The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-26
GENERAL NEWS.
Tho Eastern Question in England.
A Much Better Feeling Prevailing.
The Views Of The London Press.
Peace Regarded as Practically
Concluded.
California Workinsmen in conven-
lion Cover a Large Field,
From Chinese Labor TO The Election
ofPresident and Senator'S.
Important Action of the Iron Men al
= Pittsburgh.
The Silver Discussion Continued.
From Chinese Labor TO The Election
ofPresident and Senator's.
Important Action Of the Iron Men al
q Pittsburgh.
The Silver Discussion Continued.
Mr.. Matthews Resolution Adopted
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 25.
The bill to remi, taxes on insolvenl
savings banks was discussed briefly and
postponed until tomorrow.
SAVINGS BANKS BILL.
Alter the posiponement Of the bill to
remit the taxes oiinsolvent savings banks
Mr.. Rollins submitted the following az
an additional section: That in making
further collections Of Internal Revenue
taxes on bank deposits no savings bank
recognized by ia State and holding no
capital stock shall, on account Of Inercan'
tile or business deposits heretofore re-
ceived, upon which no ,inlerest has been
allowed, be denied the exceptions allow
ing savings banks having no capital stock
anu doing no other business than re-
ceiving deposits to bc loaned Tor The
benefit OF parties making deposits with :
out profit or compensation 10 the bank,
II such taxes paid are lawful tux on the
entire average amount OF such business or
mercantile deposits nothing in this sec
ton shall be construed "a extending to
the deposits hereafter to be made or in
any way to effect such liability ofdepOsits
TO taxation.
Mr.. Rollins, in explanation OF this
amendment, said the government would
suffer no loss whatever should the amend.
ment be agreed to. I,hal been prepared
at the, e,Internal Revenue Oiite aud Eent
10 him. --a,eE,
Mr.. Harris presented petition oi the
diatillera Of Tennessee in favor OF re.
duction Of the tax on whisky TO fifty cents
per gallon. Referred.
Mr.. Blaine said few days since he in.
troduced bill for the reconciliation OF
silver. He had purposely left the mum.
Der Of grains in the dollar blank, as he
had not felt willing TO vote for 4l2!
grains. He would move 10 gil the blank
ut n future day; meanwhile by some blum
der he had been credited with the brilliant
conception Of leaving the number OF
grains TO bc determined by the Director
Of the Mint and Secretary Of the Treasn.
~. What he had left 10 those officers
was the right to fix the price OF silver
bullion per standard ounce as nearly as
possible at the market rate, and this he
conceived to be the best regulation on the
subject. He moved that the bill be re-
printed so Its provision on this respect
will be correctly stated. So ordered.
The bill directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to cause the Custom House at
Memphis TO be contracted for OF Tennes.
see marble passed.
THE SILVER BTLI-How THE SENATE WILL
PROBABLY STAND.
the expiration Of the morning hour
consideration was resumed OF the reso'u'
tion OF Mr., Matthews, declaring the right
OF the Government to pay its bondt in
silver.
This amendment OF Mr.. Conkling, max
ing The resolution q joint instead Of a
concurrent one, was rejected by the fol'
lowing vote: i,
YESs-Anthony, Barnum, Bayard.
Blaine, Burnside, Chailee, Christiancy,
Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Ham
lin, Herman, Lamar. Mcpherson, Mitch
ell, Morrill,, Paddock, Randolph, Rollins,
Sargent, Wadleigh and Windom-2S.
SAYs-Allisoa, Armstrong, Bailey,
Beck, Booth, Cameron (Wisl, Cake,
Conover, Davis Qll), Davis Nv. va.),
Dennis, Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry, Gordon,
Grover, Hereford, Howe, johnson, Jones
(Fla.), Kirkwood, McCfeery, Mcdonald
Matthews, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
Oglesby, Plumb, Ransom, Salisbury,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Thurman,
Valance and Withers-S9.
Mr.. Elmunds then spoke in opposition
10 the resolution Of Mr.. Matthews and
favored the amendment offered by himself
After the vote making Mr.. Matthews
resolution Of order, Mr.. Cockrell said he
had received telegram from Mr.. Whyte,
OF Maryland, announcing that he was de.
tanned at home by sickness, and request
ing him (CockrelD to pair with him
and under the circumstances he consent.
ed TO do 10. We're the Senator from
Maryland here he would vote aye and be
{ Cockrell would vote nay. Hoar
Butler and Hill, who would have voted
In the affirmative, were paired with
Harris, Patterson and Garland, who
would have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Plumb announced that his col
league, Mr.. Ingalls,, was detained on &C
count Of sickness in his family.
The question REQUIRED on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Morrill,, submitted on the
| 18th, but he withdrew II for the present
That question will be taken on his col
leagues (Edmunds), submitted on the
l4th, with the understanding that Mr.
Morrilrs should be next in order.
Mr.. Edmunds said the interesting
thing about the whole business was that
the Senate just declared that Il was moi
| it to make this a joint resolution as II
now stood. The Senate, as one Of the
coordinate branches Of Congress, thought
II may have had an opinion In the case
md the House Of Representatives said II
could have such an opinion. That was
an admirable commentary on this whole
proceeding. He congratulated the Sena'
tor from Ohio (Matthews) on the mas
| terly strategy by which he had put the
Senate into this position. Turn to the
records Of Congress for that period and
he would find them teeming with petit
tions from people in all parts Of the
country for relief from the financial sut-
| fering then existing. Continuing in re.
gard 10 the legislation Of 1884, he said
the separation Of the two metals, gold
and silver, had been steadily growing
they had been steadily drawing apart In
their relative values since.
Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada, inquired II IN
1859 and 1860 the values Of gold and
silver were not much nearer than In 1884
and 1885.
The United States since 1876 had beer