The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-23
stevens Gold Bill...Ignatius Dom
nelly.

we opposed the election of IaNArUs DOE-
NELLY mainly because Of his lack of sound
business qualifications. We regarded him
as man of exceedingly moderate mental
calibre, as sufficiently evidenced by his
school-boy rhetorical effusions, and SO
completely under the domination of bis
radical passions and impulses as to make
him unfit to legislate for the material in
terests Of the country. Our estimate OF
his character is proved correct by his vote
on Mr.. STEVENS ridiculous gold bill, just
tabled by a decisive majority. Mr.. DON
NELLY voted against laying the bill on the
table, which vote was equivalent to advo-
eating its passage, and was so regarded.
That our readers may zee what the bill
was, VIZ insert an outline of it.: noe ..sr
The bill declares the fineness of gold and
silver United States coins. 49,.
Secondly. That dollar note issued by the
government Is of equal value for all purposes
as gold and silver coins of like denomination
Ih1rdly. That contract made PAYABLE in
coin may be payable in legal tender United
States notes, and that no difference in sale or
value shall be allowed between them.
Fourthly. That after the passage of this bill
no person shall receive or pay, or contract to re-
ceive, any profit or advantage for gold or silver
coin or bullion more than its legal value in
lawful money, or any other article or COM
modify, or by any device. shut, or cOntriyance
whatever. and any person thus offending shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall suffer imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months, and shall forfeit the full
amount OF the contract or transaction. one half
70 the informer, and the other half to the United
Fifth. That no person St all by any device,
sniis or contrlvance receive or pay any treasu-
circulation as money and declared legal tender
for less than their lawful expressed value. and
any offender upon conviction shall suffer
imprisonment not exceeding six months. and
fine equal to the full amount of the sum
specified in said note. 49, j.. ..,1.s - = :
sixth. That any person, in the purchase
or sale OF gold or silver or bullion, agree to
receive IN payment notes of corporations or in.
dividuals at less than par value. he shall be
deemed to have offended against the proyisions
OF this act and shall be punished accordingly.
The. New York Eoening Post well OBJ.
serves that ''itwould be useless to common,
on such legislation as this and our sur.
prise is that forty, or twenty, or even ter
men could be found in, any enlightened
representative assembly, to refuse KILN,
it on the spot; it should have been cas-
out with unanimity, leaving to the move
OF 1t alone the glory of his conception.
The Times says sit is very little to tn
credit Of Congress, that they should afte
the experience of last year, to say nothin,
of any other consideration, have been re
ferred to committee, and that the,
should not have been thrown overheard til
the rise in gold in New York rerninde,
everybody of their folly" t -
| On q subsequent day the Ecening Pos
announces that Mr.. STEVENS, having los
bis gold bill is about to introduce the fol
lowing for the regulation of the tempera
ture:
Resolced, Jssf, That all the thermometer
hereafter to be made be Of uniform Length an
| breadth. 'i.,r d. - =,
| Resolved, second, That the degrees of a
thermometers be OF equal interval. whethe
the expansive liquid be oil. mercury, spirite
or ether: -ss ..f.' stf @'fi-. = {
| Resolced, third: That all persons in publ
regulate their stoves and furnaces according I
the indications of one of the official thermom,
ters, and that any person allowing heat {
more than sixty-fve degrees shall be deeme
guilty Of misdemeanor. n.
! Resolved, toufh, That the clerk Of the weatl