The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-28
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

TIE Senate, after considerable debate, adopt
cd resolution ON the 18th inst. extending tho
privileges Of the fiocr 20 Mr.. Moody, OF Dakota.
Joint resolution was passed to appoint Gen.
John Il. Hartranft a manager OF the Nstional
Soldiers Home in place of Gen. Mcclellan.
resolution was agreed 10 directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to state the details OF each
purchase Of silver bullion for coinage since last
July. Mr.. Teller argued against gold stand
ard. and Mr. Morrill, gave notice OF his
intention TO speak ON the subject of silver.
Speaker Carlisle laid before the House OF Rep
resentatives letter from the Chief OF Engin-
GERS, asking for an appropriation OF $4,000 for
surveys the Mississippi River. Bills were
reported back for the purchase OF the old
Produce Exchange Building in New York, to
place Fitz John Porter on the retired list as a
Colonel. and TO increase the pensions OF widows
from 50 TO S12 per month. resolution was
adopted accepting the statue of James A. Gar
field presented by the State OF Ohio. A bill was
passed appropriatine So 600 for the relief OF tho
Northern Cheyennes in Montana
RESOLUTION directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to forward all papers relating to the
coStract to put an additional story on the Post
Office at Peoria. Ill, including protest against
the work being performed by conyiee
labor was agreed to by the Senate c on the Ivsn
resolution was then resumed. Mr.. Morrill,
declared that the only hostility to silver arose
from what seemed to be fixed and passionass
purpose OF some Of its advocates to promote
such an excess of silver coneSe as VIII drive
gold out of the country and leave our vast trade
and commerce DaSeO upon buNtI oHt1. iho
stated that no man proposed to demonetize tho
white metal but the pubic seemed 10 iorget
that out of coinage of l50OO,0Oo silver dollars
we had ONLY pushed 80, 100000 into circulation.
Mr. Morrill, denied that there had been any
failure on the part of the Treasury officials 70
comply with the laws regarding the Application
OF the money received from customs duties.
He commended that the public faith was
pledged to the payment OF the bonds, both
principal and interest, in gold and that our
credit would be dishonored by paying them
off in silver worth 70 cents on the dollar;
that continuance of the coinage or
silver meant the Punishment OF gold, mon
etary crisis and an indefinite issue or green
backs or the revival of wildcat banks. Mr..
Beck said that to stop coming silver money in
order to make silver money more valuable was
like stopping the grinding of wheat into flour IN
order to make wheat more valuable. The pur-
pose was to suspend it now and never to resume
coinage He gave notice that IN que time ne
Mcpherson On. j. expressed himself in
favor of as much silver coin as would
keep il on a par with gold. Mr. Beck said the
peo-,o Of TIE wcst had shown tlIeir co1e.eone
IN silver They had sent East CO, 200 OF gold
dollars and took silver certificates for it, sus-
tanned by silver alone, until the Treasury stopped
It. Mr.. Teller in whose time most OF the de-
bate had taken place, declined to yield any
longer, and continued his remarks. He repudi-
ated the idea implied by the gold advocates
that the people whom he represented meant TO
scale the debt Mr.. Maxey said the bankers had
been doing oil they could TO bring about their
own predictions, and n little ring of them had
been formed fox tho purpose OF shipping a little
gold PresidefD Cleveland sent to the Sem
ate the name of Charles J. Canda TO be AS.
sfstant Treasurer at New York. The House of
Representatives passed the Senate bill for the
purchase of the old produce exchange building
in New York Bills were reported TO retire
Lieutenant w. b. Randall rs a Lieutenant Com
mander and to authorize the voluntary retire.
ment of naval officers who have served for
thirty years or who have been conspicuous for
heroisin. A lively debate took place on the bill
TO increase the pensions OF widows from IS to sl2
per month
Bills were introduced in the Senate on tho
9lst to enable the people Of Dakota to form
state Government, and to prevent the demone-
tization Of American coin by making contracts
for gold payments void. Mr.. Edmunds electoral
count bill was discussed. The House spent the
day in discussing the bill to increase the PEN
sions of soldiers widows.
THE two political parties came to deadlock
in the House soon after the reading Of the Jour-
nal lon Jan. %, when Chairman Herbert, of the
Naval Committee, asked the passage without
debate of the Boutelle resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information regarding
the erasure of inscriptions and the discharge of
Union soldiers at Norfolk Navy Yard. The Re-
publicans insisted upon having an hour and u
half two hours debate on either side.
Mr.. Herbert took the position that as the resolu-
ton simply one of inquiry OF the Secretary
of the Navy in regard to the removal of inscrip-
tions and discharge of Union soldiers, about
which the House hadipo knowledge, any debate
that might take place before the information
was sent to the House by the Secretary OF the
Navy would be premature. Reed, of Maine came
to the assistance of his colleague, and Hewitt, of
New York. restated the position of the Chairman,
and the contest began. The Democrats did not
have n quorum present, and the dilatory meth
DDS Of Mr.. Boutelle intended to prevent vote
ordering the previous question, operated also
TO give the Democrats time TO send for alb
sentees. Mr.. Herbert also demanded call of
the House SOFAS to waste more time, and while
that was going ON Democrats who had supposed
that the day would be devoted TO private bills
and had gone 10 the departments on business
TO cdA on the President, were notified that their
votes We're needed and repaired Mt once to the
Representatives Hall. 1t was nearly two hours
and half before Mr.. Herbert found suf-
ficient number of Democrats present and
not paired to move that further proceed
ings under the call be dispensed with
Meanwhile, Riggs, of Illinois. and Sow
den. Of Pennsylvania were brought to the bar
by the Sergeant-at-Arms to explain their alb
sence. After the members had some fun with
the two prisoners, their excuses were accepted
The previous question ordered by party
vote-159 to Gland the half hour allowed for
debate under such circumstances was divided
equally between Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, and
Mr.. George Wise, of Virginia. After
sharp partisan debate, the reso-
luton was passed. with an amendment inserted
by the Democrats extending the inquiry 10 dis
missals made at the navy-yard and lighthouse
district at Norfolk during the terms of the im-
mediate predecessors of the present Secretary Of
tie Navy. The Senate was not In session on
the 23d.
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