The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-06
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
THE EADs IDEA CHANGED AGAIN
Preparingto Prune in the Departments
An Exhibition Fund Exhausted
Republican Caucus.- Silver
Debate Capital Notes.
XLVIII Congress


ment. Referred.
The bill provides that one medal shall
be gwen To each senator, representative
and governor OF state or territory, and
that 10000 medals be struck off for sale
TO the general public at cost.
Another resolution was offered by Mr.,
Sherman, and agreed to, calling on the
postmaster general for information as to
the number of clerks occupied on the
matter OF adjustment of postmasters'
salaries, and the progress made with the
work.
A bill was passed authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi at Memphis.
The senate then took up the iii for
the redemption of the trade dollar, and
the suspension OF the coinage Of the
4 standard dollar.
On this Mr.. BROWN took the floor.
lie argued that the true policy of the
United States was to develop the re-
sources OF the country and leave
other nations to look out for themselves.
Above all il was important to maintain
the balance of trade in our favor, even
II Tor this purpose IL is necessary to in
crease the tariff duties and shut
of all foreign luxury. Gold
A would then flow in from abroad,
and in time it would he
4 sufficient to retire every legal tender
4 note and leave us with a currency com,
posed exclusively Of gold and silver. 1t
. should be clearly announced that the
production OF silver ore is one of the in.
4 dustries of tho United States and that
| the nation was planted on that platform
and would not get off.
4 Mr.. BOWEN opposed the amend
4 ma Al.
house bill providing merely for re-
/ demption of the trade dollar would be
passed by the senate, and the senate
provision to suspend the coinage of
| standard dollars, would not be adopted
Mr.. BA YARD strongly opposed the
| redomption.of the trade dollar at it's
face value. Indeed he objected to the
/ word redemption" in connection with
1t. The trade dollars were in the
same category as SILVER bars. 1t was to
Dir. Bayard a paradox how men could
ask in the name of justice to receive loss
for more. Yet we were told that the
honor OF The country was at stake. This
so-called redemption" would be a de.
parture from the land marks of the gov.
eminent, passing from The real and the
tested to the unreal and the imaginary.
II the American people could learn, at
the expense of $6,000,000, $S,O0O,OOO or
100000, the simple truth that Law at
the bottom of this question, great les.
son would be learned, even econom-
ically, for the great question was, "Can
congress create values?n Which of
you, by taking thought, can add
a cubit to his statue? Which
Of you, which of the majority
Of you, by passing laws from now till
doom's day can create a value? Could
We create value by the congressional
hatp Gould congress say: "Let value
be- and value would be? Congress had
already tried it with 100000 men in the
field. Congress had issued notes hay
ing their value stamped on them,
to keep these notes at
one-half their face value. "This was a
question:" Mr.. Bayard continued, ain
which party should be arrayed against
party. Truth was truth. There was no
obligation, moral, equitable or legal,
upon the United States to redeem, as il
was called, the trade dolar.n
Mr.. Bayard advocated the suspension
Of the silver coinage act. He would
iavor more prompt suspension
than that provided by the senate COM
mlttee amendment under consideration,
but If the present measure was the best
that could now be had, he would sup
port IL.
Mr.. Bayard added that in dealing with
the subject of money, no experiment
should be tried. The just law of bust
ness should be recognized. Those who
would suffer more by silver mono
metalism were labOrers-those who
could not bide their time. An APP
prehension existed in the bus
mess community, Mr.. Bayard said,
excited, whether rightly or wrongly,
Of the evils stated by Secretary McCul-
loch as likely to follow any approach TO
m0no-metalism or basis of silver.
There were laws of commerce that could
not be set aside at the behest OF legisla-
tors The supreme court had said con-
gtess could designate pecuniary obi
CATION expressed in lawful money
Of the United States. Mr.. Bayard
did not wish to comment fur
Their upon that startling decis-
ION, but there was one thing congress
ana the supreme court and all the
armies that could be raised could not
40, and that was to create or maintain q
Nsine against the belief of a person to
whom rendered.
Mr.. Bayard believed all the curI ency
necessary for the United States at the
present time was here.
Adjourned.
Mr.. BELMONT, from the committee
y, lOrelgn affairs, reported back the res
olutlon requesting the president to cause
sopies OF all communications which
nave been received respecting the Congo
Vohierence, and especially copies of the
seAt OF tho commissions or power sent
ny the government to each OF the three
american plenipotentiaries or agents,
70 Immediately transmitted to the
mousse. Adopted.
Mr. REED disclaimed having taken
ehy part in the formation of the amend
meht or the original rule. lie went on
W attack the system of rules under
nmnleh the house worked, which tied the
hhahus OF tbs house and made IL imposi-
We 70 transact public business. This
special rule--this hybrid afl'alr-would
NV relleve the house, 1t was like at
quill. ''0"e"
Mr.; RANDALL in reply to Mr.. Reeds
attack upon the rules, said they had in
slost their entire volume come down
i'oM former generation.
A,ter further debate, the amendment
Wthe rule was adopted.
MI VAN ALSTYNE, from the COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
i h,ent OF justice, reported back the reso
imHtl1n Originally offered by Mr..
tpockery) directing the secretary of the
,Saeeasury to inform the house of the to-
u Mi amount OF expenses incurred under
o %e law providing for the appointments
vi hlef supervisors OF elections, and in
n "naI states the money had been ex-
pended. Adopted.
,n Inc house then proceeded to business
under the new rule.
ssS MI IT, JONES, with bill appropriating
TTSo,vOo Tor erecting a public building at
Tyler, Texas.
., Mr.. SPRINGER, with the senate bill
W W appropriate S26,o00 for the purchase
% additional grounds for u United
nois. "
tsoahey were fortunate in not having
n ~n objections to their respective meas
u'ss aud they passed.
Dill was called up by
mr' PE RklNS Tor the sale Of certain
Wv Wv york Indian lands in Kansas. 1t
was OhtHnfaH IN nd mol .,AnoiIaraA