National Republican., 1884-04-01
be made, but suggested that the expenses should

be be made but suggested that the expenses should
Mr. Cox, OF New York, called attention to tho
fact that while before tho war but 500 bills would
be presented to congress in year at this session
1000 bills had been already introduced. Congress
was getting omniverous 1t was taking in every
thing. There would be committee pretty soon
to investigate how much sand the grocer put III
his sugar and how much water in his milk. In
nSh ne penning resoLquon To5u % 10 Iqac ne ernet .as
ually interfering with local matters, and he OBJ
Jected to these microscopic bills brought IN Tor
the purpose of getting the surplus out OF the treas
ury, lie moved to lay the resolution on the table,
The motion was lost-yeas ia, nays l2i-and
reoommltted~yea III, nays il6
Under the call of states the following bills were
Introduced and referred:
Indian territory to the Pacific and Great Eastern
railroad company.
Also, to equalize and allow additional home
stead entries of the public lands.
BY Mr.. RoseC' ans To provide for tho appoint
ment of acting assistant surgeons of the army.
BY Mr.. Gascock: Constituting Oakland, Cal, q
port of delivery.
by Mr.. Finerty joint resolution declaring
that the thanks OF congress are due and are
hereby accorded to United States Minister Sargent
for the able, faithful, ana dignihed manner in
which he had discharged the duties OF his office
while representing the interests Of the republic
while atLhe court of the German empire
Also, ,epproprinting 100000 for the establishment
of sailors home at Chicago, Ill.
BY Mr.. Kasson! 10 repeal the internal revenue
tax on tobacco and the dstillaton Of apples and
| peaches
| that for several days the city of Cincinnati has
| been menaced by mob of vigilance committees
| aud kukluX organization which have subverted
| the law of tho land aud disturbed public tran
guilty, in repeated efforts to lynch certain per-
sons confined in jail at Cincinnati chaiged with
crime, resulting in the loss of many lives and the
| destruction of much property, and requesting the
sherman committee of the senate TO inquire into
| the circumstances connected with these outrages
and report by bill or otherwise.
BY Mr. Springer resolution calling on the
secretary OF war for copy OF the list otoerticaes
Issued by the late Nenezuela mixed commission
| BY Mr.. Ellis: For the construction OF merchant
ship of new design.
Also, for the appointment OF a commission Of
| naval architects and marine engineers 10 examine
and report new designs for steamships.
Also, to equalize the taxation of domestic and
BY Mr.. King: Appropriating 100000 for the re.
lief Of the sufferers from the Mississippi floods
| Missouri river commission.
| BY Mr.. Long (by request: Making foreign mate.
rial, to be manufactured into articles for American
By Mr. COX, Of New York: Providing that here.
| after passenger vessels from foreign ports shall,
afer passing the inspection of the health officers
| land their passengers and baggage ut u convent
cnt place. designated by the collector of the port
Of arrival. except at the port of New York. where
the passengers and baggage shall be landed at the
barge Office without expense TO the United States.
Also. requiring passenger vessels to be pro.
| vded with such apparatus as may be recon.
| mended by the United States board OF supervising
inspectors for the better protection of life and
by Mr.. Mcmillan: Limiting to one year from
| the date Of the commission of the ofiense the
| time within which prosecutions may be insti-
tuted against persons charged with violating in
| ternal revenue laws.
BY Mr.. God! resolution requesting the secre-
taries of state and war TO report upon the feast
bility and expcdiency OF constructing an interior
coast line OF waterways for the defense of the At
lantc and gulf seaboard.
The regular order being demanded the speaker
stated 1t to be the further consideration Of the
| trade dollar bill. Mr.. Ellis endeuvored to make
an arrangement to have the debate close this
evening, saying that 1t was necessary that the
Indian appropriation bill should be passed with
out delay. Failing in this, he moved that the
again unsuccessful, his motion being defeated by
q vote of 70 to %.
Mr. Bland took the floor in opposition to the
BILL and especially to that section which provides
that the trade dollars received at the coinage
mints shall be regarded as silver bullion and that
their bullion value shall be deducted from the
coined by the act of February 2S 1878. The effect
OF the section would be to suspend the coinage of
standard dollars TO the extent OF SlO,OOOOO0 per
year. If the trade dollars were to be considered
as bullion. let them go In surplus to the monthly
coinage Of silver. Under the section the amount
essarily silver would decrease in value. and next
year that would be advanced as reason why
the coinage of tho standard dollar should be
ceased entirely. He was in favor of the unlimited
coinage Of silver, and ergned in support Of the ex
the same fooling as gold bullion.
J He controversial The statement that silver would
not circulate but tnnt IL was piled up IN the treas
ury aud was not utilized as money. Silver certih
Gates were out to-day within 2l0,000,000 of the
amount OF silver coined, and more than one half Of
the gold in the treasury mad gone there in exchange
for certihcates-a sufficient answer, 1t seemed tC
him, TO the declaration that no one wanted silver
L II had been maintained at the time of tho
monetizaton of silver that the effect of that ac.
ton would be to make impossible the issue o.
bonds beuring less than per cent interest. In
stead of that, bonds had been issued AZ, A. and
per cent. interest aud were now above par Not
withstanding the fact that everyone of them wGi
payable in 4.12l3 grains of silver He compared
OF France, staung that under existing law Il
would be fifteen years before the volume of silver
circulation in this country would equal that o.
France.
Mr. Hewitt inquired whether ifunlimited coin.
aye were permitted here, the S600000000 of silver
in France would not come TO the United States a!
fast Rs steamships could bring them, and take
AWAY 90 per cent. of our gold and transfer 1t L
France.
Mr. Bland replied in tho negative. and, as
reason for his opinion said that the people of tn,
country were not fools enough TO exchange theil
products or anything else without value.
Mr.. Miller and Mr. Lacey supported the bill. the
latter saying, however, that he would vote agains
II If the fourth section, which provides that the
tiade dollar shall be deducted from the monthly
! coinage of silver, were stricken out
Without action the matter went over, though 4
will be probably antngonized by the Indian appro
priatiOn bill to-day.
Robert smalls, oi.South Carolina, appeared atths
bar of the house and took the oath Of office rs
| representative 10 succeed the late L. w. NJ
| MaCkey.
The house then lat $40 adjourned.