The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
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The presidents message, vetolng the
silver bill, was laid before the house by
the speaker The president said II has
been his earnest desire 10 concur with
congress In the adoption Of a measure
TO Increase The shgeJ ooipapR Of the
country, Tut 30 m not TO impair the
obligation OF contracts, either public
or private, nor iujuriously effect the
public credit, II was only on the cons
vlcti0n that this bill did not meet that
essential requirement, that he felt Il
his duty to withhold from II his ap.
provul.
The message further states that the
capital defect OF the bill In that II
contains no provision protecting from
its operation pre'existing debts IN case
the coinage which II creates shall
continue OF less value than that which
was the sole legal tender when they
were created. In the judgment of
mankind II would DO an act OF bad
faith, The standard OF payment of
debts should not be changed without
the consent OF 10th parties TO the
contract The national promises should
be kept with uullinching fidelity. He
could not sign BIZ which would au,
thorl2e the violation of sacred obliga.
tons. TIE obligation Of the public
faith transcribed al questions of profit
or public advantage It's unquestiona.
bic maintenance was the dictate ms
well Of honesty as Of expedienoy, and
should ever be carefully guarded 10y
the executive, by congress ana by the
people,
Before proceeding TO vote on the
question, "WlIl the house, on recon.
sideiation, pass the bill 2" Mr.. Cox, of
New York, made the remark that the
message was "a charge of fraud by
a fraud" on which his collesge, Mr..
McC0ok made "A point of order
The speaker decided that the remark
was made out of order, and that IL
should not he printed in the records.
The house then proceeded to vote,
and the result was yeas 1876, nays 10.
The speaker declared the bill IA
passed, ana the announcement was
greeted with general applause.
The house then took up the bill pen
sloning the soldiers OF the Mexican
and Indian wOrs without action, when
the house adjourned.
In the senate the silver bill passed
Notwithstanding the presidents veto,
by 46 to 10, Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, voting
with the majority.
The bill for special session OF the
United States circuit court at Scranton,
Mississippi, TO consider the log cases,
passed in the face OF the adverse report
Of the Judiciary committee by 80 to 10.
utlt were tO vi tAt'
cutive session. The senate adjourned
till Monday.
The Surry county, North Carolina,
tobacco cases, which have been pend.
ing before the department OF internal
revenue for sometime, were to-day
compromised upon terms agreed upon
by Commissioner R4um. The secre.
tary OF the treasury and the attorney
general Oh the part of the government,
and Colonel John n. Staples, Hon.
Thomas 3 KOoch, Hon. James NJ.
Leach aud ] a Graves, esq, on part
of the defendants.
The counsel In these cases have been
In Washington for the pact month,
underwriting to secure q satisfactory
adjustment of them, and have been
indoised In their efforts by Judge Dick,
OF the district court, in which these
eases were tried, and many OF the
most prominent men Of North Caro-.
lima. The entire North Carolina dele
cation in congress, beaded by Senator
Ransom, have very strongly urged a
compromise Of these cases.
The best men of Surry county are
involved, and the commission has as.
scented to lenient course with them,
In the belief aud with the hope that 1t
will produce q good effect In that sec.