Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-12

favorably reported, in lump, but will
offer each bill separately, to be passed
or defeated on its merits y
There are ffty-eight bills for
public buildings, aSgregating an appropri-
alton of 81, D., 200, which have been re-
ported to the House during the present
Congress, and which are now pending
Two bills-one providing for public build
ing al Waco Texas, and the other for a
building at Carson City, Nevada, each APP
propriatins 500, ,G00-haye been passed.
In the Senate the naval appropriation
bill is likely to be reported and reached for
discussion and passage early in the week.
The discussion Of the interstate commerce
bill and the Nicaragua treaty will probably
consume the remainder of the week.
Uncertain Condition of Interstate Com
merce Legislation.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-The future
of interstate commerce legislation at this
session is greatly in doubt. The bill passed
by the House last week has been referred
TO the Senate Commerce Committee, but
the Senate is in the meantime proceeding
with the consideration Of the Cullom bill,
and has refused to agree 10 Garland's mo-
ton to refer both bills to the Railroad Com
mittee, 10 prepare 4 substitute from which
the Objectionable features in the House
bill should be eliminated. 1t is probable
that if majority of the Senators felt
at liberty to exercise their personal
judgment, nothing more radical than a
Commission would be allowed There are
however, several Democratic Senators from
the South and some Republican Senators
from the West who, in answer 10 the de-
mands of the people of their respective
State6-that the question Of railroad trans
hoI b. rlata l,y-I
lation-will feel compelled to vote for the
Reagan bill. Senators have not, as Il rule
yet had an opportunity to closely examine
the Reagan bill as amended in the House
and they dislike, in advance of its dis
cuSSl0n IN the Senate, 10 talk about it.
\ strong effort will undoubtedly be
made to pass some bill this session to
regulate interstate commerce. The
fight between the opponents and
and friends of the Reagan bill will be sharp
and earnest. 1t is evident that the Senate
Will not agree TO the Reagan bill without
amending it. If Cullom should fail. there
are many Senators who think that the Com
mission feature should be incorporated in
the Reagan bill, and other amendments be
made which would enable the two houses
to agree Oh some practicable measure of
relief at this session. There are more than
twenty Senators. also. who will earnestly
oppose the Reagan bill, and they may be
able TO compass its defeat unless ConceS-
SiOns are made to their views. If the
Reagan bill should 20 back to the House
amended, its enemies there will avail them
selves of every parliamentary device to kill
it. The upshOt of the whole business is in
doubt, and it is impossible to tell what will
be the ultimate fate of either of the bills.
Report of the Director of the United
States Mints.
WASHINGTON. january 11th.-Thc Di-
rector of Mints has made his annual state
ment The coinage, less recoinage, has
been: Gold, 50. 20, ,S52 silver $2S, 1888.
Imports OF United States coin-gold, ST.
239 SO; silver. $725, ,l50. Total gain, $57,-
I9l, ,6lS He estimates that S4,S75,0O0 in
United States gold and $2l6,O00 in silver
coin were melted for use in manufactures
and arts, and that 100000 trade dollars.
constituting part of the silver circulation
in previous years, has been withdrawn from
circulation. The exports were: United
States gold coin, $11, SIS, ,l54 silver coin,
$522, ,43l Net gain-gold coin, $11, ,213,573 ;
silver coin, 81, ,10G697. This, added TO his
estimates of the total amount i'll the cOun-
| try January |, 1881, makes the circulation
on the 1st of January 1855, 1868, 200, 900 in
| gold and S26i,000,00O i'll silver-a total OF
1927 600, 900 A comparison of the CORE
| spending amounts Of paper in the United
States, used as money, shows at the close
of the year an increase N gold certificates
| of $2S 599, ,232 silver certificates, SIS, ,269,
! $50, and decrease in bank notes of 521 !
324 Goa net increase OF SO 100000. Gold
in the Mints awaiting coinage on the first
day of the present month, 500, ,4226i7. a
reduction of about $30ot,0OO from the pre-
viOCS wear.