Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January I.
SENATE.
Petitions Presented,

lN-s anu Olioin pibNtstlhb "SS'"'t
the so-called patent law bill and against
the transfer of the Indian Bureau 20 the
War Department.
Bills Introduced.
Hills were introduced and referred by
Mr.. Booth ior the interchange OF subsl'
diary silver coin and L. :. notes.
BV Mr. MCDonald-TO authorize
taxation OF outstanding legal tenders.
Chinese Immigration.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate memorial Oi the legislative as
sembly of the State OF Oregon, praying
for the modification Of the treaty be-
tween the United States and the En-
pirc of China, 81 as to stop and prohibit
the importation or Immigration oi the
Chinese and other Asiatic lahorerS I"
the Pacific coast.
Resolutions.
Mr.. Edmumds said: In this glad
morning OF the new year, when there
was peace, joy and hope everywhere, lac
thought il best To offer a resolution tend
ing To- cement more perfectly the good
will aud harmony now existing all over
the country. lie therefore submitted
resolution declaring that IN the ludg,
ment oi the Senate the 18th, nth anu
18th amendments To the Constitution ol
the United States had been legally rati-
lied, aud are as valid as other parts OF
the Constitution; that il Is the right aud
duty uf Congress Ia ignore such amend
ments by appropriate legislation and
the duty of the executive department Ot
the government, faithfully and with
diligence To- impaTtiallv execute such
laws that il is the duty al Congress to
appropriate money To that end, ana IN
struCting the Judiciary Committee to
report hill iur the protection Ot the
rights II citizens and the punishment
oi infractiuns thereof Laid ON the
table at the request Oi Mr. Ednunds ln
he called up hereafter.
Mr.. Beck Submit "A the following res
OlutiOn:
Rssolrei, That the communication
from the Secretary at tie Treasury IN
answer To- the resolution OF December ),
1879, relative to the amount oi silver
coin received in payment ut custom dues
iur the current fiscal year and the dis
position made Of il, he referred to the
Committee on Finance, and tho COM
mitteo ascertain whether the LAWS rela-
tive tu the payment uf customs dues and
the payment uI interest un the public
debt with the coin prrNed therelrum,
have boon audaro being, complied with,
AMI report hy bill or otherwise.
Laid over upon the objection ol MIR.
Edmunds.
Trade Dollars Remarks OF MIR. Voorhees,
Mr.. Voorhees, called up his resolution
instrurtng the Judiciary Committee tn
inquire into the eNpediency Oi making
the trade dollar legal tender, and pro-
vidiug Tor its rcCuinHge into standard
silver dollars. lie addressed the senate
al length, deuOuncing the trade dollar
a. fraudulent money, and which, having
failed in it, mission abroad, had return
rd home L. cheat the honest people Ol
this country The resolution was then
lid over.
The number oi trade dollars in exist
ence was much larger than the people
had any idea oi. Thirty-tive million
had been coined aud sent forth into the
channels of trade and commerce. The
people had suffered loss by reason of
the deception practiced on them with
the trade dollar. The best method iOr
Ia cure this trade dollar wrong was Ia
make IL legal tender, and recoin it into
standard silver dollar. Tie argued that
silver money WAS not receiving lair play
al the hands at the present adminlstra-
tinn and those who drew their inspira-
tiOns nom il. lie reviewed the course
at Secretary Sherman IN relation tn the
standard silver dollar law, aud said in
the eNecutiun,ui this popular law Kin
the hands ol its most conspicuous
and pronounced enemy, the hard
specie dollar uf our fathers had been tie
nnuncpd as dishonest dollar and the
Secretary of the Treasury had lent his
office L. conspiracy 10 destroy 1t. The
secretary admitted in his answer to the
recent resolution OF the Senator from
Kentucky Beck !, that he allowed the
bondhnldeT 10 say what kind oi coin
hr would receive in payment oi interest
ON his bonds. Ii was the plain duty OF
the secretary to use both gold and silver
in proportion To the amount ut each lie
hal under his control He referred 10 tile
action 1T the National banks of the city
OF New York last November, and said
they proclaimed REBELLION against the
lawfully constituted authorities OF the
government Their document in regard
to specie resumption was addressed to
the Secretary ui the Treasury.
The Boston banks endorsed il,
hut he Voorhees, believed the rebellion
hah gone no farther. lie had seen
hill, the passage ut which would be
urScd before the New York Legislature,
which virtually demonetiEed silver in
that state. hut 40 such unconstitutional
at could stand la spite Ot all adverse
circumstances, he predicted the final
triumph ut the silver dollar. The cuun-
try had Just entered upon the crude eN-
pertinent uf forced resumption OF specie
pavmcnt, leaving behind the i've years
of bankruptcy aud ruin. An appalling
penalty had been paid lor the bare
proclamation Ot specie resumption. In
his Judgment, the results Ia follow
specie resumption would BE- full VI
disasters and hardships tO the people
ut this country. The people he hal tho
honor in part To represent demanded
that resumption should nut rest on
vnld alone. but should rest un q basis as
strong a. the unlimited coinage Of silver
as well as gold could make it, This mas
not "A mere party issue. The producing
classes plead ior fiuance reform, for JUS
lice, relief and honesty. Our whole
financial system was worked 10y thc Re
publican party. aud upon the leaders of
that marty rested the defence oi the sys-
tenn. ii any defence could nc made VI IT,
after having brought such suffering 1"
the people.
The Patent Laws
Consideration was resumed Ot the 6lll
Ia revise. consolidate and amend the
patent laws, and Mr.. Christiancy all
Vocated il.
An amendment, which Mr.. Davis, ct
Illinois, submitted before the holidays
giving any Grun Court power 70 reoDg
ni1e the deCiSiR of another Circuit
Cont in case oi infringement 1T
patent aud grant an injunction To con-
tinue pending an appeal 10 the supreme
Court, was agreed TO.