Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-05
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WASHINGTON D. G.. bee 4-rhe following
bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding pension 10
General Grant
Mr. Cameron. OF PennsyivAnia, submitted
the following, which he desired to lie over
and be prin1eas fI4E WntN4
whEREAa, The shipping trade IN Ameri-
trade II American produce iangaIshins iof
want af A market that might be reached Ii
the shipping trade vas IN the hands Of cih-
zens oi the United sletesi therefore, #
RssDfrtd, That this Committee on Finance
b. aud Is hereby directed 10 inquire whether
il b. expedieht to expehd the surplus rev
enue of the Uuited States, or any portion
thereof. for the purpose OF feYiving the ship
ping and export trade by allowing rebate
from tariff duties on foreign goods Imported
- ships built snd owned Ia the lniied
States. and by also allowing n premlnm on
American grown products aud articles Of
American Manufacture exported IN Ameri-
can yelsels, and .rfpOrF by bill or Otherwise.
Mr cimeron wifi call Up the resolution at
an early day
Ilill Submitted the following.
N ResplpeiE That 10 the existing depressed
pDnditi0h 0f the Industrial fnferests Of the
country. and IN the presence o. the great
Tell which hes taken place and Is still In
prngfesa IN the wages Of labor and the
prices d lha prodncn ot fasms, werkshQps
NuA 4ItltN1t NkfEI ft'Ilk mt i0LhliItf1 t1 IHtl
President, aud the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury that the coinage Of silver dollars and
the Issue u silver certificates be prohibited,
are caiculated TO create alarm and thereby
ageravate the difficulties ~ TIE situation
mind may be Hnleted ~ the fssnrance
that II the total volume of the currency Is
not to be enlarged 10 correspondence With
Ihe increasing Population and exchanges q
ihe county, 4 shall not, al leRst be reduced
BY suspendsHe lie colnage'of silver dollars.
The Senate declares its opinion TO be that
10 valid reason exists at The present time
iof 1t1p1sing any hew atid addifinnal re.
asction upon either the coinage OF silver
dollars or ISSUE of silver certificates. The
resolution was laid over and fliii will cnll II
up at the first opportunity
WssHfS0ros, Dec.4--Biiis Introduced aud
b. Nj. sfottisou- Relative 70 the surplus
revenue, thai the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized TO apply the surplus revenues
at any time In the treasury IN excess OF
800, ,000, 900 otDtherwise appropriated, to the
redemption OF Buited States bonds, and
When any Of said bonda are redfemable II
the pleasure of the Govornment Il shall net
be lawful to apply a portion Of said surplus
to the purchase Of bonds at premium.
By Mfr Cox OF New York. requesting the
President TO furnish tnformstiqn showing
the authorities OF law for which certain.
NViiHlbutftS VI tAt INV uNN' BttAt tifr
the rank Of Acting Rear Admiral, when as
isalleged, % vacancy existed ia the Legal
tad limited unmber of oHicers OF THAT grade.
and also what public eInergency,i II any, OK.
listed to justify such action,
& fiy J. y. Fsylor. Of QPio. 20 prohibit the re-
noyei Of any honorably discharged soldier,
sailor or marine, or any widow or dependent
felttiYe ef the same from any Office In the
Civil Service 81 the United stnles' except for
TIE House resumed consideration Of the
Interstate Commerce bill.
Anderson supported Reaeahs substitute.
oottehdng that It would furnish the people
substanilnl protection egainst the exporting
Of railroad companies, though he did not
think its provisions stringent enough. He
doubted whether they would 30 effeeiual u
preventing the system Of pooling Which
practically piaced the producers of the cOnn-
Try at the mereT Of Gesld, Vanderbilt and
HuntIngtofi. II Attempts, 50 successfully
made heretofore by railroad capitalists,
shoei1 prevent iegisiatidu 70 the states, in
this House. or In the Senate II they Should
enter the Supreme Cnun to prevent just leg
islatlon, the people would damn theIn. Capi.
tai would then be brought fFee 70 face, not
with the thinking men Of the country, but
with mob. Capital itself had more "a
stake In nsocufing equitable railroad legisla-
ton than the farmers and producers had.
Shiveiy, Of Indiana, Calkius successor
announeed his emphatic approval OF the OBJ
ject sought 10 be obtained oy the pending
bill and the Reagan substitute. and Ms
equally emphstle approval Of the substitute
as compared with the measure reported b
the committee He doabted the prOpriety
Of creating 4 Commission and eenlerring
Upon Ii a power as great as that exercised by
st6e greatest despoi On eerth. and he pointed
ont the danger that would surely follow the
cencenirstion Of that power IN lew men.
I Hopkins Submitted a constitutional argu-
menl upOu the power oi Congress 20 ieFiss
late upon the subject Of inter state e0ia
merce maintaining and Affirming the propo-
silon, aud then proceeded 70 detail the
evils which the measure now pending was
designed 20 correct, st.Is.
Without further action the House sd
jourued hif Monday