The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-16
WanhIagGon News

WAsHINaToN, Nov. 10, 1877.
Congress has accomplished, little,
since my last beyond the passage Of
the Bland silver bill by the House,
which IL now In the hands Of the Sem
ate committee on finance, where Il Is
provoking warm discussion, IS Its
members are divided In opinion a. %
les merit. Morrill, and Dawes, repub-
lican, and BAyArd and Herman, demo-
Gratis, are opposed. Hessrs. Terry,
Jones OF Nevada, Allison and Howe,
republicans, favor, thus leaving Wal
lace to determine the nature OF the
committees action. The opposition
desire to amend In the committee, but
those faVOring want the bill reported
intact, leaving the Senate to amend It
at will. Mr.. Bayard Is very outspoken
and claims that the bullion coinage
clause gives the Nevada silver miners
one dollar for ninety-twO ceAts, . prof
1t of eight cents which should go n the
government, rather than 70 few per-
sons whose incomes now amount 70
millions . year. Stapley eAAtthsNs
claims that the bill paaaed ~ - Sen.
ate will: be approved b. - Esal-
dent. In the House pAe ne lSad-
d precisely e. In the Eeaetel aaGofll|
seems impossible to dFeN pAzARl1ss1
upon this important qussssoa. Nnsy
voted tor It In the House who 1re
known to be opposed, and only IN the
Senate where tho legislator e known
to be more removed ..frow Immediate
accountability to his constttuents, will
We get anything like An houeSc expires
sIOn upon Il. Il was put through che
House By choking on eli dabake, andea
the operation Of the previous question
Bat this course will not be tsleFated In
the Senate. Mr.. Ewing Ia the HOusS
accepted . compromise auti-FesuMp-
tlon bill In 3IsaNf hle own, which
through his bad $50 lea
apon the speakers tA6lss ~
akely secure vOte upon It In 61eS
days, yet tale measure, like Mr.. Bland'I
will provoke inteEminAble debates il
the Senate, and tlst.SSs. Vichout re-
gard to party lines.
The army bill is under discuSsi0A q
the House and we have parties divld
ing also upon It. The whole Texsl
delegation favor an increase Of the A.
my, because of their Mexican sroub
les, and - . consequences Of % much
heterodoxy among our partisan leGis-
lapOrs the chrOuicler finds di6aeulty ID
determining In advance what will b
the tate of any measure, and certainly
must refrain ffcm discussing its asr-
its, because otherwise he will likely
! fnd evey other reader Of his article, b
he democrat or republican, In OppOsI-
| don to the views expressed.
Beyond the fact that silver win b
| remonetized, In some form or ether, NJ
me can now indicate the extent, and
] now the utterly diverse views OF OuI
| legislative sOlOus on financial matter
can ever be reconcIled, is indeed Z
problem. One Senator favSrs an In.
mediate issue Of $500. OOeY 900 Of green
backs, and opposes resumption In any
form. He has many In Congress WhG
share his views, and claim unlimIteC
issues OF paper are In the end besI
Tor the country.
Mr.. Buckner Of Missouri has intro
duced . bill proposing . 18th amend
ment to the consultation, under which
the 18th amendment q % apply only
% those who were citizens en- March
50, 1870. Il will apply both - cOlorod
men and Chinese; th0 former not -
Ing citizens technically on that dats'
It will Of course never Be adopted, q
the colored man has eGscsnally passed
cot Of the arena Of politics. and the Pee
ple viii not now entertain any prOpo-
sItiou which again makes him . bona
] Of contention. E1L0s