The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-23
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National Associated Press 10 the Star.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Mrs. Isabella
Beecher Hooker yesterday delivered al ar
gument before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections in favor of the
Constitution of the United States comforting
the right of suffrage upon women.
The silver Esi.I-Yvslat Will the Press
idcnt DO!
The Evening Star prints the following:
Owing to the fact that both Houses of Con-
gresS have adjourned until Monday next
the Silver Bill can not be sent to the Presi-
dent for his action until that day, because
the concurrence by the House to the Senate
amendments must be officially conmuni-
Gated to the latter only in open session.
The bill, however, will be enrolled and
will be presented to the Senate as soon as
it conyencs on Monday, and arrangements
have been made to take it to the President
Immediately thereafter. There is good
deal of diversity of opinion as to what the
President will do with it, Senator Stanley
Matthews who has up to last night been Of
the opinion that the President would allow
the bill to become a law without his sigma
ture by Withholding it over the allotted ten
days, said last night that he believed that
the President would veto the bill. This for
the reason that sometime ago, when Secre-
tary Sherman wrote a letter declaring that
the principal and interest of our bonds were
payable in gold, President Hayes approved
and indOrsed the letter. Per contra, there
is high authority for the statement that the
President will sign the bill on Monday, as
soon as it is presented to him, under protest
and will accompany the return of the bill
to the House with message that he does
not approve of the bill but signs it because
Of the large vote it has received in both
branches of Congress- That he signed it to
stop the further agitation of question
which has already depressed the industries
of the nation and for the reason that to
withhold his signature he does not believe
will defeat the bill.
This message, il is said, is now in the
course of preparation, and will be ready by
the time the President receives the bill.
Orders We're issued last night by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, through the Director
of the Mint, to all Superintendent Of
Mints, particularly the Carson City Mint, to
place the some in readiness to execute the
provisions of the Silver Bill, which ndi-
Gates that Secretary Sherman has no hopes
Of its defc"t by veto, and gives color to
the statement hereinbetore made that the
President will sign the bill under protest
The ultra silver men, who do not like the
elimination OF the free coinage section Of
the original Bland Bill by the Senate, or
the section authorizing the appointment of
Monetary Commission, have agreed among
themselves to tack on to the legislative, eH-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bills an
amendment providing for the repeal of
these sections.
They say that if the President vctOcS the
ApprODriation Bill With these amendments
that he will be responsible for defeating the
bill providing for the payment of his own
salary and that of other civil officers of the
Government. If the President should de
eide to allow the bill to become Law with
out his signature, and the bill reaches him
on Monday, the ten days Constitutional
provision during which he may retain it
will not expire till the Sth of March.
ssiEA Chandler Again.
VIM f. Chandler has made fresh asser-
ton of the charges Of an alleged bargain.
The silver Bill Prospects.
New YORK. Feb. 23.--The Herald Wash
ington special says the Silver Bill will GER
tainly be vetoed, all reports and rumors to
the contrary notwithstanding. The bill
can not reach the President before Monday
afternoon. He will not dctain it for the
full term of ten days which the law allows
him, but will return 1T with veto message
during the coming week.
The Tribune says An energetic veto OF the
Silver Bill is confidently expected, although
the Tribunc's dispatches show that unCer-
tainty is felt by all parties in Washington.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 23.-The Suns Washing
ton special says Cabinet officer states that
President Hayes will not sign the Silver
Bill, but the opinion is gaining ground that
he will.