The Portland daily press., 1885-02-27

xLVITIth Congress-2d Session
SENATE

In the Senate today Mr.. Frye offered resolution
which was referred to the committee on contingent
expenses continuing the committee on rules during
the recess of Congress.
Mr.. Hale from the committee appropriations
reported with amendments the regular annual
naval appropriation bill.
1t was placed on the calendar and ordered print
ed. The bill was accompanied by report which
| was also ordered printed. MIR. Hale said he would
endeavor to call up the bill tomorrow.
At noon the SeDate went into executive session.
After 40 minutes spent in executive session the
| doors were opened and business was resumed.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, the Senate passed the
House bill to provide building to contain the re-
| cords of the medical museum of the army
Consideration OF the legislative bill was resumed
Ane Senate committee on appropriations lncreas-
ed the naval appropriation bill as sent from tile
House by the net sum of 81, 2,364,50O
Al amendments OF yesterday proposed BY Sena-
tors to increase the number of clerks to Senate
committees were voted down by vote of SO yeas
| striking out the House section providing for new
/ apportionment and election in Wyoming. The bill
was then passed substantially as reported from the
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr. sher-
man said he was willing to vote for the bill as it
| came from the Senate Committee Two questions
were involved in it; first should the trade dollar be
| redeemed at par of gold and second, whether the
coinage OF the silver dollar be discontinued in Au-
gust, 1885. 1t maintained that there was no obli-
CATION whether of honor of law pnblic policy to
give the trade dollar any preference over silver bull
lion purchased in open market yet if Congress chose
to pay So, 100000 to redeem those coins he would
not object. 1t would make good some bad bargains
OF bullion dealers AS amended by the Senate com
mittee he would vote for the bill. All commercial
transactions in the United States, Mr.. Sherman con
tinued were based and had since 1887 been bassed
on gold dollar Of 25 $40 grains of solid gold
The market value of silver bullion had been stead
lily declining since the passage of the act authoriz
ing coinage OF the standard silver dollar. If this
4 a1,dk bnor of
gold sales the standard of value would in time be
based on the market value of the standard silver
dollar and the affect would be contraction of the
currency so sharp as to send shock to every vii
lage IN the country, and the volume of paper mon
| ey being lnsuthclent for the demands of business
| Would be used for labor, but it's purchasing power
would gradually decline until it reached the level
OF its market value measured by gold. This depre-
clated currency would then take the place of hoard
ed gold and the laborer would receive his pay in
deprecated money while the capitalist would stp-
ulate for gold. Then we should hear cry of re-
uemption OF the standard dollar in gold and right
" hear it, because had provided that it was to
be received and paid in all respects like gold coin
MI. Sherman's idea of remedy for the threat
ened evil would be either first by international
agreement to maintain free coinage of silver and
hX lts fetio or secondly suspendng the coinage of
SILVER until demanded by the wants of business; or
third by the adoption Of an American bi-metall.c
policy Of free coinage of silver and gold according
TO The market value.
Mr. Beck read from the report of ex-Seeretary
Folger to controvert the position assumed by Mr.
| Sherman The trade dollar as to the SUSPENSION
of silver coinage. Mr.. Beck said we should not in
the last hours of this Congress attempt to strike
| down silver neither should give any president
| of the country.
Mr.. Hill maintained that the time when gold
would pc IN demand for export was indefinitely
mote. Silver was today the exclusive money of
large majority of the people of the world
Mr Cooke said the arguments of the opponents
OF silver were the old stale arguments so often
before made, and now rehashed and rehabltated.
Without action the matter went over.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, from the committee on
oJ.,t;a
to repay $4,000 expended by Judge Underwood in
maintaining his right to his seat in The Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich called up the bill relating to titles to
real estate in the District of Columbia.
Motions to adjourn, to go into executive session
ana to call up other bills were soon made in con-
| fusing rapidity
Mr.. Hoar inquired Of the Chair what would be
| the pending question in the morning.
The Chair (Mr. Edmundsl replied "Ths Chair
will answer that question in the morning."
QaughterD The order that may be pending tomor-
| row will depend upon circumstances If he 1Nr
Edmunds) had been in the Chair all the afternoon
| he would have been able to answer.
