The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-19

Mr.. Van wyck offered the following resolui ION.
which was agreed to:
Resolved. That the secretary Of the interior
United States on Dec. 81, 1889. from the Union
Pacific railroad, also what amounts have become
ting to the rule laid down in the decision lately
made between the United States and sah road
in the court Of claims: also whether the annual
settlement was made Feb. l. 1855. - provided
Mr. Sherman offered the following resolution.
which WIS svreed to:
directed to inquire and report to the senate ~ to
whether LEGISLATION IL required. and II %. In
VIII It regard to the appointment OF courts mar
tice In trials before such courts in time " peace
aud whtthe under existing laws an officer may
I've tried before a court martial appoint ed by the
president in cases where the commander of the
accused officer to be tried II not the accuser.
The bill passed authorizing the construct ion
OF bridge across the Mississippi q, Memphis;
title o. settlers on Des Moines river lands, hut
at . o'clock it was displaced by the bill for Il he
Redemption Of trade dollars and suspension OF
Mr. Bayard strongly opposed the redemption
Of he trade dollar ut its face value. Indeed. he
objected To the word "redompt lon in connection
whit Trade dollars were In the same category
as silver bars. 1t was to him . paradox how
men could ask, in the name of justice, To
ceivt less for more. yet told the honor
of the country was at stake. This so-calicd
redemption" would be departure from the
landmarks OF government. passing from the
real and tested TO the unreal and imaginary.
The great question was. can congress create
val,esg Which Of you. by taking thought, can
adds omit ~ hts sts'r~s' Which ~ Won A'hi"h
maprity OF Won. ny passing laws from now TN
dounsday. can create n value? Gould we create
valtes by congressional NAT? Could congress-
say Let value be- and value would DE? Con-
in the field congress had issued notes bearing
theirvalue stamped upon them, vet II had been
unable TO keep those notes at half their face
value. This was
NOT PARTY QUESTION.
He advocated the SUSPENSION Of the silver
coinage act. The laws of business should he
rrc,rniked Those who would suffer most by
silver mono met alism were laborer- those who
could no; bide their time. An apprehension ex-
by Secretary McCulloch ~ Likely to follow any
approach to mono iletalisn Oh the basis II sill
yer. There mere laws 81 commerce tina. could
NOS he set aside at the behest II legislators. To
be sure. the SUI RENE court had said congress
could DESTROY every I.cuniary ohlic,t ION cx-
pressed IN lawful money o; the United States.
Mr.. Baylri did not wish to comment further
upon that most remarkable and startling dcci--
ion, but there was one thing congress and the
supreme cour, and all the armies that could lie
raised could not do. AMI that was To create or
maint ain value against the belief Ut the person
to whom rendered Baysrt believed that all
currency necessary for the United states at the
Present time was here.
The house made very little headway:to day
with the enormous mass CT business tnat Is
being crowded into its last days. An hour
was spent In wrangling over the rules ltisre-
corded that the nouse actually passed three
bills. The latter part Of the session was &C.
cupied in discussing the interm!nable river
and harbor bill The warnest personal tilt
in the history of this congress took place to-
day between Reed Of Maine and lIiscoch Of
New York On the one side. and Breckenridge
of Arkansas and Hunt Of I.ou.sIna on the
other.
In the House the 9Th the legislative. exeru-
tive aud judicial appropriation D.li reported 10
The house TODAY rccommcn 4, an apprp priaiion
of 81 lib. oi. which IL ~ ,o->. ;Gs less than
the estimates and S.122.3,,2 less than the anpro-
pr "a, ioa Tor the present fiscal wear. Jhe IN
duccs the salaries OF I5p special examiners in
the pension bu"cau, provided for ut tht last sos
ii n. from ~ 100 to i loo annuailv, iii rcorn
N nj ition ~ the interior dc,'utmept. IL also
I royi i.- tia. the pr-s.d'nt snail disco'.ilnue
ne APPOINT mont and services cf officers AZ ports
OF entry whcr, tor two successive wears last past
tie revenues collected wcr. lcss THAI ih. sal
ri-- AMI expresses of the 'iicn. Tn. p'"-ilcnt
nay. howevc-. Appoint deputy Collectors for
sIui ports. who shall be- com eusttra nv fees
iin. .xcre,i.,- 81 $50 he officr -upcrn,end
enJ 81 iuici-n nails IL abolished and super
y-i"n - 80. iureisn mail service IL placed with
the s.cond assistant rost master general The
., mi en@ai ion special agents in the internal
reviiu. service j. limited To -; day. except the
rhlc who H. to r"cei,. - a d,v. Judges ~ the
court Of claims snail prescribe "A system Of fees
sin,Ilar to thai IA the United = atcs circuit
court and shall enforce their collections against
iiti:tnis unsuccessful in causes OF action ia the
court. The governor Of Dakota l. also au'hor-
god. In onjunction with the presiding officers
OF the asst isgislature To reapportion the terri
tory. irst Moaday In September. -, DOR within
en- days thereafter.