The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsnIsGroS, Feb. II, 1878.
Mr. HOWE, frep.) OF Wis, from the Joint Committee
on the Library, submitted n programme TO be OBJ
served In the formal acceptance OF Carpenters pic
OF the ''Sening Of the Emancipation Proclamation"
presented by Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, and IL was
agreed to.
Mr.. HOWE moved that the Senate adjourn ut ten
minutes before two O'Clock tomorrow, In order TO
take part in the accepting tho picture In
the hall OF the House of Representatives, at two
O'Clock P. NJ. fthat day.
Mr.. ALLISON and other Senators-Oh, take a recess.
Mr. EpMuNDs-%e might as we'll adjourn, as we
do no business after the ceremony.
Mr.. HOWE said 1t would be more agreeable to him
10 have a he knew how much time
would be required Tor The ceremony
Mr.. EDmUNDs-It Is very large picture and will
take some time. Q.aughterL
II WAS finally agreed that at two O'Clock Tomorrow
the Senate will repair to tho hall OF the House OF
Representatives 10 participate IN the ceremony and
return TO lis chamber upon tho conclusion thereof
SENATOR DAVIS Oh THE SILVER BILL
When the Senate resumed conside ration Of The Silver
bill Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) OF W. Va said the bill was OF
great Importance TO tho whole country and especially
to the agricultural manufacturing classe
He reviewed at some length the various coinage acts
since the organization OF The government ana said
when the act OF 1892 was passed II
u question whether silver alone or both
gold and silver should be the standard. 1t
required the united Efforts OF Hamilton, Washington,
others to have the double STANDARD adopted This
plainly Indicated that tho founders OF the
favored silver as motey. The population Of the
world under The silver standard alone numbered
$780, 200 000 under the gold stanisr alone $780,
anu under tae gold aud silver standard combined,
showing o'nerohce Oh oo''ooooo ~
i"'"r VI s"Ve'. - -
THE CONDITION OF FRANCE:
-. ~. e....n ~. $500 .~'4 oo'ui''ou VI rTuuco
country she had moro money IN ner vaults on the Let
~ ss. nan oo', .nsIand aug Germany. he ar
guea .na. Mas uncons.us'onai W oenohe'ze silver
-" Iaaoi s,"....S :, ranr su So.u 1"1 nIver do
au , .osa ,a =. oohsIess Iou'a oemonetize
nw,a VH !" i ~ sou aso' aua men We
Woulo oe without co'n VINO could Toll what evils
mgn. lo'low nc men ieIetseo 70 the arguments
hands in s,Ivsr and cnn,enan1 m .ne
,",on "c cnn,r,r, ~ 49, ,ha $3.50 -, ~ W.. ~, W WV
ia.on " W pay ae uoneS 10 soIu aiohe or ~
a. co,n ond conarss. nar nv r,sn, ~, nu pay ieu'
-, a., S ~ ,wo osa ., NO ~ ~ ~ .ue con
n, or SD a =, nn.,,,'nr go. 49,. $3.50 ' .no
ascuss,ou nnd toiiuwsna IL cane Sosacai s,r uue
,hrnr@nn,,, 49, ,"nm,~v ~ 49,. H a' u.ssl css
snt,rtno tooav IA, 5aioved inaI m. r ru 49,
go or q, 80. an,s. ga ar,na 80, ,.
ncr wonIS soon csnsa ~ 70 a"ne ,ha i 'a ,,, ,en
vaus Tho Standardization a, sver hsJ ac,.. ~
nc va,,a. d.mnns.,ys ooa and tho sara go, ,1
,",,nw rranca ma e,.vo, c,,cnia,,,v w W., Tu. -.
xooo 600 400 ana he belIsves .na f,u,,.d S,, "
800 ,',,,.,n nm canal su,onm oI III o'a.es
80 am.ndm.ni "a rn.naa a.. oppvso.
al tho s,ver dollar rom aiSE "i sn'
and said 10 do 40 would be chanyn, m. ya,ro ~ ,
celia nam.d in Tho nonIs Of m. onv.rn'nSn, ~
s'das 10 Increase the wc,oh, o H. 49, ..,, - w.
