The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-18
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
LABOR AND SILVER SUBJECTS.
The Themes that Engaged tho Senate and
House festerday-Carlislo Inn
proved, Randall Siok--The
Swain Scsndal-News.
1LVItf Congress
EENATE

OVhot ho"SP"POiSs PioJ iiieo ava e' ASNuN
ton of postage on seeopd-class mail
matter. Referred.
The regular order brought up the bill
TO quiet titles of settlers ON the Des
Moines river lands, and
Mr.. LAPHAM continued his remarks
in opposition thereto.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Lapham's
remarks Mr.. Morgan's motion to indeii.
nately postpone the bill was defeated
q to %.
Some amendments proposed bv Mr..
Lapham were voted down and at |
o'clock the bill, still remaining as the
unfinished business of the evening hour,
it went over until tomorrow.
The conference report on the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill was
agreed to.
The anti-foreign labor bill was then
placed before the senate.
Mr.. SHERMAN said it was Mr..
MorrilPs intenti'n to call up and
continue the discussion of the trade
dollar bill on the completion Of the la
Dor bill.
Mr., BECK said he didn't know how
that bill had got out Of sight.
The CHAIR (Mr Hawley) said it had
gone to the calendar when the senate
declined to proceed with IL; that course
was in accordance with the roles.
Mr.. BECK expressed the hope that if
it was to be killed it would be killed
squarely, and not by consideration OF
the ,anti-ioreign labor bill when pro-
ceeded with,
Mr.. MILLER, of New York, sup
ported the bill and opposed the pending
motion, which would strike out tho
clauses proposing penalties for viola
tions of the law. He was in full sympa-
thy with the bill. 1t was simply meant
that while slavery should not any lon
ger be tolerated III this country, Euro.
pean countries had been tor wears
dumping their paupers and criminals
upon our shores, aud the time was COM
ing when we would have to pass strong
measures to protect ourselves. We
could not afford TO leave our ports open
to such impurtaiions We should soon
need to inquire az to the character OF
every person coming here.
A vote was taken on the motion of
Mr.. Bayard to strike out section 8, which
provides a penalty OF $1,000 Tor q viola.
ton Of the act, aud hemotion was not
agreed to-yeas, u; nays, 40.
Those voting to strike out the penalty
section were:
Butler, Coke, Colquitt, Garland
Groome, Hampton, Harris, Maxey
Morgan, Salisbury, Slater and win.
Jams.
Democrats voting with Tie Republi.
cans to retain toe penalty were:
Brown, Gail, Camden, Fair, George,
Gibson, Jackson, Mcpherson, Pugh,
Ransom and Vest.
Mr.. COKE thought the bill would pre-.
vent the farmers and stOcli-raisers OF
Texas from securing sufficient labor.
He moved to amend by excluding from
the operations OF the bill agricultural
laborers and laborers employed in stock
raising.
Mr.. MAXEY supported Mr.. Coke's
amendment.
Mr.. MILLER, of New York, said the
enormous farms of the west and south
west could only be prepared by cheap
labor. The longer we left open the pos.
sibility of the importation of cheap
labor, the longer those enormous farms
will cont nus. The moro securely we
guarded against that class of labor, the
sooner we would see these farms di-
vided up in homesteads.
Mr.. COke's amendment was rejected
yeas, IA; nays, 81
Mr.. Morgan moved an amendment 10
the effect that the bill should not apply
to any agent OF q state acting under
authority OF law who would induce inn
migration, nor any person who in good
faith should assist families to come tn
the United States. Messrs. Morgan and
George took Numerically opposite
views as 20 the necessity for this
amendment Mr.. Morgan insisted chat
it was necessary, while Mr.. George con-
tended that the bill already fully per-
mitied the thing that Morgan desired
provided for. Mr.. Morgan said the bill
was so imperfect that the bar of the
United STA es would laugh at it If be-
came 81 law.
Amotion to adjourn was made with
out success.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Morgan's
amendment, 1t was defeated.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Butler Mr..
Blair consented not to oppose adjourn.
ment If vote could be unanimously
agreed on for 2O'clnck tomorrow. Con.
sent was given and the senate unanl
mously agreed on u vote tor o'clock to-
morrow.
Consent was given and the senate adj
journed.
HOUSE.
on motion of Mr.. REAGAN, n resolu-
ton was adopted calling upon the secre.
tary of the treasury for information in
relation to range and ranch traffic in
western states aud territories,
The house proceeded to consideration
of the business under the special rule.
On motion of Mr.. PETERS, n bill was
passed for the erection of Il public build
ing at Wichita, Kansas, to cost $4,000.
Mr.. HUrCHINS, from the committee
on appropr reported the naval
appropriation bill and gave notice that
he would ask its consideration to-mor-
row.
The senate amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill WIS non conourred in
and conierees were appointed.
Mr.. DORSllElMER introduced a bill
TO regulate coinage and promote the
circulation OF gold and silver equally
Referred, The bill provides that as
soon as practicable the seclt tary OF the
treasury shall cause to DO Q graved
notes of the denouinat on OF v, s., $lO
$40 and $50 and printed In such qnanti-
ties as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this act. Said notes
when issued shall bo payable on de.
mand In silver dollars Of present stand
ard of finish $50 grains roy weight; II
the holder prefer, he may receive stan.
ard silver bars stamped by the United
States at the rate Of $50 grains TO the
doll n.
Sec. Q provides for the deposit
with the government of standard dol
lars or bullion Tor Wnlcn NOES proper
Tomato TO such deposit shall be given,
redeema able In silver bars or dollars ol
standard value, in both cases TO he iS0
grains 10 HE dollar.
Section3 provides that the coinage of
gold, silver and silver bullion, the pro
duct OF the United States, shall DO free,
but no silver coin shall he made at any
of the United States mints FROM foreign
silver, aud no foreign silver shall ho adj
mitted iuto the United States without
paying the hlg hest rae OF duty imposed
on manufactured silver,
Section provides for the exchange OF
silver dollars in certificates issued UNI
der former act for rates authorized by
this act,
Section authorizes tho secretary of
the treasury 60 cause TO have coined at
any time our of the silver In tho treas
ury into staudare silver dollars of iS0
grains, as many as 10 may think likely
10 be needed and 20 retain In standard