American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-26
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


In the Senate, on the 14th, Senator Davis,
ers and business men of Chicago in favor of
retaining gold as the single standard of value;
apdagainst the repeal of the specie resump
tion act. He spoke of the high Standing of the
their views were entertained by a very small
,pefcentager of the population of that city
Ing fns 4 1T Bl6Smihg gton, H. his place Of resi-
.denoe I'm favor Of the reconciliation of the
Silver dollar. In presenting them, he said he
had no agency in getting up this. meeting;
but beneyed IT'S prpceedlngs expressed
population in that State. Referred
Senator Edmunds submitted a long amend
troduced by Senator Matthews before recess
declaring the right of the Government to pay
its bonds in silver and currency. The amend
nie1it sets forth THAI the silver dollar
long obsolete when the existing
that gold coin had been the only lawful coin,
and thatCongress should not otlegislate to make
was the highest Obligation of the United States
to pay its debts in such com as its creditors
expected would be paid, and that it would be
unjust to compel them or la1oling men eith-
to receive silver. dollars or any debaSed
money. Laid on the table and ordered print
ed, the resolution to which, it is proposed as
an amendment now being before the Senate.
senator Mitchell submitted resolution in
structing the Committee on Indian Affairs to
inquire into the propriety- OF setting apart four
of the large reservations for all the Indians of
the country and that the lands now occupied
by them be opened to settlement. Referred.
The Senate then reSumeda scOnsi deratiOn
of the resolution of Senator Matthew's de-
cIarfng the right of the Government to pay
bonds in silver, and Senator Bailey read a
long aTgunent as to the Constitutional pow
erS of Congress in regard to coinage, etc.
At the conclusion of Senator Baileys re-
marks the Senate went into executive ses-
troduced and referred. Kelfey's resolution,
thatC a session. OF the T HouseA be held
Saturday at which representative women
NOW in theeity might be heard at the bar of
the House in supporter the sixteenth amend
ment, was rejected-107 to 40. Mr.. Banks
then asked unanimous consent that petitions
be presented, and that they be printed in the
sReeord KhereupOn Mr.. Buckner, OF Missouri,
moved to adjourn, which was carried.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the resolution
of ~Senator Matthews in regard to the pay
nent of bonds in silver, was taken up as un-
finished business, and then laid over Inform
ally, that Senator aVoOrhees might addsess
the Senate on the resolution submitted by
the highest Importance that the credit of
the Goyerpment~sbeF maintained, and in
in ali its departments, should in
good faith keep all it's contracts and obliga
tions. entered into with its own citizens" !"
SENATOR Matthews in expressing his willing
ness to have his resolution laid aside for the
present gave ilOtice that he sSvOuld ask the
Voorhees, then addressed the Senate upon the
resolution submitted by him. His speech oc-
cuDle0 ABOUT Two nOufS IN 1US delivery ana
was listened to attentiyely, and fire.
quently applauded. Many members of
as5 Hond 9nd efffes aFf pFsseae Sene romded S@ tae
-. In the House, Mr.. Springer asked leave to
iptyeducs and put upon its passage a bill 70
rency. It provides that the volume of legal
tender IiDtesisIlalI not be contracted or re-
dIeed below the annount-of Sa50OOOyQQ9 and
that any surplus of such notes received or re-
deemed by the Government which may be in
the Treasury in excess of sums required to
hheet hpfFopria ON s1nade1by Con gTess shall
be refsshed by the. Secretary of the Treasury
coin obligations Mr.. Garland objected to its
present consideration, and it was referred to
the Banking and Currency Committee The
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and Mr.. Price address
ed the committee in advocacy of remOnetiZ-
ing the silver dollar.
In the Senate, on the 10th, vote was
taken on the pending question to refer the