Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Sentinel ]
WASHINGTON, D. G. January z2nd, 1878

WASHINGTON, D. G. January 22nd, 1878.
| Theagiation of the silver question is continued
by Congress both in the Senate and House, and
| both friend and opponent are having their say
| upon the subject. Senator Voorhees, devoted d
whole day to a spread eagle stump speech ia
| favor of unlimited reconciliation The Senate
chamber both on the floor and 10 the galleries,
was crowded with interesting listeners who
were DESTROYS Of hearing bis views, and his
| speech made strong impression on the andi-
ence. Members of the House had come over
and with The capitol officials occupied all the
vacant space outside OF the Senators. One Of
these members, exGov. Swan, Of Maryland
a bourbon Democrat. has since dsowned all
sympathy with Mr.. voorhees, views, and put
himself, in card TO his constituents, in oppo-
sition 10 them. Thus il goes, party has any
thing TO do with the silver question, no one
here can see il. 1t is Bourbon against Bour-
bon, and yet il seems that The Bland dill cam
not become law unless considerably modified
as more than one-third Of the Senate is OPP
posed to its universal coinage and legal-tender
features. In the House as in the Senate every
hour secured from ordinary business matters
has been devoted by some one to a silver
harangue, and if the whole matter is not adj
justed this session, il will not be for want of
hOot pcOpiO btiC NchSou iOuR hRO "
have fixed views on this vexed silver question,
and put themselves in the category where
Proctor Knott placed himself on the BeIknap
imbroglio, "when one side talks | am con-
WINGED il is right and yet when the other side
talks il seems so much the strongest that 90
with il" so it is abont silver Mr.. Voorhees,
catches il from his political frieuds, among
whom is Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, who
in comments told an anecdote OF workman
who demonstrated against being paid silver,
because jackass would lie needed to cart il
home. That's all that's wanted /" continued
the Senator, ,jackaSses to issue the silver and
jackasses to haul it home Mr.. Edmunds
proposes o modification of the legal-tender
feature and before the nal vote is taken will
doubtless make a big fight TO secure some
change.
The goloid coin is looming up strongly and
may be adopted as it has warm supporters
but to US it smacks so strongly of LOB" out
of which ''patent right man." the inventor,
is TO make fortune, that we hare rot given
ii careful examination hence will defer dis
cussion of ii till the future. Dr. Lirderman,
the Mint Director, showed the Finance Com
miitee Of the House the utter impossibiity of
guarding against counterfeits should it be
adopted, because then no test short of an
assay could determine whether the proportions
OF the different metals were preserved. He
presented specimens of the goloid coined and
admitted il had some advantages We pre-
sumo the iron coin of Lycurgus in ancient
Sparta, had more TO commend it than good,
and as it had no patent right royalty involved
it would seem the preferable metal.
The eulogies cusiomarily paid to the memo
;ies OF deceased Senators, have been pro-
nounced upon Senator Morton, and his COL
leagues, without regard to party, joined in
fitting tributes. The remarks Of his successor,
VOORHEES,, were particularly eloquent and APP
propriate, and worthy his reputation. as an
orator in their full recognition of The merits
and gailantry of his deceased foe. Lamar of
Mississippi, showed in his eulogy on Sumner
that il was not ignoble to recognize that worth
which makes an enemy formidable and dam
gerous, and VOORHEES, pursued the same train
of thought. The partially prepared minority
report Of Mr.. Morton upon the Chinese. emf
grafton question has appeared. 1t shows him
opposed to the hoodlum element of San
Francisco which would bar the Chinaman
from our shores. He argues that we have de-
rived far more good than evil from the
Chinese, and that where proper social iuflu-
ences are thrown around him he proves supe-
rior TO the hoodlum in real national worth
OF course this argument would arouse bitter
criticism upon the Pacific Coast.