The Portland daily press., 1885-03-02
XLVIIIth COngress-2d Session
SENATE.

cheney bill, as passed by the House of Representa-
tiyes, insufheiently provides for the expenses of
Juries, etc. in connection with United States courts
not more than one-haf the estimates having in aay
case been allowed. The encouragement further
states that there will not be money enough to carry
on the courts named during the coming four
1ohihs unless further provision be made. The let
tions. - up -ef---
Mr.. Hale submitted the report of the conference
which was agreed to-
The substitute river and harbor bill was read a
second time and referred to the committee on com
mefce, Whlch, on the request of Mr.. Mcmillan, got
permission 10 sit during The sessions of the Senate
resolution: o ''--'
Whereas, the commercial value of silver has so
isr deprecated that the standard silver dollars
cents ia the open market, and,
Whereas, the continued coinage of such depre-
claIe1 ooilars now amounting to nearly 5000, ,0O0-
Ooo seriously threatens suspension of gold pay
meht oy the government from necersity, and the
consequent Punishment of gold coin from active
Resolved, that the committee on finance be. and
hereby is, instructed forthwith to prepare aud re-
port TO the Senate proper bill to provide for the
lmInediate suspension of the coinage of standard
silver dollars, ana for the redemption of such coin-
age whenever The commercial valne of the standard
dollars aforesaid shall rise to within per cent Of
par with the standard gold dollars OF the United
Mr.. Mitchell asked unanimous consent to have
the resolution considered once and to have read
in connection with the resolution "a yery important
ietter from distinguished person" (meanlng the
letter of Presldentelect Cleveland Just published
on the silver question:
:, Objection was made by Messrs. Harris, Maxey,
Cameron OF Wisconsin and others both to the read
lngSof the letter and the present consideration of
the resolution. The matter, therefore, went over
one day under the rule.
The Senate then on motion of Mr. Wilson of
Iowa, sock up the House bill to forfeit the unesrn
ed lands granted to the State of Iowa to aid in the
construction of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad.
Pending debate on the BILL House bills providing
1or the erection of public buildings in several cities
were taken up and passed.
On motion of MIR. Aoar, the Senate resolved that
Wheh IL snould adjourn to-day ig would be to
O'Clock on Moaday morning Mr. Hoar said he ua-
derstood that to be the wish of the chairman of the
committee on appropriations.
message having been received from the House
announcing disagreement with the Senate on the
postotfce appropriation BILL the Senate on motion
of Mr.. Plumb, insisted on its amendment
:. Debate on The Sioux City St. Paul forfeiture
Pending debate, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House today non-concurred in the principal
Senate amendments to the post office appropriation
BILL including that appropriating the Pacific Mail
100000 subsidy, and that striking out the special
delivery stamps. The conferees appointed on the
part of the House Messrs. Holman, Townshend
and Horr.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, the
naval appropriation bill, with Senate amendments,
the committee appropriations.
Mr.. Hancock of Texas moved to suspend the rules
so that the House shall go into committee of the
whole on the Notifications BILL general debate be-
ing limited to two hours. The motion was agreed
to, and at 1856 O'Clock the House went into com
mittee as indicated.
Mr.. Horr of Michigan supported the Ellis subst
tute which appropriates 81, ,934 oOo For the past
ten years. the tortitcation bills passed by Congress
had been of no benefit to the country. He did not
know what the opinion of the incoming administra-
tion was on this subject He confessed that during
the campaign he had Eot been overburdened with
confidence in the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, but his admiration for that man had
been greatly increased. He held in his hand let
ter the first MESA 20 sent by the incoming Presi-
dent to the Congress of the United States. Mr.
Cleveland was the first President who had ever sent
u essage to Congress before he inaugurated.
But he (Mr Horn found in that letter nothing but
words of wisdom. To his astonishment every line
of 1t commended itself to his Judgment. The only
thing he regretted was that such pears had to be
cast before such congressman. The letter recog-
nized the fact that the American Congress ought to
take care Of the interests of the nation, and ought
to do something to prevent the impending difficult
ties that hung over the finances of the country.
Had any body letter from the President on the
subject OF Notifications? Had he said anything on
this question as he had upon the bogus dollar ques-
tion. The President had started right, but ten
chances to he would have to rely upon the bus
ness sense of the Republican side of the House in
order to run this nation.
Mr.. Cosgrove of Missouri suggested that MIR. Horr
Mr.. Horr declined to become the 179th applicant
for such position but he suggested that President
Cleveland would have some trouble in finding men
in his own party no would rise to the magnificent
common sensecontained in his short letter. He (Mr.
Horn was frank to say that that letter had disap
pointed him favorably.
Mr. Reed OF Maine said that tho Democratic
party had now thrust upon it the business of doing
something. For the last twenty-five years the only
duty which it had had that of finding fault.
The House had had two examples of the Demo
cratic party in positive action. One was on the
ula hr
dsmissing everybody who legtimaJely belonged TO
the business OF constructing navy; and now here
l me III ~ 1ot INC construction Oh ordnance py
wholesale contract, and having in iG one of the
most transparent jobs presented for the con-
sldefation OF Congress. 1t seemed to him that the
language OF the bill was prepared for the purpose
OF building particular kind of gun and giving one
contractor the benefit of all contracts hereafter.
After remarks on the pending bill by different
MEMBERS, the discussion veered around to Mr.
Clevelaud's letter.
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York thought that the
| speech made this morning by Mr.Horr of Michigan,
ln eulogy OF Mr.. Cleveland. indicated that the gem
tlelnsu was coming over to the Democratic party.
1he public act of the President-elect which had
Deen th5 obJect of the gentleman's eulogy was
letter addressed to certain members of the House.
de agreed with the gentleman that the letter con-
talneq an abundance OF sound doctrine, but he
would nave preferred that the President-elect had
done what he had no doubt he would do on the
first occasion offered to hm-sugpested to Congress
some practical method by which the circulation as
CON- OF the Two metals could be reconciled and
maintained, for he (Mr. Dorshemer) did not be-
heVe 1t TO be desirable possible that silver should
be demonetized in this country.
| MI Horr OF Michigan Spressed no surprise that
the gentleman from New York should think that he
was about 70 go over 10 the Democratic party be-
| cause he remembered that not very long ago the
| gentleman was rousng good Republican Qaugh-
| tef); put that was not his STYLE He did not see
| why the gentleman should complain because he
| (lr. Horr) was able to discover a little common
sense IN one Democrat in the United States. If the
| democrats had taken his advice they would not
have given their President. thus early, the black
| eyY they had administered the other day. The
| 4esident had not deserved it.
| Mr.. Warner OF Ohio, who the recipient OF the
OleVeand letter. thought that, the silver ques-
| lon mas been imported into this discussion, IL
| would not be out of place to say a word in reply:
| Inc silver question economic question, and
/ not political one. 1t was not question 10 be
= settled by mere opinion. 1t was Wellunderstsod