Mr. Hoar-l am happy to believe that Il occu-
| pant of the Chair since the organization of the
Senate had ever declined to answer that question
before.
The Chair-This then will be the first precedent.
Mr.. Hosr-And the last, 1 have no doubt
Mr. Van Wyck offered the amendment to the
Pacific railroad funding bill this morning submit
| ted by Mr.. Hoar. The amendment provides: First
that dividends shall be declared until the inter
est on the bonds shall have been paid; ID that the
| consolidation of 1880 of the Union Pacific with
the Kansas s. Denver Pacific shall NOT be lepalized:
and third, that stock shall be considered legal
for which no money was paid.
The Senate then went into executive session and
at 1880 p. IA. adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House on motion of Mr. Dorsheimer a CON
current resolution was agreed to rendering the
thanks of Congress to Thomas L. Casey of the corps
of engineers and his assistants and the workngmen
for the admirable manner in which he and they had
performed their respective duties in the completion
of the monument to the name and fame of Washing
ton
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was adopted in order
to oppose the resolution He called attention to the
fact that its effect would be to extend the perio
during which Col Casey would be on the active list
for 10 years. He did not wish to detract from the
achievements of Col. Casey, but did not want the
thanks of Congress to be made too cheap.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to and the
resolution was then laid on the table.
MIR. Forney OF Alabama, submitted the conference
report on the army bill and it adopted. A fur
ther conference was ordered.
Mr. Randall's motion to suspend the rules for cou-
sideraton of the sundry civil bill was lost The re-
| suit was received with applause
| Mr.. Cobb of Indiana moved to suspend the rules
and take from the table for reference to the COM
mitee on public lands the House bill repeating the
| pre-emption, timber culture and desert laws with
| the Senate amendments thereto.
| MIR. Converse opposed their repeal
| MT. Maglnnls OF montana thought the bill should
be entitled IAN act in the interest OF the cattle
kings and to double the price of the railroad lands
MT. Payson Indignantly denied the proposed leg
| slation was in the interest of the cattle kings.
Mr.. Cobb's motion was lost the necessary two
| thirds not voting in the affirmative
| The post office bill with the Senate amendments
| was then taken from the Speakers table and re-
| ferred to the committee on appropriations.
| Inc commlttee on appropriations reported the
| whole.
MI. Randall moved to suspend the rules SO that
| the sundry civil Dill may be considered for four
| hours, which time shall be occupied in debate on
clauses restng to suspension Of silver coinage and
the worlds industrial and cotton exposition three
| hours TO be devoted to debate on the first named
item and one on the latter and the bill shall be sub
ect only to amendments TO strike out or amend the
clauses, after which the previous question shall be
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri demanded second. The
motion was seconded 1856. The House then
! proceeded to vote on the motion.
Mr.. Randal's motion was lost-ysas 1lS nays
149. The announcement was received with ap-
dlause by the silver men.
Mr.. Randall then SAID: Recognizing the siepif-
canoe of the vote just taken and knowing the issued
was distinctly made as against the silver clause and
pelng aware that a majority has declared against
that proposition therefore assume myself the re.
sponsibiiity, (bslievng the members of the appro-
priation committee If the opportunity were offered
would unanimously sustain me in the posi5ionl az
moving to suspend the rules in the manner stated in
the resolution with everything connected with coin
age eliminated both from the bill and resolution
| Mr. Randall then moved to saspend the rule and
pass the sundry civil bill with the silver clause
|
After two hours debate on the New Orleans prop
osition with opportunity being offered to amend
the same. After debate Mr.. kandaIl's motion was
| agreed to and the two hours debate began.
| Messrs. Follett and Keifer of Ohio Cameron of
Illinois. and Russell Of Massachusetts, favored an
| appropriation for the New Orleans exposition and
Messrs. Horr of Michigan, Potter of New York and
| ONeill OF Pennsy lYania opposed it.
Mr.. Elwood of Illinois, gave notice that he would
offer an amendment that the Speaker appoint
committee of three to investigate the management
OF the exposition and report to the Honse before the
tenth of December Then if Congress wanted tc
pay out more money to the exposition if it wanted
TO be defrauded out of any more money it could
make the appropriation.
The debate having closed the bill went over until
| tomorrow and the House adjourned.