The daily gazette., 1878-01-26
SECOND EDITION
The Matthews Resolution Pass
l!g ed the Senate. l4s5 .. .t

Tie question being on Lhs passage of
the resolution as submitted by Mr..
Matthews on the 9th Of December last, it
was agreed to-yeas 4S, nays ~, as fol-
lows: ..1 .-,. ri
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong,
Bailey, Beck, Booth, Bruce, Cameron,
Pa.) cameron (Wis.) Chaffee, Coke, Con,
over, Davis Oily Davis wv. Va.) Dennis,
Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover,
Hereford, Howe, Johnston, Jones, (Fla.j
Jones New Kirkwood, McCrery, Nc
Donald, Mcmillan, Matthews, Maxey,
Merrimon, Morgan, Oglesby, Plumb,
Ransom, Salisbury, Saunders, Spencer,
Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace and
Withers-43.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Barnum, Bay
ard, Blaine, Burnside, Christiancy, ,Conk-
ling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Hamlin,
Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Paddock, Randolph, Rollins,
Sargent, Wadleigh and Windon-22
POLITICAL DIVISION.
Democrats voting for the resolution. .23
Republicans voting for the resolution. 10
Republicans voting against the resolu-
ton ...................15 .15
Democrats voting against the resolu-
q
The pairs were Butler and Patterson,
Cockrell aud White, Hoar aud Harris
Hill and Garland. The absentees were
Sharon and Ingalls,, and Kellogg was
present but did not vote. ff..p
From the above figures 1t is more than
probable that even the Objectionable
Bland bill could pass over a veto. 1t
will require 20 votes to defeat it under
those circumstances. The strength to-
day was 22. Ofthe obsentees Ingalls, and
Sharon are both In favor Of the bill, and
Kellogg is counted doubtful. But, in
addition to this, two senators, namely:
Windom and Paddock, both of whom
opposed the Matthews resolution, intend
to support the regular bill, and for these
reasons 1t is hard to see where the need
full 20 votes are to come from. There is
always presumption that members of
the Presidents own party will hesitate TO
fly In the face Of his veto, and on this
some base the claim that the ranks will
break ON the republican side If the veto
Is exercised. There is very little proba-
bility of this, as the long debates have
shown a stubborn determination seldom
seen on any public question. The ballot
of to>day showed, among other peculia-
rites, that the New England states, New
York and New Jersey are the only one
solid against the bill. Delaware, Mary
land, Mississippi, Oregon, California,
South Carolina and Georgiaare divided,
and all the balance are solid for silver.
After debate Mr. Edmunds' amend
ment 10 provide for the payment of bonds
Sin gold coin or its equivalent, and that
any other payment without The consent
of the creditor would be in violation of
the public faith and in derogation of bis
rights" was rejected-yeas Is, nays A.
The resolution as passed reads as fol-
lows: rt. .T,oe
ResotUed By the Senate, (the House
of Representatives concurring therein,)
That all the bonds of the United. States
issued or authorized to be issued under
said acts Of Congress hereinbefore reci-
ted are payable, principal and interest, at
The option of the government of the
United States, in silver dollars of the
coinage of the United States containing
ALA grains each of standard silver, and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as a legal tender In payment of
said bonds, principal and interest, is not
in violation of public faith nor in dero-
CATION Of rights of the public credit.