The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-28
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
THE EADs-GALVEsToN MATTER
The Appropriation Enlarged, aud the
salary acknowledgements Post
oge-The Now Silver Bill
Congressional, Etc.
XLViII Congress,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga resolution
was agreed to, requesting the presi-
dent if not incompatible with
public interest, to communicate to
the senate the correspondence between
the United States government and the
government Of Liberia, respecting arbi-
STATION between the latter country and
Great Britain, upon the boundary line
between Liberia and Sierra Leone; also
the instructions given Admiral Shu-
feldt as umpire in tho matter, etc.
On motion of Mr.. MILLER, of Cali
fornla, the senate went into executive
session.
MIR. MAXEY, from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably the
bill TO grant right-of-way to the New
Orleans IL Mississippi Valley Railroad
company through the public grounds at
Baton Rouge. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the committee
on finance, reported favorably, with
amendments, house bill for the retire
ment and recoinage of trade dollars.
The vote in the committee was in
favor to against. The bill was amended
as follows:
Be il enacted, ETC., That until july l.,
1885, United States trade dollars, if not
defaced, mutilated or stamped, shall be
received at the Office Of the treasurer, or
any assistant treasurer of the United
States, in exchange for like amount,
dollar for dollar, of standard silver dol.
lars of the United States.
Section 2. That trade dollars received
by the treasurer or any assistant treas
urer Of the United States, shall not he
paid out or in any other manner
Issued, but at the EXPENSE of
the United States and shall be trans
mitted to coinage mints and re-coined
into standard silver dollars.
Sec. 3. That the trade dollars so re-
ceived at the minis DO regarded and
treated as silver bullion, and that this
bullion shall be deducted from the
amount Of bullion required TO be pur-
chased and coined by the act of Febru-
airy rs, 1873, and shall be re-coined into
standard silver dollars according to tho
provisions OF said act, provided the
amount TO be so deducted, as provided
in this section, shall not exceed $50, 900
in any month.
Sec. 4. That all laws and parts OF
laws authorizing the coinage and issu-
ance OF United States trade dollars are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. That the president is hereby
authorized to renew negotiations with
the states OF the Latin Union, and with
other foreign powers for the purpose of
making treaties with them 10 consider
and secure such proportion as may en-
able the nations agreeing thereto to
open their respective miuts to the free
coinage of silver with full legal tend er
power at the agreed ratio TO gold.
Sec. q. That in case no such treaties
as aforesaid shall have been made and
ratified prior to August II, 1886, then
and thereafter such act of February 20,
1878, as authorizes and directs the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase from
time TO time silver bullion at tho market
price of not less than $200O,OO0 worth per
month or more than S4,0O0,0O0 worth per
month and caused the same to be coined
into standard dollars as fast as so pur-
chased, shall be suspended.
Mr.. MORRILL, gave notice that he
would call up the bill on Tuesday night
Mr.. CAMERON, of Pennsylvania =,
from the committee on military affairs,
reported favorably the bill authorizing
the establishment Of q retired list for
non-commissioned officers and privates
OF the United States army who have
served thirty years and upward.
At p. IN. tho doors were considered
open, SO far as TO allow presentation by
Mr.. Hale Of the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill.
stripped OF all new legislation, and was
the itemi2ed appropriation bill under
which to conduct the navy department.
It's course of action and tho legislation
under which it existed were not
changed.
Mr.. BECK said he was willing to sur
render everything the house desired,
because the naval appropriation was
exhausted and 5000 or 1900 people with
families to support, whose employment
was not by salary but by days wages,
had been kept idle since the LIST of Jan
uary without any possibility of getting
other employment. He hoped congress
would make some provisions for those
people in the deficiency bill, or else
where.
The conference report was adopted, and
whom the doors re-oponed the senate
adjourned.
uousE.
MIR. WHITE, OF Kentucky, rising to
correct the Journal, demanded that the
joint resolution introduced by him
yesterday abolishing the office Of COM
missioner of internal revenue be read.
The SPEAKER said the Journal was
correct and 1t was not competent tor
the gentleman to demand the reading
of the resolution. An animated colloquy
ensued between Messrs. White, Black
burn, Springer and Cox, alter which
The SPEAKER laid before the house
the resignation of Mr.. Chsce, of Rhode
Island.
l would waste timo trying to play
tutor in such casos, concluded Mr..
Blackburn.
Mr.. WHITE: or course, you do agree
with the gentleman"
Mr.. White then continued, creating
lanuhlnF Inc h,r
reading joint resolution and thus in
surfing its printing in the record. lie
then Withdrew his resolution.
After brief general debate tho bill
was read by paragraphs for amend
ments. When the paragraph for the
pay of the army was reached.
Mr.. MoCQMAS offered an amend
ment, authorizing the retirement of
Gen. Grant, though not specially nam
ing him, with the rank and full pay of
general.
Mr.. torney, who has charge of the bill.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on tho army appropriation
bill.
Mr.. SUMNER, of Colorado, offered
an amendment providing that tho cost
OF kilograms on official business, ro-
ceived and sent by officers of the army,
shall not exceed the amount paid by the
government under contract for tele-
grams sent similar length to and from
signal service stations. Adopted.
Mr.. M,MILLIN made the point Of Or
der against the section Of the bill which
provides, when any cadet OF che United
States military academy has received |
hia regular degree from the academy |
stat, he she'll be considered q candi- |
didate for commission in any
he may be competent. IL there be no |
vacancy in such corps he may be at |
taehed to II by the president as an addi- |
tional second lieutenant until vacancy |
shall happen.
The point was sustained and tho sec
ton WINS stricken out.
On motion of Mr.. KEIFER an amend |
ment WAS adopted irving n cOurtmartial |