National Republican., 1884-04-02
uTIr HOITIE-

resolution:
Whereas II is alleged that the financial depart.
ments OF the District of Columbia have not been
conducted in proper and business.liko manner
aud grave doubts exist to the correctness ofthe
accounts rendered, owing to the loose manner In
which the books have been kept and
Whereas II is charged that the taxes have not
been collected in strict conformity to tho law,
therefore be IL -
Resoirsd, That the committee on the District Of
Columbia be, and they are hereby authorized 10
have a thorough examination made OF all ac-
counts, &c, appertainng to the finances OF the
District Of Columbia and they are empowered 70
send for books aud persons and to employ such
expert accountants us they may deem necessary
all expenses arising from said investigation TO be
betrayed out of the contingent fund.
Mr. Reed objected to its present consideration,
and IL was referred to the committee on the DIS
trict Of Columbia. ,,,,,,
Under the call of committees the following bills
BY Mr.. Tucker, from the committee on the ju-
dietary: To amend the naturalization laws
Also (as a substitute for number Of bills: To
define and supplement the act re.establishlng the
court of commissioners Of Alabama claims ana
for the distribution of the Geneva award. House
calendar.
Also, limiting the time for the presentation and
payment of claims against The United STATES
House calendar.
by Mr.. Broadhead, from the same committee
Authorizing the service OF civil and criminal pro;
ccsses issued by federal courts within territorial
and Indian reservations, and in tho YELLOWSTONE
park. House calendar.
ny MT hthSHllt lEOIn lub tOlllllNlsS Oll
merce las substitute for number OF bills); 10
provide for the inspection OF live stock, hog pro-
ducts, and dressed meats. Committee on the
whole.
Also adversely: To establish system Of in.
ternatiOnal commerce. Placed on the house cal
endar . at the request Of Mr.. Wood OF Indiana,
For the purchase Uf property OIL staten Island for
marine hospital at the port Vi New YORK. COM
mi tee of the whole.
by Mr. Seymour from the same committee:
Granting the consent OF congress for the erection
oil bridges over naygable rivers under stated con-
ditons. House calendar.
BY Mr.. Rogers, from the committee on postoffices
and pOstroadS: To pay certain southern mail con-
tractors. Committee oil the whole.
By Mr.. Jones, of Texas, from the same commit
tee: 10 regulate the letting OF mail contracts.
House calendar.
lands: To forfeit lands granted to the state of
Michigan to aid In the construction OF u railroad
| from Marquette 10 Ontonagon. House Gu elendar.
By Mr.. James, from the committee on labor: To
prohibit any officer, servant, or agent of the gov
ernment to hire or contract out the lapor of pris-
oners incarcerated for violating the laws OF the
| United States. House calendar.
BY Mr.. Lowering, from the same committee: To
pay to employes OF the government wages hereto
| fore withheld in violation Of the ShOur law.
| Committee OF the whole.
By MIR. Hill, from the committee on alcoholic
liquor adversely: To provide for commission
| on the subject of alcoholic liquor traffic. Re.
fersed to the committee of the whole at the re.
| quest of Mr.. DinglCy, of Maine.
BY Mr. Henderson, from the committee on
| banking aud currency: Authorizing the First
National bank of Larned. Kan, 10 increase iu
capital stock, House calendar.
By Mr.. Dingley, from the same committee: Au-
thorlzing the secretary of the treasury to invest
the lawful money deposited in the treasury in
trust By national banking associations for tue re-
tirement Of their circulating notes. House calen-
The house then, at 80, resumed the consldera-
ton fthe trade dollar bill, and was addressed by
| Mr.. Pusey in its support
Mr.. Cassidy confined his antagonism to the
| fourth section.
Mr.. Belford regarded the fourth section as a
covert fraud on the people and as being In the
| interest OF the Rothschilds wnU controlled Ger
many on the question of gold and silver demone.
