The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-07

Ing Of the national debt, approved Jul,
] Il, 1870, by the teIns Of said act we're dc
olared to be redeemable In coin Of th
present standard value, bearing interes
payable semi.annuAlly In such coin; AMI
WHEREAS, All bonds Of the Unltet
States authorized to be issued under Al
act entitled IAN act 10 proyidl
for the resumption oi specie payment,
approved January IA, 1876, are tequlret
10 be descriptive Of the bonds Of III,
United States described in said act o
Congress, approved July IL, 1870, enti
tied IAN act 10 authorize the reiunding
Of the national debt;n and
WHEREAS, AZ the date Of the passage
Of said act OF Congress last aforesaid, TO
Wit: on the l4Ih day Of July, 1870, III,
coin Of the Uniled States Of the standard
value OF that date included silver dollar
Of the weight Of 4l9a grains each, as declar
ed by an act approved July IS, 1857, enti.
lied IAN act supplementary to an acl
entitled IAN act establishing a mint and
regulating the coins Of the United States .
10 be legal tender Of payment accord.
Ing to their nominal value Of any sums
whatever; therefore be II
ReSOlped, BY he Senate and House Of Rep.
reSentGtires, ConcuTring therein, That all
bonds Of the United States issued or au-
thorized 10 be issued under said acts Of
Congress heretofore reported, are paya.
BILE, principal and interest, at the option
Of the Government Of the United States,
In silver dollars Of coinage Of the United
States, containing 4 124 grains each Of
standard silver, and that 10 restore
to It's coinage such silver coins Us legal
tender in payment Of said bonds, prin.
cipal and interest, is not in violation Of
the public faith nor in derogation OF The
rights OF public creditors.
Mr.. Challee called up the resolution
submitted by him on the 9Th OF Noyem.
bsr, calling upon The President to inform
the Senate what legal impedimenls, il
any, exist which prevent from circulating
the laws in regard TO the Union Pacific
Railroad Company and its branches, and
the same 10 az to allege that the
branches OF The Union Pacific are the
Kansas Pacific, Denver Pacific and Cen.
tral Pacific, Of California, the Burlington
4 Missouri River and the Sioux City
branch instead Of declaring positively
that they are the branches.
After brief discussion Of the question
a vote was taken on the substitute for the
above resolution, submitted November
30 by Mr.. Paddock, the preamble Of which
omitted the names of the roads said 10 bs
branch roads OF The Union Pacific, and it
was rejected without roll call.
During the debate Mr.. Paddock stated
that this whole question Of what constitut.
ed = branch Of the road Was now before
tho courts and the Senate should not in.
Ierfere. He argued that the whole scope
ot his resolution was similar to that OF
the Senator from Colorado.
Mr.. Chaf'se-E1cept that il omitted
IhisI legal question, What were branch
Mr.. Thurman said that unless the gov.
rrnment forced the Union Pacific 10
pro rate with the Kansas Pacific It would
never get dollar Of the money due IL by
he Kansas Pacific, for that company
could not find money 10 pay its taxes to
The government unless The Union Pacific
should pro rate with it and do il Justice.
The preamble and resolution Of Mr..
ChNtfee were then agreed 10 without iii.
vision.
The Senate then went into executive
'CsslOn and soon alter adjourned.
HOUSE.
Msjority and minority reports were
made from the Committee on Elections in
The Colorado case. Ordered printed.
The Post Route bill was passed.
Mr. Joyce asked leave to offer resolu.
lion reciting the attempts Of the people
of Cuba TO obtain their Independence, and
directing the President to renonstrate
against the barbarouA manner in which
he war has been carried on by Spain.
Mr.. Hale objected before the reading Of
The resolution was completed.
Mr.. Blair asked leave to offer a resolu.
lion directing the Committee on Foreign
AtIairs to inquire into the condition Of
he instruction In the island ofCuba.
slessrs. Hale and Ellsworth obiecled.