The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-11
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MORE BIG TALK IN CONGRESS.
Hill in the. Senate-Kelley in the House
Hayes Little Speech-Fires
in Chicago and St. Louis
General News.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
sENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.

sENATE--AFTERNooN SESSION.
Washington, May 10.-The senate
having under consideration the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial bill, Beck,
of Kentucky, made speech.
Edmunds inquired whether what is
called political legislation is the same
as proposed last year, or did it differ
by enlargement or diminution?
Beck replied that he was not prepared
to answer He moved that the read
ing of the bill be dispensed with, to
afford Hill an opportunity to address
the senate, as he intends leaving and
may not return before the end of the
present session.
Hill then spoke with reference to that
part of the bill proposing new legis-
lation with regard to jurors, supervis-
ors, etc.
He hoped President Hayes would
show himself worthy of the position he
holds, but if he should veto the bill for
party ends, the time would come when
the two parties would be face to face
on the great issues, which the demo-
cratic party would meet with modera-
tion but firmness. The republicans,
Hill repeated, resort TO the veto because
they want military force to control the
elections, in order to keep themselves
in power.
Hill related some of his personal his
tory to show how hostile he had been
to secession. While others were rejoic-
ing that the south had seeded, his
room was dark, his heart sad, and his
tongue silent. In 1868 he had a cor
respondence with that great and good
man, Horace Greeley. who did more to
build up the republican party than any
other man in America. Greeley was
honest in his convictions and boldly
declared them. Greeley said they
wanted no union pinned together with
bayonets; there were hundreds of thou
sands of persons who believed that the
only way to avoid war was to secede.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Washington, May 10.-At the expir-
alton Of the morning hour consideration
was resumed of the Warner silver bill.
Kelley said it was not specially dis
creditable to him that he did not know
the purpose of the law of '73 was to
demonetize the standard silver dollar,
when neither the president who signed
the bill nor the members of his cabinet
were aware of it. He asserted that
the unit of the United States monetary
system, the legal tender silver dollar
(which was at that time worth three
cents more than the gold dollar)was sub
subsidiary coin. He knew no more on
the subject of finance than was known
on it to-day by the gentleman from
Massachusetts, (Clahin), or than his
colleague (Fisher). He saw in the
present decade symptoms which had
marked the fall of the Roman empire,
among the concurring causes of which
were the successive expansion and con-
traction of the currency, and the de-
cline of the silver and gold mines of
Italy, Spain and Greece. He predicted
that the demonetization of silver in
the United States and Europe would
restore peace, order and prosperity
throughout the world.
Fisher inquired if his colleague de-
sired to be understood as advocating
single standard, and that silver stand
ard?
Kelley replied that he was thoroughly
b-metalized. He was ready to remon-
tie silver at its present IA te, and make
this country, as he and others had re-
marked, the great dumping ground for
silver. He called attention to the con-
dition of France, serene amid the per-
turbed nations of the earth; she had
never experienced financial crisis
since she he'd bi-metallic standard.
France is an example to this poor be-
nighted country in monetary matters,
and the continued building up of
consolidated republic, which everybody
hoped and believed would be an exam
pie to all nations of Europe. ZAP
plause.)
Haskell gave history of the act de-
monetizing silver, to show that there
was no secrecy about it, but that full
publicity was given to it in its various
stages.
Several bills were introduced and the
house adjourned.
Another Great Debate Pending.
Washington, May 10.-The senate