Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-15
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

STNAlE T..
washington, Jan. l5.-Mcssr.. Mcphe,.
son - ana Baldwin presented pe,i,ions !,
women, asking u constitutional nm.ndm. -,
giving women the righ, of suffrage.
- Mr. Allison, from the committee nm
nhnnce, announced that lie was directed nv
.ia. sa'. committee to report back The ioint res.
olutlon for the withdrawal of the comnnl. I
sory legal tender power of United State.
treasury notes. The commillee had m ,de
a verbal amendment to the ..resolutiop
unanimously agreeing to it with the adfenI.
inent, and directed him to report tho rasnIn
ton adversely. He understood n ere was :,
ha'norty ~. report to be presented !; otherwise
,%. Me snouid ask the indt finite postponmen. Of
.he resolution. He asked that i, be placed
on ;he calendar for the present. So ordered,
Mr. Bayard, from the same committee
presented the views Of the minority accom-.
panied by resolutions, as follows:
The undersigned, believing the financial
prosperity of the country, in order TO be
enduring and secure, must be based IN
money ot actual and intrinsic value. and
mat our government has no power and i,
Incompetent TO endow its paper obligations
wlh such value and United States treasury
notes now redeemable in gold and silver
com at the option Of the holder, do recon
mend the withdrawal of the compulsory
legal tender power If such notes and the
passage of the subjoined resolution.
loigned FRANCIS KEENAN,.
THos +. BAYARD.
Here follows Blyard's resolution, hereto
t?re published, that treasury notes shall b.
receivable for all dues to the United States
on duties or imports and shall not be other.
wise legal tender. Admitting the princi-
pie OF the resolution as to the power of the
government to make paper u ega! tender,
l reserve my action on the resolution as t.
the time OF the Withdrawal Of the power
given heretofore. [signed]
WIN. A. WALLACE.
Reserving right of amendment.
lS'gned] JUSTIN S. MORRILL,,
The majority merely amended The oriei.
nal Bayard resolution ty changing United
States treasury notes mo Cuited States
notes.
Luke Prior took the modified oath as
senator from Alabama.
The bill to relieve the United States treas.
urer from the amount charged against him
"uo uSpoo'Ou WIN tuC oeVcidl stalCS was
taken up, and Mr.. Thorn opposed it.
After the morning hour MIR. Morrill,
called up his resolution instruc,ing the
fipance committee to inquire into the p.ac-
of bond of less than 4 per cent,
and spoke thereon.
On the conclusion Of Mnrrll's speech, /,
The bill for the removal of all obstruction.
10 the Delaware break water harto,
passed.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington. Jan. Is After some miscel.
aneous business, consideration was resumed
Df the bill requiring one.h half of the reserves
VI national banks to be kept in gold and
silver coins Of the Uni,ed States
MIR. Price. of Iowa, supported the bill
In advocating the bill relative to bank
Price declared himself opposed to
any tinkering with the currency, either az
10 quantity or quality of the paper which
vas circulating. He was also opposed 10
taking away the legal tender quality OF
greenbacks. AN prudent men spoke in
thunder tones and said, "Lct we'll enough
alone'
At the conclusion Of short speech BY
Mr.. Lewis in favor of the bill the morning
hour expired, and the bill went over with
out action.
The house went into committee of tn
whole on the report of the committee OF
rulee.