The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-16

The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. Dunnell tRop.. Mimi, TO declare the
lur sd 'tion ~ the United States over the har-
bOrs and navigahle rivrrs Of the United States.
By Mr. Blair Rep. y. H.. for the reduction
Of postage.
Mr. Davis Dem. n. c. asked leav, TO intro
dure and have referred TO tn, Committee Of the
Whole n resolution reriiing the unequal taxa
ton imposed upon the different States hy the
mittee on Ways and Means 10 inquire into the
SIR Covert Dem. Y. - ohiected
Mr. Ills Dem. Ky offered resolution for
the appointment of q select committee to asccr-
coupled with the ari Of Congress requiring an
uoinim"ni- in the said department 10 be equally
distributed among the several States and Terri
MIR Springer Dem. IN asked leave to intro.
duce and Put up1n it, passage n bill to prevent
further contra tion Of the currency II pro-
vld,- that the volume az legal tender notes
shall not b" CONTRACTED or reduced below the
amount "f t35o.uu coo and that any surplus Of
such notes received or redeemed hy the Gov
crnment which may Ice in the Treasury in eN-
Aions made IS ,ungrgss shall ." rciSsucd 10y
TIE SECRETARY Of N" Treasury in the purchase
Mr. 9ar f 'Rlg,pb1 BIZ, o 9SdG ga H., r
ent ronslderat on and i was referred to the
B,nkims and Curreney. Comm lttee,
- thc New York Boari Of Trade for Tho admis.
sion of raw material tree Of duty Referred.
Mr. Reagan dem. Ten Chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce. Reported back the bill
amending certain sections 81 the Revised Stat
utrs coh'etn ns commerce and the nav sat.on
Of steam vessels. Referred TO tho Committee OF
the Whole. and made special order for Tues
day next.
The House at 2:lo o'clock went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union for
general debate.
Mr. Price rep. Iowal addressed the COM
miitee IN advocacy Of the remonet Zation Of the
silver dollar He said that At the time when silver
was demonetiyed the silver dollar Of 4l2i. grains
IN The interest Of the ." ned States o MAKE WITH
gold and silver legal tender for all debts public
and private, particularly now when this coun-
attributed the great depreciation OF real estate
in Germany TO thu, decentralization of silver by
esad GS" Manry wv War; AZ cr
Mr.. beerher informs us he said, that gold is
the standard in Asia, Africa. Europe and
America. and that II Is universal changing
standard while tho facts are that 76s Goa 900 Of
people use, exclusively and entirely, silver as
their standard: 1877 900 900 nse both gold and
silver: and only about 100 nOO. 900 use the single
gold standard Now. said be, am | not justified
In saying that this reverend gentleman in max
ing that sweeping statement. either wickrdly
stated what he knew To b" false or else advrr-
tsed himself TO the world IA a consummaie
ignoramus upon this an rstion2 He quoted Mr.
Beocher as describing those who are in favor of
tho reconciliation Of silver a. headed
without eyes, endcaN Orng TO undermine the in
tesrity ot the nation and deserving an infamy
as deep rs the lowest depths ~ hell" He also
quoted him ms asking whether the men. in
Congress know what they were there for. Yes
said Mr.. Price. whit we here for
Why do we not Naratr our seats. and give them
to such men rs this reverend gentleman whose
record is 80 clean. whose reputation is Sc I'M
hlem shed. who has never been before the
tons II" would bee the man 10 llx all this. for
he certainly mas an experience in "a certain Iii
rction which no man who supports this silver
IN can boast of But II is a little surprising
that his rev renee should consikn us TO hell,
for, If the rnp"rs report him correctly. he has
abolished that institution 1AnghterJ II is
possible" however, that on this subject q" the
wish Is iHth.r To- the thought produced by per-
sondl CONSIDERATIONS; Laughter
tee rose. and at o'clock the House adjourned