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VOLUME I.
BAD'S DOLLARS.
V. S. SENATE DECLARES FOR THEM.
All Amendment* to Mathews' Resolution
Votod Down by More than a Two Third*
Vote, and the Original Resolution Adop
ted by an Almost Equally Emphatic
VoteThe Steamboat BUI Pass* the
HouseLively Dlsrusston Over a Whisky
DillOtbet Imporatnl Measures.
Senate.
WASHINGTO N, Jan. 25.The bill to remit
the taxes on insolvent savings banks was
discussed briefly and postponed until to-mor-
^row.
Senator Kollins submitted the following
as an additional section: "That i making
further collections of internal levenue tax
on bank deposits, no savings bank, recog-
nized as such by the laws of its State, a nd
having no capital stock, shall, on account of
mercantile or business deposits heietofore
irecoived, on which no interest has be en al-
lowed to parties making such deposits, be
denied exemptions allowed to savin gs banks
having no capital stock, a nd doing no other
business than receiving deposits to be
loaned or invested for the sole benefit of
parties making such deposits without profit
or compensation to banks which have paid
a lawful tax on the entire average amount of
such business or mercantile deposits.
Nothing in th is section shall be construed
as extending said exemption to deposits
heretofore made, or in any way to affect the
liability of deposits to taxation."
Senator Rollins, in explanation of his
amendment, said the government would suf-
fer no loss whatever, shou ld the amount be
agreed to. It had been prepared at the
internal revenue office a nd sent to him.
WHISKY TAX.
Senator Harris presented a petition of dis-
tillers of Tennessee in favor of a reduction
of the tax on whis ky to 50 cents per gallon.
Referred.
BLAINE'S SILVIUB BILL.
Senator Blaine said, a few days since, he
introduced a bill for remonetization of sil
ver. had purposely left number of grams
in the dollar blank because he had not felt
willing to vote foi a dollar of 412)^ grains.
wou ld move to fill the blank at a future
day. Meanwhile, by some blunder, ho ad
been credited with the brilliant conception
of leaving the number of giains in the dol
lar to be determined by the duector of the
mint a nd Secretary of the Treasury. What
he had left to those officeis was the right
and power to publicly fix the price of silver
bullion, per standard ounce, as nearly as pos
sible at the rnaiket rate, and this he con
ceived to be the best regulation on that sub
ject. moved the bill be reprinted that
its provision in th is lespect be correctly
stated. S ordered.
6ILVEB BKMONETIZATION.
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was lesumed of the resolution
of Senator Matthews declaring the right of
the government to pay bonds in silver, and
the amendment of Senator Conklmg mak
i ng the resolution joint instead of concur
rent, was rejected, yeas 23, nays ftl). The
vote was as follows
NA\S.
stion Allison,
Beck,
Cameron, Wis.
Davis of 111.,
Dorsey, Gordon, Howe,
Kirkewood, MoDonald,
Memman, Plumb, Saunders,
Thnrman,
Armstiong
Booth.. Coke,,
Davis.. W Va
Eustif* Gro\\,er,, er
Johnston,,
McOreen,,
Matthews,.
Morgan..
Ransom Spencer,,
Wallace,,
\EAS
Baruum,,
Burnside,, Conkling
Eaton,, Kernan,,
Mitchell,,
Randolph,,
Wadloigh,,
Anthony,
Blaine, Christianov,
Dawes, Hamlin, MoPhereon, Paddock,
Sargent,
Bailev,
Cameion ot Pd.
Conovoi,
Denmw
Ferry,
Heiefoid
Jones of Florida,
McMillan,
Maxo\,
Oglesb\
Saulsbun
Teller, Withers3d.
is W..
tip nstou reen
ihevsfi gan jom icor lace
\EAS.
mm uside kling
Baj ard,
Chaffee. Conger, Edmunds,
Lamar,
Mori ill,
Rollins,
Wmdom23.
lan shell ilolph
loigh
PAIBS.
After the vote Senator
had received a telegram Lorn Senator Whyte
Md announcing that he was detained at
home by sickness and requesting him,
Cockrell, to pair with him. Und er the cir
cumstancee he consented to do so. If the
Senator from Maryland was present he
would vote aye a nd he, Cockrell, would vote
no. Hoar, Butler, a nd Hill, who would have
voted in the affirmative we re paired with
Patterson and Garland who would have
votod in the negative. Plumb announced
his colleague, Ingalls, was detained from the
Senate on account of sickness in his family.
Cockrell said he
The question then recuried on the amend
meut of Morrell submitted the 15th instant,
but he withdrew it for the present that the
question might be taken on the amendment
submitted by his colleague, Edwards, on the
14th instant, with the undeistanding that
his, Morrell's, amendment shou ld be next in
order.
EDMUNDS' AMENDMENT.
Senator Edmunds then spoke in opposi
tion to the resolution of Matthews, a nd fa
vored the amendment by himself. said
the interesting thing abo ut th is whole busi
ness was that the Senate had just declared
that it was not fit to make a joint resolution.
As it now stood the Senate, one of the co
ordinate branches of Congress, thought it
might have an opinion in case the House of
Representatives said it could have such opin
io n. That was an admirable commentary on
this whole proceeding. congratulated
the Senator from Ohio (Matthews) upon the
masterly strategy by which he ad put the
Senate into this extraoidinary position.
had always thought the Senatemight have an
opinion without asking the House of Repre
sentatives.
