, 1876-08-03
They viii Oppose to tho End All
Partisan Legislation in tho j.
Appropriation Bills.
Western Items in the Amend
ed River and Har"
bor Bill.
Senate Bill Introduced to Abolish
Pension Agencies.
TIE SILVER BILL
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w,.rxnrou. D. G., Aug. 2.-'fhe Issues
,s1,ci fv ,hr rroposttfou to remonctze silver,
ami tn forcc tho bill through at The present scs-
. x1ou ,r,,hn,,t consideration, ns well as tno Fea'
.ona vbv The opponcnts Of the hill seek anu IN
si.t ,on ,1ptny. arc tcrsciy stated by ono Of the
,nc,l,crs of Tic House who Is urging tho post
noueneut of tho Silver I'LL to the next session,
an, tl,c examination Of the subject during the
roccss hv n s,7ecial Committee or Commission.
1he,e ,ssues and reasons ilo puts ia the follow.
Ing form: -..,..-.
First-Iti Is not simple question Of rcstor-
fnr tho silver dollar or Of p8ying public credit
cxs In silver.
Saond-1t involves tho question Of tho true
vages OF labor md OF value to be paid for tho
products OF all our farmers, whether tho surplus
at o,r grain scnt to Englantl is to be paid Tor In
the most deprecated money Of Europe dc
prcctatcd 10 per cent below our own paper, nnd
10 per cent bclow gold.
dhird-It involves the right Of banks and
rankcrs to pay back ovcr 81 ,00o, 900 0o0, chiefly
deposited IN saving, g hanks, ana nc'ng ,msgoay
WORTH less by 10 pcr cent than thu money de-
TeurtSZIt involves the question Of the sud
anoxtraurdinlrry demand for money aud bullion,
ard producing new panic III tho money market.
FIjM-It proTilcs three new kinds Of legal
tender money with Which to cnbafaas the bull
ts ss'h1it y. t reaebss all branches of our labor
volvca questions Of vast Importance that we
are WHOLLY. unwilling to vote upon them
r1ese' sapost Of n' e%l co'nmssan "e s1ea 'aa aa
ali other parliamentary bodies employ, to obtain
trustworthy information on which to base most
neuco y We propose delay til such inquiry can
bc malc and authentic Information obtainetl to
protect ourselves ugninst flood of the debased
currency Ut lurope md to guard the interests ct
otlr own people as we'll ns the national credit
against disaster.
THE OPPOSITION TACTICS.
The fIuuse, notwithstanding tho Committee
on Ways and Mcaus decided that IN adjourn
pcrformal no business to-day. The morning
hour wns occupied with useless i'l,la1sterIng
upon tlle Bland Silver h1l]: The manager of
slIIs bill lnv conducted II with eonspicuous Inn
bustcrtng motions md preventing tho final fall
cre Of his hill WAS To have permitted it to come
before the House for general debate and amcnd-
nsn ns n9 o s0s opposo Sn5 ssssfsa ~ s b III sa sa
aneadment. az % t. fi'' liz conscauencc n '0 IS hat
the pronounced opponents Of the silyer measure
ON both sides ct tho chamber have entered Into
IN apparently unassaInb1c league to
DEFEAT TIE ll!Ll. nY P1LLInUsTERlN0.
:. Yesterday the Republicans under the lead OF
Rasson presented Il vote, as they 1cEtiinntcly
could, until .ufter tho morning hour, within
which only tho bill could be considered. To-day
Hewitt, OF tho National Democratic Committee,
having been refused mn opportunity to dcbat1
tho llll,ustering column. The soft-noncy Dcun-
ocsats aso very Indignant at Hewitt, especially
On account of his high position md bis known
can be carried indefinitely, rs ono OF tllc first
nets dune by this House was to repeal tho rule
Of tue last House designed to check IT. It
comes up tomorrow in the morning hour, when
to-day.