The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-25
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, April n, 1879
THE SENATOR yAolf NEVADA IN DxYENcE OF
sILvER-rzE BLUHDxRs OF ITS PRACTICAL.
ABoLuHMxN1 AND ATTEMPTED DlMoNzrIzA-
TIox-AN AMERICAN METAL.
During the consideration tho Senate to-day Of the
bill amend the laws relating legal tender OF silver
Senator Jones' Of Nevada TO the defence Of
hts iavontc metal N manner worthy OF his oldame
renown. He said
Tho act OF February II 1878 practically abolishipg
tho whole civilized globe in tho interest OF lew pluto
Ia England aud Germany, and certainly In the
interest Of the whole pagan and barbarian world
wrong upon industry, upon tho natural tendency OF
wealth toward equalization, and upon the liberties OF
people In certain senscs
double standard OF both gold and silver money. In
such amendments had been made TO tho pend
ing bill have been offered by the Senator from Mis-
souri, the speaker had intended to oer simple amend
ment " restore the double standard Of the United
money Of tho world upon which IL is NOS now based
Tho wrong already done could not be undone BY In
direction. The undoing be open and cxpiiois
as the doing was indirect and implied
The Senator proceeded with exhaustive history Of
the supply and consumption OF tho precious metals
Europe from the earliest mes tho materials for which
had been collected by wonderfully industrious research
He also traced the history OF the relative value OF gold
and silver When about half through The Senator
stopped speaking and the Senate adjourned
GENERAL nELKNAP's RxJoNDKR TO THE REP
LEGATION OF THE HOUSE, NEW CAUSE AS
SIGNED FOE HIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT N-
OUTSTANDING WITH THE CHAIRMAN or THE
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE.
Just before the ONCE Of the Secretary OF the Senate
closed ut hafpast i've O'Clock this afternoon the
counsel for William W. Belknap nisd with Secretary
Gornam General Belknap's rejondsr to the replication
OF the House OF Representatives in the matter Of his
impeachment. general demurrer Is ntcrposcd the
first of the two repIications alleging It's psuccncy
He next denies hc contained In the second
replication that he Secretary OF War until and in
GLIDING the day Of March, 1875 He then denies the
OF the replication the effect that ho
Secretary Of War until committee having authority
from House had investigated his Official conduct and
asserts up the time OF his resignation the
had not given authority to any nttec TO invest,-
gate any the matters forth tho charges made
against him in the articles OF impeachment To iur.
thcr says that, although IL that tho Committee
ON Expenditures OF the War Department had been pre-
tending make some inquiry into the matters set
forth In the articles Of impeachment. but without
thority In that behalf the House OF Representa-
tiyes yet the said committee had not completed lie
pretended Investigation but engaged In tho
nation OF witnesses when SAID committee In
formed that he had resigned his o0co Of Secretary Of
War and that Ms resgnelion nad oecu accepted
The last plea OF the rejoinder contains important
fresh natter and embodcs tho statement that the
Sscretarys resignation brought about by remark
Of Mr. Clymcr. chairman Of tho committee, to said
Belknap that lie she said clymcr) should In tho
House OF Representatives upon statement Of said
Marsh for the impeachment or him sad Bclknapl,
unless the said Bcknap should resign his position
Secretary Of War before noon Of tho mex; day-so
wiL March 2 lssG-and said Bcknap regarding
this statement Of said Cymcr, chairman as before
said intmaton that ae (sald Belknapj eoaic oy
thus rcsgusng AVOID tho anlicton inssparabis from
prvtrsctcd trial liz form which would attract she
greatest dsfce u public attention. add the Humiliation
mcnt itself, wis would cas-. bianas : certain other
pcrlon he y:c:de0 TO the Suggestion made BY szd
CIymcr. chairman - niorr<z,c, believing that she
same maze IN good fs;a by aaid clymcr. chair
aiorcsa6 and mat hs said Belknapl would BY
rcsgninS his position Secretary o. War. the
speedy ds.:sssi OF sAd atsteusns from The public
nsind. wh,ch said st<tsmcnL though u Involved no
crmina;.ty as part, deeply painful his isei
Wsr nj ocIock twenty In the forenoon
OF the ID csy u xAseh is16, and o'clock In
the forenoon u thc day AMI ysas lass Aforssaid-
SAKE OF GOLD osDKaxD By 7us SECRETARY OF
IKE rRxAsrnY.
TIE Secretary q the Treasury has disecsed the A.
sistAnt Treasurer ~ Noe yssk col. Thursday
next tho gold 10 pAsd tia Treasury on srcosss
or bends gold 70 pay s~ards Of jsdsnssls ~ he Con-
,o,ss,oncrs OF Ish.toa c.an,s Deliveries 81 ths gold
viii b. made As So Co. 900 shs aay ef
ceying the proposals II desired ~ the purchaser ~
purchSsers or pcrscn thsrs"f ts they may
wish Il not hat dsy. 00o 90 % tho fosiswing
whole amour; u delivered