The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-11

ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 THE DAILY NTELLIGENoEH
GENERAL NEWS.
Another Battle Before PIevna.
osman Pasha surrsnders unOOn.
ditiOnaIIy,
Turks Dying Of Hunger and Cold.
Safe Arrival Of the Missing Steamer
City Of Berlin.
Hewitt Of New York Spreads Him.
self on the Mexican Question.
Senator Matthews Discusses the
Silver Bill.
Hewitt Of New York Spreads Him
self on the Mexican Question.
Senator Matthews Discusses The
Silver Bill.
SENATE.
WAsnrNoroN, Decembpr 1O.

WAShlhuTOh, lJecemOer ~.
| During the morning hour the resolu
tion reported by Mr.. Dorsey instructinl
the Committee on District Of Columbii
to enquire and report by bill or otherwis,
the proper form Of government for thC
District was agreed 10.
Anumber Of bills were introduced ant
Referred among them the following:
By Mr.. Plumb: To declare certaiI
lands heretofore granted railroad com
panies forfeited, and to open the same fo
settlement.
BY Mr.. Johnston: Amendatory Of aut
supplementary to the act 10 Incorporate
the Texas Pacific Railroad and to aid Il
itS construction.
At the expiration OF the morning houl
Mr.. Wadleigh, chairman Of the Commit
Tee oil Privileges and Elections, called uI
the resolution reported from that com.
mittee last week, declaring ]. B. Eustil
entitled to his seat as Senator from Lou
isiana from January 18th, 1876, for thu
term ending March Sd, 1879, and Ingalll
who signed the minority report, spoke il
opposition to the resolution, claiming
that the reports presented by Eustis were
defective.
After a brief discussion the resolution
Of Mr. Wadleigh was agreed to-yeas 90
nays 8. Those voting in the negative
were MesSrs. Allison, Cameron Of Wis.
Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls,, Mcmillan, Nor
rill and Saunders.
On the announcement OF the vote, Mr.
Eustis was escorted to the desk Of the
Vice President by Mr.. Thurman and the
oath Of office was administered to him.
Mr. Mcdonald, at his own request, was
excused from further service on the Com,
mittee on Territories, and Mr.. Jones, oi
Florida, at his own request, was excused
from further service on the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds.
The Vice President appointed Mr.
EuStis member Of those committees.
The Vice President then laid before
the Senate the special order for to-day
being the bill 10 enable The Indians Ia
become citizens.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he had been spoken 10
by several Senators who desired more
time to consider, and he moved that il be
made the special order for the 10Th oil
January next, and il was 80 ordered.
Mr.. Mcdonald said il had been his in
teulion to offer resolutions in respect to
the memory and public services of his
lale colleague, Mr.. Morton, before the
Christmas holidays, but on consultation
with other Senator'S aud various memb bers
OF the other House, he had concluded not
to present such resolutions till after the
recess; he therefore, gave notice that he
would submit them on the l7th Of Janu.
Rty next.
The Vice President announced Messrs,
Anthony, Sargent and Whyte as members
ot the joint committee on printing on
the part Of the Senate.
He also appointed Messrs. Cameron, OF
Pa, and Bayard, on the part Of the Sen
ate 10 attend the next examination at the
West Point Military Academy.
Mr.. Cockerill, from the Select Commit.
Tee on Mississippi levees, reported with
amendments the House joint resolution in
relation to reservoirs to promote the
navigation Of the Mississippi river.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Christiancy introduced a bill to
provide for challenges to Jurors in trials
Tor bigamy and polygamy in the terrific
ry Of Utah, and to amend section A Of the
Act Of June 24th. 1874, in relation TO
courts and Judicial Offices in that terrific
ry. Referred.
Mr.. Teller called up the resolution
submitted by him last week, calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for iniofma.
tion regarding lands ceded to the United
States BY the contederated band Of Ute
Indians in Colorado. aud whether pay.
ments are made TO such Indians in pur.
susnce Of the agreement with them,
Agreed to.
Mr.. Matthews then called up from the
table theconcurrent resolution submitted
by him on Thursday last, declaring the
right Of the government to pay the prin.
cipal and interest Of bonds Ia silver dol
lars containing 4l29 grains Of standard
silver.
Mr.. Matthews said the General Assem-.
bly, Of Ohio, at It's session last winter,
adopted a resolution fayorine the restora.
tion Of the silver dollar. This resolution
was passed with great unanimity, there
being but three negative votes in the
House and but one In the Senate, and he
had no doubt but that il expressed the
considerate and deliberate opinion Of the
people Of that State on the subject with
the same unanimity as was evidenced BY
their representatives In the passage OF the
resolution. He had been moved 10 part
BY that resolution to submit the one now
before the Senate. Though his resolu.
tion did not cover the whole ground
OF that ol the Ohio General As.
sembly, IL expressed the opinion
that such restoration Of the silver dol.
lar was demanded by true financial wis.
dom, and declared il 10 be in pursuance
Of proper public policy 10 do so. II
was not his purpose now to discuss the
latter proposition, as TO what would be
expedient and polite for the government
and peopleto do, but what would be right
to do. In his opinion It would be right
for the government to do 30, and he used
the word fright" in It's legal, equitable
| huu LhoIA beube, ~ was DIS purpose TO-
day to briefly show that by the letter and
spirit Of the law the government had
the right to restore the silver dollar
and would be justifed In doing so, and
further to show that optslde Of the law
taking in view all the citcumstances oI
the case, and every incident OF financial
legislation, that the restoration OF the
dollar would not be in violation Of pub
lie honor, iustice or public equity.
He then quoted from the act to strength
en- the public credit, approved March ls
1859, and argued that the word acoin" a
used in this act must not DO interpreted
to refer TO gold coin Eloue. II Il mus
be 90 interpreted, then 1t would be just Al
dishonorable, just as illegal, to pay U. s
Treasury notes now circulating a. mon
ley in anything else but gold coin
as 1t would bs to pay bonds with any
thing bat such coin. There were Senator
J here who were familiar with the circum
Iatances attending tho nasaapa n thia In ]