The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-20
Nashville sun.

ana aItcrWHru u luSuce OF tue supreme
court of the United States introduced into
the senate of the United States the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas. by the act entitled, An act to
strengthen tho pubic credit approved
March is, 1862 I was provided and de-
| clared that the faith of the United states
was thereby solemnly pledged to the pay
ment In coin or its equivalent of all the
interest bearing obligations of the United
States. except IN cases where the law au-
thor zing the issue of such obligations had
expressly provided that the same might
be paid IN lawful money or other cur
rcncy than gold or silver; and
Whereas all the bonds of the United
states authorized to bc issued by the act
entitled. An act to authorize the refund
ing OF the National debit approved July
a. 1870, by the terms Of said act were
declared to nc rcdccmahle n coin OF the
then present standard value. hearing in
tercst payable scmi-aunu;ully in such coin
and
Whereas. all bonds Of the United
States authorized to he issued under the
act entitled An act act TO provide for the
resumption of specie payment approved
January If, 1875. are required to be of the
description in the sad act of congress
approved July Il, 1870, entitled AN act
70 authorize the rcfunding of the National
debit and
Whereas. at the date OF the passage
of sad act of congress last aforesaid to-
Wit the l4th of july. 1870, the coin of the
United States of standard value of that
de e ,nclnIcd silver dollars of the weight
of ~. grains each. as declared Ivy the
"a sYsI Ian tln,l
act Supple mentarv 10 ihc aC,, entitlrd Am
act establishing Il mint and regulating the
coins of the United Srates."' to he a
legal tender of payment according to their
nom nal value for any sums whatever:
ih.,,iore be t
Resolved nv the senate 0he house OF
all bonds of the United states issued or
authorized to be ISSUED under tine said
ats Of congress hereinhctoro reciiod arc
option Of the aovernmcnt ~ thc tni,@d
States In silver dollars Of tic coinage of
The United states cpn'aining i.ia grains
stors to its coinage such silver coins as a
legal tender in payment of said bouds'
prime pal and inter. st. is not ia violation
cf the publc caith nor lr dor1gation Of
ON .hc o5th Of IanIia,v nftar MANY
Unsuccessful att, m,,is At afncndmani a. e
preamble and resolution wore adonted nv
il.a senate precisely AS fhov r,,I1 nbnvt
Tho vote stood t. cas-. N nays and IA
absent. The following is the vote.
Yeas Allison dRD, Armstrong. Bailey
k'h"'-h tRl. itlace az Cameron Pa.
~, Cameron WIS R1 Chaffce Or y
Coke, COnover (R D. Davis III Davis w
Va. Dennis. Dorsey tRl. Eusns Ferry
o.. >, Gordon, Grover Hereford. Howe tRD
johnston. Jones. Fla Jones New Or }
kirkwo1d dtl, McCreiry. Mcdonald. Mo
MILAN ORD. Matthews Qfl. Naxov Mer-
iimon' Morgan. ogioshy tR), Plumb or J.
b q .
wallace e.
,NaSs Ant honY, Barnum. Bayard. Blaine
R), Burns de RD, chrs,iancy tRl Conk-
ling tI&l. Dawes GD Eaton. t,drnund,
a. Hamlin dt). Herman. Lamar Mitch
ell 'Rl, Morrill, utD. Paddock n2D. Roll
Inns Ro. Sargent R), Wailelgh CRY,
WINDOW ORD 20.
Absent Rutler Coc<rol. Harris. I'm.
,grson' sharon, Randolph, Whytc, With
OF Tho ahsoo,.,s T., wa. ,nro,n.os ..
WE noor ny 'oekre'l Harris and Pat
iin..Snn W9nd nave voted for the reso-
rrb" H.. %n,le li,'icr. '!oar and Whyto.
WIN" VIZ" paired WIN them, would have
Ncicd apa.n-' NJ" resolution Those who
n,cuhrr No,',Ul nor :, Wore n1ir-d w.,e;
N,'t,a''u, lflu' ihpdHs ut), Kellogg Nf).
WitbcrsS f'anuo'pn' SHARON u'J'
"i'n NH .....,.
W ~ H n 'nI OF tho yeas MN teen
wor, 5''''au7 INC 81 tnr IhYS III Zen
nnbi ari'i Is, W nc pairs one re-
t1," ,ra a" N".,u on fach side We ca, at
noI, on 10 ihr fact ihat This resolution
received me support of Senators Ma
ana = oorE W In Iliii, OF On q; Mri}onald
Of Illinois r'%li" uN'I,','ny ana ilN.s
@nH tioM '.., OF Wisconsin, McMian Of Min
ri, s" ara ,bc ,. Sy, ana NdrK~ooh ot IOWA
In Win , ,l'' srrai indie WeS,er4 states
HAY T' ,r ,!,e people are now asked to say
, vy,,, IN , lt'i.t statesmen above named
w. NV az wrong, and mat he bonds are
mepi IN s'', ~ ,hE onion OF me govern,