St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-28
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
The House Bill for the Retirement of
the Trade Dollar Reported Fa-
vorably in the Senate.
A Lively Set-to in the House: Between Messrs.
White and Blackburn, but No Blood
shed.
The Conference Report on the Naval Bill
Adopted by the Senate Before
Adjournment.
FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.

Inc Senate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Gin the senate to-
day Senator Make. from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably the bill to
grant the right of way to the New Orleans q
Mississippi Valley Railway company through
public grounds at Baton Rouge. Placed on
the calendar.
Senator Harris, from the same committee,
reported favorably joint resolution which
was passed, authorizing loan of flags and
bunting to the district committee on inaugu-
ration ceremonies.
Senator Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported favorably with mendments
the house bill for the retirement and recoin-
age of the trade dollar. The vote in the
committee was six in favor to four against
the bill. As amended the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That until July l, 1855,
the United States trade dollar, if not de-
faced, mutilated or stamped, shall be re-
! ceiyed 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
States.
! Sec. 2 That the trade dollar received by
the treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the
United States, shall not be paid out or in any
other manner issued, but at the expense of
the United States shall be transmitted to
coinage minis and recoined into standard
silver dollars.
Sec. 8. That trade dollars so received at
coinage minis shall be regarded and treated
as silver bullion, and that their bullion value
shall be deducted from the amount of bull
lion required to be purchased and coined by
the act of Feb. IS, 1878. and shall be re-
coined into standard silver dollars accord
ing to the provisions of said act, provided
the amount to be so deducted, as provided
in this section, shall not exceed $500, 900
in any month.
Sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws
authorizing the issuance of United States
trade dollars are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That the president is hereby
authorized to renew the negotiations with
the states Of the slater union''a and with other
foreign powers for the purpose OF making
treaties with them in order to secure such
legislation as may enable nations agreeing
thereto to open their respective minis to the
free coinage of silver with legal tender power
at an agreed ration to gold.
Sec. 6. That in case no such rates as
aforesaid shall be made and ratified prior to
Aug. l, 1886, then and thereafter so much
of the act of February 2Sth, 1878, as author
ICES and directs the secretary of the treasury
to purchase from time to time silver bullion
at the market price thereof not less than
50, 900, 900 worth per month, or more than
81, 600, 900 worth per month. and cause the
same to be coined into standard dollars
monthly as fast as SO purchased, shall be
suspended.
Senator Morrill, gave notice he would call
up the bill Tuesday next
Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on military affairs, reported
favorably bill To authorize the establish
ment Of retired list for non-com nissioned
officers and privates Of the United States
army who have served thirty years and up
wards.
Senator DAVIS submitted joint resolution
authorizing the Joint committee on library
to place a marble bust of the late vice Dresi-
dent, Henry Wilson, over the table, which
the senate ordered to be placed in the room
in the capitol in which he died. Agreed to
resolution was agreed to requesting the
president, If not incompatible 10 public in
terest, to communicate to the senate the
correspondence between the United States
government and the government of Liberia
resp Getting the arbitration between the latte
country and Great Britain upon the boundary
: line between Liberia and Sierra Leone; aisC
the instructions given Admiral Shufeldt as
: umpire In the matter, etc.
On motion of Senator Miller, OF California
the senate went into executive session.
At p. IN. the doors were considered opeI
so far as TO allow the presentation by Senate
Hale Of q conference report on the naval ap
preparation bill. Senator Hale said the bill
had been stripped of all new legislation, an,
was an itemized appropriation bill, undo
- which the conduct Of the navy department
3 its course OF action, and legislation undo
( which it existed, we're not changed.
Senator Beck said be was willing to sur
render everything the house desired, becaus
the naval appropriations had been exhausted
and three or four thousand persons who hs
S families to support, whose employment wa
] not by days wages, had been kept idle sine
b the 1st of January, without any possibility o
= getting other employment He hoped con
Cress would make some provision for thes
people in the deficiency bill or elsewhere.
> The conference report was adopted, an
when the doors reopened the senate ad
E jourued.
House of Representatives.