Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-16
the FREE c0iAAG: CLAUSE Ex'
Plunged IN THE SENATE.
The spotHord. kellogg Election Con-
troversy.
ESPECIAL DI-PArcur. To rnn Coin Hill
DAILY Nrws.l
TIE New York Merchants aud she
silver HlIl.

THE New York Merchants and Tho
silver Biii.
NEw YORK, November lG.-The Tribune
says the New York Committee which has
been to Washington to oppose the Bland
bill returned last night. A reporter In
terviowsd some Of them. A. A. Low aid
the committee WAS lei to believe that the
Bland bill would not pass the Senate
unless some Of Its worst features were re-
moved. "Of the Presidents views
said Low. '.we were unable to learn any
thing. though he listened c%ourteously TO
What We had to say. aud promised to take
the matter into consideration should the
bill pass In any form and come TO him for
his signature. Bland gave Us to under
stand that his constituents knew perfectly
we'll what they were about. and that they
preferred to pay their debts in silver rather
than In gold. Moreover. he advised the
committee ~ q friend 10 accept the pro-
posed measure. warning them that II they
did not, by and by men would be sent TO
Congress who would wipe out the whole
debt 90 with . sponge" In conclusion
Low sA'u 'n.. uno P..s5 ~ 1900 ,he
oeen SO "~ussponea ~ r., I,,,,a hsS hsen
sunJcct ~ Juulc'os.t!' .n n $500 a.
Ieit Tor tns eomm.'.o H. I'm wa,i, In.
planning the wrons 'na' w vun ~ ~.
met on ths comms1Vin ~ ~ na..sn
country anu on '"e s'eu'' "'
ment, A.. ,., nm ,,o "a
o. l; nsocock uus ,sup ..Tho
sun VI .ne ~, ,o Il. sh'n.,o, vs.
moIsi she's aSao,., nj ,rom 1hat We
ueo,u'u.y S1 !. i.a,- ra.son.hle ~ cor.
a,s.1e nv. 49, 4. vo,y iit,Io n~robability Of
pisa,.. s;,,or hiIi ns..ing tbs senate In
nlAnu ~, ai n, - mor. ,h,n n,o.
w. P1.,eu' -. IN a., T.. n..ss.I 5pr.
oso': snss 49, xom.inir, Tor An.
lns ~ ~. mi .isi.v will Ia sJvan.
p,esens n,uor,,nit tor hiring.
- ~ shoIa .nhss.t hcfore botb Houses.
-. ID .v,nia o,,s,rtnnity for full discussion
~ tha matter an N, merits. II Congress
.jion,n. i'm n veek. "A /. e,pocted, the bill
csnno, he nsssej. anil this will give . do.
eis..I .Jv,nt,ye Tor those who favor sound
cnrrency Tabcock referred 70 the speech
49, ~ conyres.man Hand. which, he
III -: In v.ry ha5 taste. and more OF A
threat than an argument. HIS speech' no
said, should 10 printed In sheet form with
his photograph on top and his autograph
at the bottom. ~ the best possible argu-
ment In opposition To his amous bill.
Boutwell,. ex.secrctary OF the Treasury.
expressed q decided belief that the Senate
would not pass tho bill without making
some important changes. A bill TO none
ti,e silver for certain purposes would
doubtle.s be passed by Congress this Win.
Ter hui not In such a shape as TO make
,ho funded debt of tho nation payable In
.iI,sy' anal n by any means both houses
.houii agree upon an act making silver
legal tender for all purposes. he did not
believe The President would sign IL. The
Juty Of tho President 10 his country In
maintaininc il. honor and In protecting
M, intrre,ts Of ali elaine, would not per.
mi, him 10 give his sanction To such an
Act N the reconciliation Of silver cannot
\, prevented entirely, said Boutwell,. q
st.nd ,bould he made for the payment Of
ina whole public debt and customs
Snties I'm gold, All early bond trans.
.c,ion. were ON n gold basis, ani nobody
ever s,oko of having them In anything
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