Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-10

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ulted states, or any portion thereof
for the p1rpose of reyivire the shicpina
aud export trade BY allowing a rebate
from tsTia duties on foreign goods in
ported II ships bailt and owned in tbs
aitsd States. and by slso allowing q
/ premium on American gromn products
aHd articles Of American manufacture
exported 10 American vessels. He al.
dressed the Senate ~ great length on
/ the resolution, and IL vas referred 10
tbs Finance COMMITTEES.
| Van Wyck received unanimous con-
seat for consideration Of the House bill
TO prevent the anlawfal enclosure of
| public lands, better known as the
fencing ball. The amendments of ne
senate Committee Sere eonc1rred in,
and at O'Clock the bill vent over and
unfinished business was laid before the
senate. being toe silver coinage bill. and
Mr.. Beck proceeded TO address the Sen
ate.
Beck supported those provisions of
the bill calling for the redemption of
the trade dollar, but strongly opposed
tse suspension of the coinage of the
| Standard dollar. The proposition to
suspend silver coinage had no necessary
or proper connection with the trade dol
lar bull, which the House bad sent over.
he believed that the trade dollars had
nov passed from the hands of the peo.
pie, Who were compelled TO part with
them az a discount, and we're in the
hands of bankers AID brokers, and he
had felt confident that these bankers
would be able to make themselves heard
by Congress, and the result veuld be, il
be guessed right. it woald be said that
Hgatl Aa
of the United States, but had been given
a legal tender character by accident or
| lRadvertance, and that therefore We
oneht to take them up. There was no
accident or inAdvertance about il, Beck
said; they were made coins of the Uni.
ted States, Just as gold was coined.
The provisions prohibiting counterfeit
ing applied equally to the trade dollar
as to the gold eagle. When Congress
concluded TO limit the issue Of trade
dollars to the quantity required fer ex.
port, It did not take the coin character
nor the ooin value from them, and GER
tainly as to all those that had actually
been issued, it could with NO reason
whatever be said that they were not
coins of the united States. The Score
tary OF the Treasury has been consti-
tuted by Law judge of the number which
should issue, and be had chosen to issue
$S5 100000. Beck wanted specially to
know what inssvertanes" was that be
alluded to.
Morrill, said that by ''inadvertencs,
be Morrill, meant that as the trade
dollars had been minted solely for ex-
port, it was wrong to have given them
legal tender quality.
Beck said that that veuld be eQuiva-
lent to saying that no silver should be
minted at all. Tbs difficulty, he added,
was that our own fiscal agents had con
spired to defy the laws of the United
States, and the present proposition TO
suspend the silver coinage was the re-
suit "a ss.s. conspiracy. He inquired
why banks should be .pArInitted TO 0on-
spire against the laws. There were a.
ready laws enough, but not one of our
public officers wanted to execute those
lava The PEOPLE needed new eftieers.
Morgan said he had at the last SEES
sion submitted resolution calling for
an inquiry into the matters alluded to,
which resolution had been referred 20
the Finance Committee. where it still
was. 1t nov appeared on the state
ment of member Becf) that the COM
mittee was eo9nizant of the commission
Of crimes by banks, that the President
was also oogniZAnt of it; but the crimes
were not punished. Morgan said there
was no use in multiplying statutes
merely that the Senate of the United
states itself might dishonor them by
constantly and persisteutly ignoring
their existence.
The pension appropriation bill was
then taken up and long discussion en-
sued regarding the Interpretation of
the Senate rule forbiddiDg proposing
general legislation on the appropriation
bills. The discussion arose on a point
Of order raised by Ingalls, on the amend
ment proposed by the Senate Appropri-
alton Committee to this bill.
Sherman thought IL would be well to
pass a new resolution expressing for the
present session at least the sense of the
Senate to be that the construction of
the rule was that amendments could al
ways be made to general legislative
measures found BY the Senate on appro-
pristion bills.
Edmunds, taking the floor, spoke
strongly against opening the door to
any proposition which would permit
such amendments. There was no en-
barrassment, he said, involved in the
position of the Senate. The way was
perfectly clear. All that the Senate
had to do was 20 strike out all pro-
visions of the Questionable character
referred to. There would be no COLI
sion or contest between the two Houses
on account Of the Senate taking that
course. The Senate was not by such
action declaring that because the House
would not do what the Senate wanted,
the Senate would NOS therefore carry on
the Government. II would not only be
absurd, but wicked. to make such an
assertion. The Houss is patriotic
body, and 10 would be Just as patriotic
as the Senate. It might say that the
Senate holds notions about this
matter, but the HoGse knows that
neither body could eoeEce the other, aud
the subject should hs taken into proper
and serious consideration.
HoAr said that IL the decision Of the
chair was not sustained, the Senate
might a. well propose IN amendment to
the constitution, declaring the House
the only law making body. Hoar did
mot wish an extra session, but better an
extra session than the practice of at
taching legislation 70 appropriation
bills. Hear, in abiding TO the failure
Of the House to consider the bank
ruptey bill, said ne did not believe the
American people would long tolerate
that one of their Legislative chambers
should be fetterea by rules that made it
possible for q dozen OF twenty. by
methods not in accordance with the
spirit Of the constitution, 10 prevent .hs
consideration Of measure 80 urgently
demanded By the country.
Bayard strongly urged She Senate to
take it's stand nov for the principle in
eorpsrAtesi in lie rule, which he said vas
correct principle, withou, the obssrv-
anee Of which all the powers of this
Government would Be resolved into q
single Legislative chamber.
Hale said that IL Something was not
done 20 relAx the rigtor Of the Senate
rule. as hitherto rendered, there vas
danger that an extra session would be
necessary. Were the Senators ready
for that
Plat believed that the senate had
only 10 be arm ence.
After farther debate the decision of
the chair sFas sustained by 81 30 q.
Adjourned.
RogsE.
MAsHrS0ToS, Feb. S.-Whan the
House nei this morning 10 oonsinaAaion
Of Sasarday's session, ToWnshend moved