I opening his argument Senator Ed
munds said he would refer at some length to
the law, a nd if he happened to be a little
prosy, he hop ed the Senate wou ld pard on
him. From 1792, when the first coina ge act
was passed, to 1831, the double standard ex
isted in th is country on the theory of exact
equivalents. then referred to the coina ge
act of 1834, and after quoting from the de
bates in Congress upon t'#at act, said tho se
we re hard times as well as these.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, said he would
Jike Senator Edmunds to point to history
showing that hard times existed in 1834
or 1845.
Senator Edmunds Baid if his friend Jones
would turn to the records of Congress for
that peri od he would find them teeming
with petitio ns from people in all portio ns of
the country for relief from financial suffer
ing then existing.
Continuing his remarks in regard to the
legislation of 1834, he said the separation of
the two metals, gold and silver, ad been
steadily growing. They had been steadily
drawing apart ever since.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, inquired if in
1859 a nd 1860 the values of gold and silver
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weie not much nearer together than they
were in 1834 a nd 1835.
Senator Edmunds replied that it was very
likely. The United States since 17 76 had
been gradually progressing in everything
which went to make up a well ordered na
tion, and yet there was a period of four years
about 1812 when we went backward, and
there was another period more recently when
we went backward.
argued that the simple declaration of a
Statute was not equalization of the value of
gold and sdver. Congress might as well
say that a bushel of potatoes should be equal
to a bushel of corn. The farmers of the
we st wou ld smi le at such a proposition, and
the respective values of corn and potatoes
would rema in just the same as they we re be
fore.
Senator Jones inquired of the Senator
from Vermont, if all the troubles of 1847
were not attributable to the removal of de
posits by Gen. Jackson, a nd were ot peti
tions presented asking for a lestoration of
such deposits.
Senator Edmunds replied, of course.
Stump orators a nd the newspapers then, as
now, cried out to fasten the cause of all the
distress upon this or that thing. They did
not like continuing the argument. said
the legislatures in 1837 had discovered that
no amount of law making wou ld give any
value to silver at all. begged the Senate
to bear in nimd that the laws of the United
States forty years ago ceased to impute value
to either silver or gold. The legislators then
found ut that the word value related to op
erations of men of society and commerce,
a nd a statute could not a dd one bit of value
to anythin g.
next spoke of the act of 1849 author
izing the coina ge of the gold dollar, and said
there was a necessity for coining that dollar,
because there were no silver dollars in circu
tion. next referred to the coina ge act of
1853, and said that when the act of 1834
was passed there was but a trifling difference
between gold and silver, but that difference
had continu ed until gold coin overruled sil
ver and drove it away from the people. The
House of Representatives then deliberately
declared in favor of gold coin and rejected
silver as a measu re of value. Gold was then,
as it ad be en for years before, the only true
operating standard of value in the United
States, a nd yet Senators argued now that it
was proper to go back and upset history a nd
legislation.
Andrew Johnson was a member of the
House of Representatives in 1853 and he
then argued that debasi ng silver coin would
be injurious to the laboring man, and there
was a good deal in what he said. Now, if
the working man should be compelled to
take two half dollars for his day's work,
wor th about 84 or 85 cents, he would be in
jured. The very men who we re now urging
remonetizati on of silver, should they stay in
the Senate ten years, would be the first to
undo the proposed legislation of to-day.
When the late civil war began and the tre
mendous inflation of paper currency took
place, silver coin ad long since passed ut
of existence a nd the statutes recognized the
fact.
then referred to the financial legisla
tion since 18(1 a nd said befoie the passage,
of the legal tender act, when war loans were
bei ng forced on the people, Thaddeus Stev
en s, chairman of the committee of ways a nd
means in the house of representatives, ar
gued that the people who advanced their
earnings were entitled to be paid in gold, be
cause years before gold was recognized as
the only standard of value. The act of 1869
under which the bonds were issued, provided
that they shou ld be paid in coin, but it was
understo od that such coin should be gold.
The word coin imputed not silver dollarsit
imputed half dollars, quarters,coppei, nickel,
and if the nation was going to stand upon
the letter of the law, why ot give notice that
it intend ed to pay the bonds in coppei,
which was a com of the United States.
Senator Matthews said no com but gold
and silver was legal tender abo\ $5.
Senator Edmunds replied this was not a
legal tender act, it was an act pledging the
good faith of the government. If he should
draw the act ot 1869 now, with his present
opinion, he would use the terms gold a nd
silver just as they were used in that act.
There was a part of the debt of the United
States, according to the letter of the law
which could be paid in silver. That coin
could bo used for all debts.
Senator Blame said a very large portion
of the public debt was held one hundr ed
dollar pieces of scrip, on which the interest
was 2% dollais payable simi-annually. Did
he understand the senator to say that this
interest was payable in sdver half dollars
unlike the man who ad a registered bo nd ot
$1,000 must have gold.
Senator Edmunds replied that the letter of
the law was one thing and the spirit of it
another. The nation wou ld be in a con
dition to resoit to a literal construction of
its statutes, against which no one could have
redress except by appealing to the con
science of such a nation. The honest im
port of the pled ge of pubhc faith was that
the bonds were payable in gold. It would be
in violation of natural honor to pay the
small bondholders in silver unle ss such sil
ver should be equal in value to gold.
Senator Matthews quoted from the speech
of Senator Edmunds made in the Senate in
1867 to the effect that the bonds we re pay
able in gold and silver.
Senator Edmunds said no doubt he did so
argue, but the silver question then was of no
considerable moment. The question was
whether the de bt should be paid in coin or
paper. There was a party in this country
which deemed that the debt was payable in
gieenbacks, and no doubt in reply to their
arguments he claimed the de bt was payable
in both gold and silver.
Senator Blaine spoke of the bondholders
of- the country, and said he still wanted it
made specific whether there was any more
color for paying small coupons in silver than
there was for paying large ones. The people
of the country wanted to know it.
