. He held that the employment of the army at the polls was simply atrocious, and during the war it was claimed as a belligerent right. Bayard, at some length, condemned all conduct which would tend to prevent pre-vent toe restoration of full confidence and friendship to all parts of the country. He was well assured that the hostility of one section agaiust the other would soon lead to depression depres-sion and degradation and ultimately rum both, and in conclusion expressed bia confidence that the American people would support tho majority in tbeir present legislation. It was in the direction ofjustice and had for its object the protection of the liberties of the people. SSfazey said it waa plain that the '-institution did not confer upon the United States government authority to regulate- elections, therefore it could not be unconstitutional to repsal or modify the act allowing such actions. Iu conclusion, Mixey alluded to a former remark of Blaine that thirty of the southern democratic senators had taken part in the civil war, but he (Maxey) wanted lo ask, D.d not they attend to tneir duties, and were they not as mindful of the public iniereits and as decorous in their imercoureo as the senators from any other part ol the Union. Their crime consisted con-sisted in tht i r inability to see with tho eyes of the others. They wou'd, however, follow t'uuir own convictions of riiit, not thinking think-ing wiiui'ii t;i y w'li plu.iriw or dij-I dij-I pk'iSu by di.nij; k i, iiy light, un.l.-r the Cor.rti'.utioii, they were entitled I lu neatfj on tun floor. The senator from Maine might rest content that tht-y would assert the eepi.-tl rights of their states with others of thrf Union. They did not attempt to sltr up the embers of the past because they believed be-lieved in a reconciliation and restoration restora-tion of genuine brotheihocd among the people and of a common destiuy aod country. Alter executive seisio'i lh: senate adjourned. Tuesday's session. Owing to the absence of EJmunds, bis resolution went over until to morrow. I Pendletju gave nolico that on Thursday, aftur the disposition of the army bill, ho w(,u!d call up his bill providing for giving lb heads of departments de-partments ueau on the Iborof the senate. At the expiration of the morning hour Wailacj'd resolution to vest tho appointment and removal of senate employes in the secretary and ser-geaut-al-arme was taken up, the euestion being on Edmunds' subsli tu'.e which was opposed by Pendleton and advocated by Uonkling. Consideration was then resumed of the army bill. 3 OMSK, MONDAY'S SESSION. A bill for the distribution of the uuexpeueled balance of the Geneva award was introduced by Frye, and three financial bills by March. At 2 30 o'clock the call ot states bad only reached Georgia, and upwards of 500 hilla bad been introduced. Twenty oue states, exclusive of the territories, are yet to be called. A 'vast number of petitions were filed, including one by Warner praying for an amendment iu the coinage laws so as to admit silver to unlimited coinage on the same conditions with gold, and to provide for the issue ol certificates for bullion. The following were among the billa introduced and referred: By March, to prevent the further increase of the bonded indebtednees of the United States; also for the retiring of trade dollars, and for the redemption redemp-tion of fractional silver coin; also in regaid to the enforcement of the eight-hour labor law. By Rice, extending the time for the comcletiou of the Northern .Pacifie railroad; aleo for tho relief of the central branch of the Union Pacific railroad; also to establish a board ol Pacifio railroad commissioners; also for the appointment of a board ol supervision for interstate railroads and commerce. By B. b Woo 1, providing for the abolition ol all bonds of duties on imported merchandize while it remains re-mains in the custody of government. By Shallberger, regulating the exchange ex-change ol silver bullion for standing silver dollars, and providing that gold and stiver jointly, and not otherwise, shall be a full tender. By Gocde, to apply the proceeds of the saie oi puonc iauus to me euuea-lion euuea-lion of the people; also lo restrict the ioimigratiou of Chinese; also for a removal of political disabilities. By Davis, N. C, repealing the tax of 10 per cent, on state banks. By Felton, compelling national' banks to recognize and receive standard stand-ard silver dollars as equivalent in value to the gold coin of the country; also repealiug the duty on quinine; also making the trade dollar K-gnl tender. By Stephens, to perfect tho double metiic htundard value and to provide for the issue of gold and silver bullion certificate; also authorizing the coinage coin-age of a uew metric gold coin for international in-ternational use, to be known na the "stclla;" also authorizing the coinage oi certain goloid coins; also permit ting the deposit of ingots of gold in the lieasury and issue of certificates therefor. ! By Chalmey To complete the py.