Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-16
wASTIIN GToN INTEL
mr.. JONES MAKES A GREAT
SPEECH.
He is Warmly Congratulated at
its Close.
THE MEXICAN WAR PENSION
BILL.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ia

est in tO-day'S Congressional proceed
ings was the long expected and brill
iantly effective speech OF Jones, which
commanded unwearied attention
throughout the WI hours occupied in
its delivery, and procured for him at
its close a spontaneous ovation such
as has not for many years been wit
messed in the Senate. His recognized
leadership OF the movement tor the re-
monetizaIion of silver, and the univer-
sally acknowledged fact that his pre-
vious speeches and the report written
by him as Chairman of the Silver Com
mission have supplied practically all
the arguments used in building up the
present strength of the movement
throughout the country, had aroused
great expectations as to his forthcom-
ing effort of to-day. But it was gen.
orally supposed that he would not be
able to present any thing new on the
subject, and that his speech would con.
sist mainly of a recapitulation of his
former arguments. 1t was, however,
both striking and fresh. The first
part was devoted almost entirely to
establishing, by an astonishing ufn-
Der of proofs and illustrations, the
proposition that silver has not depre-
ciated in com parison with any other
commodity than gold, but, on The con-
trary, that its purchasing power Is to-
day greater than it was when demone
tized. On this he built up a very for
chile argument that equity would not
be violated by the payment of the
Government bonds in silver, and that
the national honor is not involved and
can not be impaired by making the
old silver dollar a full legal tender for
public as we'll as private debts. After
fortifying these positions with many
other tersely stated arguments, he pro-
ceeded to refute the criticisms made
against himself and the people of Me-
vada to the effect that they were actu-
ated in their advocacy of silver re-
monetization by sordid motives of self
interest, and, warming up to his sub
ject, he spoke from this point onward,
with an earnest intensity and power
which still more firmly riveted the at
tention of every person in the crowd
ed chamber. He declared that he had
no investment in a productive silver
mine, and his investments in non.pro
ductive silver mines are less extensive
than in mines which produce gold ex-
clusively. He advocated the remone-
tization of silver because both justice
dlfu CAbOhiCACJ ~ aho
because even If it does not re-
store a full measure of prosper
ity, it will check the rapidly spread
ing bankruptcy and poverty which
threatens t o overwhelm the country.
Immediately upon the termination
of this speech there was a burst of
enthusiastic and long continued ap
plause from the Senators on both sides
of the chamber, as well as from the
galleries, and morethan half the mem
bers left their seats and crowded around
Jones to congratulate him, the first be-
ing Blaine, who sat directly in front of
him. So great was the confusion
caused by these congratulations, that,
despite the efforts OF the presiding
officer and numerous calls to order. it
was nearly ten minutes before order
was sufficiently restored to allow the
business of The Senate to proceed. OH
cial reporters and other old habitues of
the Senate say the scene has never
been paralleled within their recollec
ton. Conkling, and several other pro-
nounced opponents of silver remone.
tization, characterized Jones' effort as
a "Great Speech" and Stanley Mat
thews, rejecting the general opinion of
the sympalhizers with its argument,
remarked, with q beaming counten-
ance: He has not only made a great
speech, but has worked a miracle, for
he has said something both good and
new on the silver question:"
The Mexican War Pensions bill pro-
poses to pension every soldier who
served sixty days in the Mexican or
Black Hawk wars. without regard to
their condition. The list will include
TT1~e~~ D~r,.r .rl 11~ - ~. f1ln 80 M
besides Generals Grant and Sherman,
and will take $3.50, 600 900 out of the
Treasury.
The Louisiana ROttenness.
New ORLEANS, Feb. IA.
The House to-day discussed ex- Gov
ernor Warmoth's resolution request
ing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire whether the Returning Board
prosecutions are not a violation of the
pledge of the State, and requesting the
Government to d~iscountenance any
such proceedings. 1t was denied that
any pledge had been made and that
Anderson's prosecution was political.
Warmoth held that the joint resolution
approved April Both was an act of OBJ
livion and was understood to embrace
all acts of a political character. There
was a distinct though tacit understand
ing in the matter, and to deny it would
be bad faith. The resolution was laid
over.
No indications Of Gov. Nichols in
~tention concerning the Anderson case
can be ascertained. He has scrupu-
lousy refused to interfere with the
law, officers or Courts, or to express
his views. His intimate friends say he
cOuld not consistently with his sense