Senator Edmunds said he was not like the
distinguished Senator from Main e, talking to
the country. was talking to the Senate.
Senator BlaineBut the bondholders live
in the country.
Continuing his remaiks, Edmunds sa id he
was quite ready to give his opinion, and that
was, that in the present attitude of the his
tory of our affairs the government was just
as much in honor bound to pay the $25
coupon in gold as it was the $30 one.
then quoted at length from the act of 1869,
and argued that the United States had no
legal or honoarble right to pay its de bt in
a sdver dollar which was not worth as much
as gold. next referred to the act of 1873,
demonetizing the silver dollar, and argued
that it was perfectly understood when it
passed that it provided that gold coin should
be the amount of value.
THE VOTE.
The question being on the amendment of
Edmunds to the resolution of Matthews, so
as to provide for the payment of bonds in
gold coin, or its equivalent, and that any
other payment without the consent of cred
itors would be in violation of the public
faith and in derogati on of his rights, it was
rejected, yeas 18, nays 54, as follows:
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Anthony "SU
Barnnm, *.$
Bayard, Burnside, Chxistianoy, Conkling,"
3sr fi'
rffc Mitchell,
p Morrell,
.Dawes,
Eaton,
Edmunds, Hamlin
Kernan, 3j Sargent,
McPhereon,f| Wadleigh-18.
NATS.
Allison,
Armstrong, Bailey, Beck,
Booth,
Bruce, Cameron, Pa.,
Cameion, Wis.,
Chaffee, Coke,
Conover, Davis, 111.,
Davis, W. V.
Dennis, Dorsey,
Enstia, Ferry,
Gordon, Grover,
Hereford,
Hill,
Howe, Johnston,
Jones, Fla.,
Jones, Nev.,
Kirkwood,
McCrery,
McDonald, McMillan, Matthews.
Anthony Katou.
Barnum, Edmunds
Bayard, Hamlin,
Blaine, Kernan,
Burnside, Lamar.
ChriBtiancj, McPherson.
Conkling, Mitchell,
Dawes,
&s3
Maxey, 3
Merriman,
Morgan, Oglesby,
Paddock,
Plumb.
Saunders,
Spencer,
Tiller,
Thurman. Voorhees
Wallace,
Windom, 1
Withers44
Butler, Whyte and Hoar who would have
voted in the affirmative, we re paired with
Patterson, Cockrell a nd Harris, who would
have voted in the negative.
MOEBILL 'S AMENDMENT.
The question then incurred on the amend
ment of Senator Morrill submitted on the
15th inst., to the effect that it would be det
rimental to the economical interests of the
government and the people to pay the bonds
in silver, and Mr. Morrill spoke in support
thereof. said this resolution from the
Senat or from Ohio, no matter from what
motive it was introduced, could have and
wou ld have no other effect than to damage
the public credit, and he could not under
stand from what motive it was brought for
ward, especially when he saw in the platform
of the Republican party of Ohio, adopted in
1876, that the national honor must be main
tained, and recognizing gold as the true
standard of value. could not conceive
how it was possib le that a Republican Sena
tor from that State shou ld come here so
soon afterwards and propose such a resolu
tion as this. If he, Morrill, was in favor of
the so-called silver bill he could not vote for
this resolution with its preamb le as now
drawn.
The amendment of Morrill was repealed.
Yeas, 14 nay s, 41.
The question then recurred on the
amendment of Chaffee submitt ed on the
12th of December, which, after explanation
from Chaffee was withdiawn.
Senator Windom said he voted for the
amendment of the senator from New York.
Conkling, to make th is a joint resolution
said he voted against all others, and he now
intended to vote against the original resolu
tion, and in doing so he did not propose to
indicate what would be his vote upon the
saloon bill itself when it should come before
the senate. was opposed to this fruitless
expression of opinion. If Congress ad
confined itself to practical legislation,
instead of discussing finances the busines
of the country wou ld have been more pro s
perous.
THE FINAL VOTE.
Senator Edmunds moved to indefinitely
postpone further consideration of the resolu
lution.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
rejected yeas 22, nayS 4 3.
The question being on the passage of the
resolution as submitt ed by Senator Matthews
on the 6th of December last, it was agreed
to yeas 43, nays 22, as follows
TEA S.
Allison, Lustis,
Armstrong. Ferry,
Bailey, Gordon.
Beck, Grovei,
Booth, Heiefoid
Bruce, Howe,
Cameron, Pa., Johnston
Cameron, Wis., Jones, Fla.,
Chaffee, Jones, Nev.
Coke, Kirkwood,
Conover, McCreary,
Davis, 111., McDonald,
Davis, W. Va. McMdlau
Dennis, Watthenn
Dorsej,
Maxey, Merriman,
Moigau, Ogleabv, Plumb, ltu.ntom
Saulsbun,
SaundeiH, Spenc2r
Telle., Thurman,
Yoorhec, Wall-ice
Wither43. Momil,
Paddock
Randolph, Rollins,
Sargent,
Wadleigh, Windom22.
I addition to pairs above mentioned. Hill
said he was paired with Townsed. If that
Senator was pre&ent he would vote in the
affirmative a nd he (Bill) wou ld ote in the
negative.
The question then recuned on the pro
amble submitted by Edmunds on the 1 tth
inst. and it wag rejected, yeas 17. na ys 41.
A vote was nert taken on the preamble
submitted by Morrell on the 15th mst.. a nd
it was lejected without a roll jeall.
FILLIBUSTEBING.
