The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-09
THE sILYKM QUESTION
dIxSd Up With the h.SnE II The senate
DepRFimsut Information,

,r.r Department Information,
WASHINGTON, Feb. S!-Among the
measures layorably reported to the Senate
rom the Committees and placed on the
calendar ware-the following: By Mr..
dcar, from the Committee on Privileges
and Election, bill liking the time for the
Meeting OF Congress In 1887 and every
,econd year thereafter on the first Mon
lay In October, and In 1856 and every Sec
ond year thereafter on the second Monday
Of November. '..pFi
Mr.. ingalls, offered a resolution which
Eas agreed to, directing the Committee on
Finance to inquire into the propristy
u making such an amendment TO the 70.
Sised atatutes ss may he necessary TO re-.
Iume the issue Of the United States notes
ot the denomination OF one and two dol.
lars, 81 r t-..
In offering the resolution Mr.. Ingalls,
iaid he understood that the smaller notes
had been Withdrawn and practically 70.
lred for the purpose OF forcing silver into
circulation and thereby rendering silver
unpopular with'the people. Ingalls, i'm.
preston. was that the people Of this
country wanted gold and silver Is basis
Vt circulation, but did not desire to carry
other metal in their pockets. The people
lid, however, desire the restoration OF the
,mall United States notes, aud inasmuch
as they pay all the money In the Treasury
from their own resources and are owners
Il whatever currency there may be In the
country he (Mr. Ingalls, did not see why
lie peoples wish should not Oe gratiti4d.
de mad therefore oH0!ed tue resolution.
THE ADMINISTRATION RAKED.
Mr.. Teller said everything possible had
been done by the administration as we'll
Is by others TO make It difficult OF ilnpos
iibls for people holding silver dollars ID
exchange them ior silver certificates and
% render thN silver dollars as unpopular
as possible.
slr Isller inquited: "Nyho /, the Sec.
tetary OF the Treasury that lie should
stand up and thwait the deliberate law ol
Congress? Where did he get his training
hat he should say, " possess all the
knovlsd9s and wisdom OF THIS government
on finances and no matter what the legis'
latiye department may soy ! know what u
goodfort hecountry."
| gvhe apnliniAtrauOn had shut the mint
10 silver and barred the Treasury to It,
and then said they did nGt believe the
people Rauted silver. Men had heen
auny before now for dsbasing coin be
eau 70 they hsd cheated the people, yet
here wsB o case Of 4 eoggpment debasinl
lts own Coip." . p ? " ~
MHsltRRMAN TAXES A HAND.
During the further discussion Of The
resolution Mr.. Sherman took the floor Ii
its support. He said the inquiry was on
urely proper aud that the Senate had q
Alright 10 anything on the executive files
either relating to tho sublect or to exeCu
tive appointments, susp 'nsions OF rOmov
question so long pending In the caucuses
Committee meetings and secret sessions
as to the right Of the Senate to Information
regarding removals. MIR. Sherman said, ~
think we have right TO seek Information
OF any Department Of the government
whetherthe information be on paper OF BY
parole. I don't think there ID any doubt o.
il Whatever. But for that we could not
leVislate; We Could not even by executive
session! / haye Just as much right TO 60
10 any Department and ask for any p1pert
| eHeCting that Department-eiepti legig
latiya business, II / 60 there armed With
the powerot the Senate as the Secretary
Of tho Treasury or any Department Of the
Government-or % the t,resilegt oi tht
United States. That lias always from The
foundation OF tho Government been thu
esta6llshel law. Any information
that may effect the judgement OF
conduct Of q EenstQr on any
subject OF public duty 10 INFORMATION
that the President is bound To communl
cate, There ought 10 be no secrets In thiI
lGoyerntnent Of ours. lisa Government
Ioi tile people. There is no Ills or pro
4 vision iOr, keeping secrets. We have nt
right 10 say 10 another pepartmentot th'
Government for what rsSaop did you d
| this thing. The President has no right Y
come 10 Us aud say, why did you pas
IlbiB law? He hAa no right 10 ctoes ex
anime ts. The departments are separate
AMI distinct bot az all Information con
talned on The tilea Of the Department l
inst "a much the property OF 4 Senator q
lanybody else, there isfio secret ln this Coy
eminent that can be protected from legts
latye supervision.
| MANNING,s TACipURNtTY,
\ lie withhoids riiS Views from The Commit
tee on ways aud Means.
WAsltlNaroS, Feb. S.--secfetary Man