Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-22

the United States, which upon con-
viction shall be punished for a period
of not less than three years nor more
than ten years, and by fine of from
$1,000 to $4,000.
By Mr.. Cole-A bill relating to
contracts payable in coin. Referred.
AT Las the senate held short eX
ecutive session. after which Mr.. Cat
tell offered the following resolution:
Resolved, that the senate receive
with profound regret the proposition
of the president, in his annual mes
sage, to repudiate a portion of the ma
tional obligation, and regard this and
all other forms of reputation as a
national crime. The national honor
requires the payment Of the public
debt in the utmost good faith to all its
creditors at home and abroad, not on
ly according to the letter but the spir
it of the laws under which it was Gre
ated.
Mr.. Nye advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Henderson said he had under
stood the resolution was not to be
considered now, and hoped it would
not be until the senators were fully
prepared to discuss it; because, if the
senate was going to rebuke the presi-
dent, it should do so boldly, and set
forth the true doctrine, instead of
false one propounded by him, and
with which he Henderson, did not
concur, and he asked the senator from
New Jersey what he conceived the
true doctrine on the subject to be, and
what, ii any, difference there was, in
his Judgment, between the letter and
spirit of the law"
Mr., Cattell replied that when the
matter came up regularly for deus
sion he would be prepared to answer,
but that he asked that the senate
should, in the meantime, express its
disapprobation 0 f the president 5
views. The people, he said, had al
ready passed upon the question Of
what is the true doctrine in regard to
the payment of the national debt.
Mr.. Hendricks asked him whether
the people had decided in favor Of
paying the debt in gold or in lawful
money.
! Mr. CatteiI replied that they had
decided that the Chicago platform
was very much preferable to the New
York platform. Whenever it should
become necessary to discuss the ques
at length, he would be prepared tC
take his ground upon it as frankly as
, Mr.. Hendricks.
Mr.. Edmunds asked Mr.. Hendrick;
| how he understood the people to have
decided The question.
, Mr.. Hendricks answered that he
; believed they had not decided def
r niteIy, because the Chicago platform
r was so ambiguously worded as to ad
nit of being interpi etcd, by ever.
stump speaker to ,uit the Iocalit,
+ where he was speaking
/. Mr.. Wiley offered a resolution
i citing the same part Of the PRESIDENT
!. message cited 10y Mr.. CattelI, and ex
: pressing the senate's diSapprobatiol
and condemnation of it.
/ Mr.. Sherman said The president
/ proposition to substitute for the pay
: ment Of the national dot an annuit
/ for sixteen Years was such shockin!
: one that he feared il would eXcit
t prejudice aga i oar Institutions al
q over the woriu, and he thought tina
+ the legislative branch Of the govern
ment should promptly repudlate
Il and counterfeit its effects He wa,
= therefore, willing to vote for either {
the resolutions offered, but he though
-, the best way would he to send thel
-, to ii committee TO consider aud repoI
- tomorrow.
h Mr.. Warner offered resolutions d.
= nouncing the presidents propositio
f as dishonest.
w Mr.. Salisbury said he would NJ
al undertake to interpret the president
n language Oh tins subject. That
10 had meant to advocate bad faith toy
V. ard the public creditors or any 9th,
# class OF men he did not believe, b
BIS cause the presidents whole life ha
in shown him TO be man who did II
repudiate honest or honorable oblig
e. tions, either i'll public or private lii
~ The resolutions were referred to ii
ed committee on finance.
Mt On motion of Mr. Cole the sena
On then took up the house joint resolutic
al making the holiday adjournment e
tend from the 2lst inst. to the 18th {
er January, which, after some oppositio
es was adopted.
ut The senate, at $50 O'Clock adjour
Mt ed.
he A bill providing for the defen
We of the northeastern frontier, and ma
DIS ing grants aud concessions to the (
30 ropean and North American Railwi
n Companies, was referred to the mi
ar tary committee.
mt Several other bills were introduc
Id, and referred.
es- A bill appropriating 100000
ro- the removal of Instructions to navis
lis ton in East river, New York, was
ferred to the committee on eommer'
So A bill declaring that tho princiE
on on all United States bonds be paid
OF coin was referred to the ways a
on means committee.
lit A bill was introduced to repeal tt
provision of the act of March 2, 49,
m which forhi5c +bo (