Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-17

Nr, CAN presented Z petition Of citIseus
al FiorSs3e praying for an appropriation Of
e3S,000 Tor continuing the Improvement OF
Tampa bay, Fla. Referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
The Senate. proceeding to the calendar.
rad athird time and passed few private
bills.
The unfinished business. being the Da-
koia bill, was temporarily laid aside 10 per- |
NIT Mr.. Beck to continue his remarks Of
Yesterday on the silver question. He re-
pcsted that silver never had fair treatment
nom an, Of our administrations, nor any
member OF II. When we issued orr bonds,
he said. they were payable In coin "of
standard value OF the United States "--gold
and silver coin--and the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Shermap), when Secretary OF the
Treasury. was required by law to devote
the coin received from customs 10 the pay
ment Of the interest on the public debt;
yet that gentleman had paid only gold.
and had said he paid that because
IL was preferred by customers. When the
law required the Secretary TO pay OUT
something " was not for him TO say that Gus
toner wanted something else. The officers
of the United States ere seeking 10 strike
down silver while we were producing upper
cent. Of the worlds supply OF that metal.
III.
would saw 10 the silver countries that we
would stand by them. We could wait sixty
DAYS. think God-until the enemies OF the
silver bill disappeared from the other end
of the Capitoi-before letting the world
know that we proposed IN good faith 10
maintain the currency Of our country and
nav our bonds according TO our obligations.
MIR. sherman defended the Comptroller
n, tho Currency, who, he said, had ex-
| messed his views like man. Much dema-
| eopism had been thrown around the silver
| oues. ion: but the real question was whe-
| Their the United States could arrest the
| march OF time and turn the dial backward
| in an attempt to make gold and silver OF
| equal value. II could not be done. Inc
| question for the United States TO con'Idr
| was whether we should 60 on piling up
| these silver dollars in our Treasury as IDLE
money, or suspend u Tor time wh'ie con-
| sidering, In connection with other nations.
the mutual relationships OF gold ana
silver. Within a few months, he would
admit. n new Administration would
come into power, and he commented this
question TO II. III newspaper accounts were
| frue. his honorable friend from Delaware
| mir. Bs,arC) was 10 be Secretary OF the
| Treasury TO that Administration. III so, he
would have this question to solve. and II
| he could solve II, Mr.. Sherman would foi.
low him with pleasure. He did not antici-
rate that his Democratic friend would ma
| less difficulty in solving the question than
others had found, and he believed that the
| new Administration would have TO solve II
just in the same way that the Republicans
would have had 10 solve 1t II Republican
| Administration were again coming into
power. ~
| dropped.
| The Dakota bill was then taken mp, the
| question being on the adoption OF MT. Gar
lands substitute for the bill reported from
the Committee on Territories. The SUBJ
stitute provided for constitutional con.
yeBtion, whose work should be submitted
10 the people, and with II the question
OF the division Of the Territory. Tue
| division Of the people should then be re-
ported by the Governor OF the Territory 10
the President OF the United States, who
should report TO Congress for It's action as
TO the admission Of the State.
Mr.. Morgan thought no new State should
be admitted into the Union until its Consli-
tuition shall have been examined by Con-
| gress Congress had 10 decide whether
new State had government republican IN
form. and the time 10 decide that was the
time Of admission, for once admitted,
States changed their Constitutions accord
ing to their own will. "There was no rea-
SON. he said. "for haste IN this mat
ter OF the admission OF new states
The results Of haste were already seen
in the case O! Nevada, which, With
its few thousand Of population, exercised
as much influence in the Senate as the En-
,ire State OF New York. When it came to
distributing the political power OF the
country, care should be exercised not 10 do
II in profiigate fashion nor for parry con-
siderations. The growth and power OF the
older States should be respected, and their
influence and rights in the nation should
not be curtailed by the interiection OF men
into the Senate who represented mere
pocket boroughs."
On coming 10 vote Mr.. GsIlands sub
stitute was lost by party yote-yeas, - !;
NAYS, 31-the Democrats voting IN the
affirmative, the Republicans in the mega
tive.
The bill was then voted on substantially
as IL came IRON the Committee on Terrific
ries, and was passed also by party vote
yeas. "a; nays, 2S-the Republicans voting
in the affirmative, the Democrats In the
negative. The bill now goes to the House.
MIR. Cullom called up the Interstate CON-
merce bill. and it was laid before the Senate
90 rs TO become the unfinished business Tor
tomorrow.
Executive session. Adjourned.
House OF Representatives..
Nv the appointment OF Speaker Carlisle,
the House was called to order this morning
by Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, as Speaker pro
TEN.
On motion Of Mr.. Skinner. OF New York,
bill was passed amending section 1910,
Revised Statutes, relating TO forwarding
mail matter. II. authorizes postmasters TO
forward mail matter OF second, third, and
fourth class, on which postage has once
been paid In full. This rule is now in force
in regard to mail matter OF the first class.]
On motion of MIR. Rosecrans, OF Callfor.
MIA, Tuesday, January 9th. was assigned
for the cons Iteration OF business reported
from the Committee on Military Affairs.
MIR, Morrison. chairman Of the Commit
tee on WAYS and Means, reported resolu'
ton providing for holiday recess from
the 23d Of December until the 9th OF Janu
airy.
MIR. Blount. Of Georgia, wished TO oiiel
an amendment providing that the recess
shall begin on the Goth OF December, Du
Mr.. Morrison declined to yield, and de
handed the previous question.
On ordering the previous question, The
vote. on division. stood 81 10 SO. The yeas
End nays being ordered, the House refused
TO order the previous qucslion-yeas, 90
nays, 10.
Nj. Blount then offered his amendment
and Mr.. Morrison offered 40 amendmen
thereto. and fixing the date at the 22d.
Mr.. Morrison finally withdrew hi
amendment. and Mr.. Bounfs amendment
was agreed to-yeas. 120; nays. G3. Tho
resolution rs amended was passed.
The House resumed the consideration o
the interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Reagan took the floor to close the de
bate. in accordance with an arrangement
entered into some DAYS ago. He replied t.
lhc criticisms made against his substitute
and pointed out what he considered tn
weak points in the arguments addressed
in opposition TO il. He reviewed the whoh
subject Of inter. state transportation eX
haustivcly, and congratulated the House
thai II was at last given an opportunity Il
vote upon he question.
\ vote was then taken on substituting
The Reagon bin for tie first seven sections
Of the committee bill containing remedia
proyisiousl and II was agreed to-yeas
l43; nays, o.. The remaining sections o
the committee bill for the appointment o