The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNT.RLLIGEHORR
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GENERAL NEWS.
Secret Of 0sman Pasha's Des-
perate Assault.
DOES ENGLAND MEAN WAR.
The French Crisis Passed.
Mcmahon Conforms 10 the Popular
Verdict.
The New French Ministry.
Wholesale Investigation Of tho De-
paFtments at Washington.
The Voice Of Hereford Is Heard on
the Silver Bill.
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The Voice Of Hereford Is Heard on
the Silver Bill.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Decsmber IA.

hASHlh6IONt DecemDhf IL,
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate communication from the Secretary
OF the Interior, calling attention 10 the
law in regard to the compensation fol
the government advertising, and com
plains are d1ily received "a 10 the mad
equacy Of such compensation. He aug
gested that the law be so amended as tc
allow the department TO pay the same rate
for advertising as papers receive from
private individuals. Referred to the
Committee on lService and Retrench.
ment.
Mr.. Cameron, OF Wisconsin, called up
the House joint resolution, relating to
reservoirs, TO promote navigation OF the
Mississippi river. Passed.
Mr.. ElmundS, by request, introduced
bill to extend the operations Of the acl
OF February q, 1875, to provide for u
settlement with certain railway compa.
MES for one year. Referred.
At the expiration Of the morning honr
consideration was resumed OF Mr.. Mat
thews' resolution, declaring il 10 be the
right oil the government to pay bonds in
silver, and Mr.. Hereford spoke in favor
thereof. He argued that the Government
had the right TO pay bonds in silver, and
when the first act Of Congress authorizing
this Issue was under consideration Ii was
distinctly stated in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives by the great commoner, Thad.
deus Stevens, that they were redeenable
in legal tenders. lie then read from u
letter Of the present Secretary Of the
Treasury to Mr.. Mann, of Brooklyn,
dated March 10Th, 1868, to the effect that
he construed the law to authorizs the
payment Of bonds in legal tenders-bond.
holders should not object to taking the
money they paid for their bonds. II the
case was to be tested by law then he (Sher.
mani was right. II it was 10 be tested
by Jay Cookies advertisement he was
wrong. Mr.. Hereford argued that the
proposition to pay bonds in gold was
prepos,erous. 1t had been argued that
the remonetiENtion OF silver would drive
the gold out OF the country. Suppose il
did. We could pay all our debts in sill.
yer. Il was not true that its remonetiza-
tton would drive the gold out Of the
country. Why hal not that been the, ef.
feet in France? The country had been
told by the Syndicate that II the resolu.
tton should pass our bonds could no. be
refunded and that we would have TO pay
six per cent interest instead Of four per
cent. This Syndicate virtually asked
Congress TO bind the country to pay the
Syndicate s., 5000 for the luxury Of
doing 80. He denied that the pay yment Of
bonds IN silver would be any violation ot
pledges to foreign creditors.
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Hereford's re.
marks, the Senate vent into executive
session with the understanding that the
doors should be reopened as soon as the
legislative business was continued.
Al 4:oo the doors were reopened and
Mr.. Sargent from the Conference Com.
mittee on the Deficiency Appropriation
Bill, submitted a report and in e1plana.
tton thereof said that reductions had
been made by the committee in the
amount provided Tor 10 the Senate
amendments. as follows: In the appro.
priation Tor fuel, light and water for pub
lic buildings to the extent OF So, 600; in
that for the contingent expenses OF the
Treasury Department $4,000; for rail-
road postal clerks to $4,000 lnlernat'
lonal Postal Congress S2O, 600; Columbian
Institute tor the Deal and Dumb S26 600;
Senate amendments, appropriattng $40.
OoO Tor the publication Of the official
records ot the rebellion, 81 ,42Oi Tor legIs.
latlve expenses Of Washington Territory,
Sl6,0s4; for the payment Of the claims Of
the Oregon aud Washington volunteers,
Tor suppresaing the Indian hostillties in
1900 and 1856, were stricken out entirely
Senate amendment, appropriating $lS,-
500 for compensation and expenses oil
various Custom House and Mint lnvea-
tigating Committees, was retained. The
total amount appropriated by the bill, as
agreed on, was 81, ,645, ,S74.
] Mr.. Davis, Of W. Va, inquired what
was done with the amendment in regard
to Senators and Representatives being
allowed TO send and receive through the
mails free all public documents.
| Mr.. Sargent replied that it had been
retained and that privilege was extended
TO the Vice President, who had some
books, by law, to distributs.
The report Of The Conference Com
mittee was agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Merrimon, ENTITLED to the floor
that on account Of the lateness Of the houl
he would not address the Senate to-day.
: On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, and By
: unanimous consent it was ordered tha
: the Vice President declare the Senate ad
journed tomorrow Immediately afteI
the reading Of the Journal, and that NJ
business be transacted,
Mr.. Sargent said that the French E1
position bill, deficiency bill and probably