The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

duHlDcI Vi pCutlOls hclc p~ieSSHlSu
during the morning hour, among
them many from women in various
parts of the county asking Congress
to enact such legislations as will
make effective the snti-pclygamy law
of 1862; also from various citizens
protesting against the passage Of the
tending bill to award and coldate
laws relating to patents and against
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau to
the War Department. All were re-
ferred to the appropriate committees.
Bills were introduced as follows;
by Mr.. Hamlin, of Maine, for a more
efficient collection of the postal rev
enue; referred to the Committee on
Postoflices and Postroads. By Mr..
Booth, of Cal, for the Interchange OF
subsidiary silver coin and United
States notes; referred to Committee
on Finance. BY Mr.. Mcdonald, Of
Ind, to authorize the taxation of the
outstanding legal tender notes of the
United States; referred to the Com
mitteo on the Judiciary at his re-
quest.
Mr.. Edmunds, of VT, said: On
this glad morning of the New Year,
when there was peace and Joy. and
hope everywhere, he thought it best
to offer a resolution tending to ce-
ment more perfectly the good will
and harmony now existing all over
the country. He therefore submitted
2 resolution declaring that in the
judgment Of the Senate the 18th,
14th aud 18th amendments to the
Constitution Of the U. S. have been
legally ratified and are rs valid as
other parts of the Constitution; that
it is the right and duty Of Congress
to enforce such amend ments by APP
propriate legislation, and the duty OF
the Executive Department of the
Government faithfully, and with dill
gence to impartiality execute such
laws; hat it is the duty of Congress
to appropriate money to that end, III
structing the Judiciary Committee to
report a bill for the protection of the
rights of citizens and the punishment
of infractions thereof. LAID on the
table at the request of Mr.. Edmunds
to be called up hereafter
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Ind, during the
morning hour called up the resolution
submitted by him early in the session
instructing the judiciary Committee
to inquire into the expediency Of ma
king the trade dollar u legal tender
and providing fer its rccoinage int
standard silver dollars. He address.
ed the Senate at length in favor OF
the resolution, oe~nouncing the trade
dollar as fraudulent money, which
having failed in its mission abroad
had returned home to cheat the hon
est people of this country. The
amount of such dollars coined wal
$4,000, 000 larger than the people
had any idea. He reviewed the
course of Secretary Sherman and
said there was a deep-seated hoStili.
ty to silver money of every kind OF
his part. Silver money was not re-
ceiving 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 personal
enemy. He referred to the action Of
the New York and Boston banks in
in November last III regard to specie
resumption and the silver dollar and
denounced it as rebellion against the
lawful constituted authorities of the
Government. He predicted the fnal
triumph of the silver dollar and said
the people insisted that specie re-
sumption should not rest on gold
alone but it should be as strong as
the unlimited coinage Of silver as well
as gold could make 1t. At the conclu.
sion of Mr.. Voorhees, remarks The
resolution was laid over without ac.
ton being taken thereon.
Mr.. Beck, of KY, submitted the
following; Resolved, That the com.
munication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in answer to the resolution
of the Senate passed December Sd
1873, relative to the amount Of silver
coin received in payment of customs
dues during the current fiscal year
and the disposition which has beer
made Of it be referred to the Commit.
tee on Finance, and that said commit
tee is authorized and directed tC
make such investigation as it may
deem necessary to ascertain whether
the laWa relative to thn novmnnt M