Pennsylvania Mr.. Kelley but lust year that gen.
| tleman had gone to Germany aud consulted with
the brutal tyrant. Bismarck, and, coming back,
| had advocated practically the cessation OF the
| coinage of silver.
al beg leave to say" remarked Mr.. Kelley, ,"that
| / am not conscious of having been in Germany
did In my sickness stretch my travels as far as
Paris, where spent three months and had not the
privilege of seeing many German statesmen" =,
| 1.-THE house will recollect series OF letters, -
replied Mr.. Belford. that the gentleman wrote
after brilliant interview with Prince Bismarck"
| "Wheng inquired Mr.. Kelley.
Two years ago" replied Mr.. Belford.
Mr.. Kelley. II my arithmetic sustains me- on
the bases Of 1879 and 1884, 1t was five years
poiut. ! say that when you came back from
Europe last year you introduced a bill to stop the
coinage, and yet you are willing TO stand up here
and advocate day alter day the protection of pig
Mr.. Kelley. My desire is to permit the wide
spread use of silver Oh Its ancient basis, and my
bill is one which believe to DO well calculated 10
| force arrogant England, the perseculor OF silver
and silver nations, to sue for relief from her own
arrogance by asking for tho RECOMMENDATION OF sill
| yer ON the ancient basis.
Mr.. Belford. Why didn't you introduce n bill TO
| protect arrogant England on the question of pig
| iron. Laughter have always voted to pro-
tect the industries of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
| Connecticut, and Louisiana, and yet there is a
settled, studied policy on the part OF the monopo.
| lies tho liScrpuiL. iuiurp nu1 ha
great industry OF my state.
Mr.. Kelley. Did amy OF those monopolies fail to
| stand by you in the duties you demanded for
Colorado lead, an industry scarcely second to
that of silver, or did they fail to protect her pig
iron. her nail factories, and her Bessemer rail
mills.
Mr.. Belford. can tell the gentleman that Colo.
RADIO needs no tariff on Bessemer steel. 1t costs
| Sli to ship ton of Bessemer steel from Pennsyl-
| vania to Colorado. The tariff there Is the dis
tauee. can also give notice to my friend that
| Colorado need not stand up ior the relief of pig
| iron.
| Continuing, Mr.. Belford proceeded to make an
argument In favor of free silver coinage. II was
| time that congress should make war on the theory
| which dominated this administration, He cared
| not whether II was republican or democratic.
Communism had absolutely begun its devastating
of an attempt TO administer justice in one indi.
| vdual case. OH no. The mantle was too broad
| for that. II WAS because the people of the coun-
try were beginning to realize and feel that no
| man. by honest or legitimate industry, could earn
S20,0OUOOO in one year, ana deprive the people OF
| the currency which belonged TO them in the
| exercise OF their trade and business. That WAS
| what the riot meant; aud he advised the gentle
men who haI control OF the house to to 1t that
the currency was not diminished while the people
were increasing. II they did not, there would be
not only riot in Cincinnati but riot in every great
city of the country, when millions of property
| would be DESTROYED lie criticised the democrats
| for cutting down appropriations to insufficient
amounts, and inquired, Are we forever ana for
| ever to hold the white house on account OF your
absolutely silly bluudcrsT'
Mr.. Brumm protested against the fourth section
of the bill rs IN unfair aud cOWardly ride on the
| trade bill but expressed his intention To
vote for the bill whether the section was stricken
out or not, on account OF the necessity of prOYid-
| ing for the retirement of the trade dollar.
Mr.. Warner submitted an argument In behalf of
the free coinage of silver ANA riiiCuled the asser-
established the entire coinage OF France aud other
European countries would flow In and, in sup
port OF his view OF the case said that Frenchm IN
who bought dollars worth Of francs would lose
| the value of l2l3 grains Ofsilyer,
Mr.. Dlngley said that the bill was designed
neither to diminish nor enlarge the coinage of
silver dollars but simply TO retire the trade dollar
as bullion.
Mr.. Hewitt thought that the house should not
sanction by any act the increase of the coinage OF
the standard silver dollar, and that this time
would come when the house should put itS sea of
condemnation on the coinage of one single I'D
ditional silver dollar.
Mr.. Chace confined his remarks to q statement
of the necessity for the passage of the bill in its
present shape, without the striking out OF the
fourth section.
General debate having closed, Mr.. Bland moved
to strike out the fourth section, which provides
that the trade dollars TeCOingl into stauda dol