The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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WAsH1NaroN, Feb, 9.-The Honss met for dc.
the first speaker recogni1etl. All IN ade spaeeh
him, nroviing that after 1876 The term Il ef1lee
Of the President Of the Unit d Stats shall be
six years, and taaking Pre- inent Ineligible for
a Second term. He q g., discussed generally the
que ton # ivil serviet ref ,rn,.
hIr. Chttenden. Of New York, made a speech
ln tpposi ion to the r monetiaation OF liver.
Chicago aud at Blot mingt n. illinois. mt viii III
whit were called the sildel shyloeks Of. the
East were denounced. and ptocee 49, TO aefend
money Al that they demanded WIS to be te-
eegntsed In the possession Of their property,
AMI not to be compelled t. take CLIPPED df'lla,s,
alone demandt d q single standnrd he etntends q
that bonds wer9 mostly owned by persons 81
limited means ans hey were he ores win, would
who were dem uneed by the Chicago meeting
were the very men who had come to the relief
of Chicago with their purses in her hour Of
The silver idea was in hs opinion, n delu-
sion, for be believed there was golh enough. IN
sin se staniari. 4 bi-metaiIic stslldarl eould
not be successfully established. except by an
International agreement. Silver, he argued,
hSer Rsans esea q Ws eaa vrea eesf spoke in favor
of the. demonstration .of silver. aud making
grrenbaeks d legal tender.
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Nj. Chittenden. said that he acknowledged
with grn' tule the aid that had le m furnished
Ohlt ago at the lime OF her great need. but the
peope OF Chicago never supposed that LII ac-
cepting that aid h4y forfeited their MA hood,
or surrendered their right 10 express their own
views. He was In full accord with his people on
the financial ssnes.
Mr. Harrir Oh Of illinois. referring also to Mr..
Chittenden's remnrks said that Mr. ,CBittenden
notified lin yestel day th It he would nllnds to
Chicago aud ASKED him to be present Az, how
ever the gentleman from New York Fal he
waul,i not permit an in eri ,ltton be tMr. Hat
risonl snid he preferred read his spec III. He
would read Ii and If he fnu d anything aorth
replying to. he would reply at another time.
MIR. Ellsworth. OF Michigan. spoke upnn the
community, OF Interest between capital and
ton. subsidies and IN st other issu befere
Congress- He was opposed to the remonetiza-
tun of silver although, bis constitu MS we're.
IA II rule in favor # il. They had IL right 10
their opinions, and he had n right to his. and
should act upon them. He b ieved the guv-
ernment should b. liberal In subsidies in order
to give relief D the poor.
he denied that there was IA m,len d stret 4
among the poor as was pr clnimed, and went
to an argument 70 show that q man could sub
sist on thirteen cents day; there would hs
money enough for all purposes If the people
would stop spending 1t for whisky and tubaceO.
Mr. Hays, of Illinois, advocated the remoneti-
Eatfon # silver, and said that he represented
the sent ment Of The West in doing SO. sAas
Mr. Haskell. OF Kansas followed on tho same
subject.
Mr. Bell. Of Georgia. closed The days proceed
ings BY a spench in favor of .pena ms t.. sol
diers Of the Mexican war, and the House then.
at 4:50 y. m. adjourned.