St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-12
IN THE SENATE.
The South Dakota Bill FavorabIy
RepOrted--The Silver Question.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA number Of
petitions were presented praying for the
suspension of silver coinage.
Mr.. Harrison reported favorably from
the committee on territories an original bill
to admit Dakota and provide for the organ
iZatiOn Of the Territory of Lincoln.
Mr.. Butler reserved the right 10 submit a
minority report if, after perusal and consid-
Grafton of the majority report, he should
conclude to do so.
Mr.. Harrison. from the same committee,
reported adversely on the resolutions here
tofore offered by Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Vest.
calling for inquiries as to the organization
of state government in Dakota. The
resolutions were placed Oh the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution relating
TO the trustees provided for by the Utah
bill to manage the property and affairs Of
the Mormon church organization. A pre-
amble to the resolution relates that the
UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE
in the Joint administration of the affairs of
any church is dangerous to religious wOr-
ship and violates the principles of the con-
stitutiOn of the United States.
Mr.. Henderson called up his bill TO in
crease the efficiency of the infantry branch
of the army, and addressed the senate I'm its
favor. He called attention to the fact that
to the disgrace Of congress the army had
never been prepared in an emergency. Once
a British force of only $500 men had cap
tured the national capital. Again If $4,000
more men had been on the field at the first
battle of Manassas the Civil war would
have been closed at once and the cost of
maintainance from the Mexican war 10 that
time would have been only one-tifth of the
nf ba vi IA nf
loss of life. We were liable to
INDIAN OUTBREAKS
and even a foreign war. but the most GER
tain method of compelling peace was to be
prepared for war. The infantry was be-
hind every other branch of the service and
lamentablY inferior 10 the armies of every
European nation. His bill would provide
also much-needed promotions.
Mr.. Blair spoke on his bill for the erec-
tion of $1,000, 900 monuments to Lincoln
and Grant.
Mr.. Pugh addressed the senate on Mr..
Beck's silver resolution. Never had our
currency been so sound, and it was only
necessary in order to continue so for the
banks and federal treasury TO stand aside
and allow free operation of the Gresham
law. He had much confidence in President
Cleveland's practical sound judgment, but
he must differ with him on money. He
believed the real point involved was not the
suspension, but the
sToPPAGE OF SILVER COINAGE,
and if suspended now it would be con-
summation of a conspiracy of capitalists to
gain control of our currency. The executive
officers had sworn to execute the laws. but
had openly violated them in permitting the
national banks to evade legal requirements.
Silver was the only medium of currency the
banks could not control, but stop its coin
age and they would soon become ''monarchs
of all they survey" Mr.. Pugh then read
from a speech of Mr.. Blaine in support of
his position. He quoted other statements
also TO show that no single standard cOun-
try had advanced in prosperity equal with
the double standard of the United States.
Without concluding his remarks Mr.. Pugh
gave way to an executive session. and when
the doors re-opened the senate adjourned.