The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Jones, Of Nevada, Discusses the
Silver Bill at Great Length.
SENATE.
WAsHIsaros, February IA.

| 6ENAlE.
WAsHIseros, February IA.
After 9 brief discussion, House join
resolution declaring that reduction o
the tax on distilled spirits Is inexpedien
was pasSed-yeas 40, nays .. Messrs
Bailey, Conover, Davis (W.Va.l, Dennis
McCreery, Merriman, Morgan, Randolph
and Ransom voted In the negative.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
confederation was resumed OF the silyei
Bill, and Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada, spoke il
favor thereof
Mr.. Jones spoke at great length, Ii,
most Of his speech being devoted 10 argu
ment showing that silver hss not depre-
ciated in value since It's demonstration
and against the assertions that the dollal
proposed by the bill il dishonoring th,
medium Of payment and depreciatet
coin. He said that silver since 1873
although discrowned and shorn Of IL
monetary function, denied mintage
throughout the entire western world and
degraded TO the rank Of commodity
instead OF having become less valuable
IL has nevertheless increased in ito com
mand over services and all kinds Of pro-
perty; that both gold and silver have
gained in purchasing power, and silver
only seems to have fallen in value be.
cause Il has not risen TO 90 great an ex.
tent as gold. In the face Of these patent
and accumulated facts. II is still claimed
that silver has deprecated 10 such de.
gree that II would be dishonest TO pay
debts In It even II II would discharge them.
An eminent iurist once said OF certain
legal proposition, that he could not con.
eeiye Of 4 human mind so constituted as
| 10 entertain il. I am equally incompetent
| To conceive of q human mind so cons,i.
tuted as not 10 see that silver has appre.
eiated rather than fallen in value, and
pold has been 30 enormously enhanced In
yalue that 10 pratuitously require debts
to be paid In Il is either The most pigan.
| tic folly or the most gigantic fraud Of all
he ages. Itis said that this nation will
ioSe he high position which Il has main.
tained for one hundred years IN the fam.
lily Of nations II the pending bill shall
psss. Il Ia said that even the discussion
~ a measure to restore TO the country
move, 10 perform its contracts 10 the
terms In which thew are written has to
mo Uncomfortable extent da.paraged
ma In The eyes Of the world.
Wbenee comes the really dangerous
assanlts ON tbe good name Of the nation.
Ia Il moi. from certain members Of Con.
press who denounce this as a "pick.
Docket billp and as scheme to issue
eIinped coins. forgetting that the clip.
nipes were stolen from the pockets Of the
people and are now found ia the pockets
n their creditors? And Ia Il NOT from
tbs leading METROPOLITAN and Eastern
nress which denounce the supporters OF
the bill as swindlers and regulators and
declare itself 10 have the honor Of this
nation in ia special charge2 The latest
move ia 10 defsme tbose who could NOT
he nnrebased nor intimidated no longer
| In making The President 10 buy Senators.
Tbese goid oreans charge that the Sen.
s,ors have songht 10 sell their votes. and
vs are trea,ed to lengthy homilis, on the
Jsosass;a. mo,sIi,v n tbis Lodv The
ssms man Who dsv after day have ds.
clsred il that IL wss The most urgent duty
of,bs ch;ei Mayistrate 10 trade patronage
for NV votes In favor Of what il called hopsst
monsv mr. now sbed tesrs over A story Of
,Lo;s o1n In vsr,ion that the membsrs of
hi. body have been waiting. watching.
hnn;ns ma sskino to be- bribed. Ityss
Iosh Sho ssi5 ,o Amaaa aArt ibou In
bs.l,b NV brotber,'9l and aso he smote
him n tIs fif,b rib The journal. from
whicb have ouoted seem 10 have been
snnsiIx sol;c;tnns conc,rninn the Nation.
al hono, and ybiis tenderIy inouirinv as
to IL bs.itb dsIibsrstely stabs U,st The
soid n,sss ~ tb;s country M, forcet that
Sh;ie mower usnally beee,s intolerance il
sIwsvs beoets resisianee' Itis boastfulIy
dsci,rel t6at eapital is now Organized at
La, and vs .bsl} see wbetber Congress will
Jsre n Az In its face. How long Ia II
s;ncs The .l.yebolder oi mi. country. in
toIicated by The long possession Of abso-
int svay. declared tSat Cotton was King
and tha. grsss sbould grow In The streets
oi the Noptbern cities Il ia ppecial pre-
rocatiyes were interfered with, The
Southern men who hear me know that Il
m. ARROGANCE togetber with irre,ponsi-
ble nover. The dominating power en-.
gsnered by slayery provoked and precipi.
lated REVOLUTION. which DESTROYED Il.
Arc the same people who carried that
resolution through FIRE and blood on the
bsyonets Of three millions Of men likely
10 be natient under The taunt that their
ebo..n Rspresentatiyes. sitting here under
ths dome 81 tbis Canitol dare NOT fly in
tbe fses Of The Organized money.lentiers
and bondholders Of the country
Thank God and the Declaration Of In
dependence, and the patriotic heroes that
made Il a yitali1ing force, and the Con.
sti,ution that cryStalized Il into law, the
neople Of this country are furnished with
4 bstter method Of Fighting wrongs and
asserting riebts than n resort 10 arms,
and with moi less resolution and enthu-
siasm tbsn wars against oppression in
spire, will they in peaceful methods and
under the forms Of law trample under
loot any power that seeks through cor
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/ Nllls 80.