New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

ported the bill to issue silver certificates OF
less denominations than $40:
J, The bill directs the secretary OF the treas
ury to prepare and pay out upon ophga7
money S25, 900 900 in silver certificates OF
the denomination of 81 and S50, 0OO, 600 OF
the denomination of 50, to redeem which
$75,OOO,OOO standard silver dollars are TO
be held in the treasury. Section PROVIDES
that whenever there shall bein the treasury
at any time silver dollars not required tor
any other purpose to the amount OF So,-
600, 900, the secretary OF the treasury may
issue silver certificates to an equal amount
of the denomination OF So, SO or $40.
SESATE.-The Logan bill to Increase the
army was debated with great animation,
the old war issues coming TO the front, and
finally was defeated-19 to 81. The
yeas were all republicans, save Senator
Payne of Ohio. The nays all dem
ocratic save Bowen, Chase, Hale, Ingalls,,
Jones, New Plumb, Sherman, Teller,
Van Wyek, Wilson, Iowal.
HoUsE-The debate on the silver bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Bland entered motion to recommit
the bill. He proceeded with an argument
in favor OF the free coinage OF silver and
gave resume OF the circumstances attend.
ing the demonstration Of silver in 1878. He
said:
If he did not believe in free coinage
he would not believe in any coin
age and no man could support him
self before the county on the pres
ent law. He had never advocated it. He
had taken it simply as compromise and
as being better than no law at all. The
idea of making a metallic money OF full
legal tender qualities, and Their limiting its
ont
rage on the creditors and, a disturbance to
the business interests OF the country.
| LLaughter].
SENArE.-The bill granting the Kansas &
Arkansas railroad company the right OF
| way through the Indian Territory passed,
as did also the congressional library bill.
Another site was originally proposed, but
Mr.. Morrill, opposed it, and now has sue
ceeded in securing one according to his lik-
ing The bill passed the house and went
through the senate with rush. Afterits pas
sage two dignifed members OF that body,
Morrill, and VOORHEES,, were detected i'll
thrO owing kisses at each other, and embracing
Mr. Spofford, the librarian OF congress, who
has been cooperating with them. The bill
appropriates $3.50, 900 for the purchase OF
a site including the private property OF
5000 900 for the commencement OF the
work
The bill for the admission OF Washington
Territory was defeat ted. Mr.. Voorhees,
amendment, for the admission OF Montana
also, was rejected by a party vote.
HoUsE.-The silver bill was called up,
which proposes free coinage OF silver. An
amendment was offered in these words,
practically suspending silver coinage: I'm
less TN the meantime, through concurrent
action OF the nations OF Europe with the
United States, silver be remoneJizad, prior
J to July 1, 1889, then and thereafter so
much Of the act OF Feb. %, 1873. as au-
thorized and directs the secretary OF the
treasury to purchase silver bullion and
cause the same to be coined shall be sus-
| pended until further action by congress"
This amendment was rejected by vote ofS4
to 20. The question then required on the
engrossment and third reading of the bill,
and it was decided in the negative-126 to
i 1880 the bill was killed.
| SENATE.-Mr. Ingalls, (by reGuest) intro
| duced Il bill to provide for the appointment
OF a board OF arbitration to examine and
settle differences between railroad compa-
MES and their employees.
The Washington Territory adm;s sion bill
| was placed before the senate the pending
| question being on Mr. Eustis' proposed
amendment, limiting right OF the snrage in
the proposed new state to qualified mail
electors only. The E,stis amendment was
reiected-yeas II, nays 20. The yeas were
Messrs. Beck, Berry, Coke Eustis, Gornl;,n,
Gray, Ingalls,, Jackson, Maxey, Pu III,
Salisbury and Walthall A number oi
| pairs were announced, Mr. Morgan among
them. Among the senators voting against
| MIR. Eustis' amendment was MIR. Edmun.is
HoUsE.-Mr. O'Neil (Mo.) asked unani-
| 90, I, I
OF the following:
Resolved, That the house OF representa-
tlyes OF the United States earnestly sym
| pHthizes with the Right Hon. William f.
! Gladstone and his associates in heir CT
| forts to secure a free parliament for the
pc ople OF Ireland, and consratulntes the
people OF that hitherto unhappy country
on the prospect OF an earl V and successful
termination OF their long and patriotic
struggle for the rights OF local @li-sorcr,i-
ment.
Resolved, That the speaker of the house
| be directed to communicate Il copy Of tiles,
resolutions to Mr.. Gladstone.
Mr.. Cox objected, and the resolutions
i were not received.
SENATE.-The senate passed bill for the
admission OF Washington Territory by a
vote OF 80 to 13. The bill admits the ter
it's provisions are:
It authorizes the inhabitants OF the Ter
ritory OF Washington and the adjacent
part OF the Territory OF Idaho to form a
state government with the name of the
State OF Washington. 1t provides for
convention to formulate and adopt a con-
stitution, which shall berepublican in form
and not repugnant to the constitution OF the
United States or the principles OF the decla-
ration OF independence. The persons who
shall be entitled to vote for the members OF
the convention are described by the bill to
be "the qualified electors resident within
said boundaries. The conventions to meet
at Walla Walla at such tirae as the gov
ernor OF the territory shall Designate and
when the new constitution shall be COM
pleted it shall be submitted to the people
for ratification. Ii ratified it shall be GER
titled by the president Of the United States,
who, ii the constitution conforms to the
requirements OF this bill, shall by public
proclamation declare the state admitted
to the Union on an equal footing with the
original states, without further action by
congress.
HousE.-Bills were passed authorizing