Senator Edmunds then moved to amend
the preamble submitted by Matthews by in
serting the following:
AND WHEREAS, the provisions of the coin
age act of 1873, passed on the 12th ef February
of that year, and of the revised statutes which
took effect on the first day of December of that
year, all provisions of law authorizing the coin
age of such silver dollar were repealed.
Mr. Matthews said he would accept that
amendment.
Senator Thurman hoped his colleague
would not accept it. was not prepared
to say the law was repealed. The question
involved the construction of the statute.
There was no necessity for this amendment,
and he hoped the Senate would stand by the
resolution and preamb le as submitted by the
Senator from Ohio.
Senator Matthews said if there be any dif
ference of opinion as to the construction of
the law he would not accept it. The amend
ment of Edwards was rejected, yeas 20, nays
38.
The question then recurred to the pre
amble as submitted by Senator Matthews on
the 6th of December, and it was adopted
without amendment, yeas 42, nays 20.
When the above vote was taken Waters,
who would have voted in the affirmative, was
paired with Randolph, who would have voted
in the negative. McPherson, who would
have voted in the negative, was ut of the
chamber temporarily when his name was
called.
The preamble and resoluti on having been
passed, Senator Allison moved] the Senate
toke up the House bill to authorize free
coina ge of the standard silver dollar and re
store its legal tender character.
The Vice PresidentWhat comes up by
prior order.
Senator Morrill then took the floor to ad
dress the Senate on the silver bill but yielded
to Senat or Ferry, and on his motion the
Senate went into executive session, and when
the doors reopened the Senate adjourned till
Mondav.
"Bouse of Representatives.
WASHINGTO N, Jan. 25.A few bills having
been introduced and referred, the House
considered the bill revising the
STEAMBOAT LAWS,
and Mr. Harrison offered as an amendment
regarding the officers, pilots and engineers
that conduct steam vessels, and that none
but citizens of or persons actually residing
in the United States shall be employed as
pilots and engineer s. said over 50,000
had petitioned the House to protect the poor
men from being defrauded of their rights by
foreigners not residing in the country.
Large numbers of men were idle to-day on
the lake ports, while Canadians we re em-
ployed by owners of vessels.
Randolph^ fe* Mr. Findley moved to strike out that por-
ti on of the amendment requiring citizens
actual settlers shall be pilots and engineers,
ST. PAUL, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1878.
After discussi on the amendment was with
drawn, and Morrison's amendment was
adopted.
The bill was then passed yeas 173, nays
80.
PUBLIC PRINTING,
Mr. Singleton, chairman on printing, re
ported back the Senate bill authorizi ng the
public printer to purchase material in open
markets, with an amendment providing that
such purchases shall not exceed $50 for any
particular article within the term of six
months, wihch amendment was agreed to
a nd the bill passed.
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Mr. Tucker moved to set aside private
business for the purpose of going into com
mittee of the whole for consideration of the
bill extending the time for the withdrawal of
distilled spirits now in bond, until July 8,
1878. The yeas and nays being ordered, re
sultedyeas 146, nays 104. The House
therefore resolved itself into committee of
the whole, Mr. Carlisle in the chair. General
debate having been limited to one hour, it
being necessary before considering the bill
referred to by Tucker, to set asideJthose bills
which have priority on the calendar, several
bills were passed over. The opponents of
the bill made an attempt to proceed with
consideration of the bill granting pensions
te soldiers of the Mexican war, but were
unsuccessful.
The bill extending the time for the with
drawal of distilled spirits now in bond until
July, 1878, having been reached, Mr. Tucker
proceeded to explain the bill. said that
there was great agitation throughout the
country on the question of a reduction tax
on whisky. The question was, should the
House duri ng that agitation save from bank
ruptcy and ruin, the golden gee se who were
to lay the golden eggs for the government.
thought the bill a very good one. It had
been drawn up by the commissioners of in
ternal revenue, who ad agreed that some
action shou ld be takan by Congress.
Mr. Burcha rd also supported the bill,
though he declared he was opposed to a re
ducti on of the ax on whisky did not
believe that the government could afford it.
did not believe the House would vote for
a bill which wou ld reduce the tax on whisky
and increase the tax on tea and coffee.
Mr. Hale, in opposing the bill, said that
th is was not the first raid made upon the
treasury by an economical house, a nd it
would not be the last. It was simply an at
tempt on the part of certain interests to take
from the treasury some seven million dol
lars, which is needed from day to day for
the revenues of the country. How would
that deficit be made up What other ax
would be increased
Mr. Wilson, W Va.,Cannot the deficien
be raisGd by a ax on incomes
Mr^Hale, continuin g, said that was the
remedy of the gentleman fr om West Vir
ginia. That gentleman threatened a renewal
of the income tax Another might propose
a direct ax on real estate another to in
crease the tax on iron, a nd so on. There
were to-day hundre ds of interests trembling
on the verge of bankruptcy. Were whis ky
men any worse off than tho se who had
bought leal estate three years ago These
interests were getti ng no encouragement
from the committee of ways a nd means,
which made us haste and repoited back this
bill the day after it was introduced.
Mr. Pri ce said the country would look
with surprise on the action of the House to
day, which had refused to consider a bill
granting pensions to sufvivors of the Mexi
ican war and ad proceeded to consider a
bill which would take, millions from the
country.
Mr. Garfield also alluded to the bill as
being class legislation and thought it was
not wise to gi ve any advantage to one inter
est when so many were suffering throughout
the country. The pla in English of the reso
lution was that whisky men should be
allowed to keep their whisky in bond till
Congress should reduce the taxes a nd
perm it them to walk off with millions
which rightly belonged to the government,
in their pockets. was opposed to re
ducing the tax on whisk y. was in favor
of adding a section to the bill under con
siodration, declaring that no reduction would
be made by which means the revenue wou ld
ot be reduced and whisky men be put out
of the agitation in which they now veio. If
the bill passed wou ld not the iion men come
here and ask to be saved from the danger
threatened by the reduction of the tariff on
iron. Would not all other interests come
and thus make the levenue laws a series of
plasters and patchwork.
