Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-21

seaafe.
WHsHTsoros, Jaa. 21-Oa the opsn
ing of the s-nate tod4S Hale offered !
fesolnt'on callIsR upon the Secretary O,
70 Ifeasury TO forward to the Senxt.
All tue paper bearing upon the repair.
made Oh the PoorI4 Do. office bQ,ldine
10 which. IL 10 asserted. 90 Wet I.no,
vas enpiosed in spite Of tue protests OF
the iasor unions- The resoIut,oe VA
agreed ts
A RESOLUTION vas offered by Mitchell
OF Oregon for reference TO tn Conmit
tee on F,rsien Relations and w4s re
terred. calling on toe Secret .ry of Stat
copies Of all correspondence lesve-,
U Id States g ,vernm mt and the
Chinese Government since the promo.
sa.i1n of our treaty With China havtuy
refer. nee TO the ensorc men, of us.ty
pfOvsious.
morrill, addressed the Senate on the
silver question He began with the re
mark that toe sitoor ate speech of the
Senator from X ntacky (Beck seemed
TO throw the burden of the r-jo, nder On
the friends o. the ad dniu,strAtion
Essrs body 10 wiling. nav anxious, s.iJ
toe speaker TO keep as much silver In
At the same time at par With our gold
csinaRs. Tue only hostility TO silver
arises from What seems to be a fxeu
and passionate parpo-e on tbs part OF
30 ne OF It's advocates TO promote sach
an ex,-ss OF stivsr coinage as vIli drive
gold out of the oouatry and leave our
vast trade and Commerce based on sll
Yer enly. 10 reaching this position OF
al. "a -.
Do blind TO the disa-trous contraction
OF the ciroal ,tinR medium of ths coan-
try that w,ll At once ocoar, for whsn
the moment arrives that gold cem
mands q premium it will all be held as
com mDodIty for sale, not for circaia-
tion. SIN Ill or five per cent. prem um
IL as productive OF universal boarding
as Que of Is per cent, aud no possib Q
advantage TO oor people could be ex-
pscted from following the lame
and feeble example Of Indis o.
Mexico 10 utilizing silver currency.
Msrri II insisted that there was no War
aoon silver. but that iu Substance aud
effect q declaration of var had b.en
made on q Id by the leader Of the
Democratic party in ths senate. Feom
the pleasure which tue Senator from
Kentucky had evipoed 10 declaring in
the senate his antag 'nism TO the Presl-
dent and the 3 oret .ry of ths Treasary.
n seemed to Morrill, that the Senator
had been lsborinR uoder the delasion
that he vas still belaborinR with left
banded compliments seme R-pabltoan
President and Secretary. HIS Nor
riirs) convict ,ou that the continued
coinage OF large amooots of silver
weuld drive all the gold out of the coun-
try vas based on the past experience
Of all civiliz I'd peoples that IA inferior
money never failed TO expel q superior
one and on the fact that our osn silver
mines furnished more tnaR one half OF
the annual silver yield Of the world.
The debate on silver VAS then partic'-
pated 10 by Book, re Ter, n jPnsrs IN
aud Maxev. all favoriag free coinage
except Mcpherson.
Ihe senate then adjourned.
nosse.
Thomas, of Illin ,is, from the Com
mitsee on Military AFFAIR.". reported =
hill aushoriz NJ the President 10 retire
Lisut. w. b. Randall ss Lieutenant
Commander. fnv,te calender.
Balleutine, from the 81 ne committee,
repurtsd bill Authorizing the volu 4.
tary retirement of navy OH ,sr4 wno
have rendered conspicuous ssrvioe in
battle or who have s-rvsd 30 years In
the navy. House calendar.
After long debate on the Pension
bill. Morrisos NOV. ID that the Hou q
adjourn, but the Housv voted the mo
tioa down, aud, on motion OF N ,tson,
vent into o ,mmitt-e OF tue whole. tbe
purpose being TO cnstinue tbs DISCUS
sion of the Pension bill. The frss bill
on the calendar, however. " "a the Ssu-
ate biii for tue porohase OF th- old Pro
dnce Exchange bu,id,ag in New York
city, aud Mr.. Symes, OF Colorado, re
oeivIng reooauition from the Chair,
stated that that Vas the precise bill be
wished to talk about, and immediately
proceeded 10 deliver = speech IN oppo
sition Co the suspension OF silver dollar
coinage. He ridiculed the assertion
made by the President aad Secretary
OF the Treasury that the SILVER dsll.r
could not be- made to circulate. and de
clsrsd that the coinage and legal tsud1r
lzvs had hsen wiifuily violated by the
Executive OH Nrs OF the Gove,ament
Admitting. for the sake Of argudent,
thas the su uosrseasitive idea OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury justified
him IN paying all the interest
of the bo1ds in gold, what
4. .xcuse wss there for hts not p.yiua ou'
SILVER dollars for q portion of the ordi
nary Expenditures OF the government.
fater-st on tue public debt Vas ahol'
q COO 0Co mouth. leaving fsO.0oO.oOO
To be paid for ordinary expesses- he
Secretary Of the TreAsurs hSa stated
that he vas making every ed 'rt TO put
the silv-.r dollars In circulstIos. Wns
then vas not such an amount Of silver
psid out as would reduce the accamuls
lion 10 the vaults Would poor pen
aioners. or sailsrs, or soldiers or govern.
sent clerks ohjsc 20 being paid 10 sii
yer dollars or SILVER Certificates Not
AZ all. fheu IL vas false pretsuse for
the Secretary 70 sag that he Gas making
an unsuccessfui attern pt TO pot silver IN
circulation, q false oatcfy that the peo
ple wsuld not receive the silver dollar.
made for the purpose OF deceivtng the
people. 10 Gas N sde tn pursuance OF =
erea, conspiracy formed Of eondhold
srs, capitalists aud mous metaiiists OF
toe money oenters TO demouetixs oue-
half Of the metal money OF the world,
aud it wss = matter OF seriou, puoi'c
concern that the highest oaici<ls OF the
government we're aiding this eonsptracy
oy violating the plain le ter and spiri'
OF the lac. 10 Aaaoss last the Score
tary Of the Treasury and his assistants.
the mono metaiiists. had tried 20 get az
q scare by ssyinR the gold resefve OF
the Treasury vss fast dissppearins.
vnile toe fact vas that 10 vas fncrsas
ING.