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and should ever be carefully guarded by the
executive, by congress and by the people
II Is my firm conviction that if the country
is to be benefited by silver coinage it can be
only done by the issue of silver dollars of
full value, which will defraud no man, aud
currency worth less than it purpOrts to be
VIII in the end deiraud not only the credi
tors, but all who are engaged in legitimate
business, cnd none more assuredly than
those VINO are dependent on their Dolly
labor for their daily bread.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
|" President of the United States
Executive Mansion, Feb. 2S, 1878.
The speaker thereupon laid the message
before the house, The message havingbeen
read in the midst Of profound silence the
speaker stated that the question was: Will
the house on reconsideration, pass the bili2
The vote was then taken, and resulted in
yeas, 1876; nays, 49, The speaker announced
the vote, and said that in obedience to the
requirement of the constitution twothirds
have voted in the affirmative and the bill
has passed. the objections Of the president
to the contrary Notwithstanding, The an.
nOancement was received with gener II
hand.capping and other marks of jubila.
ton, Adjourned.
In the house, March tst, Mr.. Shelby
introduced bill to aid the great southern
railroad company to construct line of rail
way in Georgia and Florida, which was
referred. 1t provides that the company
may issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
fifteen million dollars, payable in fifty years,
II gold, at the rate Of 8 per cent interest
per annum, and authorizes the secretary cf
the treasury to indorse the guarantee of the
United States tor the payment of the interest
on said bonds....,Mr. MCook, from the
committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill authorizing the secretary of war to
purchase the site Of, and attach it to the
Vicksburg national cemetery ,Grant>Pember.
ton monument. Referred The house then
went into a committee OF the whole. Mr.
Sparks in the chair, upon the private Calen.
dar, The committee rose and reported
thirtyiiVe private bills, which were there,
upon passed.".Nn motion, Mr. Waddell's
bill to prevent Speculation in postage stamps
by pOstmasters which entailed loss he
said, Of one.hundred thousand dollars a
month to the government, was made special
order for Wednesday, and tbe house
adjourned till Monday.
SENATE
In the senate, on the 25th a message
was received from the house announcing
concurrence in the bill to authorize the coin.
age Of the standard silver dollar, and to re.
store its legsl-tender character. An engrossed
copy of the bill, signed by Speaker Randall,
was delivered to the senate for the signature
of the vice,president, which was later at.
tached the vice-presilent, at the time, not
being in the senate The bill now goes to
the president, When the bill to provide for
d commission on the subject Of The alcoholic
liquor traffic was reached on the calendar,
objection was made to its present cOnsidefa.
ton, and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the Goth, the secretary
called the senate to ORDER owing to the
absence OF Nice,Pnsident Wheeler .... Sen.
ator Anthony submitted resolution that
Thomas W. Ferry be chosen president pro
ten. Agreed to, and Senator Ferry was
escorted to the presidents desk by Senator
Ihurman.u,.All the uuobJected eases on the
calendar having been disposed Of Senator
Wallace called mp the bill to authorize a
long bond for the investment Of savings, so
that il should be unfinished business to-
morrow, and the senate went into executive
session, and, when the doors were reopened.
adjourned
In the senate, on. the 9th, considera-
ton vas then resumed Of unfinished bust.
ness, the bill 10 authorize long bond for the
investment OF savings. MIR, Wallace ox-
planned the provisions of the bill at length.
lie said There are two purposes in the bill
n nrpNiHa "a ttlnl for invap ,.f
the earnings OF the poorer classes. TIE
argument for this IS the insolvency Of sav'
inss banks 50 recent aud so widespread.
The remedy seems to be in wise use Of our
public debt as iunf for that purpose. The
oihar purpose is to initiate policy OF
dflusiOn OF the public debt among our own
people-a popular loan, at low rate Of
interest, to run fifty years, TO ease the bur.
den OF taxstion and keep our surplus earn
ings at home. yantagoul2eS syudCates and
appeals to our own people, Itlooks beyond
national bcnks aud finds an anchor f0r the
public faith with che people themselves.
Pending discussion, the bin was laid pside
temporarily and the senate resumed con
Sideration OF the bill considered in the
morning regard to the payment of pensions
in New York city. The amendment of Mr.,
Sargent was agreed 10, and the bill read the
third time and passed yeas, As; nays, s.
adjourned
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~ Wv ''i'"'o, VI. Wy -o'u iio"9G piii
10 au'uorI"e special teftl oi 'he circuit
court o' we uillteu states iot 'he Soutuefh
4's'rlct ol MisSlsSIp ppi, TO De heiu at scranton,
JACKSON county, was Whtu up ana ulscuSseu
at length Mr EusuS suoih!tiea an amend
meh'! pfoNuing l9r u SpeC'al term OF me
circuit court ol tne Ohue'i 01S'eS lof tne ie
1iSuict OF LOUISIANA 70 De heid III 81
Iharles parish, Ia, OH 'ne second MONDAY
IN Apr'l neAt, ior the trial OF eases growing
out OF the acuoh Oh the government III
SelHhs tlhper'',,'At zen llliIuteS aver 'ilree
p. IN. message was received from me mouse
OF representatives. announcing mat that Dody
Atd passed the Diil Authorizing ihe coinage
OF the standard silyer dollar ana to restore
Its legal tender character Notwithstanding
the ohJeclons OF the president ihereto. Mr.
Eusils at the TINE held the h0or and was
speaking upon the Dlll III regatd TO holding
court IN MISSISSIPPI, ana the SILVER biIl was
laid on the aole lo' the present Mr.. Hamlln
said he was OF the OPINION that 1t was OF
vastly more importance TO dispose OF the
SILVER 'han TO- proceed WIN the consideration
that the pending bill in regard to holding
courts in Mississippi be laid on the table.
Agreed to--yeaTs', a; nays, 9. The president