The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-08
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Three bills are pending before
Congress- which, if passed, will give
the. country a prosperity she has
not experienced since the war: Re
monetization of silver, repeating the
third clause of the Resumption Act,
and a modification of the tariff
laws. The first will accomplished.
We cannot say that we favor more
than the repeal of the date-clause
in the Resumption Act. Gold is
obliged to be the standard sooner
or later, and better sooner than
later. This could be accomplished
by bill making greenbacks legal |
tender for all purposes; but such a
bill cannot pass now and the best
we can do is TO keep on record our
determination to resume; shape all
means to that end, when they do
not conflict with better interests, |
and then, as soon as we can, resume. |
Legislation cannot shape finances
unless other legislation shapes 9th
err matters into proper condition.
That is TO say, an act making |
green backs equal in value to gold |
will not have that effect unless an
other act makes greenbacks receiv-
able for all things that gold will |
buy. AS to the tariff, the bill does
not go the full length of making all
things free. 1t places many impor
tant articles on the free list and
there is O. reduction of about %
per cent. in nearly everything. This
is good as far as it goes, but we
hope the day is not far distant
when trade will be as free as the
winds To our mind the necessity
of such change is clearly evident
and needs no argument. No one
opposes free trade except he is a
. personal recipient of infamous pro
lection. The extra session, if it
passes these bills, will have done
well.
Mr.. Ewing who had charge of
the anti-resumption bill in the |
House got in too big a hurry, and |
by some kind of inexplicable parlia
mentary adroitness the opponents
got control Of it, so that now the
menority can daily with it as they |
please 1t is now doubtful when
it can be reached.
p, S. The resumption repeal
bill was taken out of the hands of
the minority by two.thirds vote
on Monday, and next Tuesday fixed
for calling the previous question.
The Washington correspondent
of the american says that John Bax
ter was recommended to the Presi-
dent by Gov. Porter and our Su-
preme Court as a fit successor of
David Davis upon the U. S. Su-
preme bench. Hayes could hardly
swallow this, but it is said that this
recommendation secured Baxter the
Circuit Judgeship. Gov. Porter
and the Supreme Judges will hardly
be forgiven by the people if they
committed such an egregious error
The elections Tuesday passed off
quietly. New York was doubtful;
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mime
sofa ana Kansas went Republican; Il
Pennsylvania democratic by about
10000; Wisconsin is doubtful;
Mcclellan is elected Governor of
New Jersey; p. +. Barnum goes TO
the Gen'l Assembly of Connecticut;
Mississippi, Virginia and Maryland
went democratic of course. The re-
suit on the whole is a Democratic
advance all along the line.
Senator Beck's greenback bill on
" provides that half the custom
dues shall be payable in legal zen
ders, and some of the Kentucky pa
pers are quarTeling about 1t. They ;
say he is pledged to go the whole {
hog, and he is too. If he isn't he
ought to be. Let the unjust law
which compels these dues to be
paia in gold be repealed in toto. 1t c
was conceived in corruption and G
passed through fraud.
Daring Morton's entire Senatorial c
career not breath was ever heard !
against his personal integrity He
passed through all the temptations
of the past ten years dnsoiled And t
besides he was able, active, courage
GUS and useful as a Senator and
citizen. But he hated the South, v
aid was never heard to utter kind e
or generous word toward the South '
ern people. 4
The death of Morton we fear will '
rather damage Judge Spofford's !
prospects. The radical majority is v
getting to be alarmingly small. and
they will delay his admittauce as !,
long as possible. :
Gov. Porter yesterday called an Q
extra session of the Legislature TO !
consider the State debt, A com
promise of go cents has been def !
nitely proposed by the bond hold :
ers. The session is to meet Dc. 5. n