St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-04
House os Representatives.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin the house to-day
a bill passed authorizing the construction of
Z bridge across the st. Croix river between
Saltwater and Taylor's Falls. Mimi.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb the senate amend
ments to the house bill FORGETTING unearned
land grants Of the Atlantic & Pacific Rail-
road company was eoucurred in.
On motion OF Mr. Randall the house went
into committee of the whole with Cox. of
New York, In the chair, on the bill making
tenpory provision for the naval service.
On motion of Mr.. Randall the chair laid
before the senate the report OF the commits
aiOn appointed 10 select Il site for the pedes-
tai of the Garfield statue. Referred.
Mr.. Mcpherson Introduced a bill to sus-
pend the coinage of silver dollars. II pro-
vides that on and after the passage of the act
the coinage of silver dollars shall be sus-
pended, the secretary OF the treasury
shall be directed not 10 reissue any United
States notes of denomination less than FIVE
dollars, and 10 destroy all United States notes
of less denomination than five dollars, and
cease engraving or printing all snch notes.
IL authorizes the secretary of the treasury.
upon the deposit OF silver bullion in such
subtreasury as be shall designate. to issue to
the deposit thereof silver certificates having
of the metal so depOsite calculated in
United States gold dollars at the rate o.
twenty-five and eight-tenths standard grains
to the dollar. The secretary is also author
lied and required on the presentation Of any
silver certificates issued, under the provis-
ions Of the act by the legal holders thereof,
to redeem the same by delivery to the de-
pOsitors silver bullion of the weight aud fine
ness certified upon the certificate, and inn
mediately cancel and destroy such certificate.
No amendments were offered to the bill
and no discussion was had, Mr.. Randall
merely making u brief statement that the
total appropriation for the support OF the
navy for the current fiscal year WAS SIS, $685.
1866, reduction OF $25S, PCS from the ap-
preparation from the previous year. The
committee rose and the bill passed and the
house resumed the consideration of the
Interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Seymour, member Of the committee
on commerce, supported the bill. He said
Reagan's substitute was so strict as TO inter
fere with the laws of trade.
Mr.. Long, another member of the COM
mittee. next addressed the house, affirming
that legislation vas desirable and demanded,
but the question should be discussed and
considered with care. There was no subject
which an impassiOued orator could fire his
gun with a louder report for a small load Of
powder than the railroad system. He favored
the establishment of an interstate commits
sion, which should have supervision of inter
state commerce.
Mr.. Peters cited instances of wrongs per-
petrated by the railroad companies upon the
producing cl uses of the country BY unrea-
sonable charges for freight transportation,
aud declared remedial legislation on the
subject was imperatively demanded. Such
remedial legislation was contained in the
provisions Of the bill under consideration.
He strongly favored the commission plan
At..the conclusion OF Mr.. PETERS remarks the
subject went over until tomorrow. II was
ordered tha: when the house sdjOurns to-
morrow 1t be to meet monday next. Ad-
iourned.