The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-13
John sherman's Guilt.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

| WASHINGTON, Feb ia number of mem6ri-
ais. petitions. etc. were presented and referred.
Mr. Thurman presented resolutions of the
Legislature Of Ohio, declaring the bonds of tho
United States payable at the option Of the gov.
ernment in silver, and favoring the coinage of
the silver dollar.
Mr. Booth presented q resolution of the. Legis-
Iature of California, asking that pensions be
| die, and sailors OF the Mexican war.
Mr.. Edmunds from the yqdciary Con, Committee.
de9bs o the R n19ydhhg or hs soa 1r
yr SaFnside. irom tie "a; COMMITTEES p, m on Mill
| men In the United States army.
| Mr.. Maxey. a member Of the com mittee, gaye
recommendation Of the bill,
Mr.. Maxey, from the Military Committee, re-
ported q joint resolution to amend the one hum
Mr.. Morrill,. from the Committee on Finance.
reported the House resolution declaring it in
and said. he would ask speedy ac,ion upon it.
| Mr.. Maxey introduced bill to exend
commerce bstween the United States and Mex
Mr.: Dawes called up the bill providing for the
purchase of the Freedmen's Bank bullying and
adjoining grounds Ia Washington. at0s275. 600.
| and the bill was passed
| The porning hour having expired. the Senate
resumM the considerstlon of the silver :. Pill;
ate. charging that tho contraction OF the cur
rency had arrested the industries OF the coun-
try, and favored the demonetization OF the silver
dollar. Aside from the necessities OF trade, he
contended that 1t was wisdom to restore the
specie basis of currency with the double stand
ard as we % we're d the argest of tn
q convenient coin. and the remonetized silver
dollar would supplant it.
/ 1t might be necessary hereafter to reject the
relations between the two metals to ma Ike sill
yer dollars intripsically of the value of gold.
for he did not desire to pay the laborer In less
valuable money than any other He also be-
| levpd 1t time that legal tenders were made re-
ceivabe for ali dues 70 the United stateso
bss II # time to Took
the interest of the bill holders, He did aot
favor the free coinage clause. and gould see no
| receive the profit Of the difference between the
market and the coined value of the silver, while
there was a difference In, value. or be able to
stop, the coinage when there was margin Of
profit: yet, il the majority OF the Senate aw lit
to adopt TIE free coinage clause, he should sup
He hoped the bill would speedily become q
law, and tina. then the country would be allowed
a period Of rest to recuperate.
| At 2 o'clock the Senate proceeded to the Honse
to participate in the ceremonies of the presenta-
tion of Carpenters painting.
Inc SENATE Fe4rhea 70 a ahe ehampeI aha .b at no
| ate GO into executive session. upon which mo-
tion Mr.. Allison demanded the yeas and nays
The motion was disagreed to-yeas 81, nays 49,
| Mr.. Butler then moved that the Senate ad-
journ.. which was also disagreed to.
| Mr.. Mcpherson then took the floor upon the m
bill had entered upon course inimical to the
best interests Of the country. They had stated
ba 6e be eaeb s
| United States because in every branch OF bnsl,
ness there was production vastly in excess OF
'duged in an ex 'austive review of the causes
| that led to the panic and the effects of this in
turn upon the laboring class
| that it would not be fair and honest dealing to
give, a dollar. the intrinsic value OF which
power power Of the god dollar. ' Hs claimed m | that Con-
gre s, by the demonet ization OF silver in 1873,
had proclaimed to the world that It elected to
comes a law gold will be driven from the coun-
try and silver be the sole standard Of value.
Capital would seek other channels Of invest
ment, and trade would be subject to uncertainty
| and Huctuation.
| At 4:25 .. m, on motion Of Mr.. Sargent, the
tive business and after a brief session ad-
| journed.
WASHINGTON Feb 12-This being the day get
apar,' for the formal reception Of G.rpenter's
| painting Of the first reading Of the EmanciDa-
ton Proclamation, the galleries of the House
were pretty we'll filled. o.
immediateIy behind The speaker's chair.
After Ns had been read
was agreed to. that the members Of the
families of the Cabinet officers of the late Presi
dent Lincoln at the time OF the signing OF the
| in Washington, be admitted to the qloor OF the
! House during the presentation proceedings to-
| dav. .
On motion of Mr.. Durham. of Kentucky, the
| House then went into committee of the whole
on the military academy appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky. in the chair.
The pending question was on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Finley of Ohio. prohibiting as
sessments upon cadets for the support of the
| board. AMI it was rejected.
Mr.. Bragg. OF Wisconsin m owed to amend by
providing that there shall be com mmiseioned in
the same manner and r aced on the same foot
| ing Of the other professors. and TO be selected
| from the officers on the red list, professor
| of law But said professor shall only receive
| his r tired pay. and no other compensation
whatever.
J Mr. Randolph Of Tennessee. moved as an
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