New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11

millions mG6s o. silyeF nG il the cGpniry Do e
rehonctzc silver dcmOnetzcs oil the gold now have
WIN az !uiuro productc rs eN icy AMI surely "
miinons OF silver hundred and seven millions Of
lives Of more fhGu 40 900 900 Of n"0ic 9l w. ,t INV
gold would have been injected into currency b this
llmr' uy ccNeu mouths before tie Resumption Act be-
A. LAWYERS we may twist turn. and split hairs over
the exact legal Significance of prels0us LEGISLATION
Welfare 81 ne people we rel cannot ignore the
i8ct. without fearful responsibility that we have al this
Xry hour within our reach gold enough for the cstab
!i>Ainrut OF sound CURRENCY. Why, IN the name Of oil
me People, do We refuse 10 initiate currency the
instant with TWO hundred millions OF gold Why stall
we le4e To accent an9t4er one hundred millions ready
| lOf 'S curing the wear 1881
once before has Congress matched ifs power with the
io'ceS winch "prose II III thus conict. refer 10 the
OH passed on the ION oG june, 1851 fOrbdiins con-
tracts for muinc and selling gold. That bill wGs re
peaied III sixteen GAYS Inc bill before Us. if enacted
Wo3 ne pcaled Wiin equal sWiithess Il It were posi-
bic to realize as evils promptly in The other case.
Nond not SPEAK IA this place. Mr. Speaker, IN this
ton but cannot help speaking with The courage Of my
convictions 80 currency device can now re- stablsh
the restoration OF confidence between labor and capital
wcrCq for liz base international standard
OF cucuc4 We haVc that at hand al this hour II Con
cICSN were wise enough - accept IT, We have AT least
oui products IL excess OF our Imports at tGe rate OF TWO
millions Cor moro per week We are mining Of silver
and gold a least six millions per month, aud there
| eleven mOhIls DeiOle resumption! why, Oh WY
shall We commit larikaNl
A'tcf seventeen wears OF GhnOn' ttrlIe. lN''nSit
bcy Ond precedent ny passion, VaiOr greed steam, ana
electricity, stOrlTYeu buffet, !, and SCARED, ship
Ot promised peace, ace ply laden with all precious and
golden treasures, Is sighted IN the OinCl She Is able
ana Visiting to come into port, through The straits OF
honest endurance hgAcd 10y experience and sustained
| by tie t5ic American spirit shall We pm! ont the
lights VIII We onStrnct the chanuCi Dare We remove
the ships helm, leaving her crippled and helpless
hear members Of Congress say that they are them
selves opposed 10 the silver mania, hut That they VIII he
burned ciigy at home II they vote against TINS bill
think 70 better than the passage OF thu MI making the
SILVER dollar Of 3l2l2 grains unlimited cediicNdc: That
member OF this Congress shall ever hc returned NGiiN
We shall III agree that there 100 lives M Our cOun-
c.'Y. We shall agree, again, that there are no cOuI-
/ pl-sations II he Tor iucilco able disgrace!
REPLIES By SILVER MEN
Mr.. hENNA Dem, ". Val advocated the rcnoretiza-
ou OF silver, the repeal of the Resumption Act tho
aboishing Of the National banking system ic.A the
granting Of full legalender qualities to greerba Is.
Mr.. HARRISON tDem., H. replying to some remarks
made by Mr. Chittenden in regard 10 a silver me- ting
held IN Chicago said that wnle the people OF Chc0eO
acknowledged the generosity OF the world when that
city in ashes ye they did not feel that the rlch M u
81 NcW-Noik who helped tnem in their Lour 81 need,
should now Keep them from rising from their ashes
Nv ELLSWORTH (Rcp.. Mich) spoke IN opPo. lton 10
dcmagO2Cry which attempted 10 array labor against
capital for the purpose of ming political power lie
declared himself IL favor of general amnesty l ana
he asked his pub lean friends to vote Tor such meas
urc
Mr. HAYES (Rrp.. ID replied 10 the arguments put
tended that proposition.
The Proceeding closed with speeches 10y Messrs
tou and 10y Dir. BELL dem, GA, advocating III To
pension the soldiers of the Mexican war.
There not more than half dozen members III
the chamber when the House. al = O'Clock, adjourned