The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-02-07
III CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, January 30.-During the
morning hour, Mr.. lioar read a communi-
cation IRON the Commissioner of Pensions,
in regard to the application of soldiers for
pensions, not having been acted upon on
account Of insufficient clerical force in the
office OF the Surgeon General, where the
hospital records OF The army are kept
Messrs. HOAR, EDMUNDS and IN
gals commented on the delay in acting
upon pension cases, and argued that il was
caused by the Democratic party reducing
appropriations.
Pending discussion, the morning hour ex-
pir,d and consideration was resumed of un-
finished business, being the silver bill.
Mr. CIRiSIIANCY submitted an
tute, providing for the coinage of silver
dollars Of i3i grains, nine-tenths pure sill
yer, and one-tenth alloy, which shall be
legal tender for all debts, except when 9TH
erwise provided for by law or contract Ii
also authorizes the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to purchase monthly not less than ST.
100000 worth OF silver bullion to be coin
ed. 1t further provides that The act shall
remain in force but one year. Ordered
printed. Mr.. Christiancy then spoke in re-
gaFi 10 MS amcDlu1tnt-
ANY gain arising from such purchase and
coinage shall be accounted for and paid
into the treasury as provided under exist
ing laws relative to subsidiary coinage, pro-
vided that the amount OF money at any one
time invested in such silver, exclusive Of
snch resulting coin, shall not exceed 81
100000.
Mr.. CHRISTIANCY read lengthy ar
gument in support Of his substitute, and
said he was not opposed to the introduc-
ton Of silver coin into our currency
neither was he opposed to making it a legal
tender 80 as to be just to both creditor and
debtor, but he did not want to have the re-
coinage Of silver so that it would repel 9TH
er coin from the country. He could not
approve Of the reconciliation Of silver in
homeopathic doses of 4l24 grains,
but was willing to have it in allo-
pathic doses of 434 grains. The question il
to what amounr OF silver shall be put in a
dollar to make it equal in value to a gold
dollar, to fix the standard Of the silver
dollar at Az! grains, worth bat 81 cents,
would be os-ly unjust The passage OF
the bill now before the Senate was, in plain
English, debasing our coin, and all such
expedients had, by verdict Of history, de-
based the debaser wore than the coin.
Mr.. ALLISON gave notice that he would
insist upon the disposition Of this 5:ll To-
morrow or next day.
Mr.. SALISBURY said the bill was one
OF great Importance, and he was in harmo-
ny with It's general features There were
several Senator'S, however, who desired to
discuss 1t, and he was not willing that it
shonld he pressed to a vote without the full
est discussion
Mr. VOORHEES, submitted resolution
requesting the President, if no, incompati-
bic with the public interest, to transmit to
the Senate statement as to how many
acres Of land in the Indian Territory have
been surveyed into sections and quarter
sections, for what purpose said survey has
been made, and how much land remains in
said territory not surveyed; also what |
amount Of land was owned by tribes of !
Indians previous to the treaties Of 1866,