New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-05
COMMENTS on THE MESSAGE.

committees.
COMMENTS on THE MESSAGE
TIE 1NFlAr1ovsrs EXTREMELY DEJECrED-LAMAR
sprAKs OF THE NEED OF SUSTAINING HAYES
VARIOUS OPINIONS.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIDUNE.l
WAsHINGrON, Dec. 4-Ihe Presidents message IS
certainly more talked about than any previous
one since Andrew Johnson's time In General
Grants message to Congress at the opening
OF the regular sessions his recommendations were
pretty much forgotten within twenty-four hours
after they hal been submitted. They were rarely
made the basis Of legislative action in either OrShch
of the National Legislature. President hayeSS
message has continued TO be the cIiel topic o. COZ"
versation al day
Scarcely any one approves everything me finds IN
il. but all find some passages which they Ike. All
agree that the message is much ADLER State paper
than Congress has recently been accustomed TO le-
ceiye from the Executive
The more the silver men read the financial por-
tons of the Message the more they are discouraged
They find that when the President comes to express
his opinions in his words he uses much stronger
language than was attributed TO him by the oppo-
nents Of the Bland Silver Bill and the expression OF
which they have so persisently denied. There is
no longer any discussion as TO what the President
will DO with any silver bin which contains pgovis-
ions making silver dollars an unlimited legal-tender
or authorizes the payment Of any part Of the princ
pal or interest Of the public debt in the gollar OF
the fathers
The resumption repeal men are also very much
discouraged. They now fear that under the iuuu-
ence of the strong position taken by the President
and Secretary Sherman, the Repeal Bill may not
even pass Congress. They admit that, If il should
do So they no longer have any hope that the Pres-
dent viii sign it,
clear headed bureau officer thinks
that Secretary sherman viii find it impossible to
maintain resumption with .f3O0,O00OOO OF green
backs afoat OF even with S200,OOOO00, and that
the Administration viii be disappointed when the
time Of redemption comes, and grccnbacks arefouud
10 be little below par.
Another bureau officer says that the President may
recover some of the ground his administration has
lost through its failure to be aggressive in the en-
forcemcnt of its policy by ranying about him the
support of the capital of the country. At the same
time he VIII be likely TO gain no very
great advantage in New-York because the
Conklng faction in the party il just
as much in favor Of hard money and good faith with
Tie nation. creditor as the followers Of the Pres-
dent are. In Pennsylvania he said tine case may be
different. because Senator Cameron is soit-money
man, and Will vote for the repeal OF the Resumption
Act.
SENATORIAL OPINIONS.
We--aru Republican senator, who saws that he
sl favor both OF the restoration Of the duty on tea
and coffee. and Of the repeal Of some of the
taxes ON banks. thinks that the President
placed these two subjects i'm unfortunate IuX-
Imposition i his Message. While people might be
willing o. have their breakfast table taxed es-
peeiaIlv ifitl, shown TIA. the duties on tea and
coffee DO NOT increase The cost of these articles, but
only reduce ue prices paid for them in countries
Il 1r. ls will loo
o. take Oh, us, of having 10 pay a part Of thete
taxes. m order o. relieve the banks from all taxes
senator B4yard likes exceedingly the financial
portions Of tie mcsslc. and says fha; il f. the first
ono 200 % number years iu which the Constitution
and Vie rules of >yntaN have NOT hocn violated.
seudtor Lamar thinks UlDrc is one thin spot In the
financial portion o. thc message. Referring TO the
rGuarS That tae bonds issued prioc 10 1-73 were
issued 40 e time when the gold dollar was the only
coin in circulation. or contemplated By either the
Government OF the holder II the bonds as
they claim in which they are to be paid
Ire says flat IL woal have been better to
have omitted i- Tie truth is he saws, that be-
fore SIS every body knew tLat silver dollars were
LEGALLY part Of the coinage Of the United States,
ig which bonds might De paid, and that
tie Government had q right to pass such
legislation az should enable it TO pay its
bonds in silver if it found it profitable
20 o. so Tie thinks 10 much wiser for the opponents
Of silver rcIncue tl.0u go rest on the argument chat
by sustaining the public credit the country wIll
gain more pecgnally than it could possibly gain by
ayahng Itself OF the right to pay It's obligations ia
silver.
Senator Lamar and other Conservative Southern
men sav that the success Of the Presidents pacfca-
tlou policy VIII have q very marked effect upon the
sentiment of the South on financial questions.
They FAY tha. they have no personal sympathy
with the wild ideas Of the iulat0u,sts
and silver men, and that If there is any
pIIcpc II Democracy that was ever settled,
% ls llat hard money, and hard money Only,
AZ The same tire Their constituents are almost
unanimously iu favor Of tine reueal of the Resnp-
ticn Act and the renOncllZttI0u of silver; and
1t viii be difficult 70 present these ques-
sentiment until full confidence between the sections
IS restored They -ar tl9t as long rs the Northern
politicians insult Che people OF thc south and their
Representatives iu Congress as they did ia the
time thaI they are demanding sound fnan-
cial leeiSiail'n' the uutAinkiug class of people
IN the SCUM VIII ee ON the opposite side 10 them
most CCOuOWlc1! questions the credit and huror
OF Government that cares nothing f,r Thorn ". m
be of very little consequence to them The hest
way. Therefore, nese gentlemen think 10 ma Ike sound
second President II ycs's efforts to bring about a
cordial understanding between the section.
TBz LIBRARY.
Nr Spaf5-d, the Librarian Of Congress, in sneak
ing Of that portion Of the Presidents message relat
ing 20 a new Library Building expresses the belief
that Congress will pass the necessary legislation for
anew building this Winter. The senate Library
Committee has substantially agreed upon a bill for
ue purchase OF site and erection of suitable fire
PROOF Do5IHhg on Capitol Hul the Capitol
SeFSi4l u-aiSii,s by prominent architects have all