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Show Senator Jones Latest Silver i Mpcccli. Washington, 29. Senator Jones' last speech is the Bubjeet of much comment to day. Every hearer or reader concedes ihe great ability dis-1 played iu the sharp an.: laical ! answers to all criticisms turtle by j Booth, Morrill and Sherman on his former speech, but the very' tact lbat his reasoning is bo strong excites great i alarm in many quarters that the senate sen-ate may concur with the house iu its yesterday's vote to restore the old silver dollar to freo coinage and full legal tender, which is precisely the proposition propo-sition first broached in congress by Jonea. Ho yesterday frankly avowed his position to be that not only the national debt was payable iu coin but in all state, municipal, incorporative, and private indebtedness contracted in paper money can justly be paid in silver dollars, which were unlimited until the year 1S73, and that in no other way can the dilfereucea between debtor and creditor be fairly adjusted. I The Pacific coast members were recorded as follows in the total vote of 110 against 55, by which the house adopted the preparation for a revival ; of the old silver dollar, with unlimited 3 legal tender power: Luttrell, Wig-i Wig-i gington and Lane voted yea; Pipur, nay; and Pago and Wood burn did not voto. |