Connecticut western news., 1877-12-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
UNITED STATES CONGRESS,
 SENATE.

SENATE.
 Several hundred petitions on woman suffrage, tariff reform and tho liquor trafnc were presented in the Senate. MT. Maxey, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported bill making an appro- prlation for establishing military posts on the Rio Grande. A resolution. of fered by MT. Conkling, was adopted for the appointment of committee of seven to inquire as to the means of improving our commercial relations with Mexico
 THE MATTHEWS SILVER BILL,
 MT. Herman, Dem. N. Y.) said that by the act of March IS, 1869 the Gov ernment was pledged to pay it's bonds in gold com; by the strict letter of the law they might be paid in silver but every one Knew that practically gold coin was the only coin meant for the payment of the bonds when they were issued. The total amount of silver dollars coined from i|95 to 1877 was only 8,045,93 They had been so sparingly coined that they were not thought of as medium for the redemption of the bonds. A statement from the Treasury Department showed the whole amount of bonds issued since February 12, 1873, viz: Five per cent ponds, $3l7 ,494, ,O00; four and half per cent bonds, $2OO, ,0O0, 900 four per cent bonds, $65, 496, 900 total, $592, ,99O, 900. All of these bonds had been issued and sold since 1873, when the law said there wa was no legal tender coin except gold. The stranger came to our shores and bought these bonds, relying upon the promise of the Government that they should be paid in gold. He declared that the passage of the resolution would be disastrous.
 After further discussion it was moved to lay aslde the resolution and take up the Bland Silver bill, which has been passed by the House. Rejected-yeas, IS; nays, 49.
 MT. Hill, Oem. Ga.) said that he did not intend to make speech as to what should be the coin of the United States :; whether it ought to be gold and silver or either of these metals alone. The reso- luton declared that the bonds of the United States were payable In silver dollars. The question was one of law. The refunding act of 1870 de- clared the bonds to be redeemable in coin of the then present standard value. When the bonds became due they would be payable in whatever might be the coin VI oAO V AADCu ObdOcS, DuG buaG COLI nUSG be of the standard value of 1870. Should the com of the United States then be silver, the bonds would be payable in silver of the standard of value of 1870. The whole thing depended upon the coinage law which might prevail ill the Lnted States at the maturity of the bonds.
 MT. Matthews -Supposing that on the 6 of fhar # | oL ~e II gold dollar contained twenty-five eight tenths grains, how many grains of gold must the dollar contain to pay the bond when 1t matured, should gold then be the coin of the country?
 Mir. Hill - Twenty-Five and eight tenths grains, of course :; that is simple question.
 Mir. Matthews-Then, If silver should be the coin, how many grains must be in the dollar?
 MT. Hill-Four hundred and twelve and half, of course.
 MT. Matthews-Then what objection IS there to making silver coin?
 MT. Hill replied that he was not will ling to say now what should be the coin thirty years hence. With all due respect to the statesmen of to-day, he thought
 
 was mere child's play. Congress was now endeavoring to settle in advance what kind of coin the country should have thirty years from this time. The Con- gress which should be in session then could settle that question.
 MT. Voorhees, Oem., Ind. submitted the following:
 ResolUed, That it is of the highest hot 4ho f the Government be maintained, and in order to do so the Government itself, in all it's departments, should in good faith keep all its contracts and obligations en- tered into with it's own citizens.
 MT. Voorhees, gave notice that he would call his resolution up on Tuesday, Jan. 15, and speak upon 1t. " The Senate adjourned on Saturday for the holiday season, and all unfinished business, including the silver bills, lays over.
 In executive session of the Senate ex- citing scenes took place between MT. Conkllng and General Gordon, and be- tween MT. Blaine and General Hill, over Georgia nomination.
 HOUSE.
 In the House the Deficiency Appro- priation Bill was reported back from the committee on appropriations, and all the Senate amendments were concurred in except the one making an appropriation for the payment of Custom House con- missioners. ss-- ---
 Memorials were presented from manu- lecturers of Philadelphia, employing H. 900 workmen, against any present re- vision of the tariff.
 MT. Stephens Oem., Ga presented a bill repeating the iron:clad oath in cases of applications for pensions.
 After severe contest MT. Patterson Oem.) of Colorado, was admitted to a seat ln the House by vote of 116 yeas to 11O nays. He was sworn in.
 The election of new Cabinet will settle the state of affairs in France that appeared so threatening.
 "A man named Findlay was drowned at Bridgeport, O., and testimony taken before the Coroner's jury shows that he was murdered by some unknown person by being thrown from railroad bridge into Wheeling Greek.
 In the West Shanandoah. Pa., col hery. young miner named Hennessy was crushed and killed by falling coal.
 It IS asserted in Berlin that further :c