Daily globe., 1879-05-20
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Extra Session.
The Senate.

The Senate.
TREASURY RESERVE.
WASHINGTON, May ia communication
received from the secretary Of the treasury
in response to the resolution of the 10th inst,
amount of United States legal ten Ter notes
have been redeemed in coin since the 1st of
january last and also what amount of coin he
considers himself authorized to retain in the
treasury for the purpose of maintaining the
resumption of specie payments, under the pro-
visions of act of January 4, 1875. Secretary
Sherman writes: "Thcre has been redeemed
in coin since January l, 1879, of legal tender
notes an amount of "a, ,513 AS to the
retained in the treasury for the purpose of
maintaining resumption of specie payments,
have to state that under the pro-
visions of the resumption act authorizing the
secretary of the treasury, in order to
provide for the redemption of United States
ury not otherwise appropriated, and to issue
certain bonds of the United States therein, the
reserve of the treasury has been increased to
$l3S, ,O00 that being about 40 per cent. of
the notes outstanding to be redeemed, and be-
lieved to be the smallest reserve upon which
resumption could be prudently commenced and
successfully maintained. As fully set forth in
my last annual report, this reserve arose from
the sale of $95, 50O0 900 of bonds, and from the
surplus revenues as authorized by law. and it
must, under tho existing law, be maintained
unimpaired for the purpose for which it was
created.
Consideration was resumed of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Senator Blame said attempts were being
made to show that Webster recanted and changed
his views on the nature of our government in
his closing years. The chance words used by
different men to describe our governmental
system need not be taken too literally. The
important fact is that, as between nationality
and State rights Webster threw his influence
in favor of the former. He quoted Webster's
own comments on the Capon sprina speech,
showing he had been misrepresented by the
construction placed ON that speech in the South.
Senator Blaine read from Webster's COM
ments ON the constitution to the effect that
the very first resolution adopted by the con-
stitutional convention of 1857 declared that
the government should be national and not a
mere compact between the States. Webster
used the word compact when he said the gov
ernment was the result of compact between
all people and not between States. Senator
Eaton had evidently got his inspiration for
Friday speech from A. H. Stephens history,
mschievous book, the more SO as it is writ
ten by sincere man, fact making its mis-
representations doubly dangerous. Another
of Stephens misstatements was that Webster
declined to vote against Calhoun's States
rights resolutions of 1888. Webster had
elaborately denounced these resolutions vet
Stephens said Webster ominously refrained
from putting himself on record against them.
Senator Blaine quoted further from Web
ster's views, alluding to Senator Hills asser-
ton that he assented to secession as he would
to the death of his father-with sadness of
heart Blaine showed that in the Georgia con-
hot cfeI eecocaiou 90 voted
against it and 209 for it. 1t seemed, said
Blaine, that as 2O8 voted for it, Hill thought
he would consent to the death of the old man
rather than be in minority. The Senator
from Georgia, Hill, said the Union saved,
not by the Republicans, but by the Democrats.
In Connecticut, it. was not Buckingham and
Hooley, it was Senator Eaton who did it. In
New York it was not Seward, but Gov. Sey-
mour. In Ohio it was not Chase, but Val
landingham. But President Lincoln did not
think the Democrats were helping him along as
rapidly as the Senator from Georgia thought.
Senator Blaine referred to the Democratic
committee who came to Washington to effect
the release of Vallandingham, but who would
not sign a paper pledging their loyalty, which
was suggested by President Lincoln as a pre-.
liminary of the revelation of the military order
that held Vallandingham in arrest. Blaine
spoke of a recent discussion about the use OF
troops in Maryland and Delaware during the
war; and said the oath to be required to be
taken by voters was only what every Senator
had to take.
Senator Bayard rose aud warmly defended
the loyalty of the people of Delaware. BE
said Blaine could not mention one unpatriotic
act of that State. He had always personally
resented any imputation Of disloyalty. The
oath required was an insult to people wht
needed no lncitenleut to loyalty.
Senator Blaine thought Bayard unduly sen
sitive. He had only quoted the resolutions OF
the Delaware legislature. The Schenck orders
were issued on proof that sedition existed.
He then argued that the Democracy of to
day were seeking to carry out the principles o
Calhoun and Breckiuridge, not those of Jack
son and Douglas. He then spoke of the dis
tinctive character of the school books of tn
South, in which principles hostile to the gov
ernment were inculcated. and he gave the fol
lowing, from one of the Southern arithmetics
as case in point: "If ten cowardly Yankee
have to run, knowing that the confederates ar
were overtaken," and he referred to the addres
of John s. Prescott, of South Carolina, at tn
university of Virginia, in which th
speaker remarked that the Mayfowe
was filled with horrors and crime:
the jamestown with freemen loyal to the
country and to God, and saying other things
denunciation Of the Maydower, and IN prals
of the Jamestown emigrants.
Senator Morgan said he doubted if sue
school books were used in the South. If SO I
wOulQ nave nearO OF CQoHs lQcEo "cIS SoAl
other literature which ought to be made know1
He read from the minutes of the twelfth annu
session of the African Methodist Episcop
church held in December, 1878, in Alabama,
show that one of the members was charged wit
voting the Democratic ticket and the confe
ence upon considering the cause decided th;
Jurisdiction be lodged with the North Alaban
conference. (Laughter.)
Senator Blaine resuming, read extra
from the speech of Senator Hampton, and sa
if that meant anything it meant great dea
it meant preparation for another conflict, or
was idle rhetoric. Such was the character
the literature throughout the South.
Senator Hampton replied the words quot
by the Senator did not mean another rebellio
If language was idle rhetoric it was not such
the Senator poured out. Peace had her "
tories not less renowned than war.
Senator Blaine replied: Yes, but peace d
not prevail at the battle of Waterloo, to viii
the Senator alluded. He repeated the Il
uuaee was either idle rhetoric or prodigio
menace. ,s.Ia sa.,
In conclusion, he said the laws to secure f
and free elections ought not to be repea
The only object in repeating them was to grs
political power. Every step taken by
Democrats was in the same direction. III
want to strike down the federal to exalt Sou
ern power Other measures are to tollt
What they we're he did not know, but the
publicans would resist them by every oonsti
tional means, and the Democrats, despite