The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.
WASHINGTON Jan 25-Mr, Edmunds' amend
ment came up. declaring that all the bonds of
the United States should be paid in gold coin or
Mr. Edmnnds said the Senate had by its vote
declared that it was not expedient to make this
an effective declaration with the force of a law.
OF the House. then 1t was the opinion of the
Senate also; but il it was not the opinion of the
The Senate had no 70 that the
always. and would always, work disastrous re-
try on the currency. and claimed that it showed
that gold was always the real and recognized
Mr.. Blaine interrogated him as to his views.
whether silver being legal tender for sums
under the interest on the 500 bonds Goald thd
holder Of The $1,000 bonds could command his
interest in gold.
question. but he was inclined to think that; by
the terms Of the lazy. such payment could be
Of tie. nation required them to be paid In gold
Dir. Edmunds contended that at the time the act
was passed authorizing the bonds, there was
practically no silver in circulation. and busi-
ness construction OF the act was that the bonds
were to be paid in the coin that was in ex-
A fair, and, honest Interpretation Of the, law
required the bonds to be paid in gold. and the
claim that silver could be paid, because silver
had suddenly become chear, would not do.
Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was rejected. Yeas
MIR. Morrill, proceeded to address the Senate
in favor of his amendment, declaring that il
the silver bill should become law. the bonds
st the opon the as It hat
restore the silver coinage would be, II not in
ss s6s gf ta Rs nbs fifth in
tai to the interests of the government and the
This amendment was rejected without di-
Mr.. Teller withdrew his amendment as being
subtantially the same rs the original resolu-
Mr.. Window said he should vote against the
original resolution, because he considered 1t a
mere declaration of opinion. He believed this
decision had been of great injury to the country.
He could see no reason why the resolution
should be brought when every Senator could
express his opinion at any time. go,
Mr. Blaine said ne should, when the silver bill
wise Tor the government to take advantage Of
the letter of the law. He was opposed to the
silver bill as It stands, but favored the remone;;
tization of silver in q manner which he would
hereafter propose. He opposed the re olution.
Mr.. Hill could not vote for the resolution be.
silver coin. when by the act of the government
there was no silver dollar. He believed 9 proper
and G n9 and p I
country, while an improper remonetization
would bring go eontraet,on, re to ,,. worse than ever
try. Whether he voted for remonetization or
not would depend upon the terms of the bill
He did not believe the dollar of ninety cents
would be of advantage to the country.
Mr. Gordon said he should vote for the reso-
nd he Fight He
to caution the friends of the bill against leading
the people to expect too much from the remone-
tization of Silver. Its decentralization was but a
small part of the legislation that brought the
present distress upon the country. The passage
of the resolution would do much good, by Civ
Ing, the people hope, and showing them, that
their representatives In Congress had deter
mnd me- psddoes S ssd ha be ss sbess
resolution because It was putting the cart before
the horse. 1t was, then, premature. fruitless
Mr.. e imunds moved to indefinitely postpone
the consideration of the resolution.
The motion was rejected Yeas. %; nays 4s
Burnside, Christiancy oqnklng, Dawes, Ed
Phsrsoin Mitch Mitchell Marri d Paddesk fnd RandopS h
Rollins, Sargent WadIeigh and Wisdom-22
8oothl. Brice. Cameron Of Pennsylyania, Came
ron Of , Wisconsin. Chatfee. Coke, Conoyer, Da
prse1 81 ESs feS sre
ford, Howe. Johnston. Jones of Florida, Jones
q Nevada, ,K,i,rkwood; MeCreary. Mcdonald
aers, speneer, Teller, Thurman. voorhees,. Wal
The original resolution wasthen agreed to b,
the same vote, reversed. those voting in thu
affirmative on the he; former proposition voting il
Mr.. Edmunds proposed several amendments
to the preamble. which were, voted down. ant
the, preamble was finally adopted by substan
On motion Of Mr.. Allison it was ordered tha
when the Senate adjourn to-day. it be to NEE
on Monday; and then. on motion OF Mr. ALI
son, the Senate, at $40 p. M. went into execu
tive session, and adjourned to Monday.
The House.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr. Waddell. Of North Carolina: A bill Il
establish and maintain a national savings de
pository as a branch Of the Postoffce Depart
ment. Referred. Also. bill to regulate th'
purposes. Referred.
:, By Mr.. Morgan, of Missouri bill for the re
Lief OF settlers on homestead lands. Referred
By Mr.. Marsh, of Pennsylvania A bill t.
esta9niish Dill the metric system in the coinage o
the United States. and to promote and regulat
coinage: Also. a bill to establish the metric
system IN the postoftices and custom houses 0
ths Unlted states. Both bills were referred
BY MIR; Iipton OF Illinois: A resolution di
rectlng the committee on Postofflces to repor
visions OF section A257 of the Revised Statutes
relating. to postal telegraph. Referred
Mr.. Wilson, OF West Virginia. from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported wit
amendments the bill for the distribution of tn
awards OF the Mexican Commission. Referre
The House then resumed consideration of tn
steamboat bill, the. pending question bein,
upon the amendment OF Mr.. Lockwood of Nei
York. raising the salaries OF inspectors Of hull
and boilers. and IL was rejected.
spectors IN tne districts Of Mobiie Memp o1 N
Cleveland and Galveston, was stricken out,
Mr.. Harrison. of Illinois. offered an amend