The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-06
90 MGR e : SIONAL
SENATE.

WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-After the morn
ing hour MIR. Eaton spoke in opposition to
the silver bill.
Mr.. Eaton favored an international con-
terence to fix the relative value of gold
and silver He wanted to submit an
amendment to-day. 4543 grains of stand
ard silver equalized gold dollar. He
would make silver coin worth 100 cents
and under his constitutional oath he would
do it now and not wait for the report of any
international commission, Believing the
stamp of the government did not increase
the value, he would make the silver dollar
consist 440 grains. He would strike out
4l22 grains and insert 440 grains. The
amendment was ordered printed.
Mr.. Howe complimented Mr.. Eaton on
his able arguments. but refused to be
placed IN the dishonorable catalogue of
repudiators. He examined at length the
acts creating the bonds and the legislation
regarding their payment and concluded
that if the capitalist insisted on the pay
ment Of his bond in gold he must rest on
the equity of his claim and not on the law
Of the land. The government must consult
Its own interests, even as capitalists did
when they made investments, The at
tempt to demonetize silver was conspir-
acy into which large part of Europe has
entered, The question was, should the
United States become party therefor 1t
was deliberate attempt to blast thirty
three per cent, of our means to pay the
national debt The west mad fewer mil
lionaires and consequently fewer paupers
than the east. The simple truth is that
the west believes that the east is trying to
alter the contract made by the government
| in the sale of bonds and they object to it.
He would not believe that the president
would veto the bill unless he heard SO from
| the president himself.
| Mr.. Thurman then took the floor and
will continue to morrow,
Adjourned,
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Mr. Knott
from the judiciary, committee, reported
back Mr.. Hooker's bill for an extra sess-
ion of the circuit court in southern Miss
issippi for the auckland cheap trial of mer
accused of depredating on government
timber. He said if it was fraud. thai
partial juries would be empanneled, ht
would suggest that they be drawn from
other sections.
Mr. Hooker said that utter prostratior
prevailed in that district, and an industry
which aggregates $4,00O,000 annually wal
stagnant on account of the delay of the
government.
Mr.. Frye. of the Judiciary committee
advocated the bill.
Mr.. Foster opposed it as in the interes
Of timber thieves.
| After some dispute the bill passed-l3'
to 1O2.
Mr.. Stephens, from the coinage commit.
tee, reported the testimony taken ol
goloid coinage Ordered printed
: Mr.. Springer said he would to morrow
call up the Wiggingtou-Pache contest. (
The house then went into a committe
Of the whole on the military academy ap
preparation bill. The item of $4,000 60
; additional pay of professors for length c
service was omitted.
Mr.. Mayham moved to strike out $50
for the pay of one instructor of practices
,. military engineering, in addition to his pa
I as first lieutenant. Considerable discuss
ion ensued, during which Clymer sal
a there we're fitty-seven professors at We;
Point, one to each five and half STUDENT
D and their pay amounted to about $50
more than the cost Of sustaining the 81
D cadets. He recommended the militar
e committee to look into the matter, It wa
S radically wrong.
Without reaching a conclusion the con
c mittee rose and the house adjourned.
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