Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-08

any lued' I1e T6VleWeU TIE COURSE
of Secretary Sherman and said
that there was a deep
seated hostility to silver
money of every kind on
his part. Silver as money was not
receiving fair play at the hands of
the present Administration and
those who draw their inspirations
from it. He referred to the silver
bill passed at the last session, and
said the execution of this popular
law was in the hands of its most
conspicuous and pronounced enemy.
He referred to the action of the
New York and Boston banks in No
vember last, in regard to specie re-
sumption and the silver dollar, and
denounced it as rebellious against
the lawfully constituted authorities
of the Government. He predicted
the final triumph of the silver dollar,
and said the people insisted that
specie resumption should not rest
on gold alone, but it should be as
strong as the unlimited coinage of
silver, as well as gold, could make
it.
At the conclusion of Voorhees,
remarks the resolution was laid over
without action being taken thereon.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, submitted
the following:
Re8ozped, That the communica-
ton from the Secretary of the
Treasury in answer to the resolu-
ton of the Senate passed December
Sd, 1878, relative to the amount of
silver coin received in payment of
customs dues during the current
fiscal year and the disposition which
has been made of it be referred to
the Committee on Finance, and said
committee is authorized and direct
ed to make such investigation as it
may deem necessary, to ascertain
whether the laws relative to the
payment of customs dues, and the
payment of the interest On the pub
lie debt with coin received there
from have been and are being COM
piled with, and report by bill or
otherwise. Laid over upon the
objection of Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Sargent, of California, who
has been i'll for some weeks, occu-
pied his seat in the Senate to-day
for the first time this session. Mr..
Sharon, of Nevada, also appeared
for the first time.
The Senate, at the expiration of
the morning hour, resumed the con-
sideration of the bill to revise, con-
solidate and amend the laws relating
to patents, and Mr.. Christiancy
spoke in favor of the bill.
At 3 o'clock brief executive
session was held, after which the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Acklen, of Louisiana, made
q person explanation in regard to
the scandal attaching to his name
for the alleged seduction of a young
lady in Louisiana, and presented a
resolution for the appointment of a
committee of three members to in
quire into and report upon the
charges made against him. De-
feated, on the ground that it did not
embrace the question of privilege.
The Ways and Means Committee
met to-day, but transacted no busi4
ness other than decide that parties
desiring to be heard with regard to
the tax on sugar be given an oppor-
tunity of commencing tomorrow.
A resolution was adopted direct
ing the judiciary Committee to in
vestigate the charges against Henry
W. Blodgett, Judge for the North
ern District of Illinois.
The Geneva Award bill was con-
sidered and laid over till to-mor-
row.
Several bills were introduced, af-
ter which the deaths of Representa-
tives Douglass and Williams were
announced and the House adjourned.