Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

session.
Lspham thereupon Withdrew his remon
rssolusIon was agreed 70 calling on II
Secretary Of State 10 commnnieRfe 10 tn
| Senate all the accessible Information Il
garding the extent and character Of fofeig
| trade with Mexico. the Central and Soul
American States, Cuba, Porto Rico aud sG
Domingo
rHH SILVER QUESTION.
| The unfinished business being the Dakot
binkWas temporarily laid aside 10 perfnl
| He1AHo continue his remarks Of yesferda
on the silver question. He repeated tha
silver had never had fair tfeatment iron
suy Of our Administrations. nor from an
member thereof When we issued ou
0ondf, he said. they were pSyHble In coll
Of stRndari value Of the Quilted States
! gold and silver coin. aud the Senator iron
Ohio l9hernanl, when Secretary o. thi
Treasury. was reqnired by law 70 devote th'
coin received from customs to The payInef,
Of the interest or the public debt Yet TIM
| gentleman had paid only gold and had sale
he had paid that because Il was preierre,
| hF the customsr When the law REQUIRE,
r. w ss''sls ass rs 6 f a Gss q ssys'sia ssy is
| the customer wanted something else
1 The officers OF the United State
we're seeking to strike down silver. while VI
wea wes pIogS1s sVss & .ss s's us r Sset s Ss q r.
some admlnlstretiou that would sayto sfiye
countries that we would stand BY them. WI
conid wait sixty days, until the remedies q
silver bills Disappeared from the othsr END
of the capitol, before Letting the world know
that We proposed in good faith to maintain
he currency Of our country and pay oul
bonds according 70 our obligations.
Beck characterized as simply impudent'
the recent statement Of the Comptroller Of
"s Was unSoqlhy sf W tSs great speat iSa hasios
oificer OF the Government had the right tc
make such s'stemeRt 70 the legislature o
sherman denied that any ofsicer oi the
United. States had made any attempt 4
strike down silver or to discriminate egains
II. From 1862. when the law referred 70 wa.
passed, there was no silver in circulation
that could be applied 70 the payment 0
customs dues Consequently, no tiAcrlm
instion had baen made against IL. ri.
statue spoke OF coin. but there had been II
existence no coin except gold, ard that baf
been received ard paid out. There vas ns
law 10 require discrimination against gold
and compel the payment OF silver and Tho
United States Government had paid to il,
creditors the dad Of mOrGy they preferred
as matter OF convenience and according
10 the custom Of the National banks and
monied institutions senernuy; Sherman
who, he said, had expressed MS Views like
man Much demagognisna has been thrown
around the silver question. but the res
question vas whether the United statel
could arrest the march Of time and turn the
deal backward. In the attempt TO MAKE
gold and silver Of equal value II could not bt
done. The question for the United States Il
consider was whether we should 20 on pill
ms up these silver dollars in our Treasury
while considering in connection with othel
nations the mutual relationship Of gold and
silver Within few months, he would ed
nit, new administration would come Int
power and he commended this ques
were we're true, his honorabie friend
from Delaware (BnyarG was 70 b
Secretary Of the treasury 10 tiat admins
Efatiou. II 30. he would have this question
70 solve. and II he could solve 1t, he tsher
mani would follow him with pleasure. n,
did not anticipate that his Demoeran'
friend would hnd less dificui,y IN soiylnl
this question than others had found, and hs
believed the new administration would
have e. solve 1t IN the same way that th'
Republicans would have had to solve II II I
Republican administration were sgain com
ing Into power. He said thu treasury had
never paid dollar IN silver or silver certia
Gates 10 making payments az the New Yorl
Clearing House; u ! aid A \ weaid be aei.
ary, After further debate the matter wa
dropped.
THE DAKOTA Bill.
