Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-16
18th Congress---Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.
 SENATE.-A bill was introduced and read twice and referred, allowing one years salary to the widow of the late secretary and minis ter, ". B. Hunt, and increasing the pension of the widow of General George H. Thomas to g 900 per year.
 The Naval committee reported favorably a bill for the sufferers by the wreck of the Tallapoosa.
 MT. Miller of California, from tue Commit tee Foreign Relations, introduced bill to provide for removing the government ex- hibits at New Orleans to the Antwerp exhibi- tion in May.
 At o'clock, when the unfinished busi- ness-the interstate commerce bill-was called, the Senate on motion of MT. Miller, of California, went into executive session. When the doors were reopened at 5 D. m. the Senate adjourned.
 Almost the entire time in executive session was taken up by Senator Morgan, who made an extended and very elaborate argument on at great length what would be derived by this government from the construction of the proposed canal. Senator Sherman dur ing the session offered resolution looking to the amendment or abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty before the Nicaragua treaty shall be put into effect. No vote was taken to-day.
 HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House communication from the commis- sioners of the District of Columbia asking for an appropriation of S10, 900 to enable them to preserve public order during the cere- monies attending the dedication of the Wash ington monument and the inauguration of the President-elect; referred.
 Mir. Wilkins, of Ohio, called up the special order, the Senate bill, to provide for the issue of circulating notes to banking asso- citations, generally known as the Me Phsrson bill Mir. Wilkins addressed the House in it's explanation The bill au- thorizes the issue of circulating notes to bank ing institutions to an amount equal to the go per cent, as now authorized by law, with proviso that such issue shall not exceed the actually paid in capital of the bank
 MT. Yapte, of Michigan, opposed the bill as an unholy alliance with the banks, and de- clared that this was a government by the banks and for the banks.
 Mir. Potter, of New York, argued that in crisis the bonds might fall below par in the market and by such fall the entire cur rency of the country would be thrown into confusion and discredit. He gave notice that he would make 6 motion to recommit this bill with instructions to report his bill which provides that the public debt shall be at 21z per cent.
 MT. Hewitt, of New York, opposed the bill because he believed it would not promote the business interests of the nation He de- nied that there had been reduction of the currency and said the $24, ,000, 900 currency withdrawn was crowded out by twenty-four millions in silver and silver certificates. This bill expanded the currency at a time when contraction was needed He said a day when the country should pass from 8 gold to silver basis was inevitable and would come within one, two or three years at the latest. The gold would be hoarded and the crisis would come as an earth quake.
 MT. Warner, of Ohio offered and advo- cated an amendment providing that when the national bank circulation falls below the limit fixed by the acts of June 20, 1874, and July 12, 1882, then shall be issued green backs sufficient to keep the circulation, in- cluding greenbacks and national bank notes, up to s659, ,O0O, ,0O0
 At 4 o'clock MT. Wilkins called the pre- vious question. Pending vote on this MT. Mills, of Texas, who was op- posed to the bill but had obtained no oppor- tunity to be heard, moved to adjourn and pending the motion moved that when the House adjourned to-day that it be to meet on Saturday next the object being to defeat the motion by dilatory tactics. The latter mo- tion was lost. 21 to 139.
 Mir. Randall then reported back the naval bill and asked and obtained the appointment of committee of confer ence.
 MT. Mills motion to adjourn at o'clock prevailed and the bill under discussion fails, as but single day was assigned for it's con sideration.