River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12
Mr. Van wyok offered thofollowtng resolution


which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the secretary of the interior
Inform the senate what amounts were due the
United States on Dec. 81, 1882, from the Union
Pacific railroad, also What amounts have become
due from that date until Dec. 81, 1884, accord
ing to the rule lail down in the decision lately
made between The United States and said road
in the court of CLAIMS; also whether the annual
settlement was made Feb. j, 1855, as provided
in the Thurman act.
Mr. Sherman offered the following resolution,
which was agreed to;
Resolved, That the committee on judiciary be
directed to inquire and report to the senate as TO
whether legislation is required, and If so, In
what regard to the appointment of courts mar
tial and the regulation, proceedings and prac-
tice in trials before such courts in time of peace,
and whether under existing laws an officer may
be tried before a court martial appointed by the
president in cases where the commander of the
accused officer to be tried is not the accuser
The bill passed authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi at Memphis
The senate then took up the bill to quite the
title of settlers on Des Moines river lands, but
at o'clock it was displaced by the bill for the
redemption of trade dollars and suspension of
standard dollar coinage.
Mr. Bayard strongly opposed the redemption
of The trade dollar at its face value Indeed, he
objected to the word redemption" in connection
with it. Trade dollars were in the same category
as silver bars. 1t was to him a paradox how
men could ask, in the name Of justice to re-
ceive less for more, vet we were told the honor
of the country was at stake. This so-called
redemption" would be departure from the
landmarks of government, passing from the
real and tested to the unreal and imaginary.
The great question was can congress create
Yalues2 Which of you, by taking Thought, can
add cubit to his statureP Which of you, which
majority of you. by passing laws from now till
doOn1sday, can create q yalue2 Gould we create
values by congressional fat2 Could congress
say LET value be" and value would he? Con-
gress had already tried It, With 100000 men
in the field congress had issued notes bearing
their value stamped upon them, vet it had been
unable to keep those notes at half their face
value. This was
NOT PARTY QUESTION.
He advocated the suspension of the silver
coinage act The laws of business should be
| recognized. Those who would suffer most by
silver mono-metaltsm were laborers these who
could not bide their time An apprehension ex :
listed in the business community OF evils stated
by Secretary McCulloch as likely to follow any
approach to mono-netasm the basis Of sill
yer. There were laws of commerce that could
not be set aside at the behest Of legislators To
be sure, the supreme court bad said congress
could destroy every peGuniary obligation eX-
pressed in lawful money of the United States.
Mr.. Bayard did not wish to comment further
upon that most remarkable and startling decis-
supreme co6Te and all the armies that couid be
raised could not do, and that was TO create or
maintain value against the belief of the person
to whom rendered. Bayard believed that all
currency necessary for the United States at the
present time was here.
The house made very little headwayito- day
with the enormous mass Of business that is
being crowded into its last days. An hour
was spent in wraDgling over the rules Tits re-
corded that the mouse actually passed three
bills The latter part of the session was oc-
cupied in discussing the interminable river
| and harbor bill. The warmest personal tilt
| in the history of this congress took place to-
| day between Reed of Maine and Hiscock of
New York on the one side, and Breckenridge
of Arkansas and Hunt of Louisiana ON the
other.
In the House the 9TH the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill reported to
the house to-day recommends an appropriation
! of 1921 ,213 701 which is 81 ,OSS, los less than
the estimates and $2z2,902 less than the appro-
priation for the present fiscal year The bill re-
duces the salaries of l 30 special examiners in
sion, from 81, 600 to 81 400 annually, on recon-
mendation of the interior department. 1t also
/ provides that the president shall discontinue
the appointment and services of officers at ports
OF entry where for two successive years last past
! the revenues collected were less than the sal
aries and expenses of the office. The president
/ may, however appoint deputy collectors for
| such ports, VINO shall be compensated by fees
not exceeding 81 500 The office OF superintend-
| ent of foreign mails IS abolished and super
| vision Of the foreign mail service is placed with
I the second assistant postmaster general The
compensation special agents in the internal
revenue service is limited TO So day, except the
chief who is TO receive SO day Judges of the
court of claims shall prescribe system OF fees
| similar to that in the United ates circuit
courts and shall enforce their collections against
ftigants unsuccessful in causes of action in the
court The governor of Dakota is also author
| ICED in conjunction with the presiding officers
Of the last legislature to reapportion the terri
tory, first Monday in September. 1SS, 5or within
/ DAYS III prpaffer