The Dakota bill was voted on substanfiafi,
as II came from the Committee on Terrific
ries, and passed BY party vote yeas, "a
nays, y, the Republicans voting In the alir
native and the Democrats 10 the negative
The bill low goes 70 the House The bill
for the admission Of Dakota provides for
division OF the Territory on the f6th parable
north latitude. The part noftb Of the line /
% retoain Territory under the name o
ton are to hold Convection and adopt
Constitution, not repugnant 70 the constltu
ton OF ths United States. which proceeding
sud Constitution shall be rtpotteu and sub
tnilted TO the President Of the united State
by the Governor 81 the Territory, where
upon the President shall by proclsraatioi
declare the new State edaiited into IN
Union The bill provides elaborate detail
as 70 the methods Of its execution, ans
s1eooc are provided for the expenses Df ib
c1nxtitutionaI Convention.
House.
wAsHiEaros. Dec. I6.-Clafdy, IA discu.
sing the Interstate Commerce dill seporte'
By the COMMITTEES, favored the strictesi inhl
hition Of The pooling system. but character
ized ss unjust the proposition 20 prohibl
railroads from charging more for shofte
than Longer distances He die not endors
the ornamental portion OF the committe
bin, the provision fof the appointment d
Commission.
Reagan took the Hdor 10 Gloss the debate
| He reriied 20 The criticism fnads against hi
substitute and pointed out what he con
sidered the weak posass ia the argument i
opposition q t. He reviewed the whoi
s30ject Of Interstate transportation o.
clusiyely and congratulated ,he Hous
opporseaity OBJ to to vote upon 1ss TIC r QUE e
I ton. vote was then taken o
substituting Keagan's bill for the FIRST seve
sections Of the committee bill, conkAinin
remedial provisions, ana Il was agreed u
The remsiaiRs sections Of the conmi,se
| bill, for the appointment Of q c0mmfaainf
were struck out BY vote Of us 10 co.
The biil kn0wa as the Reagan anbstitul
was then read By sections under the hv'
0'Sesi, u ffennsylsanis, offered au arnens
menf extending the provisions OF the bill {
the water ways af the country
Reagan opposed the amendment; 10 al
/ tlist water ways were free channels OF CON
mefce and competition over them woal
4 3'Nsin said there were associations q
men engaged IN carrying freight o
water Ways Witch might become Is zrs'
The amendment was lost.
Hopkins offered an amendment extendin
| the prov iAious Of the bill 10 persons or con
pal'lea engaged IA the transportation
property BY pipe line or lines. This VI
D Hars offered sn amendment prosidln
that any person having purchased tick
to be conveyed from Que State 70 Hnother. Q
having paid the required fare. saAll receis
the same treatment and be afforded equl
facilities sud ACCOMMODATIONS as nre 70
nlshed other persons holding tick
Of the same class. without discriul
nation. O'Hars taid Il was indispa
sble thai Congress had the right 70 y.
how property should be carried on raj
roads aud now cattle fhoald be certle'
Who could dorbt then fhet Congress had y
| riTht % say how relzouA travelling On raj
roads should be Ireatadf lie held that .
LeifiEeiis OF ne United States we're entiue
ton 81 caste Or color, Il weH question dea
lug fairly with all persons.
Reagan did not duubs the power Of 90
gress 10 the premises but the question cf q
sidered 10 the Comnltfee and ne thought
toQ important = matter 70 be legislated Ups
, without cNamiDafiOn.
The amendment was agreed TO, yeas Is
nays ". The announcement Of The resr
was received with appienee on the Repuh
Bloant. who had voted in the nsgatlq
, Just before the announcement, changed b
vote 70 the Affirmative fcr the pufpose
moving a rceonsldcratiou Of the vote. n
motion having been made, was immediate
met by o'Hara win s motion V lay the N
tlon 10 reconsider on the table. Perdfi
This, Reagon moved 70 adtonfu, which W
carried yeas 10y, nays 3.
Congregational Gossip.
WAsHIsoroS. Dec l3.-ln the exeouti'
session Of the Senate today. the nensiaatii
of M MoCualcch to be Secretary of Il
! Treasury was further dlscusscd, senat
RlddIAbargaf continuing his speech IN onn