The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22

bsprovidsd for that fund" therefore Del
Received. BY the senate House OF Representatives
and 3 ssn sss
Tor the iss4 o. asked Tor sy The
o. shs treasury in his estimates for e purpose q erovid
me Treasury hereby directed not to purchase any bonds
the arissS order Of csnsrss and TIA, the committees
HAVING sasrse Of the subject and they are hereby IN
scal year tor any said In adjustment OF
ne t.Asn required Tor the maintenance and snppot OF
ruK RuxKLE CASE.
Mr. BURNSIDE. (repl OF X. l., submitted the follow
ing
are directed examine the laws relating the dnAi
view ., ths courts martial and
the case OF Colonel Runkie. United states Army
Mr. CosKLSc, (repl OF X. said II this resolution
should be adopted II would simply do what the resolu
ton already submitted by him proposed 20 do. Tho
Senator from Rheoe Island (Mr. Burnsde) had en-
tered motion 10 reconsider the vote by which the
Judiciary Committee was Instructed to make the in
COMMITTEES on the Judiciary could make tue inquiry
DESIRED aud II would be necessary 10 adopt the
resolution just offered He mad been told that largo
number or cases we're pending and would surely arts,
and demand action II the proceedings taken In the
knnkie case should stand. The amount involved WAS
large; the question involved was OF law and the
Committee ON Tho Judiciary should examine it. ito
mad noticed some Indications OF feeling on this sub
jccl-not in the Senate, but esewherc--and lie de-
sired to say that he had no knowledge whatever OF
the person Involved In this Ho had no personal
feeling about II whatever. The question was, whether
ruio should oc adopted by department OF The gov
eTpment which would overthrow many cases already
adudca,ed and rcnsate many mon on the rolls oil Tho
army besnes giving them pay for years.
Mr.. BURNSIDE sad he certain,y had desire 10 have
this whore question properly settled, ana no will
ing 70 amend iis resolution SO as 10 have the Jur
ciary Committee inquire II the case OF Runkie was
properly reviewed by the Secretary of War. He had
no preudlces Whatever IN this matter or any interest
save desire 10 see justice done 10 gallant soldicr
who came near losing his life In the cause OF ms
country He objeciedto the resolution submitted
lew days ago by the Senator rom New YORK (Mr.
Conkling) because IL proposed IN inquiry TO the
military conduct OF Major Runkle. ana that
subject tor the military authorities to determine and
not the Judiciary committee OF mis- body.
Mr. SPENCER, of Alabama, said he hoped this case
would lie inquired into by tho Judiciary Committee.
The question involved WAS ono oil law, Il referred
10 tho legality OF the reinstatement OF Major Rungc.
After come further discussion Mr. BuRkssDE with
drew his resolution aud also tho m0on sered by
him lew days ago TO reconsider tho vote by which
the Judiciary Committee was instructed 10y resoiu-
lion oi MT Conklinel 10 inquire into tho case. In
wal hdrawing his motion Mr burnside gave notice that
no would submit Resolution tomorrow In accordance
with his view OF tho case so as TO have the Judiciary
Committee inquire into the legal questions only.
Mr. ANTHONY rep of X. l.. SAID as the Runkle
had gone " tho Judiciary COMMITTEES he thought tho
Case OF Draper, into which tho Committee on Naval
Affairs had been Instructed 10 Inquire should 60 to
the sanc committee
Mr. SARGENT. (rcp.) OF Cal, chairman of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, said he had no objection 10
that whatever.
The VIcn PRESIDENT said tho order would DO made
referring tho Draper case to the judiciary
also.
Sir EpxrSDs said 1t was at tho suggestion OF tho
to tue Committee on Naval Affairs as that senator
not how IN the chamber he suggested that tho
order transferring II to the judiciary Committee DO
withheld Tor the present so ordered
Mr. Sargent, OF California, gave notice that no
would ask the senate 10 consider Tho bill Tor the re-
movai Of the Naval Observatory some time during tho
week.
TINE LATE KING OF ITALY.
The VIcE PRESIDENT ulso LAID before tho Senate q
communication from the Italian Minister Notifying
the Senate that commemorative service OF tho iato
King Victor Emmanuel viii be held a. 81. Aoysius
I'm IL A III. ON
seats will be- reserved tor Senators who may nonor
tho occasion with their presence.
