Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-06

necessary expenses ofthe commission 30 ~
to cover only necessary travelling expenses.
He said there had been 20 much scandal
in the connection with the committees, etc,
and the treasury department had been 20
liberal that he, Mr.. Van. Wyck, thought an
addition to the section of the words suggest
ed was desirable. When the ques-
ton had been put presiding officer Frye,
after tho usual pause, remarked that the
chair has not heard any senator vote on u
either aye or no and he is therefore in doubt.
This brought full vote, which was unani-
nous for Mr.. Van Wyck's motion.
Mr.. salisbury submitted an amendment
providing that no right of action at present
allowed by law should be denied after the
passage of the bill under consideration, but
Mr.. Wilson proposing an amendment of
similar tenor and somewhat more compre-
hensive Mr.. Salisbury withdrew his amend
ment and Mr.. Wilson's amendment was
agreed to.
Mr.. Salisbury, in some remarks on the
bill, said he had never seen any good come
from commissions. What had the civil ser
vice one ever accomplished.
Mr.. Plumb remarked that what it had &C
complished would be to Democratic appre-
hension much more apparent in about thirty
days than it had ever been before.
The bill having been perfected it was re-
ported to the senate from the committee Of
the whole, read third time and passed
yeas 43, nays IL. The vote in detail was:
YEAs-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Call, Cam
eron WIS., Chace, Conger, Cullom, Dawes
Dolph, Edmunds, Frye, Grome, Hampton
Harris. Harrison, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Ingalls,
jackson, Jonas, Jones (Fla) Jones New
Lamar. Lapham, Mcmillan. Henderson
Miller Gala, Miller IN. ~, Mitchell. Nor.
rill, Pike, Plat, Plumb, Pugh, Riddlebarger
Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Slater. Vest, Will
son-43.
NAYs-Bayard, Butler, Cockrell, Coke
dleton, Salisbury, Vance, Van Wyck-12
the Texas Pacific railroad land forfeiture
bill.
Mr.. Morrill, moved tc lay it aside in order
to take up the house bill for the retirement
and re-coinage of the trade dollar. The bill
as amended BY the senate provides also for g
suspension of coinage Of the standard silver
dollar. The senate BY vote of 81 yeas to
% NAYS decided to take up the last named
bill.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to strike out the fifth
section, which is the section suspending the
coinage of standard dollars, and Mr.. Nor
ril then addressed the senate on the bill.
He did not feel that the government is under
the slightest legal or moral obligation to re-
deem the trade dollar, and he had consented
with reluctance to the measure in order to
relieve the country from at least one en-
barrassing incident which surrounded the
silver question. He then spoke of silver
coin usually becoming the standard money
of the United States and of the rapid in
crease of silver certificates.
Mr.. Mcpherson said there would be $780,
100000 Of silver in the treasury vaults by
August, 1885, and he favored the immedi-
ate suspension of coinage. He said the gov
eminent was morally and legally bond to
redeem the trade dollar at its face value.
Mr.. Beck said the bill as reported was not
by any means the unanimous opinion of the
finance committee.
Debate on the bill was then closed for the
day, and it will be unfinished business to-
morrow.
Executive session adjourned.