-tem py.-tem ol Pacific railroads. ByEwiug For the retirement of circulating national bank notes; also providing for a graduated income tax; also for tho idsue of Bilver coin certificates certifi-cates and their exchange for eilv.r uuuion at me curreni marKOL raie; also fur the interchange of fractional currency aud legal tender currency; also authorizing the recoinagc of trade dollars. By Bright For the free coinage of silver dollars and making the trade and Mexican dollars legal tender; also to prevent fraudulently retiring legal tiiuder notes. By Fort To establish national agriculture; also for the exchange of trade dollars for legal tenderilver dollars. By Buckner To retire national bank notes; also requiring the reserve of the national banking associations lo he kept in thu standard gold ur.d silver coin of the United States, in lieu of lawful money. By Ciurdy For the establishment of a branch mint at St. Louis. By Frost For the organization of the territory of Uklahan. By Guuler, granting 320 acres tj each survivor of the Mountain Meadow massacre. By Gillette, to reduce the salaries, wages, fees and compensation paid by the United States. By Price, making trade dollars legal tender. By Dunnell, to repeal the resumption resump-tion la we; also to establish foreign mail steamship service. By Wnittaber, to prohibit contract for servile labor. By AldersoD, for the relief of all other citizens for whom special bills were not introduced to day, and preventing pre-venting further introduction of buis. By Wilson, West Virginia, lor a treaty with Mexico. By Valentino, for a branch mint at Omaha. By Bedford, for a branch mint at By Bents, for the admission nf tho state of Washington into the Union By Bennett, for an aesay office at Dead wood. Bills to to the number of 1,385 having hav-ing been introduced, the house took recess, the evening session to be devoted de-voted to the donate on the legislative billa. Tuesday's proceedings. Toe reading of tho journal waa dispensed dis-pensed with and consideration resumed re-sumed cf the subsidiary silver coin bill. After a brief statement by Chitt'-ndcn, hivon-ii: tue bill, voting on the araeuduiL-u'.s beg m. An amendment was cllre.I by Gil ief'e for the readoption of subsidiary sub-sidiary eilver coins in papft fractional frac-tional currency ol 10c , 2Cj. aud oDc, whiob. currency shall be leg;l tendur to the amount of $10. Stephens, who has charge of the biil, said he w.ia in lavor of the amendment and the subject waa before the committee on coimge. but he did no', want this bill encumbered will) it Upon thia representation' Gillette- withdrew the amendment. The amendment of Newberry, requiring re-quiring small coins of 1 cents, 3 cents, etc., to be received at postotlices for: postage stamps in sums not exceeding $, was, alter dUeuSfion, agreed to. Fu'r.ir.do Wood introduced a joint resuloti'!" providing for the appoint ment ol'ajoiut seUc! committee to consist of three members of the wayai and means committee of tho house' iind t - .o members of the iiM-uce com-tnittec com-tnittec ot the senate to eit during re-! j cl'm and consider what change, if any, should te nude in the turitl and . in the revenue law a-;d report by bill 1 (,r ctberwinH, next w;oi.-i, ot ihe un-! un-! precedf-nted mimbi-r ol lV.'co bil's in-,iroduccd in-,iroduccd in the hou.-o id r.-pretenta I lives on Monday, at le-st three-; three-; luurths were private relief bills ; and a large " proportion of the remainder ant duplicates ol measures, which have expired without action in the previous congress. It is safe lo siy iija-t nine out ol ten, even of tne public rueaturta introduced in-troduced to-day, will never be ueard of again bujoud iho rooms of the committees lo which they were re ferred, aud it is nut expected that anything like so large a proportion wt.l be eousidered by toe committee during this session, their introduction at tho present lima being generally with a view to secure a lug- placciu the committee. |