New-York tribune., 1876-08-10
GENERAL PRESS DIspATCH.l

GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Up0n rcassembhnS
at 7:3O O'Clock, Mr. Edmunds in the srnate, rom
the Committee the Judiciary, reported with amend
mcns the House Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment 10 the Constitution Of the United States prohibiting
the appropriation money for the support Of schools OF
any religious sect It was placed On the calendar
and he gave notice that he would ealI
It up for consideration tomorrow morning
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the rcso
ton of Mr. Morton to print extra copies oil the message
Of the President and accompanying documents III regu
10 the recent trouble at Hamburg = g., ana MI "AiT
LACE Dem., PENN continued his remarks lie Salu
in bis State prosecutions against Molly Masultcs
were being pressed and law and order was being re-
stored in that old commonwealth by Democratic officials
He then referred to the statement recently sent 10 the
Senate by the Secretary OF the Senate showing
faung public officers since 1884 and argued that IL was
untruhul. lie quoted from remarks OF hcSsrS morton
and Anthony to show that tLcy themselves did not put
ay confidence in this statement Yet campaign speeches
were made, based upon ii. Referring 10 the hl"ucIt
policy OF the Administration, he said was the partn
prudence 10 postpone specie resumption until the people
recovered the burdens OF tic LIST ten years. ana
until by steady growth it would come with ease ana
safety In conclusion, be referred to the charges against
Messrs. Belknap. Schcnck kObesOn ana Others lHe
operations of the WHISKY Ring de-, and said lhc p'pe
asked Il the standard Of official lie had not been dcu
Mr. SHERMAN CIcp.. Ohiol said tho Senator from
Pcnnsy iyania Nr. Wallace I'm the conclusion OF MS
speech made car2n but repeated DaSecs5 innuehdoc
aud challenged the Republican, party to bTlhG iot"td
the proof 10 disrOyc them. lie then referred TO t1'
Democratic platform and said neither party nor an IN
dvidual 10 hc t.usted upon ia promises" "s the
acts and tendencies Of the party Wbch "ouh l'l lhc
people OF Iho country 10 say Wh"ther intF
could trust the Democratic party In power AGAIN
Tac Democrats aike1 about restoring the pyhc 'iTH
when wa. public credit higher than to-day! no"
was IL that. when the Democratic party went ont ~
uoTcr the bonds Of the Government sold at discount
of II per cent. while to-day its bonds worm more
than par IN gold. in any money market OF th' "'iF
He then quoted some length nom the records oil Con
financial measure brought forward by IN, kcpuhlcaus
He argued that Democrat ever plOposcb measure
here looking tO specie resumption.
Mr. HATAKD Dem, Dell said that II the senator
would 20 10 heg COmmittcg-rOJm he would hnd th'fr
measure the most stringent character, which he tii
aware there had never been an act tending toward
specie resumption which hc ldr Bayard did not sup
port ,,-,--..
sir. gWrr.fAN said that the Senator from Delaware
had always voted for specie resumption, hNt hl1 party
had not lc then referred the expenditure "f thc
toysrumrut since the close Of the Eo payments on
account the principal and interest Of the public debt'h
u,gs.ouE and argued that the Republican parry "ar NOV
Ic,pou,he for those expenditures lie Thought the ieHels
of the south were responsible for those eNrEditues
Referring tu the resumption act of 1873 Lc sal u hAd
resulted much more iayurdby tlau he expected Under
c- had been retired by voluntary action of banks anu
~ ,t United states notes mad been retired hot
hereafter DC redeemed in coin, and besides thS Ihe
cane. I3rlru oi currency had T.
den and Lod!s platform, and argued tha' ths ih
cual % Titu IN his letter oi acceptance va ''-
iui framed AMI calculated 10 conceal hs ne tN u'-
in regard 20 IL repeal OF The specie 'esum''h '""'e'