The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
TELEGRAMS.
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SEN AEE.

washington, IO.-MCEl6TEcn ana
! Baldwin presented petitions of women
asking a constitutional amendment
giving women the right Of suffrage.
Allison, from the committee on
| finance, announced that he was di-
rected by that committee to report
back the Joint resolution for the WITH
drawsi of the compulsory legal tender
power of United States treasury notes.
The committee had made a verbal
amendment to the resolution, unsDi-
mously agreeing to it, and with the
amendment directed him to report
the resolution adversely. He under
stood there was minority report to
be presented, otherwise be shOlld ask
the indefinite postponemen. of the
resolution. He asked that it be
placed on the calendar for the present.
So ordered.
Bsyard, from the same committee,
presented the views of the minority,
accompanied by resolution as fol-
lows: The undersigned, believing the
financial prosperity of the country, in
order to be enduring and secure must
be based upon money OF actual and
Intrinsic value, and that our govern
ment has no power and is incompe-
tent to endow its paper obligations
with such value, and United States
treasury notes il existence and in
circulation being now redeemable in
gold and silver coin at the option OF
the holder. do recommend the with
dEaTal of the compulsory legal tender
power of such notes, and the passage
of the subjoined resolution. (5igned)
F1aucis Herman, Thomas +. BRysrd.
There follows the Bayard resolution
heretofore published, that treasury
notes shall be receivable for all dues
t. the United Stats on duties Ga
imports and shall not be otherwise
legal tender J Admitting the principle
of the resolution es to the power of
government to make legal tender 1
reserve my action upon the resolution
as to the time of withdrawal of the
power given heretofore, (Signed J
William a. Wallace, reserving the
right Of amendment. (Signed) Justin
s Morrill,. The minority report wac
also placed on the calendar.
The amendment made by The me-
jorityin the phraseology OF the BayaId
Joint resolution merely changes the
words United States treasury notes"
to Omitted States notes."
Knott, chairman of the committee
on Judiciary, reported a bill amend
ing the st8tates as to the jurisdiction
of the circuit courts of the United
States, and the removal of causes
from state courts. Ordered printed .
and recommitted.
WhiteEorne, chairman OF the con
mittee on naval sfairs, reported
bill, which was printed AM recon-
mitted, authorizing the equipment of
an expedition to the Arctic Sea.
Morgan presented the credentials of
Luke Preyor, appointed senator from
Preyor took the modified
oath.
The hill ID relieve the United States {
treasurer from the amount now I
against him, and deposited {
Rith the several states, was taken up
Thurman opposed the resolution.
The money belonged to the United
States and should be paid according
to the original understanding.
The morning hour having expired =
he bill went over and Morrill, called
Up for consideration his resolution IL
tructing the finance committee to
INQUIRE into the pIacticsbiitv of re- t
unding the public debt at q less rate
# interest than 4 per cent. /
he argued that g lower rate !
# interest than 4 per cent. can
lot be expected to hold any securities
It par aud that it would be for the v
'est interests of the people to place g
,ur debt st home at 4 per cent. rather
han at lower rate abroad. ?,
Msxey, from the committee on n
'ostofice, reported fayorably the Sem
to bill Tor the delivery of dutiable
'rtieles in the mails, and of indem- II
iity for lost registered articles. Cal q
nGar.
On molten of Davis, OF Yves. Viz n
inis. it was resolved that when the 0c
enate adjourn to-day it be until Mon
az next.
The bill to establish a new land n
istriot in Dakata passed. c.
Adjourned. o.