Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-12-10

r,r marty leaders in Washington 90 not
- have clearly defined views on the
question of paper money. President hayes
doIl. mon Congress to redeem the green
-, With coin and cancel them, while
c 60, Sherman recommends them to
noUaol the legal tender clause and let them
anat The money capitalists also seem 10
favor the latter plan.
Poru houses of Congress adjourned early
,,ondov ont of respect to the memory OF
~ late Representative Lay, of Missouri
1nur,bsr Of bills and resolutions were In
troduced in the Senate, including series
r. enoroial resolutions offered by MIR.
Voorbees. Mr.. Bicknsll, of Indiana, says
q hill changing the mode of counting the
o1ootorol vote will be reported in the House
soon.
SENATOR DAN VOORHEES,, from Indiana
the veriest demagogue of them all, is gong
for the scalp of Senator Bayard, but though
oror six feet. he is not tall enough to reach
him The Indiana Senator is for wild
cat, money and millions of it, and plumei
himself for war on this issue against oul
Senator's solid money ideas, but after ALL II
is the straight forward character OF the
latter that is in his way.
OFT of the eighteen or twenty lndlct
ments for illegal voting at the late eisctlor
in Wilmington, one has been convicted a
tho nresent session of court. That l
doing WELL If nothing else, it Is keeping
II before the people that it is possible Tor on
cnlnrit now and then to be caught up, jus
10 in rare cases fish may be caught with
min hook. The Minnows will nibble NOR
timidlv when one of their number occa
sionally slips out Of water.
SENATOR HoAE appears in Congress as III
sponsor of bill to create Labor Con
mission. whose work is evidently intende
to be the intelligent collection OF statistic
upon the changes wrought by labor'saVln
machinery, the present condition OF tn
laboring class, etc, and not the execute
of any partisan or mischievous purpo'
such as the average proposition of this kin
means. Mr.. Hoar proposes a commisslc
of five persons to hold office for two yea
and report to Congress annually throuG
the Secretary Of the Interior.
WHEN Congress first assembled there W
strong feeling prevailing among Il
politicians of all classes to ignore the tna
cial issues, but it will not down. Pre-
dent HAYES recommendation in his me-
sage to retire the gresnbacks, setthe ball
motion, and this was followed by Senat
Bayard's resolutions to take from the
their legal tender value. The Philad
phia Record in explaining these resolution
says:
"He declares in effect, that the object
the resolution is to put it beyond the pow
of any body, not excepting the Suprer
Court, to impart legal-tender value
paper money. He does not waver IN
well-known convictions, nor does he c.
cede anything that he has contended +
but he seeks to reset the cornerstone
our national financial system, which
been moved out of its place. Sena
Bayard's early commercial training,
long connection with Government fnanC
and his infexible integrity of purpc
command for the resolution he has ofe
the most respectful consideration. He
poets for it Republican as well as Del
cratic support, for the reason, as he 81
sit is a question of graVer Importance Il
any mere personal advantage"