Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-12

changed his motion SO as to take the
bill up on Tuesday instead of Monday
Mr.. Morrill, moved to amend so as to
make it the special order for January
Ii. Rejected-yeas IS; nays 40.
The motion Of Mr.. Allison was then
agreed to. Yeas Al nays Is.
Mr. Matthews submitted the follow
ing concurrent resolution in regard to
the payment of bonds in silver and at
his request it was ordered to lie on the
table and be printed.
WHEREAS, BY the act entitled can act
to strengthen the public credit" APPROX
ed March 18th 1869, it was provided
and declared that the faith of the U. S.
was thereby solemnly pledged to the
payment in coin or its equivalent, of
all Understanding obligations of the
United States except in cases where the
law authorizing the issue of such obi
cations had expressly provided that
the same be paid in lawful money or
other currency than gold and silver.
WHEREAS, All U. S. bonds authorized
to be issued by the act entitled, " an act
to authorize the refunding Of the ma
tional debt" approved July 18th, 1870,
by the terms of said act, were declared
to be redeemable in coin of the then
present standard value, bearing inter
est payable semi-annually in such
coin, and
WHEREAS, All bonds of the United
States authorized to be issued under
the act entitled "an act to provide for
the resumption of specie payments, .
approved january 18th, 1875, are re-
quired to be descriptive of bonds OF
the United States described In said act OF
congress, approved July IA, 1870, emit
tied San act supplementary to the act
entitled an act establishing Il mint and
regulating the coins of the United
States" to be legal tender Of payment
according to their nominal value for
any sums whatever; therefore, be it
Peuoleed by the Senate, the House Of Rep
resentatiues concur71ng therein, That all
bonds of the United States, issued or au-
thorized to be issued under said acts OF
congress hereintofore recited, are paya-
bic, principal and interest at the option
of the government of the United States,
in silver dollars of the coinage of the
United States, containing 412I grains
each, of standard silver, and that to re-
store to its coinage such silver coin as
legal tender in payment of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in violation
of the public faith, nor derogative to the
rights of the public creditor.
HOUSE
Dec. 6.-The majority and minority
reports were made from the com
mittee on elections. in the Col
orado case. Ordered printed. The
post route bill was passed.
The committee on foreign affairs au-
thorized their chairman to move at the
first opportunity. that the house concur
in all the senate amendments to the
Paris exposition bill, the motion. to be
pressed for action under a demand for
the previous question.
Mr.. Joyce asked leave to offer a reso-
ltion, reciting attempts of the people OF
Cuba to obtain their independence, and
directing the president to demonstrate
against the barbarous manner in which
war has been carried on by Spain.
Mr.. Hale objected before the reading
of the resolution was completed.
Mr.. Blair asked leave to offer resO-
luton directing the committee on for
eign affairs to inquire into the condition
Of the instruction against the Spanish
authorities on the island of Cuba
Messrs. Hale and Ellsworth objected.