The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05


the Judiciary committee ihU bill now in.
tfudurtd iOf The iuiufiiHiiun ~ tue pun
lic. lie expressed ihH hnpa that hpiuff
the next session tnH matter would ro'
ceiva the careful attention uf the bust
ness uen al the country, ~ that onn'
gross might have tre benefit at thoii
suggestions as IN tho Justice ar Injustice
at the measure. He moved the Till ht
printed aud lio on th. table, Agreed Ia,
MIR. INGALLS, said a short executive
81 ssiOn WAS desirable, aud moved tia.
thu senate pruoeol "a the consideration
of executive business,
The Democrats opposed tho motion,
and called Ter the yeas and nays, The
cali resu 'ted--Ye,s, ~; nays, ~, and 'ht
| senate went into executive session,
When the doors ru'op"n0d tue senate
passed house It'll a. provide Tor a iru-
proof building Ia con ain the records al
| the medical museum Ot the army,
Consideration ut the legislative bill
/ then resumed,
three hours Ia be devoted To debate an
the iiTst named ten, and one hour on
the latter, aud chat tho blll shall be sub
| iecL only IA aul"ndms nts 10 strlkS "u'
1 or amend ciause,, after which the pre-,
viuu> question shHII be conslurrrd "nd
! ordered,
/ Mr.. BLAND demanded second IN
II
/ half hours debate, undUr tue guluS, was
not asked Tor, and the house pyoceedud
Immediately 10 va . on tho motion.
| All amendments of yesterday pro-
posed by senators To Increase the num-
! Der at annual clerks Ia senate commit
tees, wera voted down. Tho Till was
then read a third Time and passed sub
stanliallv as reported FROM the senate
commit tea on Apr -iIid,luns'
"a. latI Ia q
Mr.. SHERMAN said ho was willing
| to vote Ior the hill a. IL came from thu
senate committee, Two questions were
| involved In Ia: FIRST, should the
trade dollar bu redeemed al
par of gold, aud second, whether
The coinage of silver dollars Shnu'n NE
discontinued la IA. uNt, 1856. IL" iIiaIh'
tanned there was no uuliEdllpn' WhHlhtI
of IA -unatOrial ar puulir policy, tn give
Tho trade dollar any preference Owen
silver bullion purchased In Opel marhot
IIs then took strong around for biuhu'
ldlic currency. lIo said his own iucu
was boldly 10 proclaim tho purpose "I
the United States to MAINTAIN pine
talic currency, oven II Ne stood hioht
among tho nations of the edrJh' w
we're better able 10 establish such ifs
cal policy than any Olhtl
NATION, but policy indicated
WAS perhaps In advance of the srnu'
m.nL OF the county, aud Mr.. Sherman
would not press huu would ue content
To deal with the proposition thaL gave
u, some safeguard against what he re.
gardpd ~ u great threatened cys!-tho
great decentralization aud handling oi
GOLD. MIR. sherman approved thr idea
ofendeayol ing To secure nniuteruatinnal
AGREEMENT as 10 the ratio at value be-
tween silver aud gold, but had rot
much faith that AN agreemeut could be
reached.
MIR. BECK, from The report of eNSec-
Rotary Eoigsr, read TO cuntroTart the
pDsitiou assumed by Mr.. Sherman or
The trade dollar. As to the suspension
of coinage, Mr.. Beck said.
We should not, IN the last hours OF
this CONGRESS-, attempt To strike down
silver. Neither should wa give any
president the power, in his discreil IA,
| To strike down the cola OF the country
! tie would Ms liti give the preside al
the right 10 declare war. lie
was glad tn be abe u
say there was no danger III Il
any presto ent would get such power
for elsewhere in body that had the
power, an attempt had heen made Lhi'
very day 10 give u president such
power, aud IL had miSernply failed
Mr.. HILL maintained that the time
when gold would bo in demand Tor eX'
port was indefinitely remote. SILVER
| WAS to-day the exclusive money OF Il
large majority OF the people of the
world. MIR. Hlil criLiclHeu INC poSitioh
OF Mr.. Sherman; also Che httiiude AS
sumed by the finance committee of the
senate.
Mr.. COKE SAID lhe suspension OF sI'
yer coinage would Itself he contraction
of $5U OJ0, 900 per year in our currency'
Mr.. Coke believed as much AS any
| man in the good sense ana
wisdom OF the president-elect, and II
was not disparsgement to that
gentleman for Mr.. Coke to say
he (Coke) would not consent
that congress should abdicate its
just powers and turn them over To
The discretion of president
! Besides, it would be uu Just Tor congress
TO burden the executive with duties and
RESPONSIBILITIES belOugiug to congress-.
Tnis closed the silver debate for th c
day, ana without action it went over.
GopsjdnrableconlusiO then occurred
ard several senators sought recugui-
non.
Mr.ALDRjCu, however, succeeded
and called M blIi relating to titlcs OF
, "nI cess estate in tLs District OF
Columbis. It had hardly
Gea,l 'I 'Inred b'f,re the senate when
motions 70 adjourn and to 20 INTO exec.
uIiye session and to call up other bias
ware m ade in confusing rupidity.
Mr. iiOAR tnuuiren OF the CHAIR VIII at
would h, the pending question in tue
morning
The CHAIR repliod: "The chair will
,,,sIUe,. fhat n,iestf.,. In the norDfug, ~
IIi,auuhier
MIR HOAR expressed astonishmeut at
the yery extraordinary answer made by
the chair TO the pr,ngr PARLIAMENTARY
oue stiou IA TO what was ire bending
Question in the morning.
The CHAIR stated that IT, did not feel
caIled on 10 renlv. that IL had
already stated What question was