The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
FORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

The Chair announced the affixing OF his sig
nature to the House joint resolution relating to
the Greedy expedition.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on naval ai-
fairs, reported unfavorably aud moved indef-
mite postponement OF the joint resolution in
troduced by Mr.. MCPHERSON, limiting the
amount OF money for the Greedy relief expedi-
tion to $500, 900.
Mr. Mcpherson stated that he had inferma.
t1on from responsible persons to the effect that
$300,0OO would be amply sufficient to cover all
the expenses of the expedition, md this was as
good time as any to have the question involv-
ed brought to a decision.
Mr.. Hale said the matter had been disposed
OF, and well disposed of, already in the Senate,
and h. hoped this joint resolution would at
once be Indefinitely postponed.
The joint resolution was indefinitely poet
ponad by vote of q yeas to 26 nays.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced a bill to grant
eight condemned cannon to be used IN the con-
struction of a statue to the memory OF Gen.
VIM. H. Little.
Mr.. Dolph offered resolution, which was
agreed TO, directing the committee ON rules to
consider and report on the power and expedi-
ency OF restricting by the rules Of the Senats,
the introduction OF bills for privats.relief to
bills reported by committees of the senate, aud
to cases where petition for relief shall have
nrst been presented to the Senate and referred
to committee. and the introduction of bills
for the relief prayed for and recommended by
committee. In explaining the resolution,
Mr.. Dolph said that the people of this country
suppose that Congrass is engaged in consider
ing legislation of national Importance, but the
contrary ID the tact. Congress has bsen turned
into great Judicial tribunal, to which every
man having claim against the government
brings his case.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
OF The special order for the day, which was a
blu Introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson and report
ed favorably by Mr.. Bayard, from the commit
tee on finance. The bill provides that "upon
tns deposit OF any United States bonds bearing
interest in the manner required by Law, auy
national banking association making the same
shall be- entitled to receive fiom the Comptrol-
Ter OF the Currency circulating notes OF differ
ent denominations In blauk, registered aud
countersigned as provided by law, not exceed
ing in amount the par value of the bosds de-
posted; provided, that at no time shall the
total amount of such notes issued to any such
association exceed the amount at such time ac-
tually paid in capital stock.
There was one form OF government, Mr..
Bayar said, OF which we had had little toe
much within the last twenty years, and that
was bureaucracy. He did not understand
that department-made law was constitutional
law in the United States, (altaough perhaps
some OF it had been uuavoidable,) bat to be
treasury favorites had certainly beeu fortu-
nate thing for number of people in this coun-
try. He, for one, did not desire TO see the cur
rency OF the country, 8 thing of such profound
importance to every transa ,tion, great aud
small, in any degree under the finger and
thumb of any official, however respectable or
high in place.
Mr.. Sherman followed, saying he saw 10 So
luton OF the silver question. All that it could
do was to drift along until the inevitable ex-
portation of gold, It's disappearance from cir
Culation and its conversion into articles of
merchandise should reduce all value TO the sill
yer standard, when, no doubt, the practical
good sense of the people would lead them to
n0in hnfh .natalS acaordiuo To ho;r Ice 4
not according to the value of fifty years ago.
The paper of the United States Mr. Sherman
continued, was now the best VIC had ever had
and the best ever devised by man. The ma
tional bank note was the best form of paper
money. because Its payment was absolutely So
cured. The coin reserve in the treasury dis
appears at the first sign of panic; mortgages
on real estate, bonds and commercial paper
have all been found inadequate security, and
this fact had come to be recognized by the
chief commercial nations of the world
Mr.. Sherman was followed by Mr.. McPher.
son, who, after reviewing the various PROPOSE
tions, other than his own, before the Senate
relating to the subject matter in hand, insisted
that they were all wrong in principle for the
reason that we should never issue currency to
the extent Of one dollar beyond what the gov
ernment had agreed to pay for bonds. He IA
vored the continuance Of the pre- ent nations al
banking system until some suitable substitute,
equal to all the mutations of business CONT
dsncs and credit should be found to take its
place.
Messrs. Aldrich and Beck expressed desire
to see the various amendments iu print before
the discussion should proceed any farther, and
30 the subject went over and the Senate ad-
jonrned.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, rising to a question of
privileges said that he understood that the joiut
resolution passed by the House and Senate ON
Monday for the relief of sufferers BY the Ohio
flood, was not sent to the Senate for the sigma
tare Of theEpresiding officer until late yester-
day afternoon. He wished to know the
cause Of delay, and therefore offered a sesolp
ION directing the committe ON enrolled bills to
Inquire into the cause.
Mr.. Hatch, of Wisconsin objected to the
speaker substituting question of privilege to
the House, aud the resolution was referred to
the committee on enrolled bills.
House tEen proceeded to consideration of
the Mississippi contested election case
MIR. Turner Of Georgia, chairman of the
committee on elections, spoke III support of the
majority report which declares that son the
prima facie case, neither OF the contestants
Ia entitled to the seat. He went into an argu-
ment to show that under the resolution refer
ring the decision of the prima facie case to
the committee, that the committee was not
confined to an examination of the credeDti ais
presented by Manning, and which alone Man
hing was undoubtedly entitled to his seat 1t
WAS its duty to enquire into the allegations
made BY Chalmers, denying Mannings prima
facis right.
Mr.. Elliot Of Pepnsylvania, spoke In favor Of
the minority report
Mr.. Curtin of Pennsylvania, offered resola-
ton recommitting to the committe on elec-
tions, the question of prima facie right to the
scat with instructions to ascertain and report
| whether certificate OF election was issued by
the Governor of Mississippi to anyone, and
| II so, to whom. He cor tended that the elec-
| tton committe had made a mistake in going
behind the returns OF the Governor, aud N ak
ing an investigation OF facts which tended to
prove the final merits of the case. The
| debate was continued at length, and the mat
| ter finally went over until tomorrow.
The speaker laid before the House letter
from the Secretary of the Navy, transmit ng
the amounts claimed by contractors for CARGO
| the double torretsd monitors. Referred.
AdiOurned.