, 1877-12-12

j 'sont and sac and Fox tribes Of Indiana in inn
state, Of Ksn'as and Nebraska, r'aced on The
Hills w-rc Introduced and referred:
~ NJ naTta tw. va.2-To p!o.tao Tor q pnnlic
bn'ainS a ehs,sston " 4. s!sn sstnG a.
Tho Mononxahela Riv.r In Pennsylvania aau West
tirania; nlsl, making Al anpsopriation for Chg
improyenent n Of the idttis Kana"ha River, West
H1 u. rserefoni csv. Vi, ,,-.Msktne an .pprop,'.
atinn fct The imprn!cn;snt OF The tlrsst kan!wha
hiTrr Sew Hlrnrs Elk River, and big sandy hlrer'
g.. ny II. iisM!!lsa-To e.t.e1,.h !. go..a 9. Legal
Inspectors nf Hteah1 Vessel. for ths Collection Dis
trict at Minnesota and tlnluth.
o.-e. .u.insd hy cisi1ens Of the Unitcd sIatcs ~
fsston Of ln,llan dsprada'ons' and providing for
I'r III. Dorsey Amcndatory Of, and supple.
men;srH TO. The act 70 Incorporate n. Toxn. ~
uoa.e By NJ. sttpnrn.. "'"','
any s.e Q! E!xht sf Tho United States - lands IN
within their limits not susvcycd as pablic lans.
ken M aRs "sssson 4
Mt. Dotrer supsn!tteia rrso'uton directing tho
9p ,ee"5 s n 'nst
Eew Mexico, and III, 70 tfansmit copies ot At
IL lid ,spest.aeat calling s!tsntou q tie depsa.
dattons oftlese lnaians ami a~ktnV for their ro~
mevA 20 thelf Respective resotvations. Agreed 70.
the Committee on Library to consider thu oxpeii"
eney ef purchasing tho r,pess q the Count a. lo.
oa Il ~ % IL Ct &c III Ss;: sos d
Ayresn to. ,,.-.--..,
ton n Mr.. Matthews declaring tho right of the
tinvcrnmcnt to pay bnhds In silver, and Mr. Herman
spoke In opposition therc'o.
1HtN. TO strengthen tho rnhltr ertIH, nnh argncH
hy that act the Government ras pledged e pr tm
s91' s: Il III !e :'s 'ts s;s; It 81 INV S
that practically gold coin wa4 tun only cu[u n,aans
for tbs Payment Of Ipnr when they were ts4..ed.
ta,n: IN silver, the creditors would aso 10 come
s ~. as sas e tn n:
senea from the propesiton orbut!Icd ta !hi re,o:
luton, and submitted % thy Intelligent tu3TMcnt
s.sn @ hs p'sss nd. II ,he xoH
rs nest a't.t.i fr.m tho act 9f Fob. y. l.T',
htch aenonosissd .s , silver @ oar AZ argaed
the bonds should be pa!a 1t declared It's option
ahea 70 pay oonaa ~ g9d c0tp, and nGt tn stlyer:
Tint ast resosn'fsa o . - ts on1y % fon rsops
Would net hs In sooi fsith r far liz liz" cyemrnt 70
say I've VII 20 back aEain ard pay yon II
worth Of Sonds had been Issued riueo 1875, when
the act dsmonelzlns tho silver. doar ;, was
R9'sssa Wnss tnsse nons to b9 pala VIII s's9t1 n
Eeltod nron tho pronisa Of our Secretary Of tho
Treasury that they were 70 he pnid In gold. Shand
thss reso'ut!on 10 pissed ac t!ll not SEQ bnw,It
could bo s.t that congtssa l.as taken e.so ct thn
cheating tho hoder* 9f thess bands to psY thum II
tho conclusion thnt 4! bal no right to cl!anse t'lu
lawn 70 as 70 make ehSapes colin snA PVT i VI on
thu cEcdit0rs. The passage af Tits resolution would
10 dlsassrons to the confidence and erolis q onr
country. It had been eatl that tho law Of 1873,
iauohblzing the siivGr dhinr. WA fFsnd. Slip.
uosc 1t wns? Who pcfpttmted that ttaudf Tho
agents OF tho prDp'e Ut this country. Tho mrn
yyhn borrowed tho money did not perpstrato T. an!
II there had been wrorg the people NUT deal
with tnelr accredited agonts IN regard 10 It, sn1
not w1lh thb pcOr1t VIM iDanet munpy to thu Gov.
crninent. HI hoped and believed fot tho eaka OF
Our Government. for, thc rako Of our people. no
such resolution A. this would 10 passed. Let Con-
xftb1 DO lhat which wDush Ieatore The confidence
now being staksn By these agitatioas In tho halls
Of Congress.
Mr. Hcck said ho thought tho act Acmonoetzlng
tho silver dollar was wFunR. ffn referred to tho
t,ne hu had Heard q Dcu,as1at.o Senator Of, thts
flour defend tho nets Of tho lsepnbcan minority IN
Congress- In fcgnfl to finances. Neither had be
heard . Democrat IN tho other 1Iouso Of Congress
defend theae acts. Thurs had been many acts lono