New-York tribune., 1879-12-12
REPEAL OF TIE LEGAL-TENDER ACT.
BosION PETITION SIGNED.

B0sToN. Dec. 11.-Petitions for the repeal of tho
Legal Tender Act, far it relates to United
States notes, and signed by large number of in
auential citizens OF Boston. were forwarded to day
TO Messrs. Morse aud Field, the Boston Represen-
tatives in Congress.
The signers to the petition pray for the adoption
of the 'oint resolution now before one Of the
mittees of the Senate. providing for the abolition
aud repeal of compulsory legal-tender power now
given by law to Treasury notes of the United
States; because believe that this measure.
ii enacted into law, will then encourage
every legitimate business enterprise, VIII revive
cOnlide in permanent investments. VIII give ex-
tended employment TO labor IN all Industrial pur-
SUITS viii secure 10 honest labor its just rewards,
will give stability 10 every department of business,
and discourage that spirit OF uncertainty which
breeds disastrous fluctuations in prices"
Among the signers are Charles Francis Adams,
William Castor, William Gray, Rice. Kendall q
Co., H. y. lioughton. j. 5. Bowditch, Franklin
Haven. saWuei C; Cobb, Apheus Hardy, and
numerous Other leading citizens.
DEMOCRATS IN The UNION LEAGUE.
A MOTION BY RUSH c. HAWKINS THAT M MORE BE
ApMITTrD-oPPosIiIo BY JACKSON e. SCHULTZ
THE MOTION TABLED.
The Union League Club held it's monthly
meeting last night Owing 10 the inclemcnt weather
there was q much smaller attendance than usual
Among those present were Ex-Governor Fish,
Salem H. Wales. Hamilton Fish. IT,, Colonel Rush e.
Hawkins, Dexter A. Hawkins Artemus II. Hemes. Gen
eral T.. T. McKinne, Granville +. Hawes. Elliott y.
Shepard, Jackson s. Schultz and Cyrus Butler.
great deal routine business connected with the
asrnent OF the club was nrst transacted
A debate on a political subject followed. which was
listened with keen interest by all the members, and
by none so, apparently than Ex-Governor Fish.who
was acting rs chairman Colonel Rush C. Hawkins
offered u resolution providing that Democrats
should be elected members OF the club. Ia sup
port this he made long and earnest speech. Tho
sold south were depicted BY hiD and the Democrats
were charged with peparns e to- gain the next 5 pre
could not be trusted with the controlof the Government
established by the war. II would not Loyalty carry out
the amendments OF the Constitution. Under these cir
unSauccs u was important that the club should be OF
spirit II the Democrats should continue their at
tempt gam the Presidency by fraudulent means 10
10 such an Effort. the presence OF a few Democrats
in the organization when the time came for the club
| be polite IN fuIurc TO exclude them altogether
Mr. Schultz opposed sloupd Ie ,npa passage % o, & the
vet apparent that the club ought 20 take such step
in his decide the politics of that
propoed for membership In conclusion DE moved that
| there a scanty attendance OF members. Tho
motion was adopted. Colonel Hawkins said
that would call up the resolution again at early
day. Many members after the meeting said TO HIM
that they approved the resolution and hoped that It
would be passed. Colonel Havkins afterward offered
resolution providing that none but pictures by American
artists of subjects taken nom American history shUuld
be bought by The Art COMMITTEE. He criticised the
cent OF number of pictures by foreign artts
| and said that in England aud France the his
| torical pictures Included some OF the greatest
| pictures In the national galleries. Cyrus
Butler the secretary OF the Art Committee, defer
the action OF that committee I'm bnyng certain pictures
recently and moved that the resolution be tabled Tho
| motion was adopted. The meeting then adjourn.d
The mclnhers nom the assembly went u q room
ground noor where the Arr Committee had hung
| the room was "a statue of Eve by Thomas
Bali During the eyenms ~ was moved that a
| Its cost is $1,000. AZ pictures In tho
| gallery were by American ariists Bler.tadt was
| represspted by his paintings " Locking ap the
Yosemite" g. r. Clifford by his "sunris. the Natter
horn; Arthur Parton by sterling Castle; ttau
by two pictures, Morning" and =" Eyen. -; Affair
Qaarty by "O!d buck, squirrci isiand, Me-" AID Cis
bert aauI by " The Caunp Fire"