The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-11

n.d hnu I.al u snou.a De received IN payment for
question Of right; He claimed that the bonds M
existed at the time Of the issue and not at some
other time. He continued at some length nrp
Ing the remonetization of silver, claiming that
1e T.; had the legal right to pay all Its
Mr. Merrill said I The Senator had introduced
Committee ON the judiciary. he could have d.
pledged in this matter. and be claimed Chat The the
aevt NJ should be paid In gold.
Mr.. 0onklipg moved to 50 change the first
line as to make the resolution a joint resolu-
.lon instead OF concurrent one, the latter not
Iequ1rng tue signature of the President. He
thought the matter was one Of sufficient i'm
portance to require tie opinion of the President
Mr.. Thurman thought either house. or both.
geMttnEg H. the Pfesiaent M it .f t2 g sign #
on this question. ought to be said in such
manner as 70 make 1t binding hereafter, and he
.hn,s favored making / q Joint resolution. They
snould say what the law is and not what the
Mr.. Thurman said last Thursday the Senate
bill, and in taking up bis paper just now, he
finds that gold is on,e-ssixteenh lower for the
tbaf HnitGd ate bond hns risen
ness could be funded R'pe per CO cent 4af 'nae0'e'
aaa,a a. 40 r. m. Mr. Edmunds moved that the
carried. Ii was doubted. and the yeas and navs
demanded, and resulted-yeas 30. nays 49, and
the Senate adjourned at 4: AS D. m.
The House.
Under the regular call OF States the following
ptlls. among others, were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Hale: To relieve certain vessels of pi
!, By Mr. joyce: To amend the act relative to
.ne 9. salaries 9f postmasters OF the second third
and fourth classes SO as to base their coInpen
n q Il 11s,I Ia,
stead OF on stamps sold. as now required by
lazy.
msnt too. the, constitution. making the term of
office after the 4th of March, 1885. of the Presi-
dent and Vice President six years, and the for
mer ineligible for reelection.
Also, a joint resolution relative TO the contest
between hS M gnba ,a and The government Of Spain
sy f o FL It or the
=, BY Mr., Willis Of New York: Toincorporate the
ha'14nal Ia iren q and Coal Insurance Company of
Also @ bill to facilitate and extend the exports
OF the United States.
Also to simpify, the laws in relation TO i'm
ports to improve the collection of duties there
BY Mr.. Briggs To authrize Prof. 0. r. Baird to
receive diploma and medal from the King of
Norwegian order, the same being scientific
n ~ ss9 fgeozs the ssers e
protect the interest of the United States in GER
ain lands alleged to have BEEN granted condi-
Curritaek m SOUND. NJ q. 0S'''''Sn ''s sl''n0''es !"
BY Mr.. Garth; For the survey of q ship canal
from the city of Mobile to the mouth of Mobile
BY Mr.. Jones' of Alabama: To return to the
State of Alabama the title to lands heretofore
BY Mr.. Robertson, of louisiana To aid the
State of louisiana IN reconstructing the State
BY Mr.. Willis: TO amend the Texas Pacific
Railroad act. and acts supplementary thereto.
BY Mr.. Turner: To levy and collect a tax on
BY Mr.. Rea A Joint resolution providing for
amendment to the consti tuition providing for an
the election of Senators by direct vote of the
By Mr.. .Luttrell A bill to regulate elections
and the elective franchise in the Territory of
Utah
Also bill in relation to trial by jury for
polygamy and bigamy In Utah.
:. By Mr.. Jacobs: To authorize the people of
Washington Territory and q part OF Idaho to
form State government and providing for her
admission to the Union as the State of Wash
ington,
On motion of Mr. Wood the House went into
a committee of the whole, Mr. Eden in the
chair, for the purpose of distributing the sew
era clauses of the Presidents message, respee-
Mr., Hewitt, of New York, said Mr., Wood had
very properly suggested W the usual resolution
he could have wished that the subject of our re-
ations with Mexico had been more earnestly
enpnASNeu In the mhlbef OF reference. lie
therefore proposed an amendment that the
Committee on For ign Affairs take into consid-
GRAFTON the best means of reviewing the causes
of the difference between the United States and
Mexico, and also to inquire into the enlarge
ment Of our relations with Mexico by treaty or
otherwise, and that said committee have leave
to report without unnecessary delay.
Mr.. Hewitt said he had examined with much
care the message Of the President on this sub
jeet And, # we should have war with our our
not been forewarned. Our relati ms with Mex
leo were In very critical condition. Already
soil, and that in the face of the protest OF the
de tdcto government which although older
than our present administration, has not been
The danger Of war, he thought therefore.
was imminent. If not unavoidable. Our people
did not want war for it would add to the taxes
Of our already overburdened people. The way
for the country to reduce taxes was to enlarge
trade Mexico, besides being our nearest
n1ng Iii 11f 70 esabh ns Rsa saes
mercal relations we have the. surest means of
peace; peace; The danger, OF E hsstis, collision
cial relation with Mexico.
We had no right to take the risks Of war when
the paths OF peace may be trodden In more se-
matter. and therefore, he had offered his amend
ment to give enlarged power to the Committee
Mr. Hale regarded Mr.. Hewitt's resolution as
In the right direction and hoped it would be
adopted.
Mr., Cox. OF New York. said the question in
volyed here was as to how far Congress should
go In this matter. 1t had always been our pol
Icy. in the interests Of trade, to recognize de
fdcto government. and he was at a loss to know
why the President had not recogniz d the Daz
government. The central government of Mex
ico M has a ordered troops to the South bank of the
Rio Grande. We have sent an additional force
to our side Of the Rio Grande. and if these
troops meet there, and without recognition of
Diaz, there may be war any day.
Mr.. Stephens. of Georgia, favored the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hewitt.
Mr.. Garfield said the country was standing on
dangerous ground in relation to Mexico. The
apprehensions OF The people should be allayed,
and the foreign affairs committee could allay ii
by a judicious report. No one In The admins
tration was in favorof war. If faconflict should
come. it would be by the acts of parties who
dwelt along the border and were most inter-
ested.
Mr.. Mills argued that diplomacy has Its
weight when questions arise between civilized
nations, but that was not the condition of Mex
leo. They are in q state of volcanic eruption, |
politically as we'll as geographically. Since 1874
Mexico had had something over eighty rulers. |
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