The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-23
TIE fORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS.
More Financial Discussion i'm Both
Senate and House.
Coke Attacks Bayard's Resolution In
the Senats-Ths Buckner Bank
Reserve Bill in the
House.
A Humorous Speech from Cox Both Houses
Adjourn to Monday.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2a.-iyenate.-Mr. Teller
offered n resolution calling on the Secretary of
the Interior to info IN the Senate whsther any
member OF the Board OF Indian Com missioners
had become Interested In Indian contracts
Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Cameron. OF Pennsyvania
1t was resolyed-yeas 81. nays 2f-tnHt when The
senate adjourn to-day IT be 60 meet on Monday
next
Mr. Gall introduced a bill authorizing the
etate of Florida to Incorporate an agricultural
college, HI d employ the fund donated by Con
gress with the common school fund of the
SIa,e heferred.
M. Bayara's resolution was taken up, and
Nj Coke prooea ads t. speak uUon It.
Mr.. Coke, spaaking aR inet tha Bayard reao-
luton said that there WAS not q liue OF legisla.
tt"n to show that greenbaiks were originally
traly the original intention seems to have been
10 keep rs targe sn amount ahoat as could bs
the psopie ev had. The peopls were satisfi ID
with them and no favored letting we'll enough
alone. If their legal tender quality were with
be called In and destroyed. This was move.
ment in the interest !" the national banks and
bondholders, who wished 20 enbanoe the value
OF gold. : he prlt OF thoss who favored II
was to oppress the people In ihs interest OF
those who were slreaiy fIch. The demand for
this measure 9 mos not from tn pro-
live on the labor of others. The cry Of bard
money was, no said, do n.ive We would nnt
have hard money under tha operation Of this
resolution. National bsl notes would tak 9 tb 9
plnee OF silver. grew CHS nni gold Should
gold leave the country wa would have lttls gold
Ia the bank vaults and IL nood OF bank notes In
et, eulstion.
In inclusion he sail; 'All who favor un.
ehackled influences t. peep into the Hairs of
tbis Eoverament: all VITO favor hard money
all who disapprove of dangerous mouopoies
sil who believe in equal risht- for all op.
posed TO class lagisIatlon. should oppose this
resolution
The senate then adjourned TIL Monday.
House After tran +hctiug sime mlscell neous
bust ns~R thB Hons Resumed consideration OF
ihs atag fesrtve btll tho pending questi ~ be-
ing on se6oudtng the demand for the preyinus
uuestion and it was seeoe5ed. l11 to AZ, The
main aueatIou was then ordered and tho hours
debate commenced.
AT the eonclu- lion OF debate tho House pro-
oeeded to vote on the bill and pending amend
II enta.
apesches we're made against the pending bill
tBnekuer's bank erve btl by Messls Gillette
0 Iowa Weaver of Iowa. Whltthorue OH Ten D es.
see and Kaffer OF Onio. ! he House then. by.a
vote Of 1873 t 7S. res I've to ordar third read
Ing aid engrossinR Of the BILL thus vir ualIy
Killing 1t.
Alter The usual debate on q revlsion OF the
rules Ia the course of which MIR. Cox of Now
York make humorous tpsaeh. the Senate
amendments 10 tho Houss bill providing for
United states Circuit and District Courts al
Macon, Ga. were eoacurred In. and tho House
adjourned,