The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-18
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record OF the Week.
FORTY-NINTHI CONGRESS-


A NICE silver debate was running along peace
fully in the senUe on the 9Th inst, with Senator
John sherman ON tho floor pointing out the mis-
takes that had been made in the Treasury De-
partment In failing 20 follow his example, when
some accidental remark was made about the IN
quiries the Senate was making or the secre-
tsry OF the Treasury IN regard 70 silver, ale
into discussion OF the great question OF the
hour-the relations of the Executive and the
senate. Mr.; Edmunds was absent. and MI.
Sherman had a chance 70 come to the front as
the Republican spokesman. For half an hour
the debate between Mr. sherman ON one side
and Messrs. SaulsDury and Pugh on the other
was decidedly interesting. Mr.. Shernlans posi-
ton was that the Senate had no right To ques-
ton the President rs to his reasons. but
il nd right to any information
that exists in the departments. The doctrine,
he declared, had always been recognized till the
present administration came in In the adj
mnistrations Of Pierce and Buchanan commit
tees of Congress had n cabinet minister before
them and overhauled papers in the depart
ments, and il was never even suggested that
the two houses OF Congress were not entitled To
see everything on file in the departments.
When he was Secretary Of the Treasury
he was summoned before COMMITTEES OF
both houses, and questioned about. executive
acts both in regard To Appointments and re-
novals and in regard 10 financial policy, and
he answered all questions but one, aud that was
rs 10 what he was going TO do. The Senate
agreed TO resolution offered by MIR. Ingalls,.
which directs the Finance Committee TO inquire
e. hecsssa sse Is rsaairs '' tie issue
tons tons of 81 and 81. In the House
OF Representatives, Mr.. Blanchard introduced
resolution calling UPON the Secretary Of the
Treasury for statement OF all moneys seized
or collected in the Department of the Gulf by
Generals Butler and Banks. Mr.. Springer in
troduced bill TO enable tue people
TO form Constitution and State Gov
ernment, and there is strong reason to be-
lieve that il will be the measure which tho
House win oppose against the Harrison bin
which passed the Senate. The bill provides for
admitting the east half OF Dakota, which con-
tains about $4,000 inhabitants with two MEM
beers OF Congress and two United States Courts.
This will leave only about $4,000 inhabitants
west Of the river to be organized into the Terri
tory Of Lincoln. Bismarck is loft out Of the new
State, and viii become the capital of the new
Territory. The bill provides that Congress
may hereafter, when the Indian reservation
titles are extinguishcd, annex the Territory OF
Lincoln and Dakota is required TO consent To
this in her constitution. Mr.. Weaver addressed
the House upon the coinage question In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Weaver attacked the
national banking system. There Nere four
things, he said, relating 70 finance which ths
Congress must enact First, 1T must provide
for unrestricted coinage OF American silver.
Second law must be passed for the issue OF
Treasury notes to take the place of bank notes.
Third, tho largest poriiOn u the surplus IN the
Treasury must be paid out in liquidation OF the
Understanding public debt Fourth, IL must
forbid by law any further discrimination against
silver coin.
A BILL to provide for the control Of the reser-
walton at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the distri-
button of water was introduced in the
Senate on tho 9th inst. The Sem
ate passed bills appropriating $780,
600 each for public buildings at San Francisco
and Portland. 10000 for San Antonio. $4,000
for Pueblo, Fort Smith. Dayton and GAINESVILLE,
and 5000 o for Atchison, Sioux City, Oshkosh.
and Xicksburg; a bill passed to sell
the old site of Fort Brady, in Michigan, aud
erect suitable building in new location.
The Speaker laid before the House the resIons
Of the Secretary of the Treasury to the Bland
TeSeved sRe hs ssY th
Secretary Of the Treasury by the House Of Rep
resentatives in their resolution respecting the
SILVER balance and circulation and beg leave
to say in reply that l will, with
al. al due diligence, make foil answer TO
the current business of the department and
by special endeayor 70 promote exigent re-
forms in tho levy and collection Of duties on
imported commodities, by affording some infor-
nation thereon in season for the ADVANTAGE of
the sub-comm. ttee OF the Finance Committee OF
the Senate. which has requo sted the same and
which / am happy TO say is about to under
take an early examination Of the difficulties
set forth in my annual report In resp ct to
the collection Of revenue at the Custom House
at New York." The Speaker also laid before
the House the reply of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to the resolution asking for state,
nent Of the amount applied to the sinking
Referred The secretary gives the Following
figures: Bones. Ir ncipa s45 SIS, 80; interest,
s27l ,G07.32 actional currency, redeemed, sl5,-
bS5.43. TOTAL s45,S15,702.75.
THE Eustis resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for information as to the re-
fusal of the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans
70 receiye shipments Of silver and to
ISSUE silver certificates therefor, was the
theme OF protracted debate in the
Senate ON the 10th inst Senator Call defended
the action of the Treasury officials and Senator
Plumb criticised it. Senator Coke attacked the
Treasury Department vehemently, saying that
theTreasury officials, while SYSTEMATICALLY taking
credit for supporting the public credit and
cutting the law, were doing everything in their
power to accomplish directly contrary result.
he made no war ON the administration, he said
but he believed that a public office is public
trust, aud in the position taken by him he exc
cuted the trust conferred on him by the
people whom he in part represented
Senator Teller praised the Democratic
members of the last House for resisting the
effort OF the incoming Democratic President to
discredit silver" He commented with severity
tho statement made by the President and
cny ths sS4 nto tS
when s9l,OO0,0c0 OF silver cert &c ites and s50-
100000 in silver coin were in the hands of the
people. Mr. George defended the administra-
ton, after which Mr.. Eussis said that he had
teleeraphed TO Mr.. Roach at New Orleans TO
ascertain the purpose OF the bank shipment
of silver, and had received this reply;
Shippers sought to got rid OF excessive silver
by shipping 70 the Sub-Treasury and asking
th0C silver Certincates tnerefOr should DO turned
over to their New Orleans correspondents. The
Sub-Treasurer declined TO receive from express
company because, first, he doubted the propriety
of the Treasury becoming intermediary between
country and city banks second, for lack of cler-
ical force. feel assured that provision for SUI
fcient clerks would remedy everything" The
matter finally went over. The House met,
adopted resolutions eulogistic of Gen. Hancock,
and immediately adjourned.
Mr.. MITCHELL of Oregon introduced bill in
tho Senate on the nth inst. providing for the re-
peal Of all treaties permitting the coming of
Chinese TO tho United States and prohibiting
their coming, except in the case of diplomatic
and official personages. The Senate passed
without amendment the House bill for the pay
ment OF the Fourth Of July" claims and bill
regulating the promotion Of West Point
graduates. The Blair education bill
Senator Morgan CAla.) delivered "a long
speech against It. He called it bill TO
tax the honest Woodworking man in order TO
educate the children of the drunken, loafng
yagabund. Forty of the sixty millions of people
in the United States we're dead-beats and non
producers. and the tax imposed the re-
manning twenty millions, he said would
foot up $40 head. The constitutional
ground for the bill. Mr. Morgan continued.
was said 70 be found in the -genera1-weIfare"
clause Of the preamble to the Constitution,
Such an application of that CLAUSE simply
meant that you could pull down the man who
put UP drunken loafer who would not
exert himself. Senator Morgan character
lied Senator Blair's idea rs one involving the
right OF Congress 10 educate tho children
of the several States without the consent of tho
States. The Senate adjourned TO Monday, Feb.