Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-06

posed exclusively Of gold and silver. II
should DO clearly announced thai the
production Of silver was enc Of the in
dustries Of the United States, and that
the nation was planted on that platform
and would not get of 1t. MIR. Bowen
opposed the Senate commuters amend
ment 10 the House bill, aud hoped the
House bill providing merely for the re-
demption Of the trade-dollar would be
passed by the Senate, and that the Sem
ate provision TO suspend coinage OF
standard silver dollars would not be
passed.
Mr.. Bayard followed. He remarked
upon the exceeding importance of the
question before the Senate and the fact
that Notwithstanding its Importance
there was scarcely score of senators
in the chamber. Mr.. Bayard strongly
opposed the redemption Of the trade
dollar at its face value. Indeed, he
objected to the word redemption"
in connection with it. Trade-dollars
were in the same category as silver bars.
Aftergiving history ofthe coinage ofthe
United States and Of the trade-dollar,
Mr.. Bayard said that in 1876 the trade
dollar was struck out from the list OF
coins Of the United States. 1t never
had had any place there except to the
extent Of five dollars. Mr.. Bayard adj
vocated the suspension Of the silver
coinage act. He would favor more
prompt suspension than that provided
by the Senate committees amendment
under consideration, but if the present
measure was best that could now be
had he would support it. Mr.. Bayard
occupied the time to adjournment,
which was taken at 3:45 i. M.
House or Representatives.
Mr.. Belmont. from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back reso-
luton requesting the President to cause
copies of all communications which
have been received respecting the Congo
conference, and especially copies of the
text Of the commissions or powers sent
by this Government to each of the three
American plcnipotentiaries or agents,
to be Immediately transmitted to this
House. Adopted.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from
| the Committee on Rules, reported an
amendment to the special - ten-obJec-
tions ~ rule so as to provide that objec-
tons shall not be called for until ten
minutes debate has proceeded.
After q debate of rather personal
character between Messrs. Reed, OF
Maine, and Mcmillan, of Tennessee, the
amendment to the rules was adopted.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, rising
to a question of privilege, sent to the
Clerks desk and had read extracts from
speeches made yesterday by Messrs.
Reed, Of Maine, and Hiscock, of New
York, rejecting upon the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors. At full
meeting of the committee this morn
ing, he said, it had been unani-
mously agreed that those remarks
| should be denounced on the floor OF
the House as a SANDER upon the COM
mttee. The committee unanimously
denounced the imputations upon it as
utterly base and groundless. The com
mittee had no desire to have these IN
solent remarks taken for record. Ii
was willing to let them stand as evil
dence of kind Of criticism that was
directed against the action of the COM
mittee. As a member of Congress and
gentleman he resented the insults
which the gentlemen sought to heap
upon their associates.
This occasioned another heated de-
bate. in which both Messrs. Reed and
IIiscock adhered to their remarks Of
yesterday, and parliamentary restric'
tons were ignored by several gentle
men, but nothing came of it, and the
matter was finally dropped.
The House then proceeded to bust
ness under the new rule. and half a
dozen bills of local interest only were
passed.
The House at 1926 p. NJ. went into
Committee of the Whole (Alr. Hsr.
mond. Of Georgia, in the chair on the
river-and-harbor bill.
Mr.. Spooner, of Rhode Island, while
favoring the general principle Of inter
nal Improvements. protested against the
bill as discriminating against the local
ity which he represented. Mr.. Spooner
managed, by pro forma amendments of
fcred every five minutes, to make an
hours speech devoted especially to a
comparison Of the commerce of Texas
and of Rhode Island. Pending action
the committee rose.
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
the legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill, and it was referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
The House then, at 5:l5 p. NJ. took
a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.