St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Someak the measures introduced in the SEN
ate We: By Mr.. Teller~9Tor the deposit OF
silver bullion at the TreSsary OF the United
States and he issue of certificates therefor;
bv Mr.. Rollins-For the organization OF the
Territory of Oklahoma; by MIR. Bntier-for
the ere a ion of body of parliamentary at
torneys; by Mr. misunderstanding $50 acres
of public land to each survivor OF the Noun
tain Meadows massacre or their heirs; by MIR:
Notwithstanding pensions to prisoners OF
the war; by Mr.. Logan-To appropriate and
expend the entire income derived from IN.
ternal revenue taxes on the manufacture and
sale of dstillers' spirits tor the education OF
the children of the United States. 1t pro,
thus created shall be distributed among
the several States and Territories pro
rata, according to census statistics OF
tory from receiving proposed benefits which
sssGes not provide by local enactment that all
children between the ages of and y years
shall attend school at least six months each
year Mr. Hoars pending resolution for Sc
iect committee on the rights of woman, to
whom are to be referred all petitions and re-
ed by vote of IS to %. message was read
from the President, transmitting various pa.
pers relating to bill providing for the right
Ct way saa tns neosor pa sea
printed Onmotion of MI. Sherman, his bill to
provide for the issue of B. per. centum bonds
was taken up without formal vote MT. vest
Uttered an amendment, which was ordered
printed, adding to the bill a section identical
with the fifth or compulsory, vetoed 81 per-
fent. bill of last session, but mod1ned TO Gov
Ter provisions for $500 O00, 900. It makes bonds
the sole basis for bank circulation. MI her
man said that in view of the very tuil osecus-
sion of the general propositions OF Sbili in
debates upon the vetoed measure, az as ne
believed every Senator had made UP his nina
on it, he would confine himself to a brief
statement of a few facts, and hoped before
and the bill passed or defeated. The bill pre-
scented, except to details, purely bust
ness question, whether it was advisable or
part of the debt that now stands redeemable
at the pleasure of the Government.
Mr. Bayard spoke of the exceptionally ia
reference to its currency at this time, and
questioned the confidence OF holders IN the
security of the bonds. He was averse to as
Stunning any risk that would tend to disturb
this security, even for the sake of an apparent
reduction of u of / per cent in interest
Amendments to the bill reported by the COM
and Beck exchanged views, and then Mr. Vest
secured the floor, whereupon the senate Went
into executive session.. Chief among the
large number OF bills introduced In the House
were measures for the suppression OF polyga.
my; providing that citizens OF each state shal
have the right to vote directly for President
and Vice President; defining the law of in,
sanity in criminal cases; providing SOUND
and uniform paper currency.
In the Senate, Jan. 10, Mr. Dawes, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
bill to accept and ratify agreements submit
ted by the Grow Indians of Montana. Mr.
Bayard, of the Finance Committee, re-
ported, with recommendation that it pass.
the Morrill, Tariff Commission bill; anF also,
with adverse report the Garland Commission
bill. Mr. Beck opposed the bill as cunning
scheme Of monololists for the delay toWhieh
they had re sorted not only as means of pre-
venting legislation by the present Congress,
but of whitewashing all the enornlities OF the
high protective system. Mr.. Morrill, rephed
DnnIr ftor% 1y1,i NJ finn
ing bill came 1.-THE House resumed
consideration of the Utah contested election
case, the pending resolution being. that Of
fered by Mr.. Haskell, declaring Allen 6;
Campbell delegate elect from Utah, entitled
to be sworn as delegate on his prima facie
case Mr.. Reed offered as substitute q reso
tions the question on the prima facie right,
as between Campbell and Cannon, to be
sworn in, together with~au certificates and
on wa.h
day as possible. AdOpted-lS9 to u.
THE Shern an funding bill came under con-
sderation Jan 18th. Mr.. Vest referredto the
act remonetizing silver, and suggested the
propriety of the purchase by the Government
of all the silver bullion it could get, issuing
Government notes or silver certificates based
thereon in lieu of national bank currency.
Mr.. Sherman replied. saving in conclusion he
was not welded to the national banking sys-
fs snped best sess Il banking
ever devised by man, and one now being cop
led BY other nations The President pro tenn.
announced as q special committee as.s,o, on
Ferry, Blair, George, Jackson and Fair. Mr..
Anthony introduced a bill providing for the
retirment Of any person who served fifty years
gress..,. In the House Mr.. Orth,s
resolution instructing the Committee
on Civil Service reform to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of providing mode different from
the present for the appointment OF commit
tees of the House. with leave to report at any
time. was referred to Committee on Rules.
lege and sent TO the Clerks desk d resolu-
ton declaring it to be the fixed and final de-
termination of the Forty seventh Congress
1na
ers to do 80, be admitted to the House of Rep
resentatives as delegate from any Territory
denate sg ose q yeas o9 nays s
privilege was involved In the resolution.
THE Senate bill for a bridge across thu
Missouri, near St. Charles, passed, 18th, will
amendments. The sherman bill was dis
cussed by Messrs. Garland, Allison, Vest, anG
PlumbLthe latter renewing his amendment
requiring the use of all funds now in thu
notes IN excess .oa Of IN the redenp
ton of 81 per cents, such redemption to bt
made in net less than three installments, sale
sum Of s1oo .ooo, 600 so left in the Treasury no.
to be increased or diminished except in re
demption OF United States notes. Laid over
Mr.. Brown offered resolution declaring i
inexpedient and nnwfse to contract the cur
rency by withdrawal from circulation o
what are known as silver certificates. or t.
discontinue or further restrict silver coin
age; that gold and silver coin based upol
proper rates of equivalent between the twt
metals, and issues of paper predicated upol
and convertible into coin on demand, consti
tnte the proper circulating medium Of tn 1
country. Laid over temporarily. Tn
House passed the Census appropriation bill
s540.000
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
GEN. j. E. JOHNSTON publishes tn
following explanatory card:
When the article headed "Gen. Johnston
Narrative appeared In the Philadelphi
Press of December Is, I wrote TO the 5edito
that the conversation on which u was ev1