Mr. Conger opposed the bill a nd pictured
the ridicule with which the country wou ld
look upon Congres which made attempt for
the relief of producers of alcohol which was
used for purposes of science, and yet, by
class legislation, went to the relief of pro
ducers of table whisky. also called at
tention te the fact that in order to pass this
bill the House had passed a nd ignor ed the
claims of soldiers who had fought for the
defense of their country.
Mr. Blackburn protested again st the ef
fort made by the gentleman from Maine,
Hale, and oth er gentlemen, to consider the
bill as in any way bearing on the reduction
of tax. I was not necessary for him to pro
test against the attempt to infuse into the
discussion something of a partisan charac
ter. The gentleman from Maine need not
read homilies to the Democratic side of the
House for which he, Hale, termed an unwar
ranted raid on the treasury. Let.him assail
the gentleman who had drawn up the bill,
the commissioner of internal revenue. The
bill affected an industry vital to the revenue
of the country. That industry promised to
the internal revenue service half of the
amount necessary to meet the interest on the
national debt. proceeded to compare the
taxes paid by the New England States with
those paid by the Southern and Southwestern
States, in order to show the inequalities of
taxation. Referring to class legislation, he
declared that legislation for a number of
years past had been nothing but class legisla
tion, by which the laboring people of the
South had been dragged down.
Mr. Sayler read a letter from Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue Raum in favor
of the bill.
Mr. Tucker then yielded the floor to Mr.
Ellsworth, who it was supposed favored the
bill, but who said: That since he had dis
covered that if the bill we re not passed, a
number of distillers would have to go into
bankruptcy, he was opposed to it.
wanted to see them become bankrupt.
was told that the country obtai ns seven mil
lions revenue from that bran ch of industry.
That was a disgrace to the country. was
opposed to raising a single dollar by it.
About 500 million dollars were expended
yearly for that stuff, which ruined men and
destroyed homes. would be glad to see
every ram shop closed, especially those in
the capital. (Laughter.)
Mr. Tucker remarked the gentleman from
Maine, Hale, has said the re was a party in
the House that was intending a raid on the
treasury. wished that gentleman to say
if he included him, Tucker, in any such
party.
Mr. Hale replied that the gentleman from
Virginia was just now advocating an interest
which was attempting a raid on the treasury.
Whether he knew its objects, Mr. Hale did
not know.
Mr. TuckerI want the gentleman to un
derstand that I belong to no such party. I
know the gentleman's insinuations look to
Southern men.
Mr. Townsend, of N Y., in a loud]voice
That's right: sound the southern bell, fire
the southern heart, and then we will have a
row. (Laughter and applause on the Re
publican side.)
Mr. TuckerI would say to my friend
with the snow on his head and a volcano in
his heart, (Laughter) when he talks about
firing the southern heart, I would ay to
him more in sorrow than in anger, that the
fires of passion in the southern hearthstones
are burned out. (Applause.)
I the midst of great confusion the amend
ment reported by the committee of ways a nd
means was read and adopted, which amend
ment is to a dd the words. And acknowl
edging their liability under the terms of said
bond for the period for which said extension
was granted,"' as if the same was^ inserted in
the body of the bond.
Mr. Tucker then moved the committee
rise a nd report the joi nt resolution to the
House, with a recommendation that it do
pas s.
This motion was, however, cut off by an
amendment offered by Mr. Foster, declaring
that a reduction of tax on distilled spirits is
inexpedient.
Mr. ox declared himself in favor of the
lowest tax that wou ld yield the most revenue,
and thought that point might be ascertained
by a sort of scaling measure.
Butler offered an amendment provid
ing that the ax on all distilled spirits in
bond shou ld be paid at the same rate as it
existed when they we re placed bond
The committee rose without any action on
the amendments offered Foster and But
ler.
Mr. Knott, from the judiciary committee,
made a report on the subject of the arrest
and imprisonment of Robert Smalld, a mem
ber from South Carolina, to the effect that
there was in that no breach of privilege of
the honse. Ordered printed.
Adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTO N, Jan. 25.The Secretary of
the Tieasury decided that the department
cann ot receive collections and deposit drafts
issued by bankers a nd others in payment of
subscriptions to the- four per cent. loan.
The law does not contempla te the receipt of
drafts by the government in any payments
and though the Secretary desires to afford
every facility possible to subscribers of the
loan he does not feel warranted in imposing
upon the assistant treasurers the labor a nd
risk of collecting such drafts. It is thought
the banks and bankers can make deposits
with assistant treasurers through correspond
ents in cities having sub-treasury offices.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The House Pacific railroad committee th is
morning heard arguments on the Texas Pa
cific railroad bill. Mr. Storrs for the South
ern Pacific railroad company contended that
the Texas company ad not completed its
railroad as the law required a nd it was now
competent to adopt measures to secure
speedy completion. This could more effect
ually be done by granting authority to the
Southern Pacific company to continue on
east to the Rio i ande at E Paso a nd trans
fer so much of the former land grant as it
shou ld earn by so building. also claimed
that the Texas company had no right to
build a railroad across California, ot having
authority from that State. also contended
that the Southern Pacific had the right to
construct a bridge across the Colorado river
a nd the Texas Pacific ad not.
OBITUARY.
Captain Fred. Stewart died this morn
ing of pneumonia was a member of
the scientific corps that accompanied Capt.
