Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-11
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on the Secretary OF the Treasury for
70 formation a. TO the refusal OF the As
sissant Treasurer at New Orleans TO re-
csive shipments Of silver, and to isene
silver certificates therefor. Mr.. Iail
defended the action OF the Treasury
officials in the matter referred to.
Mr.. Coke said the question vss
| xhethsr the Treasurer had tsehnicaily
COMPLIED With the Law. bat had in re-
atty vislsted 10.
| Al o'clock, Mr.. Coke being still on
the floor, the Cnair laid before the Sen
Ale tbs edueaiios bill. After some dis
| &C ssion that bill was made the unfinish-
/ ed business for tomorrow. az the same
| hour.
Mr.. Coke thsn resumed his remarks.
Something had been said, be continued,
| about an attack on the Administration.
He (Mr. Coke bad helped TO put this
Administration in power. His State
rexas) had given 10000 popular ma
lority for the Democratic ticket, q
larger majority than that OF any otner
State in the Unisn. There were 2f0
newspapers in Texas, and be knew bat
-four of them that supported she Ex-
ecutivs Department of the Government
ia its var on silver. He made no var
on the Administration, bat be believed
that a public Offiser should execute the
trust conferred on him by the people
whom be In part represented.
Mr. George insisted that the action of
the Treasury officials in the case was IN
svery ref eet sound and in compliance
xith Law.
Mr.. Eustis said be had telegraphed 10
Mr.. Roach at New Orleans to ascertain
the purpose of the bank shipment of
silver. His reply today received was as
follows: shippers sought 10 get rid Of
excessive silver by shipping TO the sub
treasury, and asking that silver certih-
oates therefor should be turned over to
their New Orleans correspondents.
The Sob Treasurer declined 10 receive
from the Express Company because
they first doubted the propriety Of the
Treasury becoming intermediary be-
tween country and city banks; also for
lack Of clerical force. feel assured
that provision for sufficient clerks was
ths remedy for everything.
+. Il. ROACH"
/, Mr.. Edmunds inquired why the Ad-
ministration did not turn this Republi-
can rascal DOT, and put in Democrat.
WHO would understand his duty under
the law.
Mr.. Coke IL he q Republican ?
Mr.. Edmunds-i don't know. | sup
pose IL be 10 as bad as that he must be.
. Mr.. Coke said he did not care what
, the mans politics were.
Mr.. Edmands repeated his Inquiry a.
10 the politics of the Assistant Treasurer
. at New Orleans, whether be was 40 cid
, officer or some new man.
Mr.. Gibson replied that the offiser
referred to bad been appointed by the
present administration.
, "well." remarked Mr.. Edmunds. In a
reRretfni tone, its a very bad state Of
taipgs." Laughter.
The debate then closed and the mat
ter went over
Mr. Teller said much has been heard
from time TO time Of the subserviency
Of public men to Executive influence,
D bat there had never bees seen 80 exalted
. an example Of Independence of public
men as had been exhibited by Demo
cratic members of the House of Repre-
seutatives In the spring OF 1886. la re-
. sistina the effort OF the incoming Demo
cratic President to discredit silver not
, only then, bat since, those servants Of
the people had seorned to be 10 accord
! With the Executive. preferrine to be
, right. Mr.. Teller severely commented
on the statements in the Presidents
message and reports Of the Secretary Of
} the Treasury and the Comptroller Of
the Currency, TO the effect that so 600, 600
OF the silver dollars we're all that IL had
been possible to get iato circulati on,
when In the same message aud reports
they had been compelled 10 admit there
were really 10000 600 silver dollars in
circulation. because in addition 10 the
5000 600 Of metallic SILVER dollars cot
there we're $90,00o.0OO OF certiasates.
IS much stress had been laid by the
President and otfisers on the 5000. 900
ngurss that psopie largely got the idea
that that represented the whole silver
circulation.
Mr.. Riddlsberesr had no objections
10 any specific measure reported by the
committee. bot ohjected to =" omnibus I"
schemes by whion - public bnildinR
appropriation bills on the calendar we're
taken no and passsd On yesterday With
out any written report to show the ne
osssity for the buildings. and by which
gather similar bills that hsd only Jas,
been reported we're put through en- the
sane dsv they were reported. without
giving tune for their confederation.
Mr. Hoar offered the foliosing resi-
luton, for which be asked Immediate
consideration
Resolved. That the Conmittes on LII
brary consider and report at an early
dag the expediency OF the erection ~
the seat OF Government Of q statue or
monument ts the late iliastrious Gen.
winfield Scott Hancock.
1 In offering the resolution, Mr.. Hosr
said that when announcement was
MADE yesterday OF the great pabiio
eaistnity that bad occurred 10 she death
of the iilustrieus soldier. and the rsso
! luton OF the Senate very properly fol
lowed all presidents In like csses, and
vhas Mr.. Hoar wss sare wauld be In
ascordAnes with the desire Of the dis
. sissuished deceased, that 10 30 ssy. the
J senate proceeded vith pahlic usiness.
bat % vss proper that proceedings
should 81 oace be initiated for paying q
trieute 10 the memory OF the deceased.
Tue resolution vas agreed %.
Mr. Doiph submitted al amendment
10 Mr.. Sberman's bill. which VA or
: dered printed II provided that the
, amount Of eoan e@rtitieAtes 81 any time
{ outstanding shsald not exceed the eat
] II baiiion purchased BY such eersif-
, cates Mt. Dolph's smsndm snt IL l.,
. stTike out the wards. " cost Of hailion
purchased by s1ch csriiacates.- aud
make The provision read a. foilsvs,
I amoans % sueh cestideAt>s al any
D time outstanding shall not exceed the
q sAsrkes vAlae Of the oaiiica IN tie trvas
I ury purchased aader the provisions Of
Z this at, and retained g. seeartsy fer
= such certificates, and vhsnever At the
. end Of any fiscal year such outstanding
b e~rsihsstss shall Be In exc<ss Of sse
mAskes vslns Of soeh ballian. the Sec
r~tsry Of the fressary shall retire and
!. withhold from csrcalsticu The amount
Z OF s1co essttacates received By toe
Q Uas'ed states Tor eusiossa, tAxes and
\ paoiic aars equal 70 sncs until snch
; time - H eAn be pat into etrcalsttoo
: without Increasing soe amoant Of such
. certtacstes bryood the msrkes value Of
such haliiuu-s
After "a executive SESSION the Senate
!. sdioasaed-
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