The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-17
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FORIY-FIF7H CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

Senate was CAlleu W OIueT Nv hoVu'
great part Of the morning hour was taken
up in the presentation of petitions from
various parts of the country, favoring
the adoption of a sixteenth amendment
prohibiting the States from dsfranchs-
ing persons on account of sex, all which
were referred to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections.
THE PROPOSED SIXTEENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Sargent submitted the following:
WHEREAS, Thousands of women of the
United States have petitioned Congress
for an amendment TO the Constitution
allowing women the light of suffrage;
and,
WHEREAS, Many of the representative
women of the country, favoring such an
amendment are present in the city, and
have requested to be heard before the
Senate in advocacy of such amendment;
therefore,
Resolved, That at the session of the
Senate, to be holden on -, said repre-
sentative women, or such Of them as may
be designated for that purpose, may be
heard for that purpose.
Objection was made and the resolution
was laid over.
Mr.. Eaton presented a petition from
citizens ofNew Haven, Ct., praying the
passage ofa law authorizing the coinage
of silver dollars of APO grains standard
silver; that they be made a legal tender
for sums not exceeding 500, and that an
Internal Commission be organized to fix
the relative value of gold and silver in
foreign and domestic exchange. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Cameron, (Pa) presented the res
olution of the Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce, in favor of the erection of
certain public buildings in that city. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Thurman presented the proceed
ings of the Cincinnati Board of Trade
relative to bridge across the Ohio river.
THE BLAND SILVER BILL.
The consideration of the Bland silver
bill was now commenced.
Mr.. Beck said he did not favor the
Bland silver bill as it came from the
House, and thought the Senate Commit
tee on Finance did right in striking out
Vi ldI Dlll LllG GldllbG dllO NllIk hlly ONhCl
of silver bullion to deposit the same at
any United States coinage mint or assay
Office to be coined into dollars for his
benefit upon the same terms and condi.
tions as gold bullion is deposited under
existing laws. He believed the acts stri
king the silver dollar from the coinage of
the country, and declaring it should not
be q legal tender were vicious and un.
constitutional. He referred to the legal
of Feb. 10th, 1862, and said said it was
unconstitutional but he, Beck, did not
propose to violate it. He would use the
paper currency of the Government, and
thus make it valuable by increasing its
uses. He had seen an administration
inaugurated by a commission which was
infinitely worse than the legal tender act, |
but he did not mean to refuse 10 obey the |
laws of that administration because of
that administration, because it was thus
inaugurated. He believed in maintain.
ing the national faith. ASenator should |
look to the faith of the country as he
would look to his own honor, but at the |
same time the people should not be de-
prived OF their legal and Constitutional
rights. He argued that it was expressly |
stipulated upon the face of the bonds |
that they should be paid in coin of the
value of July 14th, 1870, and at that time
both gold and silver was the coin of the |
country. Remonetize silver, and he had |
no doubt that in few years gold and sill |
yer would come together, occupying the
same positions they did prior to the act |
of 1878. England would not be able to
drive other nations of the world away
from the use of silver. In conclusion
spoke Of reducing taxation, and saidCon- |
gress should use every instrumentality it |
honestly and legally could 10 add to the
currency of the country and enable the |
people of the country to pay their debts
AN ANTI. FEMALE SUFFRAGE SPEECH.
Mr.. Thurman said the idea had been
conveyed that the ladies on making this
application to be heard by the Senate,
represented the women of the United |
States. He denied that they represented |
one-twentieth or one.hGndredth part of |
the women of the United States. I'm
doubtedly they were very worthy wom-
en-, but one of them said in convention at |
Lincoln hall, that they intended carry
ing the Senate by God May be they
would, but it would be long after some of |
the old fogies we're out of the chamber.
(Laughter) He was not wanting in re-
speCt for the ladies', but was free to con-
fess that the woman who sat by her fire.
side and took care of her children, was |
rather more respectable in his mind than
the woman who threatened to carry the
No 1yy God ruo fpr fna Oknfau tp |
declare who should vote in the States.
Let them begin with Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Randolph then addressed the Sen
ate on the silver resolution, but yielded !
to Edmunds, who said, as the ladies who
desired to be heard by the Senate wished
to know if their petition would be grant
ed, he withdrew his objection to present
the cOnsi deration of resolution submit
ted by the Senator from California, Sar-
gent, this morning, allowing them to ap'
pear before the Senate.
The resolution was then taken up and |
Mr.. Sargent moved to fill the blank 80 as
the Senate should hold session on Sat.
urday, Jan. 18th, to hear the advocates
of the sixteenth amendment, and that
they be allowed two hours to present
their views.
Debate ensued, and the resolution was
then rejected-yeas 13, nays 81 as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Anthony, Bruce, Burnside, Cam
erou wis, Dawes, Ferry, Hoar, Mitch.
ell, Matthews, Rollins, Sargent, Saunders
and Teller-13.
Nays-Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Booth,
Butler, ChristianCy, Cockrell, Coke, Con.
king, Davis (W.Va.), Eaton, Edmunds,
Eustis, Grover, Hamlin, Harris, Here.
ford, Hill, Howe, Herman, Kirkwood, La
ma, Mcdonald, McMillen, Mcpherson,
Morgan, Plumb, Randolph, Salisbury, |
Thurman and Wadleigh |
The Senate then adjourned to Monday |
next.
HOUSE.
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