Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January 20.
SEN ATE.
Bills Introduced.


vide lur a uniform national currency; tu
retire notes ui National banks and pro-
hjhit their Incorporation and thcir issuo
OF notes; b. utilize silver and silver coin
aud provide Tor reissue ui coin and
bullion certificates; To- provide ior the
redemption or payment OF | nitod States
bonds aud the issue ui bonds bearing a
lower rate uf interest; tu provide lot the
expansion and contraction of paper cur
rcnCy tu meet the business interests
and wants ot the country. The hill was
laid ON the table AT the request ul Mr.
Cuckrrll, who desires tu submit some
rcuarks IN favor ui the measure.
The Constitutional Amendments.
MIR. Morgan submitted the substitute
ag,rod upon in the Democratic caucus
iur Mr.. Edmunds' resolution CONCERN
ing suffrage and later constitutional
amendments. Laid ON the table.
The following are the resolutions;
RcsDi"i, That rs the Judgment ut the
Sruate the Thlrtrruth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth amendments tu the ConstItu-
ton ui the United States are as valld
Wud hiudiug. ~ anS other parI oi the
Constitution; that the people have \
CuIumun interest IN the enforcement ul
the whole Constitution, ia every state
and u the territories ut the luitCd
states, and that It Is alike the right aud
duty ui the United States, 50 lar Us
power has been delegated to- thrm, To-
enforce the said amendments, aud to-
protect every Cltizcu IN the exercise at
all thuir rights thereby secured.
RCSrirSi, That the government ut the
United States and the governments ul
the several States aru distinct, and each
has citizens ut its own, who owe it allie
giauCc, and whose rights within It's lurlS
dirliun 1t must protect, that the govern.
| mcnt ul the United states Is one uI dele
uatcd puwcrs alone, its authority Is dr
tined and limited hy the Constitution; /;
al! powers not granted tu II 10y that in
strumcut nor prohibited tu the
states hv 1t are reserved tu thc states
respectively ur to- the people, and that
| no right can hc acquired under the Com
! stitutiuu ur secured through the laws ui
| the United states except such rs the
government ul the United states has
authority Ia grant or secure.
RfSpircd, That the Constitution ul the
/ United States has not conferred the
1 right ui suffrage uu any one and thv
! luitrd states have no voters ut their
own creation in the states, tut the
| Fifteenth amendment tu the tuu~titu-
/ tiuu has invested the CItlHvnS ol the
! | uttyi states With u new constituent
right, which l. exemption from dIscrlm-
/ nation Ia the exercise ul ClCCtlv" iran
/ rhi~r, ON account ui race, color uT
previous condition II scryitudc. and 1t
! i within the jurisdiction ul the Govern
| mcnt of the United States, which Con
grcss NAV exert 10y appropriate lcglsm-
| tion, to prevent the drulal OF ahrldg-
mcnt hy State ui the right ul Cllilrus
| tu vote, when such denial or ahridg
mcut is on account oi the race, color ur
previous condition ut >CrNItudr ut the
| voter.
Resisted, That when such right To- vote
| is denied ur abridged hy the conduct ui
the person who is ne, ~ acting by
authority aud n obedience tn the laws
Of a state, the jurisdiction Ia punish
/ such conduct il IA the state govern
| mvnt and not IA the Government "i the
| United States.
The Patent Laws.
Consideration oi thc hill to amend thc
! patent laws Was resumed.
The pending quvsliua hclug on ihc
amendment ui Mr. Davis, ut Illinois,
/ that il shall not he lawful tu grant any
reissue OF amy patent ior any invention
rNcvptani invention which Was embraced
J IA thc original patent, after bret dis
( cuSsiun Il Was agreed 10 yeas, ~, nays.
I nothing.
Various amendments were discussed
and rejected The bill having been
considered in Committee ut the Whole,
/ Il Was reported To- the senate.
The question being n Cuncurring IN
the amendments made IN committee,
| Mr. WlRd"m moved Ia lay aSIjc thc
bill temporarily and take up the naval
appropriation Till Ia explanation oI
! his motion, hc said hi, ohjcCt vas g.
ppyure time to prepare an amendment
which would make the hlll more a.,
| crplablo Ia his constituents.
Pending discussion the Senate went
| into Executive session, and when III,
| duurs urrr rruicnei, adjourned.