The sun., 1878-01-15
TOPICS BEFORE CONGRESS-.
MR. EDMrHDs aMENDTSG srANLErMAT-
TIfEWS'S sILvEK hill.
Eepeniisx the Charter Of the National Cap
h~i Insurance t"rsp che state
Miiiti. - W omen Denied u Hesvine.

hSt insurance Comp any Arfutnn the ~ ate
NJ Hitis - W omen Denied q Hesrine.
WAsBIrGroS, Jan. i1-Mr. Herman Dem,
n. " presented to the Senate petition signed
by more than 900 bankers. brokers. merchants.
and othcrs OF tho city of New York in favor Of
the repeal Of the Bankrupt law.
Mr. Kirkwood (Kcp.. Iowai presented petit
tion of citizens of Davenport. Iowa. against the
passage Of tho Bland Silver bill. Laid on the
table. the bill having bccn reported to the Senate.
Mr. Davis Ind. H. presented petition Of
citizens of McDonough. H.. in favor Of the
restoration Of the silver dollar. and that the en-
tire volume Of four hundred million dollars
legal tenders be maintained. and that thoy be-
received for duties ON imports. Referred tD the
Committee on Finance
He also presented the Proceedings " a meet
ing held at Bloomington. ILL.,. ia favor OF the
reconciliation of silver. and said he believed
th" proceedings OF that meeting 20 be Il true cx-
preston OF tie people Of the whole county
which was the fourth county IN population in
the state. They were all in favor OF the silver
dollar
Mr. Hin Dom, Gal presented resolutions Of
the Savannah Cotton Exchange, d.nving that
tn" south Is unanimously In favor OF the
restoration Of the silver dollar mud favoring the
gold standard Of vsluc alone, and speedy return
Mi finunds rep VT submitted an amend.
ment 10 thr preamble aud resolution OF Dir.
Mritht W. Ot ONO submitted before tho holiday
rece-s. d"clarilg th" right - tho Government
10 pnv the bonds. principal and interest with
silver. The amendment reuds:
B,He.i-f~. rhat all the hond- the United states
kfes, nro payable; prng a. and interest gold coin
euu-ei creditor would be- In violation o the public
Wber II appear, nom the record Of the Mint ,hst the
total c'insve OF the silver dollar has been s7oiisS
n1.a. rhg silver dollar Of the United STAT had been
money Of ne co,uir, and that which had been on,
9inn, & % %nnr, ,,,Nc,n in,. oie, form, ~ meta, A. and
i-iiuT loans Of the United states those which
Hh-.o ~ IN pro, l-on- OF the Coanase act OF 1879
l,,s.d ~ ne IN o February p that year and Of TIC
all nr%,gn' q law ag'horizins the coinage Of such s
nh',e since ihe 's.are Of said lastmentioned act-
a & ,n, Wni,n nS I,4n'n o We pr, hai been ihr
tor AL paNutns above The sun Of g. a. II lad b,on the
hashopd%i in a coin rom he p"slc "i i'i ts ani
oor eoan,r,r. ihe cn no, is.. than ss2 csi7 At
ti ni any irst lower than that u tuN loan ever before
made ~ a. &C., rnncgt and eslsol, y, com. and
right tNoNi.ci that however much thc lnifcd silc>
i''"ras. Il VAL ucNcr eNade repeal favorable hsislh
n'n r, t ih. ruri".' or " in th. ,iieet 10 make
rt.ioh. nh rim from The ttansdciiln Of affairs be
'an.,i,r.ri,s H. n, % ,, 4, ,,I t'e" , 40
w TIE hlh' 4 o'satn ON the part Of ~. uiei states
lcil,uou. .! it, creditors aud reiraiH ro ialins al
snets coins usnct, raled ooinasc Laws ina order
'ogrn,ic r.r paimeni.in ~ Al'er and
d. lar o az ermn. b"nt only nineNt~ tcr ccnium
~ thy value n dollar ui gih ~ wulld also Ice uiuf
nc ]. m1Ains power by new Hesitation & compel az
rritnfs creditors to receive fruui their debtor, sc M
'Di dollar At AR 90 pay 'ut of lre"Nl-f drNts and
equally unjust AMI even morn cruel o. rel the
uuul r ~ eiu,ut NJ the United states who suh-st upon
te wages oi daily labor a. receive payment their
work il, money either d'prec.-t'l ur ieha-cd
This was laid on the table and ordered to ba
printed. the resolution Ia which IL il proposed
ns an amendment now being before the Ssuato.
\ bill war introduced by Mr.. Baruum Dem.
Conn., 70 repeal the charter % the National
Capital Insurance Company. Referred to tho
Committee on the District ~ Columbia.
Mr.. Thurman Dem. Ohini submitted n reso-
luton. instructlng the Committee on Military
Affairs 10 inquire whether any. and. If any
what legislation is necessary or c1peiiCnt to
increas" the annual appropriation for arn4ing
and "Iuipling the military ~ the States and
l"rr tories 10 correspond with the increase in
reputation since th" passage OF the act II 1903
such ir Ira-e to take Immediate effsci.
Ihn S"nHt" then r~-um~f 4 consideration of the
+ solution submitted hy MIR. Matthews. before
the hoii lav re'css. declaring the right OF the
Government io pay the interest and prin
OF she bonds in silver, a.. Mr. Bailey dem.
I"nn.l rrA'. long argument that it was the in
i"hilun ~ Congress g. pay the bonds In coin.