Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-11
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE MEXICAN TREATY DIS
CUSSED THREE HOURS.

An Amendment Adopted Preventing
its Conflict with Existing Laws-The
Ultimate Fate of the Treaty Still in
Doubt-New Bills Introduced by the
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-In the Sem
ate to-day Mr.. Bayad submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolution, which he
asked to have printed and laid on the ta-
bic, stating that he would take an early
| occasion to call it up:
WHEREAS, Byth 9th article in the amend
nent OF the Constitution 1t is provided that
enumeration of the Constitution of a certain
rlght snail not be construed to denyOr dspar-
| age others retained by the people. and by the
10th article in amendment to the Constitution
1t Is provided that powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States,
are receded to the States, respectively
or to the people; therefore,
ResolCed That the Committee on Judiciary
be and they are hereby instructed to report as
soon as practicable as to the expediency of
amending the Constitution so as more fully to
accomplish the object of the foregoing pro-
visions, secure to the States respectively or to
the people the powers reserved as aforesaid,
and more ehectually to preserve the Federal
principle and nature of the government by
maintaining due limitations upon its powers.
and to that end provide that Congress shall
not have power to make anything but gold and
silver coin legal tender for the PAYMENT of
debts, nor pass any law impairing the obliga-
ton of contracts.
Mr.. Garland submitted Joint resolu-
tiOn proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn, which he asked to have printed
and lie on the table to be called up here
after, as follows:
ReS0lced, BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentatlVes OF the United States of America
Congress aGchmhln6 fu-o fef1c ofh h,Ah
Houses cOncurring, That the following article
be proposed to the Legislatures of the several
states as an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States which when ratified nv
three -fOurths of the State Legislatures shall
be valid as part of the Constitution. namely:
Article l6-That portion of the public debt
OF the United States represented by notes
issued under the authority of law, with
the quality of lawful money and as legal
tender Tor the payment of debts, shall never
exceed the sum of $350.000,000, unless a bill or
bills providing for such increase of issue shall
receive the concurrence of two thirds of each
House Of Congress, and votes on all such bills
shall be recorded by yeas and nays on the
journal of each House.
The Senate, at 2:15 O'Clock, went into
executive session for consideration OF the
Mexican treaty.
The doors were reOpened at :15Oclock,
and the Senate Immediately adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
%.
tee on Appropriations, reported back the
military academy appropriation bill with
the senate amendments recommending
concurrence in the amendment providing
that any cadet dismissed for hazing shall
not be eligible to reappOintment, and non
concurrence IN the other amendments.
The recommendations were agreed to.
Under the call of States the following
bills were introduced and referred:
BV Mr. Hewitt of Alqbqma-A hin
granting right Of way through public
lands in Alabama to the Birmingham and
Tennessee Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Potter, of New YOrk-PrOpOsing
the f0llOwlng constitutional amendment:
Legislative powers granted to Congress
by the Constitution shall not be construed
TO include power to pass any law making
anything but gold and silver coin tender
IN payment of debts except after decIa-
ration of war, when the public safety
may require it,"
By Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York-Propos-
ing the following constitutional amend
ment: congress shall not have power
TO make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts"
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Tucker.
Of Virginia, by request, granting copy
right to newspapers. This is identical
with the bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Sherman, and limits the time of
copyright to eight hours.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President transmitting
communications received from the State
Department relative to the Lasker reso-
luton.
Mr.. Hisceck, of New York, offered a
resolution, which was referred to the For
elgn Affairs Committee, expressing the
surprise and regret of the House that it
should be even temporarily within the
Germany to interfere with such a simple
expression of kindly feeling as was en-
braced in the Lasker resolution, and re-
lterating the expression of sincere regret
on the part of the House at the death of
Edward Lasker and sympathy with the
Parliament of the German Empire, of
which, Tor so many years, he was a dis
tingulshed member.