The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-28
HOUSE.

BY Mr: BLAND-For the Tree coiuag. OF
silver dollars; also to utilize the prolr.C OF
our gold and silver mines. and provide for
the Issuing of certificates for gold and silver
bullion deposited in the mints.
Mr.MErCALFEs sta,ed that in the Journal
OF Thursday last, he was recorded as voting
in favor OF laying the silver bill on tbs,
table, while, in fact, he had voted in the
negative on that motion.
by BLAiE-Authorizug the Southern
Pacific railroad TO extend its line eastward
ly 70 FL Paso.
~ Mr. CRiTTENDEN-To reduce the
pay OF navy officers and 10 reduce the num-
Der oi such officers in the line and staff.
MIR. WILLIS, from the committee on edu-
cation and labor. submitted a report in re-
gard to the question OF Chinese emigration.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr. BANNING, chairman Of the militia
~ committee, reported back the bill re. or
ganlzing the army, consolidating certain Of
Its departments and reducing its cost. Or
dered printed and recommitted
Mr.. SCALES, chairman OF the committee
on Indian affairs, reported the bill TO trans
fer the Indian bureau from the Interior
Department to the War Department. Re-
ferred.
In the committee OF the whole, Mr. Goode
reported the bill applying the proceeds of
the sale OF public lands to the support of
free schools. Recommitted.
| Mr.. HARTRIDGE offered resolution
directing the judiciary committee to ipves-
tigate the condition OF the government in
terests in connection with the proposed
foreclosure OF the mortgage on the Kansas
Pacific Railroad Co., and any fraud or
wrong doing on the part Of the directors of
the company.
Mr.. ROBERTS moved to suspend the
rules and adopt 4 resolution for the ap-
| pointment of seven experts to aid the com
| missiOners' investigation. Defeated.
On motion of Mr.. Hewitt, (Ala.) the
House went into committee of the whole,
and resumed the consideration of the bill
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors of
| the Mexican and Indian wars After some
| discussion the committee rose without ac-
| ton on the bill.
Mr.. BUTLER give notice tha, he would
| seek the fl ror al three o'clock tomorrow to
address TIE House on the financial ques-
ton.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON. D. c., February 26.-The
House banking and currency committee
this morning considered proposition of
fered by Mr.. Ewing to amend the bill pro-
viding Tor the substitution of treasury rotes
Tor national bank notes by a section VIII III
would make treasury notes interchangeable
with greelbacks and provide also that
greenb tc-s shall be re-i-sued to the full of
the former amount Of SiO0,O00,OOO. After
long discussion this proposition was re-
jected, receiving OILY three votes.
Mr.. REAGAN, chairman OF the committee
on commerce, reported back the bill TO reg
ulate interstate commerce and to prohibit
unjust determinations by common carriers
PRINTED ard re committed.
y petition seven hundred yards long and
signed by $4,000 names for the repeal Of the
law in relation to toe transmission of certain
kinds OF matter through the mails was re-
ferred.
The SPEAKER then called on commit
tees for reports.
Mr. STEEL, from TIE committee on az
riculture reported back the bill for the ag-
pointment of 4 commission To investiga e
the origin Il, and tn, b,s, means Of destroy
ing the cotton army worm The bill ap- !
propria..- SO tor the expenses % tie |
commis- o.. Referred the committee Oi !
the who.
Mr.. l. ENING, chairman OF the militia
ry committee, reported the bill authoriziT. |
the Secrettry of var to prescribe the rules |
TO be Observed IN the Preparation and open |
ing OF bids for contr- els for the War D. |
partment. Passed.
Mr.. RICE, chairman Of tie consmitteeon
invalid pensions. reported the bill providing
that in case of death or resignation OF
pension agent, the President NAV Temporal
lilly appoint his successor. Passed.
Mr.. CHALMERS then took the floor to
reply to a speech made by Mr.. Garfield Last
week.
After Mr. CHALMERS speech lr
Hewitt, of Alabama, endo avored TO induce ,
The House to proceed with the bill to pen
sion soldiers OF the Mexican war but the ,
House preferred to give Mr. Butler an OPP
oortunity TO make his speech on the finan-
,ial question. The House went into com !
nittee of the whole on the state Of the ,
lnion, and Mr.. Butler proceeded with his .
peech. II
Mr.. BUTLER d clarei himself for the v
uli restoration Of silver to the coinage Of
he country, and that every debt of the
nited States now existing which could be
'aid by the silver dollar now proposed was q
" the very terms Of law under which the 81
ebt was contracted to be paid by silver d
ollars Of the same weight and fineness In .,
egard to the point of dishonesty towards OF
he public or private creditors, he asked I,
neither ii was immoral, dishonest OF wrong r,
provide by law that the debtor I,
iall pay back all he received, I.
ith interest, in the discharge of money +,
Tba =. Il. IL |
an's debt should equally cancel the rich r,
lan's demand. Both should stand before ri
le law alike and right, and Justice be done
the hands OF Congress in spite of ex- r.
;utive recommendation, Of executive II
over, whether in the shape OF a veto or d
herwise. Mr.. Butler denied that SSO,- "
10000 oil bonds or anything like that $
Mount had been returned from Europe, n
1t wished for the financial and business T.
-OsperIty Of the country, it were so. He Or
ished Europe would send back every bond
ours 1t holds, and lower the price at
hlch they sell here. II he could
ar that our six per cent oy
nds were coming back at fifty cents on q
e dollar to be exchanged for our merchan- 81
re, our gold, or our silver, he should look
'on 1t as the brightest and happiest fnan-
~ AIT thC COuDtFN ever hUtW. lie N1nt-
to see both silver and wheat sen, abroad 4,
pay our deots, and bring the balance oil ah
ide in our favor. He saw neither wisdom 60
r craftsmanship in locking our silver up -
vaults. He reprobatod the withdrawal
psper fractional currercy, and the substi- 9:
ton for it of subsidiary silver coin, say 7
, that the people were to be taxed
E enormo 3 sum represC nted by the five =
cf1 q nd int -
thirty years, and that If the Secretary
the Treasury who framed that mea sure
ever sat down and made the calcul; ton a
then foolishly cast that enormous bur- u
q on the people, he ought to . hanged To
, rearest lamp post for malice toward all co
lnkind. If he Lad not done so he ought pI
be hanged at all events for getting inr,
Office which he could not fill. Mr.. But
Concluded as follows: "We want the -
enback curreucy and mean 10 m,
We it; but / don't desire 1T
It greenback currency should be ca
de to serve the country as it has done. a =
flied, insulted, deprecated by act of the AIS
itself. being refused not only to de
received for all debts due the govern
Mt, not even paid for all demands due
m the government. The American sys- ,na :
, OF finance which We will obtain in the Of .
II future, and hope at once, which / de- fro
is first, dollar that shall have at all Dr iy
es, a certain fixed and stable tho
ue, below which it cannot 60; no
1nd, / demand that that dollar 'an
II b. issued by the government alone in
he exercise Of its high prerogative, and
stitutional power, and that that power
II not be delegated to buy corporations or
ividuals any more than the charter Toe