Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-31
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tion OF the steamboat Dill.
In the Senate on the 25th, the considera-
tion of Mr.. Matthews resolution declaring
the right Of the government to pay the bonds,
at the option of the government of the Uni
ted States containing 4l24 grains each of
standard silver, and that to restore to its
coinage such silver coins as legal tender in
payment of said bonds, principal and inter-
est, is not in violation of the public faith, nor
in derogation of the rights of the public cred
it. was passed, yeas 43, nays 22 This is a
concurrent resolution and is only an express
sion of the opinion of Congress. The motion
of Mr.. Conkling that it should be a joint res
olution, which would have committed the
President to the measure, was defeated-yeas
%, nays 39. In the course of the debate on
the resolution, Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, said
that he might have something to say when
the silver bill should come before the Senate.
He would vote for the preamble and resolu-
tion of the senator from Ohio, because he be-
lieved the recital of facts contained therein
was true, and the resolution suggested a poll
cy which he believed to be honest, wise and
just. There was one thing, however, he de-
sired to say, and that was he feared the coun-
try was being led to expect too much from
the reconciliation of silver. He cautioned
the people of the country against such expec'
tations, because they would be disappointed.
1t was right to remonetize silver, but it could
not give the relief expected. The evils un'
der which the country now suffered, in his
judgment, resulted from long series of en-.
actments and false financial system. Incl
dentally the reconciliation of silver would
give some relief by checking that perncious
system of contraction which has ever and will
always destroy the prosperity of any country
There was another good reason for the re-
monetization of silver. 1t would give the
distressed people of the country some hope,
and that was no small matter to him. 1t
would encourage the people to believe that at
last their representatives here had determined
to call halt in the system of legislation
which provided for class, and not for the
masses. Mr.. Hill said he could not vote for
the resolution, because it affirmed that the
debts of the United States to-day we're paya.
BILE in silver dollars, when there we're no sill.
yer dollars They had been destroyed by
the government, and how could silver dollars
be paid when the debtors had stricken them
from the coinage Of the country? He be-
lieved that the proper reconciliation of sill
YER would be great advantage to the people
of the country at this time, but an improper
restoration of the silver dollar to the coinage
of the country would result in evil. 1t would
absolutely impoverish the already poor and
hunger the already starving. If the silver
dollar could be remonetized in any way to
make it equal to the gold dollar, good thing
would be done for the country. He believed
that the silver could be made equal in value
to the gold dollar in three ways: First, by
increasing its weight; second, by limiting its
coinage end third, by limiting its legal-ten-
der power. He believed it would be one of
the greatest mistakes ever made by the Amer
icsn Congress to pass the pending silver bill.
He would not vote to coin a silver dollar,
and again throw upon the country depre-
ciated dollar that cheated everything that
touched it.
The Senate was not in session on the 26th.
In the House, Mr.. Bright spoke on the re-
monetization of the silver dollar, of which he
wa, earnestly in favor. He contended that
the demonetization of the silver dollar was a
violation of the constitution and fraud upon
the people and legislation of the United States,
and fraud upon posterity.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, the greater part
of the morning hour was occupied in the
presentation of petitions, many of them re-
monstrating against the reduction of certain
tariff duties and the restoration of the tax
on tea and coffee. In the House, bill was
introduced and referred by Mr.. McCook, Of
New York, for the relief of the tobacco trade.
On motiou of Ewing, of Ohio, the Matthews
silver concurrent resolution was taken from
the Speakers table and passed by over two
thirds. Baker, of Indiana, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution de-
claring that in the judgment of the House no
subsidies in money, bonds, public land en-
dowments or by pledge of public credit
should be granted or renewed by Congress to
associations or corporations engaged in, or
proposing to engage in, public or private en-.
terprises; but that all appropriations ought
to be limited to such amount and purposes
only as shall be imperatively demanded by
the public service. Adopted by two-thirds
vote.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Governor Hampton has appointed John
B. Erwin, Esq, of Lancaster, brigadier-gen-
eral of the first brigade of cavalry.
The Columbia. Register expresses the
opinion that the legislature cannot possibly
adjourn before the 1st of April.
Governor Hampton has been selected to
deliver the annual address at the next COM
mencement of the University of Mississippi.
A white boy was recently taken before