Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-08
CONGRESS- CHATTER.
THE GREAT DEBATING SCHOOL RE-
SUMES BUSINESS.

THE GREAT DEBATING SCHOOL RE-
SUNLES BUSINESS.
Introduced in Both House,-Senator
voorhees, Makes an Eloquent and Argu-
mentative Plea for the Standard Silver
Dollar-Preparation of the River and
HarbOr Bill Placed in the Hands of Sub
Committee-The Deaths of Represent
atives Williams and Douglas Announced
The Senate.
PETITIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA large number Of
petitions was presented, many from women
asking that effect be given to the anti -polygamy
law of 1862, others protesting against the So
called patent law bill, and against the transfer
of the Indian bureau to the war department.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced and referred:
By Senator Booth-For interchange to sub
sidiary silver coin and United States notes.
By Senator McDonald-To authorize taxation
of outstanding legal tenders.
REPORTS From COMMITTEES.
Senator Edmunds, from the judiciary COM
of Alaska asking that that territory be at
tached to the State of Oregon for judicial pur-
poses, with recommendation that the COM
mittee be discharged from further considera-
ton of the subject as they We're of opinion no
legislation expedient at this time. The
committee was discharged from further con-
sideration.
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mlttee the bill supplemental to the several acts
relative to the Union Pacific railroad and its
branches, providing for the eligibility of GER
tain person to the office of director, ETC., and
moved that the bill be referred to the commit
tee on railroads as it involved no question of
law for the judiciary committee to consider.
So ordered.
He also reported from the same committee,
favorably, on the Senate bill authorizing the
proper accounting officers Of the treasury de-
partment to audit and pay to Samuel McLinn,
of Florida, who was appointed by the President
an associate justice of the Territory Of New
Mexico, the salary provided by law for said Of
fee for the period during which said McLinn
performed the duties of the office. Placed on
the calendar. Also. from the same committee
adversely on several bills to authorize the APP
pointment of stenographers in United States
circuit courts and district courts, and they
were indefinitely postponed.
Senator Davis, Of Illinois, from the commit
tee on judiciary, reported adversely the Senate
bill to amend section 856, revised statutes SO as
to allow an appeal to be taken from the &C
counting officers of the treasury to the attorney
general in cases of accounts of United States
marshals and district attorneys and it was in
definitely postponed.
Senator Christiancy, from the same commit
tec reported adversely on the Senate bill to
authorize bondholders and other creditors of
railroad interpretations to elect receivers in
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States and it was indefinitely postponed.
BURLMGAME TREATY.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
memorial of the legislative assembly of the
State of Oregon praying for a modification of
the treaty between the United States and the
empire of China so as to stop and prohibit the
importation or immigration of Chinese or other
Aslatlc laborers to the Pacific coast. Referred.
ARMS.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate
communication from the secretary of war in
answer to the Senate resolution transmitting
report from the chief ordnance officer respect
ing the cost of manufactures of national arms
at Springfield, Mass. Referred.
ALASKA.
Senator Mitchell submitted resolution re-
questing the secretary of the treasury to trans
NIT to the Senate the report of William Gov
erneur Morris on the condition of the public
service, resources, ETC., of Alaska territory.
Agreed to.
THE AMENDMENTS.
Senator Edmunds said: In this glad morn
ing of the New Year when there was peace and
JOY and hope everywhere, he thought it best to
offer resolution tending to cement more per
fectly the good will and harmony now existing
all over the country. He therefore submitted
resolution declaring that in the Judgment of
the Senate, the 18th, l4th and 18th amendments
to the constitution of the United States have
been legally ratified and are as valid as other
parts OF the constitution; that it is the right
and duty of Congress to enforce such amend
ments by appropriate legislation, and the duty
of the executive department of the govern
ment, faithfully and with diligence. to Impair
TALLY execute such laws, that it is the duty of
Congress to appropriate money to that end
and lnstructing the judiciary committee to re-
port bill for the protection of the rights of
citizens and punishment of attractions there
of.
Laid on the table at the request of Senator
Edmunds, to be called up hereafter.
THE TRADE DOLLARS.
Senator Voorhees, called up his resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to inquire
into the expediency of making the trade dol
lar legal tender, and providing for its recoin-
age into the standard silver dollar. He adj
dressed the Senate at length, denouncing the
trade dollar as fraudulent money which, hav-
ing performed its mission abroad, returned
home to cheat the honest people Of this coun-
try. The resolution was then laid over
He said the number of trade dollars in exist
ence was much larger than the people had any
idea of. Thirty-fve million had been coined
and sent forth into the channels of trade and
commerce. The people had suffered loss by
reason of the deception practiced on them
with the trade dollar. The best method for q
cure of this trade dollar wrong was to make II
legal tender and recon it into standard sill
yer dollars. He argued that silver money was
not receiving fair play at the hands of the pres
emit administration and those who drew their
inspiration from it. He reviewed the course
OF Secretary Sherman in relation to the stand
ard silver dollar law, and the execution of
this popular loan was in the hands
OF Its most conspicuous and pronounced enemy.
The hard specie dollar of our fathers had been
denounced as a dishonest dollar and the score
tary OF the treasury had lent his office to a
conspiracy to destroy it. The secretary admit
ted in his answer to the recent resolution of
the Senator from Kentucky. Beck, that he al
lowed the bondholder to say what kind of coin
he would receive in payment of interest on his
bonds. It was the plain duty of the secretary
to use both gold and silver in proportion to the
amount of each he had under his control.
He referred to the action of the national
banks Of the city of New York last Novemb er
and said they proclaimed rebellion against the |