Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-18

Rood faith shoold assisr fsmiliss 70 o1rse
70 the United SeasM-
Morgan and George eook dssnesrsoal-
" opposite views ~ 70 the reosssity for
tols aDsndnsnt. Morasn irssteA thar
u vas Necessary, whiIe George coaterd-
e that the bill already permitted the
things thai Morgan desired TO provide
for.
Morgan said the bill was % Inpsrfsct
/ that the bar Of TIE United States would
laugh, II II shoold become q Law in iEs
prescott form
Williams opposed the bill and Blair
defended IL. Several motions 10 adjourn
were made without succsss, and vote
being taken on Aot9an's amendment il
vas defeated.
On the suggestion Of Butler, Blair
consented not to oppose an adjourn
meni II . vote could be unanimously
agreed on for z O'Clock tomorrow. Con
seut Vas given and the Senate ad.
isurned.
WAsHTssros, FEB. lion motion IF
Reagan q resolution was adopted call
ina on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for information relative TO range and
ranch traffic in the Western States and
Territories
The House proceeded the e~nsidera-
ton OF business under the special
rule.
Hutohins from the mnittee on 40
preparations reported the naval bill and
gave NOTICE that be vonld ash that il be
considered tomorrow.
The Senate amendments to the bill TO
regulate the coinage and promote the
circulation Of gold and silver equally
were referred.
The ell provides that az soon as prae-
tlcable the Secretary Of the reasury
shall cause to be engraved notes Of the
denomination of g., S, SO, so and
go, and printed In such quantities as
may be deeided. Said notes, when IT,
sued, shall be payable On demand in
silver dollars Of the present standard
nnenees of $50 grains Troy weight, or il
the holder prefers, he may receive stand
ard silver bars stamped by the United
States at the rate Of 40 grains TO the
dollar.
Section 2 provides for the deposit
with the Government Of standard dol
lars or bullion, for which notes proper
tlonate to such deposits shall be given,
reasonable in silver bars or dollars OF
standard valns.
section 3 provides that the coinage of
the silver ballion product OF the United
states shall be free, but no silver coin
shall DO msde ct any United States aint
from foreign silver, and 20 foreign sil-
YER shall be admitted into the United
States without paying the highest rate
Of duty imposed on manufactured sil-
yer.
Section provides for the exchange
OF silver dollars and certificates issued |
under the farInsr act for the notes au-
thorized By this act.
Scottish authorizes the Secretary OF |
tho Treasury 10 cause TO hare coined at |
any time Out Of the silver in the Treas- |
ury into standard dollars Of 40 grains |
as many as he may think likely to be |
needed, and to retain In standard silver |
bars SO much silver as he may deem |
necessary to meet the demand for silver |
in that form.
Section makes the notes hereby au-
thorized legal tender at their nominal |
value for all debts, public and private,
except when otherwise expressly stipu-
lated.
Section repeals the act Of February |
q. 1878.
The resolution for the appointment |
Of q commission on the subject of the |
alcoholic liquor traffic was reported |
back adversely by English from the |
having charge of the matter,
and was laid upon the table.
Riggs, from the COMMITTEES on Public |
Health, reported q resolution, recon- |
mendinR that the Appropriation Com
mittee insert IN the appropriation bill /
an item for $500, 900 to be expended 10 |
preventing the introduction into the |
URited States Of Asiatio cholera. Re. |
forred.
The House then went into committee |
Of the whole, McMillin In the chair, on |
the Legislative Appropriation bills.
On motion of Mills an amendment |
was adopted appropriatine $4,000 to |
enable the Commissioner Of Labor to Oh |
tain information pertaining to labor in |
America and elsewhere.
On motion Of Dingley q resolution |
was adopted requesting the Secretary |
of the Treasury to submit to the next |
Congress such notifications Of the laws |
relating Co conmerce aud navigation "a |
will simplify and improve the same and |
remove from American vessels. whether |
engaged in fishing or domestic or for |
eign commerce, all unnecessary restric- |
tons aRd burdens.
On motion of Long the paragraph au- |
thorizlng the President 10 discontinue
the appointment and services of officers |
at ports of entry Ia all cases where for |
- successive years last past the reve- |
naes collected at such ports we're lees |
than the salary and expenses OF the off, |
GERS employed there, was stricken out |
by 30 to 20.
On motion of Brenta, an amendment |
was adopted making faoems and Seat |
tie ports Of delivery. The committee |
then rose and the bill was passed.
The House then took recess until 10 |
o'clock Tomorrow.