Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-01-15

Senator Edmunds the Ad-
ministration Leader.
TINE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN CON.
GRESS At LAST.
ESPECIAL DtsrArcHrs to rHs aotD HUI
DALI NKu.l
s,u.sor Edmund. 60 ,he FRONT.

senator Edmunds to the Front.
Tho following amendment to the pre-
amble Of Matthews resolution was offered
BY Edmunds;
WHEREAS. II appears from tho records
% the mints that the total coinage oil the
silver dollar has been ss,0ij,s3s; and.
whereas, the silver dollar Of the unii.'i
States has been long obsolete IS any sub
stantiL money Of the country, mat
which had been 30 coined almost entirely
converted into other forms Of metal. and
did not exist at the time OF making any
Of the existing loans Of the United States.
or those from which existing loans have
been refunded /; and whereas. by the pro.
visions Of the Coinage Act Of 1878, passed
on the 18th Of February Of that year. and
Of the revised statutes enacted on the nrst
day Of that year, all provisions OF the law
authorizing the coinage Of such silver dol
lar were repealed and whereas, since the
manage OF said aforementioned acts golu
coin. by reason Of the premises, has been
the only existing lawful coin tender anu
standard Of value for all payments above
the sum Of Ave dollars, ~ II had been the
only one IN fact for many years before tne
United States had borrowed In gold coin
from the people OF this and other conn-
tries Q sum Of not less than soya'sso. iVo,
At . rate Of interest lower than Thai Of any
loan ever before mado by the Government
and payable in coin and whereas. holders
of all Government securities have .
right 20 expect that. however much the
United Stat-s NAV change its Law 30 "a IN
| fact TO Affect their interests favorably. IL
will never evade or repeal legislation,
| either for the purpose or with the effect 70
| make money at the expense OF Its credit
| ors and whereas, differing from the trans
action Of affairs between private persons,
| public creditors have no means OF eniorc-
| ing tho payment Of their loans, 1t Is q duty
| Of the highest obligation on the part Of
| the United States to pay Its debts In such
1. manner a. 10 meet the just expectations
| az "A. creditors and 10 refrain from taking
advantage Of the cheapness OF silver by
reyiyipg other obsolete coins, or obsolete
or ret~sled coinage laws. In order 10 pro-
vide for payment In silver whereas, the
substantial present value Of silver In . dol.
lar Of 4i2S grains being only ninety-two
per cent. of the value OF q dollar OF gold.
a would also be unjust for the law.mAking
mower BY new legislation to compel all pri-
val. creditors 10 receive from their debtors
such q silver dollar at par in payment OF
pre-existing debts, and equally unjust and
| even more cruel 10 compel q great number
~ citixsns Of the United States, who sub
sist on the wages Of daily labor. 70 receive
payment for their work In money either
deprecated or debased.
Be IL enacted. etc.. That all OF the
United States issued or authorized 10 he
issued under the Acts OF Congress are
payable. principal and interest, In gold
coin or its equivalent. and that any other
payment without the consent OF the credi'
tor would be in violation OF the public
faith and In derogAtion Of his rights.
Laid on the table and ordered printed
The woman Question.
wAsurSoroS, January ii.-In the House
to-day Kelley offered the following:
WHEREAS, petitions are about TO be pre-.
ssnted 10 this House from many thousand
| citizens from thirty-five States asking the
adoption Of an amendment TO the Con
stitution which shall prohibit the several
States from d~isfranchising citizens on &c
count OF sex therefore
Rs.olooi. That q session OF the House be
held on Saturday, the 18th instant al
which the representative women chosen ny
these petitioners and new in this city may
be heard at the bar Of the House In sup
port Of the cause.
Relected-Yeas. i07 (; nays, 40.
On motion Of Banks unanimous consent
sas given that petitions on the Women's
Rights question might DO presented In