The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-05
And Senator Hill Defends the Silver
Dollar and Certificate,
WHILE RlcHELleu ROBINSON
Asks for Return to Ancient Republican
Simplicity at 1lnaugurals-The In
ter-state Commerce Bill Ad-
mirably Advocated.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
xLvIii Congress-

StNAIE'
Bills introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. MITCHELL, granting pen
sion to Gen, Grant.
BY Mr.. GIBSON, for the erection OF a
public building AT New o rleans, to cost
$l,OOO,OOO.
Mr.. CAMERON, Of Pennsylvania,
submitted the following, which
he desired TO lie over and be printed:
WHEREAS, The shipping trade in
American vesselsis de pressed and the
export trade in Am erican produce is
languishing Tor the want OF market.
that might be reached If the shipping
trade was in the hands of the citizens OF
the United Statesi therefore,
Resolved, That the com mittee on fin
auce be, and hereby Is, directed to in
quire whether il be expedient to OK
pend the surplus revenue Of the states,
or any portion thereof, Tor the purpose OF
reYiying the shipping and export trade
by allowing rebate from tariff duties
ON foreign goods imported in ships built
and owned i'm the United States, and
that they also be allowed a premium ON
American-grOwn products and articles
of American Manufacture, exported in
Alno lean vessels, and report by bill
or otherwise.
Mr.. Cameron will call up the resolu-
tion AZ an early day.
Mr.. HILL submitted the following:
Resolved, That in the existing de-
pressed condition. Of the industrial in.
lerests of the country, and In the pres
once of the great fan which has taken
nluR1 nn1 gtfll I'm Ia,
of labor and the prices of products of
farmers, workshops and mines, the re-
Communications OF the president and sec
retary ofthe treasury that tho coinage of
silver dol lars ind the issue of
silver certificates be prohibited, are cal
culated to create alarm and thereby
aggravate the difficulties OF the situa.
ton, and that to TIE end that the public
mind may be quieted by the assurance
that ii the total vhinmo OF currency Is
not to he enlarged in correspondence
with the increasing population and ex-
changes OF the country, II shall not at
least be reduced by susponding the coin
ago of silver dollars. The SEN
ate declares Its opinion to
be that no valid reason OK
lists at the present time for
imposing any new or additional restric
ttons upon either the coming of silver
dollars or the ISSUE of silver certificates.
The resolution was laid over and MIR.
Hill Will call 1t up At the first opportu-
nifty.
The bill providing for national regula.
tion of Interstate commerce was made
the special order for Thursday next.
After executive session tho senate adj
lourned until Monday.
UOISN,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Bills intro.
duced and reIerred:
by Mr.. DUNN, TO provide for an
Arkansas river commission.
BY Mr.. MORRISON, relative 10 sur
plus revenue. The text il as follows:
BE IL enacted, That the secretary Of
the treasury he and II shoreby authorized
and directed to apply tho surplus rcye-
nues at amy time In the treasury IN OK b
cess of $lO0,0O0,0O0, not otherwise appro.
priated, to tho redemption OF United
States bonds, and when any OF snId
bonds are redeemRble ut the pleasure of
the government, IL shall not be lawful To
apply any portion of said surplus To the
purpose of bonds ti premium.
by Mr.. DOCKERI, to repeal all
laws authorizing tho appointment of
special deputy United States marshals
at tho polls, and the appointment of
supervisors of election.
by Mr.. THOMPSON. 10 further Sc.
cure the government against fraud 10
tho sale oi whislsyand tho public against
duplicate warehouse receipts.
by Mr., COX, OF New York, requost-
ing tho president 10 furnish informa-
tion showing the authority of law TOR
which certain commodities in the navy
have been given tho rank of acting rear
admirn IL, whom, as Is alleged. no vacan.
cies existed, in the legal and limited
numbers of officers of that grade; and
also, what public emergency, ii any,
existed 10 Justify such action {,
also resolution calling upon tho prosi-
dent for any correspondence In the pos.
session Of any of the government de.
partments, In regard 10 the present CON
dition Of our relations with Mexico.
BY Mr.. J.rTANLOR,of ohio-ro pro.
hibit the removal Of any honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor or marine, or
amy widow or dependent relative OF the
same from any Office IN the civil service
OF the United states, except for specified
cause.
by Mr.. ROBINSON, of Now York, a
resolution calliug for further informS
tion relative to the Imprisonment oi
by Mr.. nUNHAM, 10 admit free ol
duty articles INTENDED Tor exhibition az
the Worlds exposition to be held 10y tht
colored race IN Chicago In 1855.
The house rCs1med consideration oil
the Interstate commerce hill.
Mr.. ANDERSON supported the Rea-
gan substitute, contVnding that u would
furnish the people substantial protection
against tho eNtur,iln of railroad com.
panics, though adid not think itS pro
visions stringent enough. lie doubted
whether they would ha oilectual In pro
voniiRg the systonl OF pooling, which
as now practiced, places tho producer
OF t.e country at the mercy OF Gould
Vanderbilt aud Huntington. II ar
tempLs 50 successfully made herutofor,
by railroah capitalists should prevoid
Legislation In the states. ia this house mi
I'm the senate; Il they should enter IA,
supreme court a. psovcnt inst lngisln
tion, the people would damn theui. Cap
ital would be brought facc 10 fGco, no
with the thinking mon nf The country
but with the mob. Capital itself hnd
moro at stake Ia securing equitable rail
road legislation than tho farmer. ant
pr0ducer, had.
Mr.. SHlNEI,V, of Indiana, tMr. Calk
InS succcssurl. arnonnccd himself EN-
| pha'ir Ia his approval ul tho ohipc
suilaht TO ho OBTAINED hy the ppndin.
bill. aud the RaagNn substitute aud hi
| cgu llt emphatic ,nnruvi ul tho sui
stituiu ns compared with tho mensnr.
reported hy tho committee. lie dnulini
the proptlety of creating coinmi s-iui
anf comforting upNn u a mower ~ gren