The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-02-07
THE NEWS.
XIV. CONGRESS-.

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introduced bill providing for the dsposi-
ton of public timber and timber lands of
the United States; also u bill to amend the
army appropriation bill for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1876, in regard to compen-
sation to railroads for government trans
portation. Mr.. ingalls, introduced bill to
reimburse the States of Kansas, Texas, Ne
braska and Colorado for expenses incurred
by said States in repelling invasions and in
the suppression of Indian hostilities. The
House bill to remove distractions from the
Mississippi. Missouri, Arkansas and Red
rivers, was then taken up and passed after
Il brief discussion. At the expiration of the
morning hour consideration was resumed
Of unfinished business, being the House
bill to authorize the free coinage of the sill
yer dollar and to restore its legal tender
character Mr.. Merrill made Il long speech
in opposition thereto.
A great number of bills We're presented in
the House, among them one by Mr.. Buck
ncr to retire the circulation Of the National
banks, and TO substitute therefor treasury
notes, receivable for all dues to the govern
mGnt, including custom duties, and to abol-
ish the tax on banking institutions. By Mr.,
Glover, to improve and reform the civil SER
vice in the executive department At the
expiration Of the morning hour Mr.. Baker,
Of Indiana, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt an anti-subsidy resolution. A mo-
tion to adjourn was imme lately offered 10y
Mr.. Buckner and vote thereon taken hy
yeas and nays. The motion to adjourn
being defeated, the question recurred on
adopting the anti-subsidy resolution. and
it was adopted; yeas, 179; nays, 95. 1t de-
clarcs that in the judgement Of the House
no subsidies in money, bonds, public land
endorsements, or by pledges of the public
credit should be granted or renewed by
Congress to associations or corporations
engaged in public or private enterprises;
but that all appropriations ought to be lin
tied to such amount and purposes only us
shall be imperatively demanded by public
services. Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and take from the speakers table and
pass the Senate concurrent resolution for
payment of United States bonds, principal
anu interest, in gold or silver, known as
Matthews silver resolution. Mr.. Garfield
moved that the House adjourned. He de-
sired that his colleague Ewing would set
Il time for debate on the resolution, but he
subsequently withdrew his motion to ad-
journ, and n vote was taken on the passage
of the resolution, which resulted-yeas 1879,
nays 10. The House then adjourned.
Mr.. Plumb introduced in the Senate
on the Goth, a bill to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts relating to the taxation of de-
posts in savings banks. Referred. Mr..
Cameron submitted an amendment to the
silver bill so as to provide that the dollar
shall consist of 4.2O grains standard silver,
instead Of 4.12% grains. Mr. Burnsides sub
mitted an amendment to the clause declar-
ing that said dollar shall oalegal tender
torall debts, public and private, amounting
to sums over $500. After discussion in favor
Of the bill by Messrs. Wallace, Whyte, Davis
and Bayard, the Senate adjourned.
The proceedings OF the House were
uncyentfu, ifwe except little tilt from b.
4 +. Buffers lance. Mr.. Butler presented
a memorial Of the Norfolk conference Of the
Unitarian and other Christian churches at
Walpole, Mass. declaring that honesty was
the vital part of religion, and protesting
against the passage of the Bland silver bill.
Mr.. Butler-Mr. Speaker, will you be kind
enough to send me the Bible from your
desk. [Laughtcr,l After searching for the
passage he desired, amid great laughter,
Mr.. Butler sent to the clerks desk and had
read passage from the second chapcr Of
st. John, which describes Christ driving
money changes from the tnmple, and saying
to them: Make not my Fathers house a
house of merchandise" Mr.. Butlcr-After
that reprOof have no further word to say
[Great laughter.l Mr.. Stephens then intro
duccd n bill to make importers use the
metric system of weights and measures.
Mr.. Christiancy in the Senate on the
Both, submitted an amendment in the ma
lure of substitute, providing for the coin
age of silver dollars of 434 grains nine
tcnths pure silver and one-tenth alloy,
which shall be Il legal tender for all debts
except when otherwise provided by law or
contract. 1t also authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase monthly OF
less than one million dollars worth of silver
bullion to be coined. 1t further provides
that the act shall remain in force but one
year. Ordered printed. Mr.. Christiancy
then spoke in regard to his amendment.
He could not approve of remonetization OF
| sllverin homeopathic doses of 412l grains,
but was willing to have it in allopathic
doses of 434 grains. The question as TO
what amount of silver should be put in a
dollar to make it equal in value to the gold
dollar, to fix the standard Of the silver dol
lar at 41211 grains worth but 9Oc would be
grossly unjust. The passage of the bill be-
fore the Senate was in plain English debus.
ing our coin, and all such expedients hat
by verdict of history debased the debasel
more than the coin. Messrs. Hoar, Ed.
munds and Ingalls, commented on the delay
in acting upon pension cases, and argued
that it was caused by the Democratic party
reducing appropriations.
Mr.. Hayes introduced in the House bill
prohibiting any further destruction of lega
tender notes, and making such notes lega
tender for custom duties. Referred,
In the Senate on the 31st, Mr.. Plumb
called up the Senate bill to define the right
of persons with respect to homestead en-
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