Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-28
United States Senate.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Morrill,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
favorably, with an amendment the House
bill for the retirement and recOinage of the
trade dollar.
The vote in the committee was in favor
to against. The division in the commit
tee upon reporting the bill was as follows
Ayes-Morrill, Aldrich, Albion, Miller of
New York, Bayard and Mcpherson. Noes
Jones, Sherman, Beck and Harris.
As amended the bill reads as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., that until July /,
1885, United States trade dollars, if not de-
faced, mutilated or stamped, shall be re-
ceived at the Office of the Treasurer or any
Assistant Treasurer of the United States for
like amount, dollar for dollar, of the
standard silver dollars of the United States
Section ,. That the trade dollars received
by the Treasurer or any Assistant Treas
urer of the United States shall not be paid
out. or in any other manner issued, but, at
the expense of the United States shall be
transmitted to the coinage minis and re-
coined into standard silver dollars.
Section 3. That trade dollars received at
treated as silver bullion, and at their bull
ion value shall be deducted from the
amount of bullion required TO be purchased
| and coined by the Act of February Is,
| 1878. and shall be recoined into standard
silver dollars according to the provisions of
said Act provided the amount to be so de
Quoted, as provided in this section, shall
not exceed $500 600 in any one month.
Section t. That all laws and parts of laws
authorizing the coinage and issuance of
United States trade dollars are hereby re-
pealed
Section . 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 in order to
| secure such cooperation as may enable the
| nations agreeing thereto to open their re-
! spective minis to the free coinage of silver,
| with full legal tender power, at an agreed
ratio to gold.
Section 6, That in case no such treaties as
| aforesaid shall be made and ratified prior
to August /. 1886, then and thereafter so
much of the Act of February % 1873, as
authorizes and directs the Secretary of the
| Treasury to purchase from time to time
| silver bullion At the market price thereof
at not less than 8 900, 900 worth per month,
|
cause the same to be coined in standard
dollars monthly as fast as so purchased,
shall be suspended.
| Morrill, gave notice that he would call up
the bill on Tuesday next.
| Cameron of Pennsylvania. from the
| Committee on Military Affairs, reported
favorably bill authorizing the establish
ment of retired list for non-commissioned
officers and priyates Of the United States
Army who have served thirty years and
| upwards.
| Hale presented a conference report on the
naval appropriation bill, which was adopt
| ed
After brief remarks by Hale and Beck.
the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 27th-The House
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
| army appropriation bill.
| When the paragraph providing for the
! pay Of the army was reached. McComas Of
! fered resolution authorizing the retire
ment of General Grant, though not specfi-
cally naming him. with the rank and full
| pay Of General.
Ruled out on poin; Of order raised by
| Forney. who has charge of the bill,
| The committee rose. and the bill was
passed.
Hewitt of New York moved that the
House 20 into Committee of the Whole to
Ec0nsder the revenue bills, his object being
TO call up the bill 10 carry into effect the
| convention between the nlteI States and
| Mexico. Lost-G0 10 IS.
| Adjourned.
Failure of the Oklahoma boomers An
nounced'
WAsHIyGToy. January 27th.-The fol-
| lowing dispatch, announcing the failure of
| the Oklahoma boomers, las been received d:
Fonr T,r,yFxvopTu January 2-th
| III tbe A3;UtU,f- General Uu:bjooto,,
| The foIlcwinG was inst received from cen
| ergl Hatch m saltwater I have stonnnd
| the troons ON roUrn 10 Caldwell until
receive further orders.
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tn The ,taat nCT 6cr;io,tit af 'oii
The Boomer colony have come to terms. The
! will leave the country for The nearest point on
the kansas me. 1ney are already hurrying
U ., i m , fer .Io9s 70 io0k LOT
troops sullicIenj. Fl ,TcH '-'''
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| Brigadier-General Commanding.
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| SUI .''''I''-
An IRISH .ohsresshah's humanity.
| WASHINGTON, January 21th.-ShOrtly be-
| fore the House was called TO order to-day
number OF members were discussing the
| recent explosions III London. The discus
sion took place IN the cioak-room on the
Democratic side. Among those present
were Representatives Cobb and Finerty-
The former expressed himself Is strongly
opposed to the means resorted to by irish
| men 70 effect the result desired. Fmcrty
replied that under the circumstances the
| explosions IN London We're Jusltabie. II
| was the only way IN which the Irish could
gain the!r course. GU claim that TO be
| ustliiable? asked COBB, "Justiiiable,
| when the lives ot innocent women and
| children are Jeopardlzed? If you look
| upon 1t III that hight you are not humane
| " am humane, sir retorted Finerty, as
humane as you are, and more so The
dispute ended at tins. Both members were
considerably agltated, bat controlled them
selves, and confined Their dispute to words.
The Proposed Fast Freight.
New York. January 27th.-The Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway has
been for some time advertising fast freight.