Wilkes the south sea expedition a nd a
conspicuous Odd Fellow.
NATIONAL SAVINGS' DEPOSITORY.
Representative Waddell to-day introduced
a bill to establish and maintain a national
savings' depository in a bran ch of the post
office department, which was referred to the
committee on post offices and post roads of
which he is chairman. It is in many re
spects similar to bills heretofore introduced
for that purpose.
THE METBIC S1STEM.
Representative Marsh to-day introduced a
bill providing that on a nd after January 1st,
1879, for all postal purposes It* grammes
shall be substituted for half an ounce and so
on 111 proportion: that the Postmaster Gen
eral shall furnish all post offices with postal
balances denominated in grammes of metric
system' a nd that on and after Jan. 1, 1880,
the metric system of weights and measures
as legalized in the revised statutes shall be
obligatory.
Mr. Marsh also introduced a bill to estab
lish the metr ic system in coins of the United
States, and provides for the regulation of
coinage, includi ng a new com metal called
"goloid." The bills were refened.
MEXICAN AWARDS.
A bill was reported to-day by representa
tive Wilson, from the committee on foreign
affairs, providing for the distribution of the
awards made under the convention between
the United States and Mexico. It authorizes
the Secretary of State to receive all money
which may be paid by Mexico for that pur
pose, and to distribute the same from time
to time, in rateable proportions among the
corporations, companies or private individu
als, respectively, in whose favor awards have
been made. The concluding section is as
follows: "Nothing contained in th is act
shall be construed as precluding the Presi
dent of the United States and the Secretary
of State, upon application by the Mexican
government, from the consideration of any
particu'ar claim or claims wherein awards
against Mexico have been made, nor from in
vestigation of any alleged frauds or perjury,
materially affecting said awards, nor from
suspending the payment of the amounts of
such particular claims pending any such ne
gotiations between the United States and
Mexico."
POST OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS.
The House committee on post offices a nd
post roads to-day authorized Waddell, chair
man of the committee, to appoint a sub-com
mittee of three to investigate the post office
department, a nd report the results of such
investigation to the full committee of the
House.
NATIONAL MUSEUM.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds to-day agreed to report favorably
on the bill for the construction of a fire
proof buildi ng on the Smithsonian grounds,
to be used as a national museum, appropri
ating therefor $250,00 0.
NOMINATIONS.
The Preside nt sent the following nomina
tions to the senate: Frank Leland, Wiscon
sin, Consul of the United States at Hamilton,
Ontario Thos. S. Stohleigh, of Minnesota,
Register of the Land Office, Detroit.
ANOTHER SLAP AT HATES.
The Senate committee on commerce on
commerce will, according to present indica
tions, report adversely on the nomination of
Sudge Williamson to be collector of customs
for New Orleans.
Don't forget the great sale of Dry Good* by
the assignee of Schafer & Korfhage. ..._
Pure Old Rye Whisky and Rock Candy at
Donnelly's, No. 10 Wabashaw.
The President has appointed Frank C. John
son and Clem Studebaker honorary coramk
Honer*) from Indiana to the Paris Exposition.
PEACE TEEMS.
AGREED UEOS BY RUS8 -4JTD TURK.
Johnny Bull Not Consulted, Blusters, Or
ders Forward His Flint, and then Weak
ening:, Orders a HaltExcitement In ?he
English Parliament, and Earl Carnar
von Retires from the CabinetThe Sol
emn Promise of the PorteSatisfaction
at St. PetersburgInteresting Melange
of News.
RUSSIA'S TERMS.
LONDON, Jan. 25.The Daily News publishes
what it believes to be substantial!} the terms
of peace as follows Autonmy for Bulgaria
similar to that of Lebanon. Turkey to nom
inate a Christian governor of the province for a
long term of years whose appointment must be
sanctioned by the European powers. Bulgaria
to acquire some territory south of the Balkans.
Bosnia and Herzegovinia to be assured of pro
tection and reforms, and have a christian gov
ernor. Surety to be given for better govern
ment of other Turkish provinces, independence
of Ronmania. Servia to be independent with
out compensation. Montenegro to acquire
Bntevzn, Mesies, and Spur and a portion of the
shore of Lake Scutari. The cession of part of
Bessarbia and of Baloum, Kara and Erzeraum
with the adjacent territory to Russia. Indem
nity to Russia for the expenses of the war to bo
paid in money, territory or otherwise. The
question of the Dardanelles to be reserved for
consideration of European powers.
THE POBTE'S PROMISE.
LONDON, Jan. 26.A telegram from Constan
tinople states that Sofael Pasha informed Lay
ard that the Porte had made a solemn engage
ment to keep the conditions secret until the
treaty was signed. It had to-day telegraphed
its plenipotentiaries to accept the conditions.
It would communicate them to the ambassadors
the moment they were signed.
It is again alleged that the Russians are ad
vancing on Gallipolis.
FEELING IN BT. PETEBSBUBO.
A St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs it
is generally believed here that all dangei of
foreign intervention has passed and that the
solution has been found which can be accepted
by all the powers. It is said that the govern
ment has given assurances that it has no inten
tion of excluding neutral powers from partici
pation in the settlement of questions iuvolvmg
their interests. Last night very tranquihzmg
dispatches regarding the conditions of peace
were sent to London.
FTBING THE ENGLISH HEABT.
LONDON, Jan. 25.This afternoon the Pall
Mall Oazet*c, 111 its leading editorial article,
says that it considers the alleged terms of
peace about as hard as they could well be, and
as amounting to the virtual destruction of the
Turkish empire, and the reduction of tho Sul
tan to the condition of a Russian vassal. If.
says the Pall Mall Gazette, after the publication
of these terms, the resignations of Lords Der
by and Carnarvon are withdrawn, w.e may con
clude that no effective resistance will be made
bj England, to whatever agreement the Czar
and Sultan maj come to.
