Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-31

steam vessels; it was debated
during the entire session, and having
of all but the last paragraph
in the bill, adjourned.
In the Senate, Saturday, Mr.. Mstth'
ews' resolution was again under con-
sideration. The amendment Of Mr.
Conkling to make 1t joint resolution,
so as to require the Presidents sigma
ture, was defeated-yeas 2S, nays 80.
By an arrangement with Mr.. Morrill,,
of Vermont, the amendment of Mr..
Edmunds took precedence, with the
that Mr.. MorrilPs
would come up subse-
quently. After argument vote was
taken on Mr.. Edmund's amendment
providing for the payment of the
bonds In 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
derregatiOn of his rights, and it was
rejected-yeas IA, nays Al. Mr.. Nor
riil's amendment was next in order,
declaring that it would be detrimental
to the economical interests to the Gov
eminent and people to pay the bonds
in silver, which was also rejected-yeas
IA, nays Al. After much argument the
question was taken on the original res
olutiOn, and it was carried by vote
of 43 to %
In the House the Steamboat bill was
amended so as 10 require that no per-
son except citizens of the United States
or actual residents shall be licensed as
pilots, engineers or officers of steam
vessels. The bill was finally passed
yeas 173, nays 80. The House went
into Ommittee of the Whole to con-
slider the bill extending the time for
the withdrawal of distilled spirits now
in bond until July 1st, 1873. Mr..
Tucker explained that the bill was in
troduced because it Was anticipated
that the tax ON whisky would be re-
duced to fifty cents, covering that In
bond also. The matter was debated al
great length, and finally the commit.
tee rose without action, and the House
adjourned, the Saturday session to be
devoted to debate only.
There was no session of the Senate
on Saturday, that body having ad.
journed on Friday until to-day. The
session on the House, as previously
arranged, was devoted entirely to de-
bate, Mr.. Msyham, of Kentucky, by
appointment of the Speaker, occupy
ing the chair. Mr.. Durham spoke al
length upon the financial condition o.
the country, sttributing the hard time;
to unwise legislation by Congress for 6
number of years past. Part of the
this legislation, he thought, was the
act demonetizing silver, and anothel
cause was the high tariff rates. Mr.
Bright, of Tennessee, also denounced
the demonetiZing act, for which ht
thought an account must be given or
the day of retribution. Other mem
bers favored double standard of value
and Mr.. Upton, of Illinois, declared
that the people demanded the inc
mediate passage OF a reconciliation
bill and the repeal bill.
The House on Monday, took VI
and passed by vote of 1877 to 70 with
out debate-the silverites cling
none would be allowed the Matthews
resolution declaring that an amount o
silver which is now worth ninety cents
stamped as dollar, will be good pay
for the bonds. In the company tha
passed it were found all those North
ern Democratic patriots who, during
the struggle for national existence
went about haranguing their party
against the greenbacks and the bonds
and foretelling the popular reaction
which would bring in the Democratic
party, who would repudiate both green
backs and bonds. And with these
were the most of those whose secession
was defeated by aid of the money
raised by these bonds. 1t was {
strange crowd for Republican to be in