Tho Senate then resumed consideration Of the I'M
ncished business, being The resolution Of Mr. Mat
tncws declaring the right Of Tue government 10 pay
tho interest aud principal OF the bonds IN silver.
SENATOR JONES ON THE SILVER HILI.
Mr.. JONES, (dcm.) Of Fla, spoke At some lensth as
to tho power granted Congress by The constitution TO
NJ the the acts OF 1862 strengthen Tho public
credit and OF 1870 to authorize tho reundity Of tho
national debt we're passed. tue silver dollar was loyal
tender coin OF the country aud Congress had power
to exclude 1t from tho coinage OF tho country. Ho
claimed that hero could DO legal tender under tho
constitution except gold and silver Hc then referred
10 the arguments that Germany. England and other
European countrleg had dem onctixsd silver, and
asked, had it 70 this that tho policies Of Euro
pcxn governments were to control tue American Re-
public. He had heard Of such alliances before, but
they wore always TO crush out inc liberty OF the
people. :. no policy Of demonstrating silver began
with kings and emperors and ended with republic.
He denied TINT " could be cacd reputation To pay
bonds silver, said reputation revolving
tho people lie then referred to the condition OF
Affairs ut tho close OF the late civil and said IL
necessary then Tor time TO abandon that system OF
finance which had existed previous to the war; but
that necessity soon passed away and now the cause OF
all this distress throughout tho country must be
sought tor In our present financial system.
OF KxIsTING TROUBLES
He spoke OF abundant crops anu said the trouble
and emosrrassments now existing over the land
not brought about by natural causes They wore The
work OF man. He reviewed at somo length tho vari-
financial acts ol Congress- ana IN regard 10 that Of
1869 TO strengthen tho public credit, said II
snould have been called act 10 increase the bur-
dens of the people, was intended TO bind them
the pay monrol the debt In CON- lie hoped II Was the
purpose O; Congress now 10 hit up silver The much
money. IL had been argued that the act Of
1873 dcmonczng silver was passed because silver was
not reliable, because II huctuatcd In value he do
that this true. said IRON tho
OF tho government down to 1878 there was no egisla
ton respecting coinage winch showed that Inoru had
boon any variation Whatever IN our silver coin. II
any COIN should beon abolished account OF
being unstable In value II should have been gold.
He spoke OF tho advantages OF silver money and
That there large channel the business Of
the country which silver alone could OIL. II was
pnatcaIly the money OF the people In conclusion
Matthew'S because he thought II tor the In
terest OF tho country, though OF course he enter
tanned the greatest respect Tor all who differed from
him.
REMARKS or SENATOR cocKRELL
Mr. CocKRxLL, dem OF No., said he proposed to
review the Law and facts embodied in tho resolu-
ton OF the Senator from Ohio, and argued TINT tho
bonds wcre payable In both gold ana silver. He
az National honor and public faith, about
which Lc had henrd SO much, petition
part OF the bondholders, as paintins against
the United States OF America as defendants, demand
ing payment In gold alone, and an answer by the
Unitea States America setting up their right 10 pay
tho bond, principal and interest, In silver coin Of
4l2js grams 10 the dollar; also replication by the
bondhoidcrs denying this right and giving reasons
for demanding gold alone. Mr. Cockrell then quoted
extensively IRON nencal OF Congress
that The hal The right to pay the
bonds siivor, and also removed the argumentss In
behalf OF the single standard alone but before he had
spoken long he yielded TO Mr.. Edmunds, upon whose
motion ibe Senate, ut four o'clock, went into
tive session.
At thirty five minutes psst four the doors were
opened, and Mr. THURMAN, OF Ohio, submitted tho
following
Whereas the President Of the Senate has laid before
him trsm Italian Minister stating that
mcmoaivc service for His Majesty the late King OF Italy
Victor Emmanuel H. will take place 1uesdsy, the I'D
inst at hatpast ten In the Church Of 81 Aoysius.
that seats will be kert Dr honorable members OF the
United States Senate would honor the "
their presence. therefore be IL
Resolved That when the senate adjourn IL bs 60 half
one NJ tomorrow. In order To allow senators to