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Show FORTY-TIIIUD CONGUKSS. SENATE. Washington, 7. S.trhettt of Caii- I fornia cal.ud it) tho nti:ate bill to re-j move the liuiiuutui r ntricting the ! circulation of b.inki:ig aocia lions ifcuing notes payable iu s;old, whieh n p rud for tiie finmice toniiiiit-tee toniiiiit-tee on ritur.-d.y i;ut i'-dcLt. Too bill lor li:t coii.itrujtiun of a custom liou-e and Kj;;dul w.iruiiouse at Poril.iml, Uregun, was discussed up Ui ti io expiration of the moruins hour, when it over. Sneruian o'u-jectLil o'u-jectLil to the present cointd- ration ofl ihe bill, a3 lit-" was opprei-d to any further expenduures fur public buiii-ings buiii-ings iu the prevent uonditiou ol the finances. The senate resumed the consideration considera-tion of I'hurmiui's resolution in regard re-gard to Louisiana matters. Hamilton, oi' Maryland, addressed the senate at length in favor ol the resolution. In reply to the remark of Howe, yesterday, as to what the senate- would do in case the pre-.ident declined to answer, he siid if he should congress had the remedy. The army diu't belong to the president, presi-dent, but to the people, and if the president used the army I'jr improper purposes, congress could disband it. It could refuse to vote supplies for it, and could disperse every armed soldier in the laud. Congress could; remove every vessel of war now ba-' fore New Orleans. It required no articled of impeachment to do this no two-third Vote, but a simple majority ma-jority of the people's representatives. 1 That was' the rjimdy of congress against a despotic representative. Speaking of Kel logo's application to a military commander, he said the governor of a at. it -i had nothing tc do with organizing n legislature and no right to call on any one to assist in doing bi, or expel any one from the legislature. He denounced the stories of southern outrages as electioneering stories, for which there was now no use. In reply to a question of Logan as to whether he justified Peun iu overturning the slate government in '74, he said according to the report of senator Logan there w;;s i;o stile government to overthrew, referring to the report on Louisiana auWuittcd bv Logan at the last session, which declared de-clared there were so many (rautU that neither Kelku-g nor McEtiery was legally elected." (Laughter on the floor and nnpiiuise it; the galleries.) Sargent gave notice that in case of further applause he would move for the galleries to be cleared. Shortly alter Himiiton was again applauded by the galleries, and Sargent moved to clear the galleries. After considerable consid-erable discussion Sargent accepted a substitute lor his motion, ottered by Thurman, directing officers to be placed in the gallery to arrest any persons violating tho rules, which was adopted. Hamilton continued his remarks, and referring to Sheridan's dispatch recommending tho declaring of cer- j tain persons banditti, and having ! them tried by a court martial, said military commissioners would forever for-ever remain a blot upon the fair fame of American liberty, and he hoped they were a thing of the past. He declared if it had come that the president of the United States could issue his orders to organize a state legislature and appoint General Sheridan to execute these orders, the same president could disperse this congress at the point ot the bayonet. bay-onet. At the conclusion of Hamilton's i remarkg Bayard obtained the floor, but the senate went into executive session and soon adjonrned, VTtule asked leave to oiler a resolution resolu-tion thanking the president for the prompt and efficient measures adopted by him lor the prevention of violence and the maintenance of order in Loumana, and plcding tho hearty co-operation uf the honso in sustaining him. BromLerg objected. Beck, Randall Ran-dall and other democrats demanded the yeas and nays on the resolution. Toe speaker ruled that objection being made the resolution was not before the house. Bromberg then withdrew his objection, but the speaker decided it whs too late, and the resolution was not received. Beck introduced a bill to provide a uniform currency, for retirin- the national banlc notes and for the re- ferredtl0nf SP6Cie pa)''"eutB- nfT!u-SPkerprfeuted tho Petition ol liwm, tho recalcitrant Pacific Mail witness, complaining of his confinement confine-ment in the common jail and asking Butler, of Mass., favored the petition; Dawes, lioberts, E. PL KSoa and Irenaame ODDnser if tl.n i,11( mg to lay it on the table, which -J done, 101 toGl. ' The house took up the senate bill to provide for the resumption of specie payments, and Mavnard moved the previous question bn its passage wi-.h the suggestion tint members who had prepared their remarks re-marks on the subject might hive them printed in me Jtasord The previous question was seconded, 100 i I to 90, ana the bill passed, 13b to M Clayton and Houirhinn mj r' th h l v .ugnion voted for the bill. :s.esmith,nay. Among the nays were. Dawes, Hawlev (Conn.) ooth the Hoars Kelly (Pen. , Har (Mass.), and Wlll;ml (V(" I oalance were democrat,. The bill now goes to the president. Wilson, (I,,d.) from tho judiciarv committee, reported iu the mneac h-mento.Du h-mento.Du Rell, of Louisiana, that 0hrDuT'ml-md!l1 "tion of D Ru s resignation the rMolu. K i 3 ot impeachment be laid on the Uble. Alter a long discussion in the course of hich Butler (Maks ) declared that judges must be .;,h o keep clear of politic, the resolutions resolu-tions were tabled, us to (S3 The same action was taken in t,. ' case o. Judge Uusfei, of Alahan , but. ,y aer a l0:,g d, bate on e legal qiMM, mv ,,tJ iutlcr(M,ss.) gave notice that he would next Monday, oiler rU, k-h, i:',,"1 CO"fid"r'Uiou civil 1 rii.hU bill no uilatoiy motions Miall oe entertained. . R-dall remarked that the re.-olu ' won w.is valueless. Adjourned |