The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-31
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LEGAL TENDER SILVER.

LEGAL TENDER SILVER.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill to
amend the laws relating TO the legal ten.
der OF silver coin, and moved to strike ou,
all after the enacting clause, and amend
by inserting, the silver coin Of the United
States except the trade dollar shall be q
legal tender at their nominal value for
any amount not exceeding FIVE dollars in
any one payment. Mr.. Sherman said the
only change in this bill is TO make the
silver coin Of the country, except the
trade dollar a legal tender. Laid over.
THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Bayard thought it remarkable that
the resolution asked for FIVE Senator's
only. Why not include members Of the
other House? II any law was TO be en-.
acted on this subject it would require the
aid Of the other House. Why not in
clude them on this occasion? Was il
because it was composed Of members OF a
different party? The information sought
for should be obtained by joint commit
tee Of the two houses. There seems TO be
no occasion for this investigation. No
one here is contesting Senatorial seat,
Why not wait till be comes here, and
then II the question arises let it be inves-
tigatcd, The troubles which have oc.
CURED in any Of the Southern States
sprang from detectives who went there by
direction Of the Department OF Justice,
He had not forgotten that tens OF mil
lions Of dollars had been expended by this
same Department Of Justice to carry out
its neiarious, scheme Of making evidence
o. this kind.
Mr.. Boutwell, called the attention oil the
Senator TO his remark Of tens OF millions,
and thought that he would find the facts
would not bear him out in the assertion.
What money had been spent there was
made necessary by acts Of the party 10
which the Senator belonged by their deeds
OF violence, their intimidation OF colored
people and other such acts OF violence.
Mr.. Bayard said the Senator had taken
advantage OF his courtesy in yielding for
4 question.to interiect political TRADE Of
the biIierest kind, and II he had derived
aLy comfort by 1t he was welcome to it.
He continued his opposition to the reso-
luton, for which he said there was no ne
cessity. Under the Department Of JUS
tice fines had been wrongtully wrung from
the people down there, and be expected
that they would be brought to Congress
for payment. He urged that we abstain
from the policy Of interference which has
been so damaging, and let US have peace
In all the States.
Mr.. Boutwell, said that when be offend
ed any one hegenerally wanted TO explsin
or apologize. He thought the Senator
from Delaware, in quite an uncivil and
angry manner, had charged him with in
jecting 4 political TRADE into his speech
That was, the manner Of men who had
been brought up under the code Of slav.
cry. BE IBoutwell) was not there as a
scholar or a teacher, and he did not pro-
pose to be taught in manners by the SEN
ator from Delaware. 1t was the natural
outgrowth Of the system Of slavery, and
men who we're raised under such infu.
ences could not be expected to maintain
a proper consideration Of the rights Of
Others. He further denounced the slavery
regime, and said that after remaining in
the Union for nearly century with their
unjust demands, then they withdrew from
the Union to further establish their In.
famous principles; and the Senator from
Delaware was among the frst to come to