Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL
senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Allison and
Teller gave notice Of amendments to the
Ute Treaty bill. Ordered printed.
Coke said. in view Of important
amendments to the Ute bill. hs would
not ask a vote on it this morning. but
moved its consideration to allow Teller
to speak upon 1t.
Cockrell desired the consideration OF
the calendar. Thurman the Geneva Award
bill and Mcpherson the bill for q Board
Of Survey and the completion OF the
double-turreted monitors.
Kernsn's bill, for an international eX.
hibition on the anniversary OF the recog.
milton Of American Independence in
1883. was discussed.
Eaton. from the Committee on Appro.
priations. reported, with amendments,
the Immediate Deficiency Appropriation
bill. 1T appropriates 500, 900 for
United States Marshals and Deputies
and $500. 900 for the Government print
ing %ofice.1
Kirkwood presented q memorial OF the
Iowa Legislature for the protection OF
innocent users OF patent articles.
Cameron presented Q memorial OF tho
Wisconsin Legislature for wright's plan
Of improving the Upper Mississippi and
its tributaries.
Thurman moved to strike from Hoar's
substitute the clause instructing the Court
OF Commissioners to allow, as second
class. claims for the payment Of war
risks.
A discussion ensued a. 10 the exclu.
sion OF war premiums, during which
Thurman said there was likely to be
several millions left in the Treasury Of
the Geneva Award after oil the claims
made by that tribunal are paid. He did
not believe vs were under moral obli-
cations to return the remainder to Great
Britain.
During an extended colloauy between
Blaine and Thurman. the luil' Z sudden.
ly raised his hand to his Tor, head and
seemed about 10 TALL. He WAS helped
into the cloak room.
Thsreupon the subject was dropped.
and q resolution for Q Board Of Survey
on double-turrstsd monitors was amend.
ed and passed.
Adjourned.
House.
The following bills were introduced:
Prescribing the manner OF guarantee
ing . republican form Of government for
States. It provides that whore the u.
thorities Of any State cannot decide
without an appeal to force which Of two
bodies il tho legal legislative body, the
President shall communicate the fact to
the Senate. which shall settle the ques.
toni
By Robertson-For strengthening the
Mississippi ~levees; also. reafirming and
applying the Monroe doctrine.
Following is the text:
wnERxAs. The warm stream Of the
Atlantic, before sntsring the Gulf OF
Mexico. strikes against the eastern coast
Of the Isthmus OF Panama, and would
continue to the Pacific but for the exist.
encs OF that barrier; and
wHEREAs, After leaving the Gulf IL
flows across the Atlantic. past Great
Britain. creating q temperate climate in
that country. which otherwise would
have the cold climate Of Labrador; and
WHEREAS. 1t 10 admitted AZ . scientific
fact that y tids-lsvsl canal OF sufficient
width across Panama would change the
course OF thu Gulf stream and thereby
freeze out the English.speskias nation;
and
WHEREAS, The United States would
thereby lose its chief foreign market,
which would not be counter. balanced by
new markets opened by the interocsanic
canal; therefore.
Resolved. That We emphaticslly re.
affirm the Monroe doctrine, and that We
will bring 1t to bear against the inhuman
designs Of France in thus attempting to
destroy her chief European rival and in
lure the commerce OF the United States.
The joint resolution was referred to
the Committee on I~nterocsanic Canal.
BY Hswlsy-Proposing Q rule that
each bill or resolution shall properly
express its purport In the title and shall
treat OF only one subject. and . bill
amending tho Revised Statutes shall
recite the statutes to b amended.
By Norton-To sscurs . uniform stan
dard OF values. III recitss that q double
standard exists. and that the standard
silver dollar ought to have an equality
with the unit Of value. and snacts that
gold and silver legal tender coins shall
be hereafter interchangeable at their
lawful value ct the New York Sub 7
ury in sums Of 500 or multiples
thereof. and directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to have the necessary
amount OF standard silver dollars coined
to meet the demand thereof, and repeal.
ing the law fixing or limiting the amount
OF coinage Of silvsr.1
By Dovnsy-Givins Territories one
member each In the House Of Rsprsssn.
tativss.
By Davis Of California-A bill organ.
irine Alaska and providing . civil gov.
eminent thsrsAr.