Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-06

special Dlspatcncs 10 lin bhh.
WASHINGTON, February e.-Secre.
tary Folger has gone to hts home at
Geneva, N. Y, on private bnsineps.
Supreme court adjourned until the
9th Of March.
PAYNE's RAIDS.
A message from the president WAS
laid before the senate to-day trans.
mitting q communication from the
secretary of war relative to the inva
sion of Indian territory, In which he
calls attention to the Importance Of
amending the revised statutes 80 as to
impose the penalty of Imprisonment
for unlawful entry upon Indian lands.
THE LEGAL TENDER CAsR.
In the supreme court the motion to
assign the legal tender case for argu-
ment was denied. The justice said
the court would.hesr the case lis term
If counsel could agree on day for ar.
gument, but If not the court could
not assign 1t at present.
ILLEGAL TAX.
The supreme court decided Invalid
the &C. Of the New York legislature
imposing on steamship c5mpanies a
tax of 81 for every alien passenger
brought from foreign port to New
York.
THE DEFUNCT
Senators Window and Saunders
were in the senate chamber to-day.
CREATING OFFICES.
The bill introduced by Bolford to
promote commercial relations with
Central and South Amar.ca provides
for appointment by the president of
commissioners, at salary of $4,000
a year, to visit the principal Central
and South American independent
countries, and collect information as
to the efforts those countries are max.
log, or are deeirous to make, to secure
increased commercial facilities with
the United States, ana sppropriates
$26, 900 for the purpose.
VAN WICK AND THE II ,.,IoNs.
WASHINGTON, Feprdas3 i e.-Na,l
Wyck has offered resolution direct
ing the committee on pensions to in
auire whether the claim agents in
Washington are practicipg extortior
for their services IN procuring the va
rious claims Tor soldiers, widows o,
orphans. Referred.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The committee on coinage, weights
and measures this morning adopted, by
vote of 6 to 2, the following resolu
tions, and instructed Belford to report
them to the house:
"Resolved, That it Is jnexpe disnt
to discontinue the coinage of silver
under the existing laws"
Resolved, That all coin now In the
treasury with the exception of al
amount not exceeding 20 per cent o
the outstanding circulation as a re
demption fund and also excepting al
sums held for the redemption OF out
standing gold and silver certificates
should be at once used in the payment
of outstanding interest bearing obliga
tions CT the government subject to
collection and payment.
A resolution was also adopted ask
ing the appropriation committee fo
the appropriation of sums necessary /,
provide for additional vault room fol
the storage Of coin, and that such ad
ditional vault room should be locate
in the Mississippi valley at such
point or points as shall be determined
by the secretary of the treasury.
Those in favor of the resolution
were Bedford, Mcclure, Payson, Sin
gleton, Rosecrans and Bland. %
posed, Fisher and Lacey. Not votin'
H. z,l,ine.
The following res 1lution was offcrec
by Hazsltine, and was ruled In order
RESOLVED, That the secretary of tn
treasury be re q aired to pay Idle meta
money now in the governments safe
and vaults to bondholders and othe
creditors; that such payment be ten
tered at the present places of deposi
of such metal; provided, that the sec
retary of the treasury may Issue ne'
legal tender non interest bearin
treasury notes in addition to note
now in circulation, sufficient to pa
such creditors, provided such creditor
shall prefer such notes to metal money
On Wednesday, upon invitation G
the committee, Burchard will give hi
views upon the proposition of Repre-
sentative Belford that silver cert
ficstes shall be Issued at the sssa
offices upon deposits Of silver bullicr
the basis of certificates to be col
fine Of bullion. Belford says by TIL
method the markets Of Colorad
could be maintained in an easy col
dition because the certificate issue
locally upon Colorado's silver produc
would supply circulating medium.
The issue of andard dollars fro
the mint last week was Sl98, ,0C
/ against Sly, 900 the correspondir
time last year.
CONGRESSIONAL.