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Show LATEST DISPATCHES. GENERAL. ! KOIITV-FOT.'KTII COX(iIiKSS. ' si:x ATE. I Washington, 7. The chair laid before be-fore the senate a incmoriiii of the New York hoard of trade demonstrating the inexpediency of attempting the resumption re-sumption of Bpecid payment before the n-quisite conditions are ripe for it. Finance. Morrill gave notice that to-morrow ho would iuk tho senate to take up and consider the house bill appropriating appropri-ating $1,.juU,0U0 to aid in the Centennial Centen-nial culebraiion. He hoped whatever the senato proposed to do would be done then. Conkiing, from the judiciary committee com-mittee reported with verbal amendments amend-ments the house bill providing for tho , payment of judgments rendered lv I the court of Alabama claims. The amendments proposed by the committee wero concurred in and the bill passed. Tho chair laid before the senate a communication from the secretary ot the treasury in response to the senate resolution of January iioth, enclosing communications iron Sidney Dillon, president ot the Union Pacillc railroad, rail-road, and C. P. Huntington, vice-president vice-president of the Central Pacific railroad, rail-road, in regard to the creation of a sinking fund for tho payment of the amounts due the government by said companies. Ordered printed and laid on the table. West gave uoLice that at an early day ho would call it up and submit some remarks in regard re-gard to the pecuniar andv other relations rela-tions existing between the government govern-ment and tho Pacific railways. After the expiration of the morning morn-ing hour the senate resumed tho consideration con-sideration of the resolution for the admission of Pinchback as senator ' from Louisiana. Tburman spoke in opposition to his admission, claiming that Pinchback had no prima 'ucie case upon which he could be seated. Thurman said there was but one thing upon which the question turneel, and that was whether the body of men which assumed to elect Pinchback was the lawful legislature of Louisiana or not. If they did compose the lawful legislature, then Pinchback was entitled to his seat; if they did not, then he could not be be admitted. Thurman then referred to the decision of the supreme court of Louisiana, and eakl the question now before the senate was for the senate to decide, and any decision of any court, not even the supreme court of the United States, could have any influence in the matter, the stnato being the exclusive judgo of the election and qualification of its own members. In conclusion he . said he did not see how changing tho I circumstances in Louisiana could change the legal opinions. Were senators to listen to an appeal to choose between a republican or democrat, demo-crat, as if they were sitting as electors? elec-tors? If the senate would stand by their conscience, which induced them to vote for Carpenter's bill, he could promise them that there would be a result which would be in accordance with the dignity of the senate. Christ iancy Bpoke against the admission ad-mission of Pinchback, and Howe in favor. Tending the discussion the senate went into executive session, and when the doors were reopened adjourned. HOUSE. Bills were introduced and referred as follows: Morey, the resolution of the Louisiana Louisi-ana legislature for an appropriation to construct the levees of the Mississippi Missi-ssippi river. bayler, to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public lands. Fort, declaring the birthday of, Abraham Lincoln a national holiday, holi-day, and that ou. the Hthof Anril the national fl.ig shall float at half-I half-I mast. Bland, to substitute legal tender notes for national bank note3 and make duties on imports receivable one-half in leeal tenders notes ami tn repeal the resumption act of the 14th of January, 1S75. Kasson moved to suspend the rules 60 that the house may proceed to vote separately on the following two resolutions reso-lutions : liesohcd That the constitutional authority of congress to coin money and to regulate tho value thereof, and of foreign coin, does not include the authority to Ltsua the paper of the government as money, and in the judgment of the house the constitution constitu-tion nowhere confers on congress the power to issue in time of peace the promiae3 or obligations of the government govern-ment as legal tender in the payment of debts, liinolccd, That any legislation touching the legal tender currency of the government snould keep steadily in view the resumption of specie payment and should tend to enhance the value of that currency, for the re dcmntionnfwhir.il Mm fiiih nf Mm United States has beeu pletlged to its citizens. Coxof New York--That is a very important subject. We ought to have a word to say about it. Holman The proposition ought to be divided. Speaker Tho gentleman from Iowa proposes that it be divided. Cox I hope it will be referred to the committee on banking and currency. cur-rency. Xasson If the vote be in the negative it will be a rejection of the resolutions. The rules were not suspended yeas 9f, nays 1-10, and the resolutions were not before the house. Cox suggested to Kasson to have the resolution referred either to the committee on ways and means or tho banking committee. Xasson said he should be very glad to have them so referred, and the matter went over without further action. Buckner, from the judiciary committee, com-mittee, reported back tho aunate amendments to tho bill to pay the interest ou the 3-G-5 bonds of the District Dis-trict ol Columbia, with a recommendation recommend-ation that they be non-concurred in, and referral to a conference eoni-m eoni-m it tee. Tho motion was agreed to. Tho speaker appointed Buckner, Cite and Wiilard, Mich., conferees on the part of the house. Howe was a;. pointed to fill tho vacancy on the judiciary cummittco caused by the death of Starkweather, andwas excused from further service on the committee on elections, and Townsend of New York appointed to fiil the vacancy on tho committee on elections. Bills were iutruhiced and referred as follows: Lawrence, to give the right of action fer injuries resulting from the sale of intoxicating lirpiurri. Kidder, resolutions of the Dakota legislature f.,r the oriraniatiun of a new territory out of the northern part of Dakota. 1 Pi-.rce, a r.-i,Iulion instructing tho coni'uitteu on i'.n-it.,, ufuirg to certain cer-tain and report wbu action, if any, has been taken by the executive de partment of the government in relation rela-tion to the connection of the United .States minMiT at the court of St. James with the directoryof the so called Emma mine, and with the prosecution of the Mochado claim. Adopted. Bright, a resolution instructing the expenditures Committee ia the treasury treas-ury department to make a careful and minute inquiry of the method adopted by the treasury department to print bod-notes and securities of the government, what guards have been adopted to prevent frauds or m Stakes, whether there lias been any fraudulent iurs of notes, bonds or coupons, and if so by whose guilt or negligence, etc. Adop'.ui. Metcalf, a resolution instructing the committee on expenditures in public ' buildings to inquire as to the amount exported in tiic construction and completion of the New York post-office. post-office. Adopted. The house went into committee of tho whole, Hoskins in the chair, on the consular and diplomatic appropriation appro-priation bill, and was addressed by Holman on the necessity of economy in public expenditures iu reference to the mission to Greece. He ridiculed the idea of attributing any political importance to modern Greece, and ridiculed tho idea of the United States establishing a representative there. Garfield opposed reductions in this service, and at the close of his speoch the house adjourned. |