Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-09-26

and sent to the Senate, where it
Was retained all of the extra ses-
si0h aid the greater part of the
second Session and then defeated.
mr. Scaled aud tHeS whole North
Carolina delegation voted for Tie
Fort bill.
April %, 1878 Mr.. Fort, Rep:,
moved to suspend the rules and
pass d bill to prevent any further
retitetiiefit OF legal tender no:es,
Which fgsssd !; teas lit, nays 35.
The Whole Of our allegation was
known TO be 10 favor Of the bill. 1t
was taken up in The Senate May Z,
dnd PdDsed bS II vote of Al teas to
18 nays. Msesrs. Hill and Lamar
both favored the bill.
November 9Th, 1877: Mr.. Bland
introduced bill 10 remonetize sill
aef without restriction-the same
to be coined upon the same terms
as gold. Passed-yeas, 164 nays
81. Mr.. Scales and the North
Carolina members voted in the Of
6rmdtive: The Ssnate attended
by restricting the amnunt of silver
to not less than $2,OO3,OOO, nor
more than 81 OO0,OUO per month,
and while the coinage of gold is
free, required the cost of coinage
of silver to be paid INTO the Ttea~n
ry. AS amended IT passed The
Senate, but WAS vetoed by he
President. 1t was passed over bis
vote BY two third vote. M
Scales and our members voted
aye. IL was not all the silver moner
wanted but was the best tha,
then could be had ..--4
| January a9tb, 1878: Mr.. Math.
ews, resolution providing fUt pny
Htent of United States bonds; ptin-
cipal and interest, in Eoin,- that is
in sil4et or gold at the option OF
the government, came to the
House and was passed by vote
of 1S9 yeas and 79 nats. Mr..
Scales and the North Carolina del.
egstion Voting yea.
January 21, 1878: Mr.. Southard,
Democrat, moved 10 suspend the
rules, that he might introduce aud
pass bill. making legal tenders
receivable for all government dues;
yeas, 154, rays, SO. 1t failed be-
cause it lacked two-thitas vote.
Mr.. Scales and the State delegation
favored this bill, aud nearly all the
Democrats OF the South aud North
west.
March 25th Mr.. Goode, Dem
osrat, moved to suspend rules and
pass bill to suspend for five years
the payment of the one per cent TO
sinking fund. This fund had in
Steased beyond the requirements
OF tile law, ana the object of tba
bill was to reduce taxation for FIVE
years, without any violation of the
law creating the sinking fund
Yeas 122, nays 112. Mr.. Scales and
the North Carolina delegation ia
ycred this proposition. Ouly ]6
Republicans aud 1O6 Democrats
voted for it.
June 17th, 1878: The bill proSi.
ding for u reduction IF the tobacco
tax to Is cents, passed the House.
Yeas 130, nays 1O8. OF the yeas
there were only ten Republicans,
the balance were Democrats. Mir.
Scales and the North Carolina
Democrats voted yea.
Jan. 80, 1873: Mr.. Garfield, Re.
publican, introduced resolution
, that it was inexpedient to reduce
the tax on distilled spirits. This
WAS intehdsd u thrert the Deiho
cratic Committee Of Ways and
| Means, that had deter mined on 4
: reduction of this tax Yeas, 40
nays. 112. Only four Republicans
, voted with Democrats for the re-
, due, ion of the tax, and ag$inst Mfr
, Gar6eld's S proposition. Nj. Scales
and the North Carolina Democrats
= voted against TIE resolution
Feb. 4. 1878: Mr.. Mcmahon
Dem, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the foil6aiDg resolution
j, Whereas, In the present condition
of public distress, it is important that
the wealth OF The country should beal
a fair proportion Of the burdens o.
, ta<atfon therefore,
!, ResolUed, That the Conimittee q
Ways and Means be instructed to re
8 port bill impcsihg q graduated ia,
g upon the excess of income above
9 reasonable minimum, to be fixed b,
g law, and that said bill be reported a
Il tlie ssfliest PfaGtieabEe fhttfent." il
5 Yeas; 165 nays, 89.J
:. 1t faiiedfor want of n two-thrd
y vote. Of the yeas 81 were Repnb
& licaus and ia Democrats. Mr.
n Scales sud the delegation votin:
l. for aife resolution. -a.'-5 ..A 5.
9 In addition to this record in Con
gress Mr.. Scales, with the othe
:, member from North Carolinn, an.
y with the Democrats, in the Souti
y and Northwest and some Republi
8 cans, formed Q greenback associa
tioti and met in the comrsittee room
- on the Judiciary: The object of thi
d association was 10 raise money ap
: provide niegns for scattering infol