St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Lasker Resolutions Returned to
the House of Representatives.
A Series of Resolutions offered in Relation
Thereto.
The Senate Wrestle With the Mexican
Treaty in Executive Session.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1O.-Senato1
Bayard submitted a resolution, instructine
the committee on judiciary to report as to ex-
pediency of amending the constitution so a:
to provide that congress shall not have power
to make anything but gold and silver coin a
legal tender in the payment of debt, nor pass
any law impairing the obligation of con-
| tracts.
Senator Garland submitted joint resolu-
ton, proposing the following amendment
to the constitution of article 49,
That portion of the public debt
of the Uuited States represented
by notes issued under the authority of law,
with the quality of the lawful money, and
as legal tender for the payment of de BITS
shall never exceed the sum of $3.50, 900, 900
unless bill or bills providing for such in
crease of issue shall receive the concurrence
of two-thirds Of each house of congress and
the votes on all such bills shall be recorded by
the yeas and nays on the journal of each house.
| The following bills were reported favorably
and placed on the calendar:
By Senator Walker. from the committee on
Indian affairs, to provide for the sale of
| Cher okee reservation in Kansas.
| BY Senator Morgan, from the committee
| OH puDiiS W PAO'A0OASA INC SSIllcilcuI
| of the rights of states, persons and corpor-
atoms interested in any grant of land in aid
of railroads md canals, which shall hereafter
be declared forfeited.
By Senator jackson, from the committee
on postoffices and postroads, to amend sec
| tons 1929 and 4,041 of the revised statutes,
| authorizing the postmaster general to pro-
! hibit the delivery OF register letters and the
payment of money orders, and providing for
the ruturn of the same.
By Senator Miliken, to amend the act
creating the northern United States court
district of Texas, to change the eastern and
western districts of said state, and to provide
| for terms of holding court in said districts
Senator Morgan from the committee on
public lands submitted the views Of the mi
nority of that committee, relative to the bill
declaring forfeited the grants of landto the
Texas Pacific Railroad company.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Senator ingalls,, to authorize the sale
of the Kickapos diminished reservation, Kan
sas.
By Senator Mcmillan, by request to au-
| thorize the United States to resume posses
sion of certain lands granted to Iowa in aid
of the construction OF railroads
By Senator Voorhees,, to release to the In
dams the title of the United States to certain
lands in that state.
The bill to provide for bureau of statis-
tics on labor coming up as unfinished bust
ness, it was debated until 2 O'Clock when it
went over until tomorrow. Senator Blair
advocated its passage. Sherman, Allison
and Garland thought the purpose sought
could be accomplished by charging the
scope Of the statistical bureaus already exist
ing. Sherman preferring the bureau of
statistics in the treasury department and Al
lison that of the department of agriculture.
Senator Vanwyck did not see any. useful
purpose to be served by any more statistics
than we already have. 1t was less taxes the
! people wanted, he said.
| Senator ingalls, thought the department of
the interior, which is charged by the bill with
the supervision of the contemplated bureau,
had already in charge matters more moment
Gus than the affairs of many ancient or
modern kingdoms, and ought not to be
charged with anything more.
| On motion of Senator Plumb. the pleuro-
pneumonia bill was made special order for
| tomorrow. The senate went iuto executive
session for the consideration of the Mexican
treaty, and when the doors were re-opened
the senate adjourned.
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