New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26

Mcssrs iioar daep. Mass, Bntltr Dem. :. @, Hill
Dom Cal and MhyG Drn MH, SnS %,I npgs
Dom. Tcun.l. PaicrsOa Qiep y @, GaFanG tDtM hsEJ
and CocErcll DeIn. MOI. who would have voted III
Mr. fiTNB REP KasJ announced that his colleague
mr. Ingal' RcpJ VAS detained from inc senate Oh nc
count oi scknessi IN he faulty.
Tne question then REQUIRED the amendment OF NJ
Morrill, 0sep; VII -nbmited January TO- bnt he be WIN
on the amendment submitted by his colleague fNr I'd
mund~ the IAN. with th" under aninGthit Ai- 'hr
norrill'-) amendment should be next III order
Mr. FDMUNpsS AMENDMENT.
Mr. EDMUNDs tRep.. VI said the interesting thing
about this whole business that the Senate had lust
declared that IL III to make this Joint resoln-
ton n stood. Tho Senate one Of the coordinate
br,uchcs Of Congress thought IL might have m opin-
ion In cl.e tie House Of Representatives sad IL
could ha'c snrn "iii"n' in W. ng "''' IT,
copgratn ai-d the senator rom Otto or. NafiheUs)
upon the mastery strategy by which BE- had pIt the
senate into this extraordinary situation. He hal always
thougit the -.nuc might have opinion without asking
the IIous' OF Representative, IN oprh.hi ia az
to the Of the law aud II hc happened to be- tle
pro,y he hoped the Senate would pardon nun. FROM
i7g3 whcn The hrst Coinage Act was passed Ia 1884,
the double standard existed III this country on the
ne coinage Aet OF 1894. aud. after quoting
fa!d those hand times u. wen ~ these
been steadily growing they had been saciy drawing
apart In their relative value since. III" argued mat me
l le the e' vaae Of gold aud silver Congress
might as well say that bushel Of POTATOES
The ees nors Of 1887 had discovered that amount
vi law making would ave value to silver al al lie
begged the senate bear mind that the laws OF The
United staps forty years ago ceased to i apGte
value 10 either ves or ,b soo word I"e value Gs'' re-
lated to operations of men, of society. and OF com
merce, and that statute cond not add one bt u the
value OF anything lie next spoke Of the Act OF 1919
authorizing the coinage she gold dollar, and said there
necessity io1 coming That dollar because tnrr
were silver dollars IN circulation: He next referred
10 the Coinage Act Of So. and said when the Act of
1884 was passed there was only trihing ar,
difference had continued until the gold com
oyeirued silver aud drove 1t away from TN, tue
people. The House of representatives then delibe-
iatciy declared in favor o., gold coin and reicc;ed,
silver tue OF value. Gold was then rs IL hai
Ing ing standard Of value in the United states,
and yet Senators argued now that II was proper
The Act Of 1863 under which the bonds were issued
provided thai they should be paid III coin bui was
understood that such coin should be gold lhe Wo!d
coin imputed not silver dollars 1t imputed halido!lars
quarters. copper and nicle ana l. TIE hauon G,is
gong to stand upon the letter Of the law why NOT E,er
notice that 1t intended 10 pay bonds III "copper" WHICH
WAS "a OF the United States.
gold and SILVER egal-iender above -.
Mr.. EDMu NDs replied that this was not = legaender
IL act piodgng the good laith oi Ihe Govern
ncnt II h. should draw the Act OF 1869 now with his
pres Mt opinion, hcsyoud use the terms C"d ana sNe.
Just ~ til, used IN that act There Was part oi
The dcDi OF tlr United States wicn. according 10 we
letter of The law, cou be pad IN silver; every interest
coupon less than - might bc pd ~ svef every tu4.
could he redeemed In silver coin tha coin cou 10
usri Tor al SNAIL debts.
Mr. BLAINE Rcp., Mel said very large portion OF
te puolic Gc.t hed H. 500 pieces 0i scip or Whch
the interest WIS - 30 payable scni,alntniy, u ne W.
dcrs ana The Senator (r. imnnd.l 10 say ina. ms III
rcst WAS Fay able silver hs.lfoilrS, wiie tue man
who be q . registered bond OF n 900 must hay gold!
hr. EDMI NDS replied that the letter u the law wa,
one thing ana .Ic spirit OF IT another. The Nation wond
IN bad condition resort 20 me neral couslru'
ton az it, statutes. against which none c"u'u nave re-
drrhs except Dy appealing 10 Tue cpnaciehce Ui shh
Nation TIE honest import OF ihc pledge OF pGDLc ItH
was that TIE bonds were pay able Ia 3ld II NOnid DE- u
violation ol National honor To pay small hUuulO'd - ia
silver, unless silver shoU.d ~ equdi IN Ntc 10
Eod.
lr BLAINE spoke OF the haGdhOldcrs OF the country,
and said e sui wanted 10 made spccne Wiener mere
l,r paying tAc small cohpVns IA ~
Than there !ur paying .nc l'i-c Ohco' ihe Po"
p.. Oh the country wanted 40 KNOW II. ,..,
Mr EUAiU Ni,5 said not Ike 'he listing liSHcu
Senator Maine, talking 10 the country he WIS
talking u he senate.
M BLAME But the bonIhOidcTs live IA the country
The question bcius the aincndmoht q! hr Etnuils
resolution Ol liT. Matthews so ~ 10 piONm" lot
payment ol The bonds in gold c0u or It's tq'Nathl
and that any her payment without tue consent Oh INC
creditor would be- Ia violation OF The pubic ram ahu ia
dCrogHtlun ui his T,glts.' II was rejected it's - :
mayo a follows lRepabiicdnh IN ronan Democrats
ia hdiicS, independents ~ SNAIL thiIAlsI