New-York tribune., 1876-06-29
XLiVM COyGRByq-FTRsr SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE AMENDaENrs TO THE c]IN ELL AGREED
20 BY TIE UOUsE-pRISTER Clap TO BR ~
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ THE SENATE or MAX
ING SILVER A Legal TENDER.
SENATE. ..WAsHISGToN. June IS. 1879.
Mr.. Harley (Rep., Kas.) presented numeIous
petitions Of etzens OF yar.ous states psyng ior the
scknov lcdgmeGt OF God and Christianity the CCastI-
tutcn of the United States.
Mr.. MOTION Rep., Ind.l, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections reported back the memorial Of
y. Capp Congressional Printer, with written report
toe Printing to invest gate the official conGGc, ~ VI
Ciapp anu giving saiG committee powers 20 sent iol
y soLs and papers. Laid over until to.moroV'.
business hcig the House b for the issue OF com aId
tie Substitute thereof proposed by the Senate Committee
NJ NORTON oprosed he % sec'ion OF the substitute
authorizing the Secretary II the lreasr 70 ssnf SILVER
IN exchange for Uncd states notes, which shall DC ie
tired Cancelled and not he again replaced by otef
the notes redeemed n lie held part o' tlo
slnsin& Innd, &C. ne sgued at s'iyer yer n' los, KS
dollar to-day worth bu 50 cent AMI should net be
made iegl tender great deal had been said about
the "ras-babc" and gave good deal of promise Now
It proposed to substitute :or silver bay-a short
l;lc fellow, Noisc thar tue "rag-laby" This very c-
rency proposed would start out q depreciation ~
Il per cent ad next month il might be worth only 50
cents on thr dollar.
NJ. JoNES G:e2y Ncy) gave notice of two amend
strike out Of tn ute reported By the Finance Commit
Tee toc clause mea0s t silver dollar leg tender 0I any
Tes ' o. II. p1oi debt &c. and insert IN lieu thereof
ioSwiLf eng nc said o ar tcIeln ano3.d m % sa oe
cep FOR du,es 81 cr dels and obligations which by
And addi secaI he following: That any owner
forne for LIS bei syer do,rs such provided
,o[ & Ia & &C. OF . M r. d ts caTse l,f a. saHn @ m com
pued by the Director tie MINT and approved by The seere
Ar, Jones then replied at length to the argu-
meats Of hessrs Booth, Mola vi( a a 9theIas, Ic
said IN all the United States there not 10 5iver
mines paying piO, and the total productof silver
IN the world now was less tlan It was nrec years ago
Tie spoke lis plan gwen in MS former speech and
said he believed in the Necessity and ADVANTAGE OF using
propose any benefit for himself any class of silver
miners He then alluded TO the attacks upon him OF
being interested IN suydf mines, ana proposing egsid
ton 10 advance his interests. and SAID the silver
mines of Nevada Yielded almost as much gold AZ silver
His uccuiary pterest wcs IN mines wlcb yiade more
gold than silver The man who would abuse his public
trust to eisa'e for h.s own advancement committed
feTIng the yield OF the Consolidated Virginia Mine
being S5,5O0GOO mouth as claimed by Mr rrll!, he
said neatly Ole aif Of hat sum ws eoid produced at
Mr. MORRILL, (Rep, VI said he in favor Of such
legislation as vi" promote the interests or hH country
not Only Tor today, but TOR hundred years hence He
said the purpose Of The Senator wac to bcD'h silver
silver one looking 70 reTUdiaton, aut the nation
would disgrace Itself by assuming 1t had the -Sht to pay
MI SHERMAN (Rcp. Ohio, said he was tired Of
this silver bill than of any measure which ever came he
Mr. EDMUNDS argued AGAINST making silver legal
tender Ia the amount Of go.
Mr.. LOGAN-What night nave you to make gTeenbacks
4 legal tender.
Mr. EDMUNDs-That Is one OF those thingf no fellow
can find out, except te Supreme Court has sdd, IN
state OF extreme puDic peru and under tc War powers
Of the Government we dO Almost t.iIC.
Pending discussion, Nj. SARGENT, Dom tire Commit
tee Appropriations moved thai Tie 3enate insist on
ltS amendments 10 the Amy Appropriation bill aud
agree conference asked for by the House Agreed
TO- and the Chair appointed Mesers AiDson Logan, ana
Thurman members Of the Committee oh the part OF the
senate.
The consideration Of tie bill for the issue OF coin was
resumed, the pending question oeing on the ameLd'
ncnt OF Mr. EOGY 20 strike lGt The words Not exceed
INK twenty dollars SO 70 MAKE thc SILVER dollar
e- al tender for any amount except for paYmeut Oi
Customs duties ana Interest on ljhe public debt The
Nels ana Nays tal!rd iOf, which resuiied-Ne's
10 nays Ia. No quorum; and the senate at O'Clock
a6IN urned.