The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-14

wcre payabio In either cold or silver. Tho sill
vor coin, even though II had boon debas"d.
wac popular with the paopie. In France. Bel
GUM, Holland. the Netherlands md elsewhere
silver maintained itself on n par with gold. Ho
believed the country could 20 on coming silver
for years to come ut the rate Of $500 900 u
year without disturbing at all the relation be-
tween silver and gold. He believed that with
tho proper limitations and the rcmonetzation
of the silver dollar, silver would bc maintained
at par with gold Ut the ratio OF l5h TO /. He
represented STATE rs loyal TO the credit OF this
81 Iowa intended that the Obligations Of tho
Government should be fulfilled to the letter.
Mr.. Dawes said that in the discussion now in
| outsido OF the Chamber. would bc that showing
that the senate was searching for some means
TO discharge the public, debt more ersily than
had been contemplated. That would have n
most unpleasant and disastrous cffcct upon
our national credit. Our public dcii was I'M
| like that Of any other nation. 1t was n popular
lOnn.a patriotic loan. which spread itsrlf out
over the land, and went into tho houses and
! homes Of all who loved their country. Mr.
Dnwrs reviewed the financial legislation since
| 1861 and spoke OF the agitations to paw the
| bonds in grecnhaoks, and to tax them as
hcrcsics which had sprung M IN the same Soc
ton OF the country. He then referred to the
hill recently Introduced in the Senate by Mr.
grcrnbacka. and that introduced in the House
of R"prCscntatiyt 10 abolish the sinking fund
and said that all these were kindred measures
lie did not think any party could be- built up by
war upon the public credit, whether II be COW
Mr. Beck said no intended no war upon the
public credit hut ns to the faith of the nation
being pledged to all the infamous. acts which
had been puss d by the party which had been
in power Tor the pust fifteen years he denied IT,
II wis because the Democrat were opposed to
many OF these acts that their mnloriiy had in
crcnscd, and ne referred to trfI and Southern
legislation as well as TO other acts. by his hill
10 make grr"nhacks receivable for Customs
duties lac meant an honest rfiurt 10 make legal
tender notes equal 10 gold by Increasing the
uses 10 which they might hc applied. lie be-
/ Ia nj, far
his services, and required the soldiers and
sailors to takc Tor their pensions. wns good
! enough To pay Customs duties with. He
wanted me G1N"rnmontt 10 stop the reputation
of IL own legal tenders.
Mr. Dawes said that Mr.. Matthew'S probably
ltnd tn legal ArtuWrut on MS sidg. tut the in
t"ntion was that the bonds should be- paid IN
gold coin. aud u would not be- considered chat
| thr Government had kept It's pledges should
/ thry Ice paid IN silver.
Mr.. Hereford Dcm.. W. Val took the floor.
hut yielded Tor u motion to 20 into Executive
In the House MIR Dliss Dom. N. " intro
du,'d hil inr tll. erect on oi u new post Office
hu ding IN BROOKLYN Referred.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
/ Colorado cont stel election case. and there was
! n Lehni' ~ several hours.
Mr. Butler l.cp. Mass j in a speech favoring
| the sending OF the ease back 10 Colorado. warned
his Democratic friends not To seat Mr. Pnttcr-
son. who manifest was not the choice OF the
! prupl" OF Colorado. lie tNr. Rutcrl thought
| that all electoral machinery. returning boardr.
| electoral commissions. or Hnyth ng rHr which
stood between the will of the people and far
count Of the vote. ought To be- swept away.
| iDorislse laughter on the Demo rate sldel No
machinery of election ought ever 10 put n man
! ia on who had not been elected ay The vote II
| the people. The Democrats must stop the cry
| ~ Fraud " with reference 10 nm election which
| took place not long ngo llauehter IL they I'M
d"rtook To- seat Mr.. Patterson. who had been re-
/ Jcci"d Nv the people of Colorado.
! MIR Patterson. one OF the claimants. having
/ boon p"rmitt'd 90 speak 10 his own nehali. re-
! piled 10 "a speech mad" hy Mr.. Hale tR"p. Me-.
in which he had been descrihod as vagrant
! AMI tncndinani. Tie expressed the opinion in a
roundabout parliamentary way that Mr. Halo
I VS. u coward and a Niliil,r
Mr. Halo replied with equal asporty
! The House then proceeded To- vote oil tho rcsn-
! luton 81 tn" minor ~ Of the committee that Mr..
| B"iford. the u publican claimant was entitled
! ~" sent. This WAS lost by strict party vote
| Ito to 1913.
The neNt vote was on the resolution that there
had been no valid election. This was lost-ilG
10 III The following democrats voted witt
/ tn" Republicans IN the Affirmative: Cutler n.
49,, St"nsor Pa. Williams Dell. and Potter
and Willis N. ~
The VOTE was then taken upon the majority
rsoluron declaring Patterson. the Democratic
claimant. entitled To- the seat and IL WIS agreed
! to-ll6to1l0 MIR. Patterson was then sworn
| in, and the House ADJOURNED.