The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-28
PROCEEDINGS IN ceNGRESS.
Full Text OF the Bill FOR the Retire.
mont and Rscoinaze or the Trade
Dollar Into Standard Dollars.
Spicy Debate In the House OF Rep
resentatives on a Question
Of Privilege.
FORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. N.-Mr. Maxey, from
the Committee on Military Affairs. reported
favorably the bill to grant the right OF way
to the New Orleans and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company through the public
grounds at Baton Rouge Placed on the cal
encar.
Mr.. Harris, from the same committee, re.
ported favorably the joint resolution, which
passed. authorizing the loan of flags aud
bunting to the District Committee on Inaug-
uration Ceremonies.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported favorabiy, with amend
ments. the House bill for the retirement and
recoinage of the trade dollar. The veto ID
the committee was six in favor to four
asi inst The bill, rs amended, is as follows:
Be II enacted, etc. that until July i, 1885.
United states trade dollars. II not defaced mutt
lated or stamped shall be received at the Office OF
the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the
United States in exchange for like amount
dollar for dollar OF standard silver dollars of the
United stefes
Sec. q That trade dollars received by the Treas
shall not De paid out or In any other ma nner
issued, but at the expense OF the United States
shall be Transmitted to the coinage minis and re-
Sec 3 That trade dollars so received at the
coinage mints shall be regarded and treated as
Tedced rom s ana Of ba shs De
be purchased and coined by the act OF February
Is 1875. and shall be recoined int standard silver
provided the amount to be so deducted as pro.
sjded In this section shall not exceed $50 900 in
sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws author
lzipg the coinage and issuance of United states
trade dollars are hereby repeated.
TO renew negotiations with the States Latin
Unionl and with other foreign powers for the pur.
pose OF making treaties with them in order TO
cure such cooperation as may enable nations
agreeing thereto tn Open their respective minis to
the free coinage of silver with full legal tender
power at an agreed ratio to gold.
oec o. AnaI IN Case nO suca treaties as afore-
said shall have been made and ratified prior TO
August 1856. then and thereafter so much of the
act OF February IS 1878 rs sutohriZes and directs
The Secretary OF the Treasury 10 purchase from
time to time silver bullion at market, the price
month or more than 100000 worta per month,
snd cause the same TO be coined to standard dol
lars OF money as fast as so purchased, shall De
suspended.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that he would call
Up the bill Tuesday next.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania from the
COMMITTEES on Military Affairs, reported
fsvorably the bill to authorize the establish
meDt OF retired list for non.commis
stoned officers and privates OF the United
states Army who have served thirty years
81 d upwards.
Mr.. Dawes submitted q joint resolution
authorizing Joint conmittee of the library
to place marble bust of the late Vice
President Henry Wilson over the table
which the Senate ordered to be placed In the
room in the Capitol in which he died
Agreed to.
A resolution was agreed to requesting the
President, il not incompatible with the pub
lie interests, to communicate to the Senate
the correspondence between the United
States Government and the Government of
Liberia respecting the arbitration between
the latter country and Great Britain upon
the boundary line between Liberia and
Sierra Leone. Also the instructions given
Admiral Shufeldy as umpire in the matter.
On motion OF Mr.. Miller, of California, the
Senate went into executive session.
At p. m. the doors were considered open
SO far as to allow the presentation by Mr..
Hale of the conference report on the Naval
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Hale said the bill
had been stripped of all new legislation, and
was an itemized appropriation bill, under
which the conduct Of the Navy Department,
its course, action, and legislation under
which it existed were not changed.
MIR. Black said he was willing to surrender
everything the House desired, because the
naval appropriations had been exhausted
and 5000 or 1000 persons with families to
support, whose employment was not by SAL
airy. but by days wages, had been kept idle
since the first of January, without any pos
sibility OF getting other employment. He
hoped Congress would make some provision
for those people in the Deficiency bill or
elsewhere. The conference report was
adopted, and when the doors were reopened
the Senate adjourned.