The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-28
by IELEGhAFH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTRLLIGEYoER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Prospects of the Silver Bill.
Secretary Sherman Explains that
Old Letter Again.
Great Excitement in New Or
leans.
Arrest of the Returning Board.
Gentle Hints from Austria and Ger
many.
The Powers must be Consulted
on tbs Question 0fPeace.
Pork Packing in Chicago.
SILVER.
Mathews, RESOLUTION.

Matthew's Resolution.
WASHINGTON, January 2G.-The Matt.
hews silver resolution, which passed the
Senate yesterday, provides that all the
bonds OF the United States issued or au.
thorized to be Issued under the acts OF
Congress cited in the preamble "are pay
able principal and interest, at the option
OF the government OF the United Sta,es, in
silver dollars Of the coinage OF the United
States containing 4l2l grains each Of
standard silver, and that 10 restore 10 its
coinsge such silver coins as n legal tender
in payment Of said loans, principal and
interest, IL not in violation 0f public
faith, nor in derogalion of rights of the
public creditor" II ia expected that the
resolution will be sent 10 the House on
Monday, when an effort will be made to
pass il under suspension Of the rules.
CHANCES FOR BLAND's BILL.
The Ereaiag Star says that the vote on
the adoption Of the Matthews silver reso-
luton In the Senate yesterday, which
lacked only one OF two.thirdS, has elated
the silver men, and they claim that when
a vote on the silver hill il reached, there
is an insured two thirds IN its favor in
the Senate. This seems not unlikely.
An Analysis of yesterdays vote, which waS
4S yeas 10 % nays, shows hat the silver
men have 43 sure votes for the bill 10
begin with. Then there is to be added to
this the ionr Senators paired, who would
have voted for the resolution, which
makes AZ votes. Mr.. Paddock, who voted
against the resolution, in doing so said
that he was willing to vote for the most
liberal coinage, but considered the reso-
luton premature, because IL placed the
cart before the horse. lie will vote for
the silver bill, which gives the silver
men iS assured votes. Mr.. Window,
who also voted ngainst the resolution,
said hia vote did not indicate how he will
vote on the silver bill. II Is claimed he
will vote for it, which makes 40 almost
sure votes for il. Kellogg who did1't
vote yesterday, is claimed for silver, and
Iugalls, who was absent impaired, would
have voted aye had he been present.
This makes 81 vote; only one short Of
two.thirds in u full Senate. II Sharon
remains absent 81 votes is more than two
thirds Of the Senate, and even IL he re-
turns the silver men claim his vote.
Yesterdays action rather clearly deci-
ded that with full Senate there are 81
members who will vote for the pending
silver bill.
THE slLyER.ToNdUED ORATORS BUSY ON
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 27.-To.days
session having been for debate only, is in
committee Of the whole. The Speaker
appointed Mr.. Mayham chairman for
the day. Mr.. Durham then made a
speech in favor Of the demonstration ol
silver and the repeal OF the resumption
act. In the course OF his speech Mr..
Durham said he would vote for the Mat.
thews silver resolution, and for any bill
which would propose reduction OF the
tariff. He would also lend his aid in re.
pealing the banking law.
Mr.. Bright also spoke in favor Of the
reconciliation OF silver, and called at.
ttention to the fact that lie was the first
person who had brought that question
before Congress.
Mr.. Deering favored the return 10
double standard Of value.
Mr.. Humphreys spoke in the same
strain, and denied that there was one par.
ticle Of the spirit Of Reputation in the
West
Mr.. Upton said the people were de.
manding the speedy passage Of the re-
monetizaLion and repeal bill, and il that
was not done the West would send men
to the Forty.sixth Congress who would
not be satisfied with the passage Of those
bills, but who would also repeal the ma.
tional banking law.
Adjourned.
SILVER WANTED AT NASHVILLE.
NAsHvrLhE, January 2G.-At full
meeting OF the Merchants Exchange this
morning the following was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Through the established
relations Of the value Of gold and silver
the people have acquired rights that
should be scrupulously guarded and any
abridgements or impairments inilexibly
resisted, Justly leaving the results TO those
who wrongfully have been the aggressors
in the movement to destroy the useful.
ness Of silver as q stable and reliable cur
rency; therefore
Resolved, That we respectfully but earn.
estly urge Congress to repeal the act pro.
hibiting the coinage OF silver dollars Of
standard value and TO provide for the
same freedom Of the coinage Of silver as
is now accorded 10 gold, and by appro'
riate action 10 publish TO the world the
determination 10 retain silver as a legal
tender and measure oil value.
The resolution was prefaeed by a
lengthy memorial 10 Congress presenting
the depressing effect upon commerce Of the
demonetiEation Of silver. A resolution
was also adopted calling for general
meeting OF citizens on the same sujecL In
this city on next Saturday.
THANKS PROM TIE ENTIRE WEST.
KANSAS CrrY, No., January 9G.-At a
meeting OF the Board Of Trade held in
this city to-day, the following resolution
Of thanks was unanimously passed;
Res ICED, That the thanks Of this Board
OF Trade is rendered TO the Senate Of the
United States for It's action in adopting
the Matthews resolution; that We recon.
mend that mass meeting Of the citizens
be held at the Board Of Trade next Mon
day afternoon, at three o'clock, TO offer
thanks in behalf Of this community and
Of the entire West.
EWING co. TO sPEAK AT COOPER ISsTr.
TUTE.
WARRINGTON, D. @, January 27.-Hon.
Thomas Ewing has accepted an invita-.
tion TO address mass meeting in favor
Of the reconciliation Of silver and TO
discuss the effects Of contraction and re-
sumption TO be held In Cooper Institute,
New York, next Wednesday evening.
Several other members Of Congress- have
been invited to address the meeting,