Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceed ings of Bo h
Houses Yesterday.
THE DAKOTA BILL AGAIN.
The Utah Bill-Mcnuments to Lin
coin and Grant-Pugh ON the
Silver Question.
Special to the Herald su ne associated Press.
SENATE.

Special 10 the Herald bv The Assoc'ated f'resS'
SENATE.
WAsHINeroN, January ll.-A mum
Der of petitions were presented praying
for the suspension OF silver coinage.
Harrison reported favorably from tn
Committee ON Territories the origina
bill to admit Dakota and provide for tn
organization of the Territory of Lincoln
Morgan offered resolution relating
to the trustees provided by the Utal
bill to manage the property and affair
Of the Mormon Church organization
The preamble to the resolution recite
that the union of Church and State il
the Joint administration OF the tempora
and spiritual affairs of any church O
religious sect is dangerous to the free
dom Of religious worship and violate
the principles OF the Constitution of tht
United States. The resolution set
forth, among other things, tina
in the opinion of the Senat,
il is not within the power Of Congress- K
appoint officers OF the United States Il
participate with the officers Of any
church or religious sect in the manage
ment of the affairs of q church or sect
and that it is a violation OF the Constitu
tion for the President to appoint any
such officer under any law. At Nor,
gan's request the resolution was allowed
to lie over.
Manderson called up his bill to in
crease the efficiency Of the infantry
branch of the army. The bill provides
that each infantry regiment shall con
sist OF twelve companies, one Colonel,
one Lieutenant. Colonel. three Majors,
one Adjutant, one Quartermaster, one
Sergeant aud one Chief
Musician. All appointments to original
vacancies above the grade of Second
lieutenant created by this act shall be
filled by seniority in the infantry branch
of the service. Manderson addressed
the Senate on the bill.
Blair addressed the Senate on the bill
heretofore introduced by him to provide
for the erection oil monument nt Wash
ington to Lincoln and another to Grant.
Pugh called up Beck's silver resolution
and addressed the Senate on It. with
the aid Of all the learning in the world, "
Pugh said, ''the greatest statesmen were
still graphing with the money question
at precisely the same point at which they
began to grapple with it. So far as the
United States were concerned there never
has been time W hen tho paper or metal.
lie currency was so sound and healthy as
to-day. The condition of affairs and the
premium on our lands constituted grim
satirs on tho prophecies of opponents Of
the legislation hitherto enacted by Con.
eress on the money question. Nothing
was to be more desired" Pugh thought,
ssthan that banks, bankers and the fed.
eral treasury should stand aside and al
low Gresham's law to have full and free
operation on our silver currency. He
had much confidence in the politi cal
ideas, sound judgment and integ-
rity OF President Cleveland and bis
devotion to constitutional principles,
but many Democrats would differ with
the President on the money question
and on the details affecting the tariff.
These questions were SO far-resching
and complicated in their operations as
not to be capable Of final solution sat
isfactory to all honest inquirers. He
(PuQhI had given the Presidents mes.
sage much consideration, but was con.
strained to differ with him in regard 20
money. Pugh quoted figures from the
New York Clearing Houses to show that
only about three and one-half per cent
of the clearing house transactions were
represented by cash. the remainder being
made up principally of checks. Con-
gress was confronted, he said, with m
official announcement that our bust
ness relations had reached q crisis in
which we must suspend the coinage Of
silver IL we would secure an interna
tional ratio between gold and silver. The
real point involved. Pugh believed to be,
not the suspension but the total stoppage
Of silver coinage. and If the silver coin
age were suspended now 1t would be a
blow that would directly and speedily
lead to the consummation Of an organ
lied conspiracy Of capitalists to secure
absolute control Of all our currency, and
the regulation Of the volume and con-
sequent purchasing power. Mr.. Pugh
believed he spoke for the Southern
people when he said three-fcurths Of
them would to-day, II the opportunity
were given, vote against the proposition
to suspend silver coinage. The peti.
tions that came to Congress favoring the
suspension, were all on printed blanks
and signed mainly by bankers. Mr..
Pugh criticised the arguments Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and OF the
President he enquired. whether we
were to take the mere dictam Of the
President on this matter, and insisted
that the executive officers were under
obligation to enforce the laws OF Con
gress. Why had those laws been hourly
violated Had Congress abdicated its
powers TO the executive department Of
the Government The national banks,
who were the fiscal agents Of the Gov.
ernment, should not, Mr.. Pugh thought,
have been allowed 10 become members
of a clearing house that discredited the
silver certificates Of the Government.
The national banks had cvaded the laws
Of Congress by agreeing that they would
not offer silver certificates 10 the clear
ing house, aud, therefore, none had been
actually refused by tho clearing house.
A New York newspaper, he said, had
squareiy identified the invasion. Why
was silver opposed by the National
banks. Because silver was tho only me
dium Of our currency which they could
not control. Stop the coinage Of silver
said Pugh, and those banks will beoom,
absolute monarchs Of ell the money
Both metals. Pagh insisted. were neoss
sary IN order TO c0unteract the constaa
tendency Of money 10 contract under th'
vast increase Of the valne- Of the world.
Without concluding his remarks, Puel
gave way to Edmunds for a motion 10 X
into executive session.
Vance gave notice that at the close o
the mornings business tomorrow h
would ask the Senate to continue th'
consideration Of Reeds resolution.
Coke gave nosics that on Wednosda,
merit ne would ask permission Of thi
Senate TO submit some remarks on th'
same subject.
Judicial salary bills was then placed
pyo forma before the Senate aud th'
doors were closed for the executive aes
sion. When they reopened the Senate
adjourned.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
In the executive session Of the Scnat'
to-day. when the nomination Of Dor
man B. Eaton came up Logan made .
point that ne tEaatonl WIS Mu "h.f
and that the spirit Of the Civil Servic'
law required that one Of the Commits
sioners be Republican. Senators Ev'
arts, Hoar and one or two other
vouched for Eaton's Republicanism
There are said to have been fourteen
votes cast against Eaton's confirmation,
ons-half of which were by Republicans
BILLS INTRODUCED IN TIE SENATE.
Among the bills introduced in tn,
Senate to day were the following:
By Stanford, granting the State o.
California five per cent. Of the net pro
cesds Of sales Of public lands in th.
State to aid in the support Of the publ,
schools; also granting California The
right TO select other lands in lieu Of such
18th and 38th sections Of public lands a.
may be found to be mineral lands; also
providing that in all cases Of the entrie,
OF lands under the desert land laws
which may be suspended or cancelled, Tho
persons entering the lands, upon reIin.