The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-16
THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
hr. Sherman Advocates u 6tatue to
General Lafayette.
LOGAN AGAINST THE TREATY
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Aud in FavOr OF Picture OF General
Thomas.
OPEN OR SECRET SESSIONS ?
The House INDUCES in Lively Debate
Over the HoPherson Bnl-Judre
Lawrence and Mr.. BarLsr
ara still Testirying.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
NLSi1I Congress.
HEN Ann


WASHINGTON, December Is. Mir. |
from tho COMMITTEE on Ii
6rary, reported iavorably bin provid
ing for the erection of statue OF Gen.
Lafayette.
Mr., LOGAN presented a large number
of petitions from tobacco and cigar maa-
ufacturers and laborors' organizations
in Illinois, New York and othor states,
protesting against tho ratification Of the
Spanish treaty; also, petitions signed by
over 1000 soldiers OF the union army,
praying congress to purchase for the
capitol at Wsshin gton the portrait Of
Gen. George II. Thomas, and recom-
mending that executed by Miss Ram
som. Referred.
Tho CHAIR laid before the senate Mir.
Van Wyck's resolution, heretofore OF
iorred, relating to the Spanish treaty,
aud requiring the committee on rules to
report a rule providing for the consider
alton of comm rcial treaties in open ses-
sion.
MIR. llOAR raised n point Of forder that
the matter should be- considered with
closed doors.
Mr.. PLATT called for the reading of
! the rule authorizing Inc closing of the
| dnois.
The rule was read. Ii proceeds that
| on the demand of Two senator's the doOre
| OF tho senate may at any time be
| closed.
The CHAIR inquired whether the
| motion of the gentleman from Massa-
| Chusotts (lioar) was seconded?
| hir III ~ LEV GnennHnH fha Yuntinn
'and the senate then went into secret
session.
In fifteen minutss the doors we're re-
opened, and the senate took up the Da-
i,ota bill.
In the secret session OF the senate,
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution for dis
lcus.iun of the commercial treaties In
open session was referred TO She COM
miiteo on foreign relations.
| Mr.. GARLAND submitted .suhsti-
tuto for the hill reported from u4.co'n-
ulttee on territories. One of the GNrOVi-
sious of tho substitute provides Ter sub
Uniting 10 q popular vote tho question
OF dividing territory. This was dc.
sirab.e, Mr.. Garland said In order to get
at the present views Of Dakota, and {,
settle questions arising from lhe fAci
thst Dakota had public debt.
MIR. HARRISON objected To tho sub
stilnte, aud stated that the question o
debt was sufficiently provided Tor by th,
committce's bill. He would have n,
uhjertion 20 an amendment submittin,
t. ihe people the simple proposition Q
division.
Ar. VEST said the population Of Da
kota seemed, from new spaper accounts
10 he In open rebellion. Will We sdmi
that turbulent population into The ma
tiun? IL has been stated ia tho pres
that every opponent 10 the admi sion o
DAKOTA was u Democrat. In the !'ght q
recent events MIR. Vest thought Demo
Gratis could assume that responsibility
Tue bill was tn n Informally laii asia
al the request Of Mr.. Hill, IN order lha
he might address the senate on Jhe al
YER question, appropOs To the rtsdutiu
| recently submitted by him, Ito dt
clNCd 10 the soDse ot tho seua tina
thore is no reason fuf q suspension 4
the coinage OF silver dollars or OF III
issue Of liver certificates, Mr. Hi
saiu the recommendations of tho prosl
dent and Oi she secretary of the tfeeSur
Presently made 10 congress in res sect 1
silver were inopPortune TO an al-rmin
degree, at u lime whom falling price
proved that money was deficient, rAthC
than abundant, and after making
somewhat lengthy argument h
iCS"rCssed the hope tina
To lot the silver law alone, so lon; MS
n worked we'll. II was uuWlse to ,hro,
v away us important aud admitted &C
n vHutages irVuI fear u prospective, PEI
y maps wholly imaginary, dangers, 10
which, II they should ever COife, Oh
u successors may DO trusted to ilnd
remedy,
air. SHERMAN said he was one ,
those who h0loyce bi-ulei alism tahr IA
natural logic at things IL mad boan dt
v,Ged over and over again by the mos
. Intelligent nation OF the word thj
{, gold and silver. travelling sid
by side, should be the doubl
standard of the wOrl "a vAlue
lt was impvssiblo to make them Nf III
same market value, because tx 20
Years their relative valuo had bee
changing. The experiment hal bee
. fairly tued by the United States Si'd hH
. iaile :. The siuer dollar eniniuglNH h,t
n been m operation since lS1S. Tho, tOtt
y number of those collars coined WI
SlSGOOJ0G0. OF that number only $il
UlOUll are now In circulatiOn-leHJ tha
ouc-iourth the coinage, The btlauC
1. remained In the United states treASur.
That showed that the law at cOagre
had not beun ahle To restore silver TO /
old relation with gold. When hat Ia
took effect tho silver In silver doll
was worth 81 cents in gold. No
IL is worth only between s. M
~ Silver had gone down steadi
sinoa tho passage Uf the act referad {
n Notwithstanding the hope and belief
\ those who said II we gave occupation
" our silver mines We would restore g
relation between silver and gold IN
ony question of practical politics W
q whether we ouglt not or
v, selves To respect what
h. cannot overcome. Whether we sbou
not change our ratio OF value hetwe
3, The two metals like other nations,
whether We should follow tho examJ
of King Canute, or wait till tho II
overwhelms The silver dollar wou
not b0 boarded in the stockings OF {
a. people, even the most Ignorant poop
" Every effort to force it into circuiati
n dad proved Intellectual. Every sccretl
~ ot tho treasury had tried IL.
Mr.. MORGAN inquired whether n
A sherman, when secretary, had not NJ
ceodud In buy ing si,OO0,OOO OF gold CO
with silver certihcatos9
-. Mr.. SHERMAN replied affirmative
thatit was because silver, like paper, h
been maintained at par with gold
neing received at par by the Unit
Sta'us.
Mr.. MORGAN said they were reaos
70 able in silver.
.ies Mr.. SHERMAN said: "Yes, hy Il
or and ON their face, but In fact and
law they were receivable IN gold. |
silver we have coined and OF which
lhlve such an enormous stock, could