West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-24
FoRTY-sIxrH CONGRESS.

Little is now being done 10 Congress
tina. is OF public interes' A bin has been
introduced into the Senate imposing Ger
tain restrictions upon the shipment OF cat.
tle-preyenting them from suifeling-but
1t is supposed that II viii not pass on &C
count Of the penalties imposed
The House has been engaged consider
ing the report Of the Committee o.. Rules
! The discussion will continue for some
days.
The Senate Finance Committee reports
adYe RELY on Senator Bayard's legal ten
der re solution, dcpriving Grecnbacks OF
their legal ,eLd T qI.lity. Ths two great
parties are much divided on this
question, such Democrats as B4yard,
KEENAN, and Wallace, V no maintain that
the legaltender act is unconstitutional,
and soy that it is the duty of the D.m.
ocrats to set themselves right on this
question; but Voorhees,, Beck, and
others think that they had better let well
enough alone. Senator Davis Oh West
Virginia introduced In the Senate a bill
10 relieve the Treasurer of the United
States from the AN Iunt now charged To
him, and deposited with the several
S!ates." The matter involved i'm this
bill dates back to Jlckson's day. In 1895
the United States Treasury WAS decide ily
FLUSH" and Congress finally concluded
TO distribute the balance on hand Csome
thing over tweaty eight millione) culit
ably among the twenty-six States which
then composed the UniOn. New York.
of course, cot the biggest slice. SlOi4..
52O; Pennsylvania mex, with -. 887 5l5:
Virginia third, WIKI g, 1913 437; then Olio.
which 5ot - 007 .2GJ, ana 80 on down.
Illinois receiving Sl77,0!0 The money
was distributed as loan, the General
Government reserYing the right to demand
1t back again, out everybody long ago
gave up AL idea of ever getting it back
Meanwhile the loan has beel Carried up)o
tue books OF the Treasury Department
and made no end of trouble.
This will make some on our old Da,o.
ocratic readers wish for the good old
days when the U. =. had no debt, and SO
much money on hand th.t CJugrosg had
20 declare a distribution anong the States
A till was passed Increasing the pen
siohs of totally dsaJlcd SOLDIERS from $50
to SO per month.
number of petitions were introduced
asking that women be allowed to yots
MIR. Ferry of Michigan askiog for a con-
stItatIon4l amendment giving them tina,
ght
Jan. %, Senator logan Of lis. into
duced, by request. a petition from sol
dicrs asking the pass age of what is known
as the "Weaner" bill, providing for the
payment to soldiers the difference be.
tween Grcenbacks and Gold at the time
they were paid. Mr.. Logan took occa-
sion to cay, that the bill was the creates,
piece of domagogueism ever presented in
Congress.
n bill has been introduced in the House
appropri.tinC 800 600 for the relief O. the
suffering in Ireland.
Mr.. Warner of Ohio introduced bill
providing for the payment Of tie U. S.
bonds maturing ia 1880.
Mr.. Chiltenden (Rep) New York, n
a speech in the House asserted that the
legal tender notes in time of peace were
a public snare and political device. Il is
| strange that: the Republicans refuss 10
o~n their own off ,prlns. wnsn they find
it more profitable to favor the Blnks and
a!lo" them to furnish tie currency OF the
Country.