BH1TIHH GOShlP.
Earl of Derby was not present in the House
of Lords to-night but it is said he was in the
lobby and that his resignation is in suspense.
It is stated the report of Russian conditions is
substantial!} correct, although the terms are
somewhat harsher than those which have been
officially communicated. The general tone of
frequenters of the houses of Parliament is pa
cific. It is believed the Duke of Richmond
will replace Lord Carnarvon. The press associ
ation says there is reason to believe that Lord
Derby received the Earl of Derby's resignation
after Thursday's sitting of Parliament. An
informal cabinet council was held in conse
quence of this surprise and as it appeared the
cabinet was in danger of disruption it was for
that reason decided to countermand orders for
the fleet to enter -the Dardanelles,
though the Admiral has been instructed
to remain iu a position from which
hs can cover Gallipolis. The extreme ministe
rialists think that after Lerd Beaconsfield's
statement to the House of Lords to-night, there
is no necessity for either Derby or Carnarvon
to lesign. The* latest lobby rumors aie peace
ful. Many radicals think the vote of supple
mentary supplies will not be pressed on Mon
day. The Admiralty has ordered the despatch
vessel Lively and the frigate Newcastle to be
prepared for sea immediately.
JOHN BULL BACKS DOWN.
LONDON, Jan. 25.In the House of Lords
this afternoon Lord Bcaconsfield, in reply to
the question projjonnded by the Earl of Sand
wich, said that it was a fact that instructions
had been given to the fleet to proceed to the
Dardanelles and Constantinople. At the same
time the government proposed to telegraph the
European powers, including Russia and the
Porte that in the course the government had
followed, there was not the slightest deviation
from the policy of neutrality they had from
the first announced. maintained that the
British fleet went to the Dardanelles to defend
British subjects and British property, and to
take care of British interests in the straits.
Since the government had arrived at that res
olution they had become acquainted with the
proposed conditions of peace, and having ex
amined these conditions, the government was of
the opinion that they furnished a basis for an
armistice. Therefore they had given directions
to the Admiral to remain in Besika Bay. They
had not, imder the circumstances, circulated
throughout Europe the telegraphic dispatch to
which he had referred.
THE POLICY ABBAIGNED.
The Earl of Carnarvon rose to make personal
explanation. said that in order to justify
his conduct he wished to state the reasons
which had led him to place his resignation of
the colonial secretaryship in the hands of Her
Majesty. That step he had taken and this af
ternoon the Queen was graciously pleased to
accept it. He would not impute blame to any
of his colleagues, but circumstances had amen
which rendered it incumbent on him to take
the course he had named. had dissented
from the resolution tor sending the fleet to
Dardanelles, and also to the supplementary
vote which the chancellor of the exchequer had
proposed to take Monday. considered
such vote onght not to have been mooted
till the terms of peace arrived and become
known. On July 2d he had occasion to address
a deputation. I would be remembered that he
had made a speech in which he had expressed
his views in regard to the state of affairs in the
East. On the following day in the cabinet, the
prime minister condemned severely the lan
-guage he used. (Lord Carnarvon) took time
to consider the course he should take under the
circumstances, and as there was no pnblio
disavowal of the language which had been used,
he felt justified in tendering his resignation.
maintained that he had not in any way mis
represented the intentions of the government.
BUMOBS STABTLING AND OTHERWISE.
LONDON, Jan. 25.A correspondent at Pera
says there are strange rumors afloat that the
Russian conditions include a private arrange
ment with the Porte respecting the Suez canal.
A Berlin dispatch says Russia seems anxious
to induce the continental powers to Bend their
squadrons to Constantinople in the event of
the British fleet entering the sea of Marmora.
The joint occupation would be intended to pave
the way for a conference upon the future of
Stamboul.
I is stated that Messrs. Laird of Birkenhead
received a telegram last night ordering them
to prepare a ship building yard for laying
down new gunboats.
The government has received most satisfac
tory reports from special inspectors lately sent
out as to the ability of depots at Gibraltar
and Malta to supply provisions,
etc., 1 for a large expeditionary force
KD8SIAK SUPPXm.
LONDON, Jan. 25. A special from Sistova
ays: The immense stores of provisions and
materials here have hardly been touched yet,
showing that in depots at Biela, Timova, Ga
brova and Selvi are not exhausted, and the
coincidents with information from these places
show that neither the Russian soldiers nor hor
ses have suffered, but the beasts of transport
contractors on the lower Danube where the
forage is exhausted, have died by thousands.
There is good crossing on the ice now,
NUMBER 12.
thousands of laden wagons and sledg an the
north shore will come over to replenish the de
pots. 2SBMS
a _, THE PORTE'S BAD FAITH.
ST. PETEBSBCKO, Jan. 25.The Agenee Susse
calls attention to false reports of diplomatic
intrigues emanating from the Porte for the
purpose of embroiling England and Russia, a nd
says the Turkish government intentionally
spreads panic, disorder and desolation among
t* subjects to aggravate the crisis aod push
matters to extremities. Events are precipitat
ing more rapidly than any combinations a gen
eral collapse which will probably require tb
agreement and intervention of all Europe,
Gen. Ignatieff left yesterday for the Russian
headquarters at Bezanlek.
A yUBTHEB BACK DOWK.
LONDON, Jan. 26.The .Yen* considers it
probable the government will reconsider its
determination to demand a vote for supple
mentary supplies, and Lord Derby will then be
enabled ftFVithdraw his resignation.
