Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-05

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| to demonetlze silver or to reduce the amount
! in circulation, but l would make it safe and
practlcable TO increase the amount held in
| our financial institutions, Us well as in the
| hands of the people. The present bill and
| amendments are intended to provide against
| any untoward combination or event that
| should leave US with only one of the precious
| metals to support our standard of money. We
| greatly need them both. 1t may be far of.
| 1t may never happen, but If We should be at
| any time driven to the single standard
| OF silver, it would be great disaster, affect
| ing the value of all property and all invest
| ments. The blow, should it ever happen,
| would strike with the greatest severity upon
| the WOrklngmen of the country, who would
| suddenly find their wages largely reduced by
the cheaper mode of legal tender payment.
| The employees of the United states are better
PAID than In any European country, and the
| London Times IN speaking on this subject Sept.
| II, 1888, says: with regard to the remunera-
| tlon of labor assuming the produce of labor
| to be 100 IN Great Britain, 56 parts go to the
| labOrer, 2l to capital, anu % to the govern
ment. In France II parts go to the labOrer,
80 TO capital, and % TO the government. In
the United States u parts go to labor, % to
capital, and TO the government
LABOR TO SUFFER MOST.
This shows that for any depreciation of the
currency which may at any time arise, the la
boring men of the country must bear the
Orunt or the loss. Capital will lose something,
ana the government will also lose something
by the loss occaslOned through cheaper cur
rency with which customs duties must be
paid, but labor, will lose nearly three times as
much as 10th capital and the government. OF
all ms Hsures which NAV affect the welfare of
labor men, there are none more insidious or
more sastrous than those which tender re-
muneratiOn for labor in deprecated cur
rency, or currency below that Of the standard
OF value throughout the civilized world.
we cannot too carefully guard against
such far reaching disaster. l believe
that the measure before us will be some con-
trlDutlon, not so great, perhaps, / could
wish, toward the preservation of both gold
and silver as the common standard of the
money of the American people, and | leave
the subject, only commencing 1T to the delibe-
rate Judgment of the Senate"
Mr.. Beck said that the bill as reported was
not by any means the unanimous opinion OF
the Finance Committee.
The debate on the bill then closed for the
day. 1t VIII be the unfinished business for
tomorrow, Mr.. Bowen, of Colorado, having
the right to the floor.
MIR Blair made two attempts through the
DAY to secure consideration of the anti foreign
contract labor bill, stating that many State
Legislatures had memOrialized Congress for
It's passage, and that its passage at this ses-
sion was urgently demanded. The bill was
not taken up, however, and after an eXecu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, under the new rule
adopted yesterday, the Speaker pro tenn,
hr. Blackburn, proceeded to recognize men,
Ders TO call up special measures. Several
bills were called up, but were objected to by
more than ten members, and were not con-
sldeFed. Then Mr.. Lamb, of Indiana, moved
to adjourn, as Judge Holman leemed to have
decided that no business should be done. On
the division the vote stood tie at IO5, and the
motion was lost.
Mr.. Dingley, from the Committee on Ship
ping. reported a bill to amend sections 4l53,
4l77 and 437I of the Revised statutes as re-
CARDS dOcumenting vessels and designating
their numbers and tonnage. 1t was referred
to the House calendar.
Inc Dill repeals the provisions of the law
torIeItIng vessel or imposing the alien ton
mage tax on vessel which is without docu-
ments or which omits to carve her tonnage on
atty.
Mr.. Lore, from the same committee, re-
ported the bill to allow shipping commission
ers to ship seamen for vessels in the cOastwise
trade when requested by the masters of such |
vessels. 1t was referred to the House calen-
dar.
Mr.. Mutchler, from the Committee on Civil |
service Reform, reported adversely the bill |
prohibiting the removal of Union soldiers in |
Ihe civil service except for cause. IL was put |
on the House calendar.
Mr.. Millard obtained permission to file a |
minority report hereafter.
Mr. Money, from the Committee on Post |
Offices, reported the bill to reduce postage on |
mailabe matter of the second class. IL was |
put on the House calendar. 1t provides that |
postage on publications of the second class, |
"hen sent by the publisher to bona fde sub |
.crlbers, shall be one cent per pound or frac- |
tiOn thereof.
A session was ordered for to night, and then, |
at Z;lO O'Clock, the House won't into commit |
tee OF the whole, with Mr.. Hammond in the |
cnalr, on the river and harbor bill.
Mr Horr, of Michigan, while conceding |
tHdt the Dill had been carefully prepared, |
thought that Congress should stop dumping
ihIo galveston harbOr until it knew what il |
was about.
Mr.. McAdOO, of New Jersey, opposed the |
Talyeston project. 1t was giving Capt. |
the United States Treasury to pay him for |
doing 1t. Another scheme in the bill was the |
building OF harbOr of refuge at Sandy Bay |
Mass'' the establishing OF an Oceanic Yellow |
stone Hark. In the shadow of these big |
schemes there were numerous small schemes.
ne lnstanced the appropriation for the i'm |
pr0Nement OF Wateree river. which was |
sald that 1t would be more advisable to make |
an appropriation for an engine to be kept 10 |
readiness for fire.
Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, who made his first |
appearance during the present session in the |
sAOuse Io-uay, ami who was applauded as he |
TOOK the floor, offered an amendment direct |
ins Tue appointment of commission to make |
surveys IOf the construction OF reservoirs to |
pc used In lrrlgating public lands IN Colorado. |
lie sara that the only objection to the bill was |
tnat 5 Ihe shces of pork were not sufficiently |
point of order.
In speaking to the verbal amendment, j. S. |
W Use, OF virginia, opposed the proposition to |
SET aside the HissIssippi River Commission |
and place the whole work in the hands of |
capt. Eads, whose plans were, at the best, |
problematical '
Inc House then rose, and at O'Clock took |
recess until O'Clock
Az O'Clock the House went into committee |
OF the whole to continue consideration of the |
river and harbOr bill. Less than so members |
were In attendance at the beginning of the
Mr. White, of Kentucky, Immediately gave
notice that at the first opportunity he would
raise the point of mo quorum" and would
not permit business to proceed until quorum
was obtained.
Mr.. Willis appealed to his colleague to per-
NIT consideration of the bill, in order that the
pubic business might be facilitated. He said
Ihat II was understood that only unimpor-
tant items would be discussed.
Mr.. White offered an amendment to in |
crease the proposed appropriation for the
harDor at burlington, Vt, and insisted upon
a quorum to vote upon it. Individual ap-
peals were made to him TO withdraw his de
mand, but he refused, and asked for a call of
the roll Only l36 members answered. No
Quorum being present, the committee under
the rules arose, and its condition was re-
ported to the House.
Mr.. Willis said that it was not right to tax
the patience Of the House by demanding a
can and moved an adjournment, which was
taken at 9: 10 O'Clock