Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-01
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE TRADE DOLLAR BILL
UNDER DISCUSSION.

Short Sessions the Rule in Both Houses
Mr.. Nichols Wants Mr.. Sherman to
Investigate the Cincinnati Outbreak
The Naval Appropriation Bill to Come
Up in the Senate To-day.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-In the Senate
to-day the Public Buildings Committee re-
ported favorably the bill providing for the
erection of public building at Chatta-
nooga. Placed on the calandar.
MI. Butler presented a memorial from
the Chamber of Commerce of Charleston,
;. G., relating to silver coinage, the reye-
nue. marine service and the lightships,
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Butler to
authorize the Secretary of War to loan to
the Rlchland Volunteer Rifle Company of
Columbia, 5. c., tifty-three breech loading
rifles
Mr.. Platt called up for the purpose of
speaking upon it his bill providing for the
organization of the Patent Office into
separate departments. At the conclusion
of his remarks the Senate went into exc
cutiYe session, and when the doors were
reopened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
In the House to-day Mr.. Beach, of New
York, from the Committee on Public
Health, reported back the resolution di-
recting that the eommittee-investigat the
question OF adulteration Of food and drugs.
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, did not think
TINS investigation within the province of
Congress, but thought that the adultera-
tlOn OF food and drink should be regulated
by the States.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, called attention
to the fact that, while before the war but
800 bills would be presented to Congress
IN the year, at this session 1000 bills had
been already introduced. Congress was
getting OmniverOus. 1t was taking in
everything. There would be a committee
pretty soon to investigate how much sand
a grocer put in his sugar and how much
water in his milk. In fact the pending
resolution would reach that question.
Congress had M. right to be perpetually
interfering with local matters, and he OBJ.
jected to these microscopic bills, brought
In for the purpose of getting the surplus
out OF the Treasury. He moved to lay the
resolution on the table. The motion was
lost by vote of ia yeas to 124 nays. and
then the resolution was recommltted by
III yeas to l16 nays.
KU-KLUXIsM IN OHIO.
Under the call of States. Mr.. Mich
oils, of Georgia, introduced a resolution
recltlng the tact that for several days the
city Of Cincinnati has been menaced by
mob ofvigilance committees and ku-klux
organizations Which have subVerted the
law of the land and disturbed the public
tranquility in repeated efforts to lynch
certain persons confined in Jail at Cincin-
natl, charged with crime, resulting i'm the
loss of many lives and the destruction of
much property, and requesting the Sher-
man Committee of the Senate to inquire
into the circumstances connected with
these outrage8 and report by bill or
otherwise.
The bill for the redemption Of the trade
dollar came up as the regular order and
Mr. Bland spoke in opposition to it.
Messrs. Miller, of Texas, and Lacy. of
Michigan, supported the bill, the latter
saying, however, that he would vote
against it if the fourth section which pro
yides that the trade dollar shall be de-
Quoted from the monthly coinage of sill
yer were stricken out: Without action
the matter went over. 1t will be proba-
bly, antagonized by the Indian appropria-
tiOn bill tomorrow.
Robert Smalls, of South Carolina. took
the oath of office as Representative to
succeed the late Z. w. NJ. Mackay.
The House adjourned.