The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 10.

Over forty Senators were in the Cham
Der before the Senate was called TO orde
ut noon.
A great part of the morning hour wa
taken with the presentation Of larg'
number petitions from various parts o
the country in favor of the adoption OF 1
sixteenth amendment, prohibiting th'
States from disfrsnchising persons OF
account of their sex; all of which were
referred TO the Committee on Privilege:
and Elections.
The full Committee on Ways anC
Means met this morning and commenced
the discussion of the tax and tariff cues
tiou. No action was taken except to re.
fer the proposition tor the relief OF saw
ings banks from taxation TO sub com
mittee of five members, who have the
preparation of the Tal III and Tax bill al
ready in charge.
A large number OF bills were INTRO
duced and referred TO appropriate COM
mIttees, among them the following:
By Mr.. Sargent-To regulate Chinese
immigration.
By Mr.. Dorsey-SupPlementary to
the act of March Sd, 1877, in relation tc
the Hot Springs reservation In Arkansas
By Mr.. Plunb-To reorgsnize the
pay department OF the army.
BY Mr.. Voorhees-To extend the pro
visions of the act OF 1874 in relation 10
prize money to all feet officers.
By Mr.. Kellogg, OF Louisisns-Author.
izing mail steamers to service IN the
| Gulf of Mexico between New Orleans
and certain ports of the Republic OF
Mexico.
Mr.. Conkling submitted resolution
instructlng the Committee on judiciary
TO inquire and report in regard to the
action taken by any department or oti-
Ger OF the government in restoring
Major B p, Rsnkee TO the army OF the
United States. Agreed TO.
He also submitted resolution In
structing the Committee on Naval Affairs
to inquire and report in regard to the res
toration of DR.. j. Draper to the medical
corps OF the navy, which was debated at
some length and agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, pro.
hibiting States from making sppropris.
ton tor sectsrisn purposes, the pro-
visions of which are similar to the
amendment proposed during the session
OF 1875 and 1876. Referred 10 the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Alter the morning business had been
disposed of, Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont,
called for the regular order, and the Sem
ate resumed the consideration o; the res.
| olution of Mr.. Matthews, submitted be-
fore the recess, declaring the right OF the
government TO pay tho principal and
interest OF bonds in silver coin.
Mr.. Beck spoke in favor OF the re-
monetizstion of the silver dollar.
Mr.. Beck said that he did not favor
the Bland silver bill rs 1t came from the
House of Representatives, and thought
the Senate Committee on Finance did
right In striking out OF tina! bill the
clause allowing any owner OF silver bu!.
lion 10 deposit the sane at any United
States coinage mint or assay office TO be
coined into dollars Tor his benefit upon
the same terms and conditions ss gold
bullion is deposited under the existing
laws. He believed that the acts striking
the silver dollar from the coinage OF the
country, and declaring 1t should not be Z
legal tender, we're vicious and unconsti-
tutional. He referred 10 the legal tender
act of February 10, 1862, and said it was
unconstitutional He Beck did not
propose to violate it, He would use the
paper currency of the government, and
thus make il valuable by increasing It's
use He had seen an administration in
sugursted by commission which Is In
fernally worse than this legal tender act,
but he did not mean 10 refuse TO obey
the laws of that administration because
il WAS thus inaugursted He believed in
maintaining the national facts. A Sens-
tor should look 10 the faith OF the coun-
try as he would look to his own honor,
but at the same time the people
should not be deprived oftheir legal and
constitutional rights. He argued that j,
was expressly stipulated upon the fsce
of the bonds that they should be paid IN
coin of the value Of July IA, 1870, and
that time both gold and silver was the
coin of the country Remonetize silver
and he had no doubt but that IN q few
wears gold and silver would come TO-
gether, occupying the same positions
orior 10 the act of 1873. England
would not be able TO drive other nations
of the world away from the use Of silver.
In conclusion he spoke in favor OF re'
ducing taxation, and said Congress
should use every instrumentslity II
honestly and legally could TO add to the
currency OF the country and enable the
people 70 pay their debts.
Mr.. Baysrd moved that when the
Senate adjourns to-day il should be u
meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Sargent ssid be knew there va
much committee work and that public
business might be expedited by such
adjourn ment, but he felt It 70 be his duty
70 oppose the motion, a. hs desired
To have the resolution submitted
by him this morning in regard
TO allowing the female sdvocste'
of q sixteenth amendment 70 Presen
their argument before the Senate Hnc
considered 70 morrow.
Mr.. Thurman said it had been con
viewed that that the lsdies now mskinI
this application 70 be heard by the Sen
ate represnted the women OF the Unite
states. He denied that they represented
ons-,wentIeth or one huDdredth par
of the women of the United States
Undoubtedly they were wealthy women
but one Of them said IN the convention
Lincoln Hal Ihst they intended :
carry the Senate, By God. hsy b
they would, bu: II would Be Ion
after some Of the old fog1e
were out Of the chamber. Laughter.
Hc aIt no. wish 70 be understoOd q
wanting in respee; for :hese ladies, bo
be vSs free TO confess thA; the woHla
that sst 81 her hreside and took care
her children wss rather more respectiu
in bis mind, than the womsn who threat
ened 70 carry the Senate, BY GodP
Was FOR the Stsies 10 declare who sho1l
vote IN the States
After some further discussion, N
Sargent moved to adjourn. Bejscted-