The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-31
iFORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
n HEATFD POLITICAL DEBATE IN
THE SENATE CHAMBER.

and Bavnrd Referring that he Does IL with
u Lie in his Throat Making United states
silver Coin Legal Tender A Hot Debate.
WAsHINGToN, March 30.--ln the Senate
to-day, MIR sherman 1,ep. ohio called up the
bill TO amend the laws relating TO the legal ten
der OF silver coin, and moved to strike out all
after the cnacting clause, and amend by insert
ing the silver coins OF the United States, ex-
cept the trade dollar. shall be legal tender at
their nominal value for any amount not ex-
ceeding Is in any one payment" Mr.. sherman
said the only change Ia to make the silver coin
OF the country, except trade dollars, legal ten
ders.
MIR. Jones 1len.. New said the object Of the
bill was to enable the citizens OF the Pacific
States to transact business without embar-
hssment. lie said that subsidiary coin
could only be purchased with gold, while
silver bullion could he purchas d with
gold, and then by taking II to the mint they
couII get II coined into the trade dollar; or, In
other words the trade dollar could be pur-
chased with silver bullion, while they must have
gold to purchase subsidiary coin, such as halves,
quarters. e., which they needed for change.
The result was, that the subsidiary coin became
DEGRADED to the trade dollar This would neres-
sarllS be 40 until gold and silver pass concur
rcntly. II resulted from the lack OF uniformity
In coinage. The passage ofthc bill would rene
dy tie matter by proven lag the trade dollar
tru'n being legal tender.
Pending discussion the morning hour expired
hrd NJ Moron dem inded the regular order, the
Mr.. Bayatd dem. Dell thought II remarkable
that the resolution asked for committee ~
i've : lnitors ouiy WnV commit this subj ect ~
Senator on,Y why not include members Of
the other llousey II any law was to tie enacted
on This subject. u would require tnc aid Of the
other House. Then why NJ ,nclude them nn tins
ucc siouf WASH tcran-e D. W : compo'cd or
members 81 different pd ~ the informant
sought eN Iulu ts 7 40 ga ~ a l1lff COM
Mittcc ol TIC Two Houses. lhcrc seems tote no
ucca-t. u (. r This iuVestlaotion. ~ one hcrc Is
coutesitng senatorial sea-. Why not wait until
hc comes mere. and thrn, II lhi sti9n arises lct
II ho inNcsisaicdf The trorbiss winch h v oc-
Cured IN any of the - uihcrn states sprug from
tue de teCuves Wnp wehl Gown intr, b, urec-
ton ~ tue !. iar'w'ut 81 Justice: II" hal hot
been extended BIRTHS same beparmc't Of jus
tie g. car out it, neini ,us design OF manu-
lac dtins eNidcn,e OF his 'ind.
hr. h.utweii u'er MlssD called the attention
OF ,n1 Seha,2T TO- ni. renarN oi ;n, oi milons
would rot bear our the assertion, and what
money was spent inca Wos maze hertss ~ bi
lonLcu' Nv t.tlr Ietus OF VI lct &c, thelr lhtnl-
uaiion OF cololed cople' ana o-her sucn acts OF
Mr. Blyard said the Senator tad taken adyan-
taee 9i his courtesy ~ Wei ing Tor az ~ u 20
nierjeci political TRACE Of litter KIND, and
u pc had dtrNed any cont ptt irI IN II, ue was
welcome To II. lie con ind,d his opposition u
the resolution, for whiri ne "a there was no
,Crtssi v ne -aid uuu.l the, ncpartuent OF
Justice lines had been wrohgfflly wrung from
the people down there and ne cNrerlcd they
would he piouent 10 congress tor u!NncLt lie
urged that vs. abstain from the policy Il inter-
iennce. winch ~, uren SO dam -ins' ana let as
have icace in al the siacs.
Mr. u 'uiveil slid w"tn no on 'nicd any one
ne htIi Nv wanted u ca avn OF dppinEl@e lie
THOUGHT HE cpnat n from Delaware. ~ quite au
uncNd ana aner' ma NOR, had charged him
VIII injecting p'iiuc u va iue INTO ms sheech.
brought up under ne couc OF slavery. lie lNr.
bou; vel wa nj mere ns : 'nolar or tcacrcr'