U3SCELLANEODS.
ROME, Jan. 25.Italian vessels will shortly
be dispatched to various Turkish ports to pro
tect the interests of Italian subjects.
ST. PETKBSBDBG, Jan. 25.The Agense Buss*
inveighs against the delay of negotiations by
the Porte for the purpose of determining Eng
land to take action. Such manoeuvres ought
not to be allowed to prevail to the detriment
of the higher intereststhe good relations of
England and Russia.
LONDON, Jan. 25.The Queen has conferred
the order of the Garter on King Humbert.
Count Schsuevloff, Russian embassador, had
a long interview with Lord Derby, at the hit
ter's private residence to-dav.
LONDON, Jan. 26.A special from Athens
says the new ministry have published a pro
gramme stating they entered to provide for ths
defence of the country and protect the Greeks
residing other countries. The Duke of
Buckingham will probably succeed Earl Car
narvon. Lord Derby is still at the foreign of
fice.
BULLDOZING SMITH.
th.
Standi no of the Wisconsin Senate on
Question of Confirming Gen. Rusk.
MADISO N, WIS., JAN. 25.The ques
tion on railroad commission er to
night stands as follows There are eight
republican that are committed against confir
matio n. being senators Grimmer, YanShack,
Torrey, Burrows, Arnold. Hathaway, Loper.
a nd Price.
Ten democrats have agreed to support the
action of Senator Anderson, the democratic
member of the commission of State affairs.
They are as follows Albert, Anderson, Wil
liams, Banken, Schnieder, Hudd, Paul, Rice,
Wolf and Richinonds, thus making eighteen
against confirmation.
S ix republicans are sure to vote for con
firmation, viz: Rores, Barden, Wing, Swa in
Welch and Treat. The democratic senators
Mumbrue and Reed are considered as favor
ing the confirmation. Dackell a nd Camp
bell are absent and it is not known how they
stand leaving Andrews, Barley, Reynolds and
Richardson uncertain. Thus it will be Been
it is irapossibled to confirm Rusk, granting
the largest latitude to those in his favor.
Gov. Smith authorizes the statement to
night that he had telegraphed the situation
to Gen. Rusk at Washington, but that he
had left for Wisconsin before the receipt of
his telegram. Gen. Allen of Oshkosh is
looming up as a candidate. It is almost
sure Smith will ot appoint any of the men
that have been urged for the position here
tofore.
THE LEGISLATURE.
I the Senate, to-day, an amendment was
proposed to tho constitution, forever prohib
iti ng traffic in intoxicating liquors in Wis
consin. Resolutions were presented asking
information as to the cost of publishing the
supreme court reports, and authorizing the
state board of health to make report to the
governmen t, and for the distribution of
8,000 copies of the same. A bill was recom
mended by the board of charities and reform
abolishing time sentences to state prison.
I the Assembly the judiciary committee
was requested to abolish professional tramps
by bill. Bill was introduced for the erection
of a monument to the late Gov. Harvey.
Both houses adjourned till Monday even
ing.
UNCLE SAM'S CASH.
Total
July 1. Rereipts and Expenditures from
18S9 to June 30, 1877.
WASHINGTO N, Jan. 25.An examination
of the quarterly account of the United States
treasury, which is the general cash account
of the United States, shows the following
figures of receipts and expenditures:
BECETPTS.
Balance due United States
July 1st, 1859, unavailable 9
Dollars available
Money received by treasurer
from July 1st, 1859 to June
30,1877.
28,607,623
4.685.625
14,885,289,660
4.868.482.908
EXPENDITURES.
Money paid by United States
treasurer from July 1st.
1859 to June 30, 1877. and
charged out by authority of
law 14,653,017,218
Balance due United States, un
available, Jnne 80, 1877, was 29,085,805
Available at same date. 185,979,889
Total expenditures 914,868,482,909
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad.
[Special Telegram to THE GLOBE
WINONA, Jan. 25.The news that the
Green Bay & Minnesota railroad company
has been placed in the hands of Timothy O.
Case as receiver, reached here to-day. Cause,
foreclosing of mortgages held by Mr. Blair,
a New Jersey capitalist, who advanced a few
hundred thousand dollars to the road some
months since, besides other loans of prior
dates.
LIGHTNING GLOBULES.
A special reports at New Orleans the kdhns
of T. Raonl, telegraph operator and railroad
agent at Vaughn's Station, Miss., by Postmaster
Tucker of that place.
A fire at Collinwood, a suburban village of
Cleveland last night, destroyed flO.000 worth
of property.
During the fire in Astoria, N. Y., yesterday, a
chimney fell, killing Chas. Bennett, a fireman,
and injuring several others, some seriously.
John W. Carter, a highly respectable and in
fluential citizen of Mound City, III., was found
dead in his bed yesterday morning. is said
to have committed suicide by shooting himself
in the month with a revolver. No cause is
known for the act.
Judge Whitaker, at New Orleans, yesterday,
renderep his decision the case of the State
vs. J. Madison Wells, et al overruling a mo
tion to transfer the case to the United States
Circuit court.
Caldwell, freight conductor on tfie Mariatta
railroad, fell from the train while in motion
nearHamden, Ohio, yesterday morning, and
was instantly killed.
Any Dollar is Good Enough for Liberty.
[Glencoe Register.]
Our Legislature has asked Congreaa to re
store silver to the position which occu
pied before the demonetization act, i.
Minnesota wants "the dollar of our dads"
for what it is wor th now, and w would have
it understood that we want it bad, too, and
just as many of it as we can get. It's tho
dollar we're after, and we might say that we
are not so dod-rotted particular as to
whether they are silver, greenback, or gold
dollars.