The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-07
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WAsHIxGToS, December =.

citizens OF Michigan IN favor OF the pss-
sage OF the bill! 10 authorize the coinage
OF a standard silver dollar.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Tnurmsn-To provide for the
Circuit and District Courts OF the United
States st Toledo, Ohio.
By Mr.. Dorsey-To organize the Ter
ritory Of Tshsmlngo and for other pur-
| poses.
J BY Mr.. Burn;ide-For the protection
Of widows and orphans snd heirs st law
Of officers Of the srmy.
By Mr.. Matthews-To extend the
time for presenting claims for collecting,
drilling or organizing volunteers for the
/ war ot the rebellion.
/ Mr. Burnside submitted q resolution
calling upon the President to transmit to
! the Senate, If not neon pa,!ble with public
interest, tie po1dence had with our
late Mln!ster 70 France, in regard 20
the Franco Prussisn war. Also the cor
respondence on the same subec. with
our Ministers TO England and Germany.
Agreed TO.
Nj Matthews submitted the following
resolution IN regard to the payment Of
bonds IN silver, and At bis request it was
ordered that it be laid on tue table snd
be printed:
WHEREAS, By SD act entitled al act
to strengthen the public credit, approved
March 18Th, 1859, il was provided aud
declared that the faith OF the United
States was hereby solemnly pledged to
payment in coin or its equivalent OF all
Interest bearing obligations ofLhe United
States. except IA cases wnere the law
authorizing the issue OF such obllss.
ton had expressly provided that the
same might be paid il lawful money or
other currency than gold and silver
aud whereas all tho bonds Of
the United States authorized to be issued
by at vet entitled, IAN act TO authorize
tle refuuding OF the national debt, Sp-
proved July IL, 1870, by the terms OF
said sCt were declared to be redeemsble
IN coin OF the present standard value,
bearing interest payable semi-annuslly
in such coin; and whereas, ali bonds of
the L lited States, authorized TO be issued
under the act entitled, AN act TO provide
for the resumption OF specie payment
approved January Ii, 1875, are required
to be- OF the description OF bonds OF the
United States described in said act of
Congress, approved July l4Gh, 1870, en-.
|. titled "An act 10 authorize the retunding
the national debit" and whereas, at the
date of the passage Of said act of Con-
gress last sforess!d, to-wit: the l4th dsy
OF July, 1870, the coin of the United
States of standard value of that date in
cluded silver collars Of the weight of
4l24 grains each, as declared by tho act
approved July lS, 1867, entitled AN act
establishing mint and regulating the
coins Of the United States" 10 be legal
tender of payment according to their
| nominal value for any sums whatever:
| therefore bo It
Resolved, by the Senate (the House Of
Representatives. concurring therein) That
sll bonds of the United States issued or
authorized 10 be issued under said acts Of
Congress hereintofore reported, are psys-
BILE, principal and interest, at the option
of the United States, in silver dollars
OF the coinage of the United
States, containing 4l2I grains each OF
standard silver, and that TO restore TO its
coinage such silver coins as legal tender
in the psymen. OF said bonds, principal
and interest, is not in violation OF the
public faith nor in derogstion OF the rights
of public creditors.
Mr. Allison, who has charge of the
House bill to authorize the free coinage
OF the standard silver dollar and TO re-
store its legal tender character, moved to
make it the special order for Monday
next after the expiration Of the morning
hour 10 be continued from day 20 day
TIL disposed OF.
Alter long discussion Mr.. Allison
changed his motion SO ss to take the bill
up on Tuesday next instead OF Monday.
Mr. morrill, moved TO amend 80 as to
make it the special order Tor Janusry
llth, 1877, Rejected; yeas l8, nsysI.
The motion OF Mr.. Allison WAS then
agreed TO; yeas Al, nays Is.
.YEAs-Allison, Bailey, Beck, Booth,
Bruce, Cameron OF Wisconsin, Chsfee,
Coke, Conover, Davis Of Illinois, Davis
of West Virginia, DOrtey, Ferry, Car
land, Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Howe,
ingalls,, johnson, Jones OF Florida, Jones
of Nevada, Kirkwood, McCreery, Nc.
Donald, Matthews, Maxey, Nernmon,
Morgan, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson,
Plumb, Ransom, Saunders, Teller, Thur.
man, Voorhees,, Wallace, Window and
Withers Al
NAYs-AuLhony, Bsysrd, Blaine.
Burnside, Chris,sucy, Dawes, Eaton,
Hsmlin, hill, Lsmsr, Mcpherson,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Randolph, Rollins,
Ssrgesnt, Wadleigh and Whyle-l3.
During ths roll call Mr.. Wallace Of
Peunsyivsnis, said his Colleague Mr..
Cameron was paired with the Senstor
from Maryland, [Dennis], but SIS 70 row
either OF them would vote ne did not
know.
Mr.. Thurman said be was paired on all
political questions with the Senator from
Vermont, [E1mundsl who was de-
aimed st. his house oy sickness. he
Thurman dad not consider this pC.ical
question upon which the pair shouid Dc
observed. If any Senator thought II was,
he moved TO withdraw hIs vote
Several Senstors-Oa, this is not po-
htIcsl question.
Mr, morrill, ssid ne did not consider It
q political question, but be mad doubts a.
to how his colleague would vote.
Mr.. White said thst be wss paired with
the Senstor from Alabama Spencer
on the Eustis case, but nothing wss ssIC
whstever about the silver question.
MIR. Blaine said During my recent
illr q, l Was paired with Senstor La
mar, VINO, with great courtesy and kind
ness, consented 10 maintain the p7Ir ~
til my recovery and respPesraucs IL the
Senate. TIE 5eustor from Colorado,
Teller was paired ST. the same time with
The Senator from Oregon, Grover, that
pair being indefinite on political ques-
tions, when the question Of Louisiana
and South Carolina senstOrsbips came
up, the Senators from Mississippi and
Colorado, desired 10 record their votes,
ard with the concurrence oil my 70.
league these Senators we're
mutually releSssd, sud l vas con-
sidered paired with the Senator from
Oregon till the close OF the late session.
NV return terminated nv pair with the