The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
roRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

In au Smith, of Cincinnati, "
BlcnaIen tatiye Jordan, saying the
6h6lprotsry of War had done granny
oet tbe matter of relief Of sufferers
III III n The Ohio foo is; that req Tape
~ interference had been Ieaaeu,
bad been all cut up ana tnro"h
n@@ aT. that the cold weather, th0ugn
ave. ave. than rain, had increased Inc
DELI 80. that neither pen nor I'M
Gil. t Ioti could sufficiently describe
az n" mffarings; that Congress shoulo
TIE S Suite an additional million Lit
Apply Ave 10 come and the more
pI 8anJ eton said there was no poll
~ the matter, every body was
LlCS ii for it, as a cause OF c2m-
mon 4Ton u aid he had similar tel
W.. some OF which were read
e 81 oaid his people had not on the
ddee SslT Of Of last years flood asked
the sid of Congress, as the Indiana
I legislature was then in session, out
IN do 30 now, as the Legislature
MD not be convened IN time 10
toEa snch immediate action as would
meet the emergency.
twas referred to the com nittee
m appropriations, and at l :4O AN,
Son, from that committee, reported
# fayorably. The joint resolution
was Immediately read three times
and passed. .s 70
oeived from the House OF REPRE-
Sentatiyes. announcing that that
body had passed joint resolution
making a further appropriation OF
5000 600 for the relief of destitute
nersons ia the districts overdoWed
by the Ohio river and tributaries.
Shortly afterwards message was
received from the House announc>
ing the afixing of the Speakers
signature to the measure, where
upon the President Of the senate
affixed his own. ....
Voorhees, presented a petition
from LOO settlers in washington
Territory, praying for protection IN
the titles to their lands iii contro-
versy between them and the North>
ern Pacific railrosd company.
Referring to the question OF the
contraction OF currency, Plumb said
the system of currency should rise
and fall with the demands of bust.
ness which would give lienty OF
money in the fall months when
the crops are to beimoved,anl would
contract in the summer mont -
VIXEN it vas not needed, which
would from time and year 10 year
respond properly to the legitl-
mate interests Of the country.
Plumb then'offsred an amendment
uroyidlng that when the circulation
or any national bank shall De sur
rendered, the Secretary of the Treas
urv shall issu4 an equivalent amount
Of treasury notes OF the denomina-
lions now provided by law for ma
uonal bank notes, such Treasury
notes to be deposited in the treasury
and paid out as other moneys kept
for the discharge Of obligations Of
the government, including duties on
imports. They shall be legal
tender between national hanks and
for all debts due national
banks, and shall be redeem
able in coin as legal tender
notes are Row, and when received
into the Treasury shall be reissued
and when mutilated or worn shall
be replaced as now provided by law
for legal tender notes. Cein in the
Treasury, on the passage OF an act
for the redemption Of legal tender
notes, to be also applicable for the
redemption of the Treasury notes,
ard such coin reserve may
from time to time be
increased in the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasu y,
but the total amount or such
coin shall never be less than Is per
cent. nor more than 80 per cent. Of
the total amount of legal tender and
treasury notes outstanding.
Jones, Florida, characterized
Plumb's proposition as revolutioniz
ing our whole system of finance.
A vote was then taken on the
amendment here' ofore submitted by
SShermsn,pr0viding that il any bonds
deposited bore interest at 8 per
cent. additional notes should be
issued equal to one half the interest
N excess of three per cent. accru-
Jug petore maturity. Rejected, I
yeas, d nays.
The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Attor-
n;ey,General, explaining the delay
~ responding to the call for his
GSplnlon made by the Postmaster.
ueIeral regarding the adjustment of
puSImaSters' salaries. The matter
was received at his Office, he says,
IL August last while on his
Va bacauon: When he return ed
Nc wa gave 1t close inspec ion, and as it
s ~~S . matter involving a large
an mG09e OF money and complicated
a anu na'flea questions, he was
i aL1.oas to give II careful and de-
w IetS'e consideration. His opinion,
f %rSa ufawn up, he had Lid aside
60 rOI wnlie, to give it more mature
r UII 1t wss finally com
pleted few weeks agu and sen nt r.
; ;ne postmaster General on the 14tb
Aiter executive session adioroa