The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-15

William \. Wheeler laid before the Senate
II communication from the de facto Secretary OF
the Navy, enclosing the reports of the Board Of
Inquiry on the loss OF the United States steamer
Huron. Of Lieut.. Commander Green. who buried
tho dead. and ot the Chief OF the Bureau of
Steam Engineering in regard to the strength Of
that vessel. Referred
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. Ind submitted rcsou
ton directing the Committee on the judiciary.
which Is given full power for the purpose. to
ascertain whether or not the railroad companies
referred to by the acts OF the Thirty-ninth Con.
grcss approved respectively July rs. 26. and
81. 1865. and entitled respectively. An act
granting lands to the state OF Kansas to aid N
the construction OF the Kansas and NeoshQ val.
Ley Railrosd ani Us IxtensiIona to hep nnsas
To- aid IN the constructun ~ southern prhncth
Of the Union Pacific kuilrond and Telegraph
line from Fort Riley Kausns. Ia, Fort sm,tii.
Arkansas" aud An net granting mnd 70 nlu u
The CONSUMPTION Of rniiroad ana 'V rlsnnp,
i0 the Pacific const. have issuc,i bonds oi any
| kind prrdicatcd upon the conditipnnl grnnts OF
the lands of the Indians Oh ane in nnr ,hn.c
| acts Ii 90. To ascertain IN whose possession
| the bonds are and Tor what purpose. and to re-
pG Mr at M SHs Ti'S 1R%p W. called up the House
Joint resolution declaring that reduction Of
| after debate was pass.d-iO to D..
Mr.. Anthony rep. Il. L. submitted rcsolu-
tiDli tllNt on MOnuNy f'N. NJ q flO'k. tnt SEN
ate proceed to the consideration Of bills on the
calendar not objected 10. and that each Senator
be- allowed, e. speak once not exceeding five
Mr.. Ferry Rep. Mich, called up the Senate
bill TO ncgoiiate the pay of postmastcrs. and
nude u speech
The SENATE then went on with the silver bill.
Mr.: Jones tR"p.. N.v) said that while the let
ter Of ihc law as to the payment, OF The bonds bon
would bc unjust and dishonorab. To pay them
in silver on account IF it, alleged depreciation
denounced as swindsrs or lunatice for daring
t. resist attempts either to increase the weight
| diminish the number Of money metals existing
! when the contract WIS made, As II matter OF
fact, he dcnicd that silver had depreciated IN
| not to the same extent as gold. There had been
a general fall in the prices Of commodities
greater than the fall in the gold price, cf sill
had bcen vastly greater. In all markets OF Eu-
rope and America silver, would exchange for
more and better shelter, clothing. and food and
for more comforts aud luxuries generally than
itwould ive years ago. Its demon citation was
collars. and ruinous tax on tho men who
| earned them. Suppose Germany and France
S COUNTRY ,nsr hn
no interest in any productive silver mine since
thu agitation ON this question hegan, barring
tons in stocks at San Francisco. His inycst-
ments in mines producing gold exclusively
were much larger than II non producing silver
| bonanza kings We're for reconciliation aud two
| against II. ~ any money had been raised to
promote the passage of the bill. he did not know
| Of il. His silver mining constituents had Rights
| as sacred a. those Of the national creditor. He
did not shrink from the comparison Of tho WAYS
| and methods OF the acquisitions OF wealth In
| the mining industry on the Pacific coast with the
| ways and methods ot its acquisition anywhere.
| and least OF all with the ways and methods OF
| Wall street. where the attacks upon his constitu-
ents originated. The New York aud Eastern
newspapers were unfolding the national honor
| 10y ii~llng every public man who refused to
| pugning his personal motives: by slandcring
| Congress. Mr. Jones quoted from several
newspapers and asked what impression would
Europe get OF our public Affairs and public
men from such deiamatory utterances. He
babe the arrogant money lenders and bond
holders remember what happened 10 the AFRO
giant Shareholders. BY peaceful methods the
people would trample under foot any power
that undertook to domineer over them and
thwart their will
Mr. wallelgh rep. n, H. said that the bill
would give the ow~ar OF ser bullion q profit
OF ten per cent. IL OF give Kaiser William
an opportunity to load our minis with two years
coinage and rule our money markets more des-
| had been statements Of distress and suffering
hut to his mind all this cry 81 weeping and wall
ing wns to divert the attention Of the pcupl,
while they were being robbed for the benefit 81
the bloated German Empire and OF the Nevada
silver king.
The senate went into executive session
When the doors were rcopencd Mr. Blaine Rep.
Me- submitted his substitute for the Silver bill
and the Senate adjourned.