s,vo, Of sr..ter valne ,han yoid and nr'v. s' r
,ha country beIioved IN nn.. h. n,u -,
The senate would be produc,iy, of GOOD A, Ions, =,
w,s vor,h lair tr,aI In you'd an 20 ~. ; s ~
", $50. n.rm.n, h.cars. =, ,.n.,, .o iesuuP'Ion
,ho anon NJ or coin win which IN rasrmae y, ."s
tnat tho laboring classes maae mo oh,c.,nn ,a ,ha
passage of thus nil Tbey were IN favor NJ II Inn
moneo ccntres onnosod n ma ,hcv sa,a -, ~ 49,
o., nj inc moor man 10y '~N' ~ WV '"''''
" rur yv-r,v an or, .o.u.
,,b,d hoop sad nat Inc .si,a,,n n0'n -, ,, .,,..
WA even now causing Tho rs,urn NJ o,r no 80 49,,
Enrone In h,s onin,on inc rs,nrn y, r. nnn.. ~.
enc entirely TO another cause Our exnas,s $1,000"
ma the excess had 10 hc po,a IN tho u,,,n, $500
some of which was paid with bonds He also fsvaraS
the rcmonettz cation of silver hecanse - ,v.s 60 81
unr chief prouucts Its remonet,zai,on wona
Inc financial ds,ress resIore cnnGienc" a % 81,
neo,nn,nc Of tna nro,ncr,tv an "na n" W -, no
nsenia 30 - Fr' ~ s '"""e'' " wi
spvrcu or ", s.r,s,r,v
Mr. sAu,snrsY Idemr n, n.I sn1d ,o o,..,,.,.
ha.i 90 Sa.n ho,o,. ,,,. a., ~ Nv iuoeNons
ai,.n,,on mr. had bcen n,or. aL,v n,s. 10 nv1o
nond'ns Mi 10 sron.n M, y & 81 'uan .no
,anasr, ~, v.i,o cnn,.nni., ~ ~ se. "ss .no
go ,.n n.r nrr'sad ~ ~, 49,. ~ -.
re pod and silver tn. ho,d.rs nj onr sac".',. &
No cod cause NJ comnn,nt If tnev snnntS rc",a ,
n,vmcnt what ,hov anr.ed IN ,ak tn. d.,rnn.,x'
I'm n, silver vas n.vcr ,m,.ra.. =. I.
10 the covcrnmen, cred,,"r ,na, pn eus1
ho md q, noo,d axnins,vo,v Ho.... . 10 suouIu
not We, due and thar uavmsn, wnna ,o ,ns,,ao
moro properlv To- h, cons,de1ea ~hon sh 49," -,
pavment shall arrive. He md M fears ,hsa' ,ha
rrrea,, of th, cove, n,,.n, wonid snT.. no. ;, y ,'
~ his hi rhera va no "s w ~, ny piss.se
States should follow The examno Of Eng,ond ana CO.
$500 $3.50 %. ou rr .no eAauPo W Eus'anu "no ger
NJ s,ivcr W xorc trea rom ,b ,nu
surrounded tho sovernmcn,s of Iha III W., =. ~
could iramo our un.nc,nI nolicv ma wsn ~ onr
mons w,,hou, reya I'd 70 han " " " WI i"'''1
nrI.rIoxs RI puporv.x covv,xvvv,s
IL had neon argued nero I'm, m. n",,,. s,.,u,
couId 10 n,a,otained hv ma coun,rv nnly 49,. ~
on.rnt,on win Enronenn ynvssnmnn;s ~. y, 49,, ~
wears we bad ,na,uta,ne no aounIa ~ ,,,t ty
any entanpling alliances win Europsnn nowcrs il
wouId give ms sunuor, In ,be nil rnnr. Nv ,..s ,
sure II would liyo 10 Tho counIrv aolar eo1si ~
y.Iro In mo col, aaI,ar shnn,n' :, ~, "a' eiu"' ~
,nsatc,ent ,ar.Ssr IeSisa,,nn wo" 70 ,'Snd 10 10
belirvsd The mas mo, of tb,s mn, ,voud r..rn.s. ~
uufchaslpp no OF cold and wou ADJ 10 IN. $3.50
OF overy so,c,es OF ufonerlv IN the coan,rv ~ ~,