The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-21

receive their money promptly. lie appiieC
at the Interior Department to know the
cause of the delay, and the commissioner
ON pensions informed him that he must APP
ply TO the pension agent at New Orleans.
He therefore submitted this resolution. as
he had no desire to apply to the pension
agent. The resolution was agreed TO.
Mr.. ALLISON, in charge of the silver
bill. asked that it be understood bv uuani-
nous consent that on Friday next the Sem
ate would continue in session until the
pending bill and all amendments should be
disposed OF.
After debate il was understood by unani-
nous consent that the vote should be taken
on Friday next.
Mr.. SARGENT opposed the bill, as tend
ing to stain our national honor by repudia-
ting our sacred obligations, and said: II
believe it will disastronsly affect American
industry by an improper and indiScrimi-
mating reduction of custom dues; that it
will furnish coin under tie deceitful appel
lation of dollar to under pay and clip the
wages of labor, and the pittance OF the PEN
sioner that it gives an advantage TO the
speculator in silver at the expense of the
government and the people, while banish-
ing gold from the country
Mr.. HEREFORD argued that the act OF
1873, demonetizing silver, was not known to
the country when it was passed. He also
read an extract from the speech of James
A. Garfield, recently delivered in Ohio, to
the effect that he did not know the act of
February II, 1873, demonetized silver when
it was before the House of Representatives.
Mr.. DAWES argued that the bill demon
e.izing silver was thoroughly examined and
discussed He denied that the demonetiza-
ton of silver was smuggled through Con-
gress. No measure during the last thir-
ty years had been so spread before the pub
lie and 80 deliberately examined,
The bill before it became a law, was sent to
distinguished fnanciers and bankers
throughout the country and they replied,
some favoring and some opposing the bill.
He read at some length from the replies of
bankers and others in regard 10 that bill,
and the effect OF its becoming law.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said he knew the in
genuity OF the senator from Massachusetts,
Dawes from many long years OF service
with him in the House of Repre-
sentatives, but he reiterated every word
of his remarks few days ago,
to the effect that when the silver dollar was
Withdrawn from circulation no sound OF
warning was given to the American people.
II the bill was so thoroughly examined and
discussed, how did Senator Dawes account
for the fact that so able a legislator as
james 4. Garfield, who was then chairman
Of the committee on appropriation, recent
ly acknowledged in a speech in Ohio that
he did not know when the bill passed
Mr.. MAAEI said that on the 9Th OF
April, 1876, in this Senate, John Sherman,
then chairman of the committee on finance,
in response to a question from him, said
that no law had passed demonetizins silver.
That was three years after the passage OF
the bill.
Mr.. JONES, (of Nevada then took the
floor with the understanding that he
would proceed with his remarks to-mor.
row,
Adjourned.
After brief discussion, the House joint
resolution declaring a reduction of the tax
on distilled spirits inexpedient passed I;
yeas, 40, nays, .. Messrs. Bailey, Conover,
Davis, lot W. Va Dennis, McCreery, Mer-
rimon, Morgan, Randolph and Ransom vo-
ted in the negative.
At the expiration of the morning hour,
consideration was resumed of the silver
bill, and Mr.. Jones, (of New spoke in ia
vor thereof.
Mr.. JONES spoke at great length, tie
most OF his speech being devoted to argu-
ments showing that silver had not depreci-
ated in value since its characterization, and
again-t the assertions that the dollar pro-
posed by the bill is dishonoring the medi-
um OF payment and deprecated coin. He
said that silver, since 1873, although dis
crowned and shorn OF its monetary function,
denied mintage throughout the entire west
ern world and degraded to the rank of COM
modify, instead of having become less valua-
BILE has nevertheless increased in its COM
mand over services and all kinds OF proper
ty; that both gold and silver have gained
in purchasing power, and that silver only
seems to have fallen in value because it has
not risen TO 40 great an extent IA gold in the
face OF patent and accumulated facts. 1t is
still claimed that silver has deprecated to
such 4 degree that it would be dishonest TO
pay our debts in it, even il it would
legally discharge them. An eminent jurist
once said OF certain legal proposition,
that he could not conceive OF 4 human
mind so constituted as to entertain it. /
am equally incompetentto conceive of a hu-
man mind so constituted as not to see that
silver has appreciated rather than fallen in
value, and that gold has been so enormous
" enhanced in value that to gratuitously
require debts to be paid in coin is the
most gigantic folly, the most
gigantic fraud OF the age. Mr.. Jones de-
as false the charges that he has in
lividual interests TO be subseryed by re-
silver.
Mr.. CAMERON, (of Pennsylvania pre-
,ented resolutions OF the Pittsburgh
Chamber OF Commerce demonstrating against
he passage of the law imposing Q tax on
incomes. Referred.
Bills introduced and referred:
BY Mr., SAUNDERS-To provide q tenn
,orary government for the Territory Of
lincoln. Referred.
BY Mr.. DORSEY-To organize the Ter
'itory of Oklahama. Referred.
Mr.. VOORHEES, submitted the following:
Resolred, BY the Senate, that the commit |
ee on Judiciary be and the same is hereby |
to ascertain at its earliest conve-
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eferred to by the acts of the Thirty-ninth
congress, approved respectively, July 18th,
9th, and 9th, 1866 and entitled, respec-
lively, ian act granting lands to the state
4 Kansas to aid in the construction of the
Kansas and Neosho Valley railroad and its
xtension to the Red river )" "an act grant
ng lands TO the state of Kansas to aid in
he construction OF the Southern Branch of
be Union Pacific railroad and Telegraph
inc from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort Smith
arkansas" and "an act granting land to
id in the construction Of a railroad and
elegraph line from the states OF Missouri
nd Arkansas to the Pacific coast" have
sued bonds of any bank predicated upon
lese conditional land grants, Of lands OF
indians, or of the Indian Territory, claimed
y said companies under the said acts, and
it Ia ascertained that such bonds have
cen issued then it shall be the duty of the
lid committee to ascertain in whose posses
on these bonds are and for what purpose
Reso(red, Further, that the said committee
the discharge of its duties aforesaid, be
to call for persons and papers,
I'd when necessary to compel the attend
nee of witnesses in its investigations and
port the result OF the said investigation TO
is body during the present session Of
,ngress. Laid ovsr.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. ingalls,, Mr..
orrill called up the House joint
solution declaring that the reduction Of
e tax on distilled spirits is ineIpedient.
tier debate the resolution was read the
ird time and passed; yeas 40, nays 9.
he negative votes were given by Messrs. /,
liley, Conover, Davis, wv. Val Dennis,
cCreery, Merrimon, Morgan, Randolph
ID Ransom.
Mr.. FERRY called mp the Senate bill to
gulate the compensation of postmasters.
Pending discussion, the morning hour e1-
red.