Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-17
WASHINGTON.
The silver Coinage Qus..ia,.

70 nfnIttse ~ tOl0sge, Eelsl.i Al
Measures today gave \ hearing to ~
Boards %. Trade AMI Cham sers # Com
merce OF varIo IS cities on N saai-
OK the suspension OF the COINAGE o
silver e. p Smith of Nsx York off re,
memorial signed bv 9aD bu-ine-
men, prsslug that bill be speedily en-
acted providing that the COMA e uf sil
vrr dollars be uspend.d FOR Al least ;x
years. aud In order u bring into gradu.
circulation the surplus coin nos IN tn
treasury. the further issue Of bills o
the denomination of one ami tK0 dol
lars be discontinued. Smith said. wv.
want silver circulated. bnt tue cDnutr'
IL preludiced against the heavy. ci1n-,
DOLLAR. We want subsidiary coin
Trouble Is experienced FOX want o.
small change. There IL large nambe
OF - and - cent pieces IN the Treasury
out We cannot get them out
"f1u have New York suh Treasury.
interposed Representative Belford.
Smith continued: We ask for this rs
All experiment 10 circulate what silver
We have got. IL you will no. give rs a
suspension for two years. do il for one
year. IL not for one year, then for SIT
months"
How the Parties stood.
An analysis of the test yeas and navs
on the questi n of considering tn,
Iarif bill shows that the affirmative
vste was cast by 49, Democrat. and five
Republicans and the negative by ~ Re.
puolicans and 81 Democrats.
rhrealeaed with Removal.
The President recommended to the
senate the removal of Collector Wick
srs Of Key West, because of alleged
sympathy and COLLISION with the CGban
tllIbdsters who Recently left thit port
The question Is row under cDn-id- EZRA
ton by the Senate COMMITTEE on COM
merc-.
Cen n malt"n
The Senate confirm Gntrl-, T.. Coo q
As Assistant Secretary OF the ireasnry.
4 Delegation FROM the Militia.
A delegation representing the Ma
tional Guard Convention recently held
at Cinci1niti appeared before the
House Committee on Militia III advo-
cacy Of speedy action bv the House on
the bill increasing the annual eppro-
Priatloh for state militia.
important Decision.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury
made a decision ia effect h Il when a
liquor seaier sells At une time different
kinds of Iqnor To tue amount of five
gallons the SHE shall be considered a.
Wholesale. This action fevrrse5 the
ruling on this question ma ie bv Judge
Brown of the Eastern District Of Mich
igan.
The Onice Of General Of the Army.
4 bill WAS introduced ia the Senate
by Slbiu to revive the grade Of General
of the Army. Ii provides that thu Pres
ident be authorized to nominate, and
by aud with the advice and consent of
the sen ate to appoint, General of the
Army, and IN the same manner to fill
any vacancy which may occur in the
oice of Lieutenant General of the Ar
NV through the death resignation, re-
tlrencnt or promotion IT The present
Lieutenant General.
Great Jubiier.
The anniversary of the signing of the
Emancipatiou Proclamation WAS cele-
brated Dy tn. cpiored folks of the Dis
tiict today by procession that eclipsed
IN all particulars any that preceded IT,.
IL would be a difficult matter 20 e-ti-
mate the exact number In line but it
certainly approached 10000.
vhe JeaNnetie Inquiry.
Before the Jeauuette Committee to-
day Seaman Nind-rmann of Dei.nug' =
boats crew related the cIrcuni-t inc,s of
MS leaving belongs party IN the Lena
delta and going ahead In search Of hip.
Witness SAID that Collins asked per
mission of DeLong To go ahead with
witness and Noris. hut was retn-ed, the
Captain saying t. Collins: II You
should 30 you wouidr't get five miles
from camp" Collins. la the Judgment
of the witness, was ri that time III good
coniition, a. good AS witness
himself. A number of other mem 1ers
Of belongs party want.d to 90 an, ad
with witness and Noros. i.ose who
were in IA good physical cDnJItl"n as
witness would pr"b.biv have got
to a Place Of safety. u they had
taken the Same course and chances A.
witness did. Witness thou Int that
when Delong folud himself giving out.
he should have given his men a cn.ncc
10 save themselves. Melville told wit
ness that the officers had poison IL kill
themselves with when all hope WAS
abandoned. The witness WAS then
questioned i'll regard 10 the finding of
the bodies of Cap ain D~L"nR aud his
G ,mrades Ia the Lena delta He sad
that he Was present when the TO iI-s
were Uncovered. Ii WIS evident from
the Appearance Of DR.. Ambl,rs body
that before ne died II. hRt bitten mt"
his left hand and sucked his Own blood
The hand wts az his month. and bore
wounds from his teeth. Tho hngers
and toes Of some pth-rs or the meu nad
been burned off sh,io they
were irving to get warm, or they b Vi
crawled too close Ia the tire an. after
ward bee tme too We K u get away.
Seaman Noros estlfied that cue first
knowledge he had of to- ,xi-teLc. of ill
feeling between Melville 4 Collins
WAS on one occ aston before toe snip
entered the ice, when Captain De Long.
Melville. Collins and other officers md 4
boats crew. inciu ling witness, went TO
visit an island. DE Long. Ce,Aus aud
others landed, and Melville rrm 'Ined
IN the boat. Collins, while climbing a
hill IN sight of tae boat, s,un oled aud
fell. uhereupon M-lviIl- cried out,
" Lookout! Look at the ID Irisb
COW - At one time there was talk of
deposiug De Long aud placing Lieut..
ChIpp In charge of the putty. In reply
TO further questions Witness SAID that
he thought Melville f,li j ia as dutT
towards De l. ng's parry. lie b lieved
II w,nld have been possible IL reach
Rulun. and then possibly some OF Do
Longs party might have peeu found
alive.
Adjourned.
The Issuc Of susali Hiii>.
The House Con- mittee On Coinage,
Weights and Measures today unani
mousty instructed Rspres NATIVE Ley
TO repor. favorabIv is bill tn nrohihit
the issue Of Treasury notes Ut less than
81, aud tn provi for the Issue of 81,
e. and e silver certificates. The bill
provides THAT on and after the passage
Of tie act II shall he unlawful for the
Secretary OF the Treasury To print and
issue Treasury notes of small
er denomination than q, and
ans holder of standard silver
dollars or silver certificates NAV deposit
the same with the Treasurer OF Assist
ant Treasurer of the United States in
sums of not less than $40. and receive
therefor silver certificates of the demon
instion, at the option of the holder. Of
81. 81 and 81: provided that nothing
therein conta ned shall interfere with
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