The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
wAsH1Seros, January 15.


wAanNeTos, January 10.
A number OF bills were introduced an,
referred, among them are the following
By Mr.. Dorsey: TO authorize the pay
ment Of fees Of counsel for the deienc'
Of poor persons in the courts Of the Uni
ted States.
BY Mr.. Davis: To promote immigra
tion TO the United States for the protec
uon ofimmigrants.
BY Mr.. Window: For the restoration
Of wages in the government printing Off
ces.
BONDS.
Al the expiration Of the morning hour
the resolution OF Mr.. Matthews in regarc
TO the payment OF bonds in silver was
taken up as the unfinished business and
then laid aside informally, so that Mr.
VOORHEES, might address the Senate OF
the resolution submitted by him betort
the holidays, declaring II Of the highest
Importance that the financial credit o.
the government be maintained, and ID
order TO be SO the government itself, ID
all Its departments, should in good faith
keep all its contracts and obligations en-
tered into with It's own citizens.
= Mr.. Matthews, in expressing bis will
ingness 10 have his resolution laid aside
for the present, gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to vote on It Monday next.
Mr.. VOORHEES, then addressed the Senate
on the resolution submitted by him.
Mr.. McCreery presented a memorial
OF the Tobacco Board OF Trade OF Louis
Vile, iayoring a reduction OF the tax on
manufactured tobacco. Referred.
Mr.. Hamlin, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported fayorabIy on
the House bill TO authorize the Secretary
Of State to affix the great seal Of the
United States to q document entitled
"The Administrators Of the United States
Government at the Beginning OF lis Sec
ond Century" Passed.
Bills introduced and referred
By MIR. Spencer: To extend, facilitate
and cheaper land and water Transports.
tiou OF freights and passengers, and TO
promote industry aud labor without
further appropriation Of public property
or increase Of the public debt.
Mr.. Chrisliancy presented a resolution
OF the State Grange OF Michigan In favor
Of the construction Of ship canal across
the lower peninsula Of Michigan. Re.
ferred.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted an amendment
to the preamble OF the resolution Of Mr..
Matthews in regard to the right Of the
Government TO pay bonds in silver, and
reciiing at length the provisions Of yari.
ous acts Of Congress plelging the faith oil
the Government, &c. He said that in the
long recital Of acts in the preamble as
submitted by the Senator from Ohio there
seemed TO be strange omissions OF some
OF the Statutes. He hoped the Senator
would accept the amendment Ordered
printed.
Hereford submitted the following:
ResSttd, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed to inform the Sen.
ate the amount Of Government bonds sold
since March 4, 1851, giving the amounts
Of each issue with its date, thus Sold the
net amounts received from the sale OF
each issue and the currency in which the
same was paid; the amount paid 70 any
syndicate, person or persons for placing
the same on the market for purchasing the
same, and in what currency they were
paid. Agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted resolution
directing the Secretary OF the Interior to
transmit to the Senate copy of the
report OF Indian Inspector Watkins,
recommending the establishment Of a
large Indian reservation or territory Tor
the use and occupation Of a portion or all
Of said reservation by the Indians now In
the various reservations in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, together with such
recommendations as the Secretary may
deem proper TO make in reference to such
proposition. Agreed to.
Mr.. Kellogg submitted resolution di-
recting the Secretary Of the Senate to
pay John Ray and W. L. Mcmillan The
compensation and mileage Of Senators
for the unexpired term OF William Pitt
Kellogg in the 42nd Congress. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman called up the resolution
submitted by him yesterday instruct ing
the Committee on Military Affairs to in
quire il any and what legislation ia neces.
sary to increase the annual appropria.
tion for arming and equipping the mill
tia Of States and Territories to cores
pond with the increase in population
since the passage Of the act OF 1908, and
also TO settle certain war claims oil the
State OF Ohio against the government.
After some discussion an amendment
was offered providing that the said com.
mittee shall make the same inquiry re.
specting the war claims and credits OF
other States OF the Union that furnished
troops in the aid Of the government dur.
ing the late war, and, as amended, the
resolution was agreed to.
VOORHEES, on THE FINANCES.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said the agitation Of the
question OF finance will never cease till
the people are satisfied that the vast debt
Is In process Of extinction, upon the
principles Of Justice TO the tax-paying
labor, or until on the other hand, they
are subiugated into silent submission,
and the Government itself becomes chang.
ed in spirit and form unto moneyed aris'
trocracy. Denunciation is now the prin-
cipal weapon used by those who range on
the side Of those grasping wealth. There
is no epithet, however base, that is not In
daily use against those who venture to
believe as | do to agreat extent, that
our whole financial system Is an organized
crime against the laboring tax-paying
men and women Of the United States
the great plea Of the present hour for the
continuation OF u wrong and injustice
Is that good faith requires 1t. Those who
finding the monstrous evil embedded in
the laws Of their country, and wish to
eradicate ii by peaceful legislation, are
at once, and with the utmost fury, as
sailed as violators ot public faith, enc.
mica OF the National honor, and worse
II possible, than common swindlers
This plea, so long now in our ears, ha.
been invoked in behalf Of everyWickednes,
that ever occurred. The usurper inyokei
It to protect the throne he has stolen as
soon as he is seated. The tyrant inyokel
it to shelter his prerogatiyes, and hit
nobility In turn invoke 1t in order Il
live in ease and splendor off Of the labor
Of others. Voorhees, reviewed the fnan
cial legislation since 1862 and said
that experience had shown legal ten
ders to be the best money that wal
ever circulated. Every government bond
which did not on It's face stipulate the
payment 10 coin was made payable BY