The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-26


to suit the Conklingit 3. .
Among those at the Capitol to-day was
Colonel John a. Parker, of Tappahannock,
one of the bestposted politicians Of the
ante-War period.
Mr.. Spoford wants q new Congressional
Library building. he thinks the present
one entirely too small. Z:
The Senate Railroad Committee to-day
heard an argument in favor OF a northern
railroad with queer Indian name.
& The lecture OF Senator VOORHEES,, deliv-
cred to-nightin this city-subiect Thomas
Jeferson-is one Of the finest productions
OF his life. Why does lie not receive an in
yitation to deliver it in Richmond?
The President to-day appointed honorary
commissioners to Paris upon the recon-
mendation of Governor Williams, of In
diana. They will not wear blue jeans.
XLvTH CONGRESS- Second Session.
WASHINGTON, January 25, 1878.
SENATE.
Dir. Gordon, OF Georgia, said that he
might have something to say when the sill
yer bill should come before the Senate. He
would vote for the preamble and resolution
Of the Senator sfrom Ohio because he be-
lieyed the recital OF facts therein contained
was true, and the resolution suggested
policy that he believed honest, wise, and
just. There was one thing, however, he
desired to say, and that was he feared the
country was being led to expect too much
from the reconciliation of silver. de eau.
toned the people of the country. against
such expectation, because they would be
disappointed. 1t was right to remonetize
silver, but it could not give the relief ex-
peeled. The evils under which the coun-
try now suffered, in his judgment, resulted
from long series OF enactments and
false financial system. Incidentally the re-
monetization OF silver would give some re-
lief by checking that pernicious system Of
contraction which has ever and will always
destroy the prosperity OF any country.
There was another good reason for the re-
monetiZation of silver. It would give the
distressed people of the country some hope,
and that was no small matter to him. 1t
would encourage the people to believe that
at last their representatives here had deter
mined to call halt in the system OF legisla-
ton which prevailed for classes and not for
the masses.
Mr.. Fill, of Georgia, said he could not
vote for the resolution because it affirmed
that the debts Of the United States to-day
were payable in silver dollars, when actu-
ally there were no silver dollars. They had
been destroyed by the Government, and
how could silver dollars be paid when the
debtors had stricken them from the coinage
OF the country was another question. He
believed that the proper reconciliation Of
silver would be great advantage to the
people OF the country at this time. An inl-
proper restoration of the silver dollar to the
coinage of the country would result in evil.
1t would absolutely impove:ish the already
poor and hunger the already starving. II
the silver, dollar could be remonetized in
any way to make it equal to the gold
dollar. good thing would be done for the
country. He believed silver could be made
equal in value to gold in three ways-first,
by increasing its weight; second, by limit
ing IFS coinage; and third, by limiting its
legal.tender power. He believed it would
be one of the greatest mistakes ever made
by the American Congress to pass the pend
ing silver bill. He would not vote to coin
q silver dollar and throw upon the country
n deprecated dollar that cheated everything
that touched it.
The bill directing the custom-house at
Memphis to be built OF Tennessee marble
was passed.
The consideration of Mr.. Matthews's
resolution declaring the right OF the Gov
eminent to pay its bonds in silver at the
option Of the Government, In silver dollars
of the coinage Of the United States, con-
tanning 4125 grains each OF standard silver,
and that to receive its coinage such silver
coins as a legal tender in payment OF said
~, 81 Snfa 10 ut n.
Iation OF the public faith nor in derogation
of the rights OF the public creditor. Pass
ed-43 to 90. This is concurrent resolu-
ton, and is only the expression OF an opin-
ion by Congress. The motion Of Mr.. Conk-
ling that it should be made joint resolu-
ton, which would have committed the
President to the measure, was defeated by
a vote OF % to 80.
The vote on the passage OF the Matthews
resolution was:
Yeas.-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Bal
lev, Beck, Boothe, Bruce, Cameron OF Penn
sylyania, Cameron Of Wisconsin, Chatfee,
Coke, Conover, Davis of Illinois, Davis OF
West Virginia, Dennis, Dorsey, Eustice,
Ferry. Gordon, Grover, Howe, Johnston,
Jones OF Florida, Jones of Nevada, Kirk
wood, McCreary, Mcdonald, McMullin,
Matthews, MaXey, Merrimon, Morgan,
Oglesby, Plumb, Ransom, Salisbury, Saun-
ders, Spencer, Tiller, Thurman, VOORHEES,,
Wallace, and Withers-43.
Naus.-Messrs. Anthony, Barnum, Bay
ard, Blaine, Burnside, Christiancy, Conk-
ling, Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Hamlin,
Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson, Mitchell, Nor
rill, Paddock, Randolph, Rollins, Sargent,
Wadleigh, and Windom-22.
Messrs. CockrclI, Patterson, Harris, and
Garland, who would have voted in the at
firmative, were paired with Messrs. Whyte,
Butter, Hoar, and Hill, who would have
voted in the negative.
The vote in the affirmative lacked but one
OF being two-tbirds vote.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House, in Committee of the Whole,
considered the bill extending the time for
the withdrawal of distilled spirits from
bond till July /. 1878, which was debated
at length, its opponents contending that it
was class-legislation, and its friends re-
torting that the legislation for number OF
years past bad been class-leglslation, and
against this very class Of men who now
come for relief.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, charged the support
ers of the bill with representing an inter-
est that was meditating q raid upon the
Treasury. which charge was denied by Mr..
Tucker, of Virginia; whereupon an eX-
citing debate took place. which lasted till
the adjournment withoutany action having
been taken. 7.
Mr. Knott. OF Kentucky, from the Judi
ciary Committee, made report on the SUBJ
ject OF the arrest OF Robert Smalis, the
negro congressman from South Carolina, to
the effect that there was in that act no