Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Butler denied it and said he had al
ready declared that even if the political COM
plexion of Dskota was democratic he would
nave felt Obliged to oppose the admission I'M.
der the present aspect of its application. II
Dakota came here under the enabling act and
had complied with the conditions required by
the act be would not oppose it, admission.
Mr.. Logan alluded to the objection ths,
We had States enough. He inquired wha,
would have happened had the original Is
States adopted that principle. Why the Terri
tories would have become more populous and
powerful than the states and We should have
had revolution such as the original American
revolution had been. The objections to Ds.
kota were part of 4 great SCENE to keep out
republican States till the democratic States
could be brought in. Mr.. Logan read from
the Charleston News aud Courier an article
advocating the enactment of property qualif-
cation for voting there. He said it was a
proposition to deprive a mass of people of the
right of suffrage The senator from South
Carolina laughs, said Mr.. Logan. don't
see why you should not laugh because that is
the only way you are going to control the
country after while. The start of democ-
racy had been in South Carolina
Yes" said Mr. Butler, "while the distin-
was leader"
''Not leader" replied Mr. Logan, | was a
follower and | followed so far behind that |
got left Great laughter and applause in the
galleries To attempt to deep out Dakota
Mr.. Logan characterized AS a great scheme
to keep out States that sent republicans to
Congress. He appealed to the magnanimity
OF the senators to give an ear to the voice of
energetic and enterprising people who were
applying for admission to the union of States
MIR. Morgan opposed the admission of Da-
kota under the present conditions He op-
posed division of the Territory and said
that the people of Dakota as q whole also
opposed it. The constitution brought here
did come from the people aud it violated the
the law, of Congress by disrupting the Ter
ritOry. There was no case in our history
like this of Dakota. When former Territories
have been divided they lrive been divided by
vote of the people of the whole Territory
and not by the people of one-half the Terri
tory.
Mr.. Harrison obtained the floor but yielded
to motion to adjourn by Mr.. Edmunds.
At 4 so the Senate adjourned.
Mr. Harrison gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to bring the bill to a vote to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland having prepared short report,
again submitted his preamble and resolution,
which, as amended by the committee, read
as follows:
Whereas, At a convention of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association held at Chicago,
H., in the month of September, 1885. Geo
S. Coe, a member of the Executive Council
of said Association and president of the
American Exchange National Bank of New
York city. made in an address delivered be-
fore said convention the following state
ment, viz: ''Under these peculiarities" (re-
ferring to the assumed dangers resulting from
the continued coinage OF silver) "a new gov
ernment came into power. 1t was at once
confronted by peculiar difficulties surround
ing the treasury department. Like his pre-
decessor, the President clearly appreciated
the magnitude and imminence of the danger
and in the interim before the meeting of
Congress, he is taking as efficient steps as are
practicable under the existing law to save
the nation from being precipitated into the
deep abyss of financial deterioration. His tenn
porary eXpedient is both simple and safe.
The law requires the treasurer to purchase
not less than ST, ,0G0, 900 worth of silver bull
lion per month and coin it into dollars, bat
he is required to pay them out only when
necessary. To avoid this necessity, the treas
urer now confines his disbursements to strict
ly legal demands, and refrains from monthly
payments. as heretofore, of the refunded debt.
The surplus revenue supplies the requisite
means not only to purchase monthly sums IF
silver bullion required by law, but also to
a sufficient amount of silver certifi-
Gates issued upon previous purchases to over
come excessive accumulations, which so per.
picked prior administrations. This will save
ly hold the situation until Congress shall
The temporary danger which ex-
listed until the income thus overlook the ex-
penditures was satisfactorily arranged by con-
cert with the clearing house committee in
New York, whose earnest efforts ut that criti-
cal moment to preserve the gold standard,
were enlisted in behalf of the commercial
which it is their function to spec
tally represent.
Whereas, Near the close of the second
session of the rty-Eighth Congress this
House refused by decided vote to consider
the then pending proposition looking to the
suspension of the coinage of silver dollars
therefore be it
Resolved, by this House, That the secre-
tarv of the treasury be and is hereby request
ed to inform the House whether or not anv
such arrangement or agreement was effected
bv the management of the treasury depart
ment with the clearing house committee in
Now York or with any other association or
person as alleged in said address of Mr.. Coe,
and if 80 by what authority of law said ar
rangement was made and carried out, and
further, to inform this House what amount
of silver dollars were in the treasury on the
4th of March last, unrepresented by out
standing certificates, and what amount of sill
yer certificates is now in circulation, also
what amount of silver dollars were in the
treasury on the 4th OF March last that could
have been applied in the payment of the in
terest-bearing debt and other dues of govern
ment, and what amount of said dollars now
held in the treasury could be so applied, also
what amount of silver certificates are held
in the treasury that could be reissued also
what amount of the interest bearing debt is
now subject to call and will the same policy
by pursued in the payment of silver coin and
on other public dues in the future as in the
past.
After some discussion s' to the propriety
of questioning the future policy of the ad.
miuistration the resolution was adopted bv
a vote of l6S yeas to S6 nays.
Mr.. Brady of Virginia. rising to a ques-
ton of personal privilege, and referred to the
which new members experienced
in misunderstanding the rules of the House
He therefore wished TO ask parliamentary
question, believing thet his reputation and
conduct individually and his representative
capacity had been affected by the statements
made in the House by one of its members
{Wise) concerning the Senator from vir-