Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-09
FORTHWITH CONGRESS.

the Eads ship railway scheme. Referred.
 A number of petitions were presented
 praying for the opening up to settlement o1
 the Oklahoma lands; also memorial of the
 forth that the course of Land Commissione1
 Sparks in indiscriminately and indefinitely
 suspending land titles was working great | hardship to bona fide settlers in that State
 and urging Congress to take such steps as
 may be deemed necessary to secure the ear
 Hest practicable settlement of the questions 1 involved: Referred
 Mf. Hoar, from Privileges and Elections, reported favorably bill fixing the time for l the meeting of Congress in 1887 and every l second year thereafter on the first Monday | in October; and in 1886 and every second 1 year thereafter on the second Monday in | November.
 Mir: Voorhees,, from the Library commit tee, reported favorab1y resolution provid- 1 ing that marble busts of vice presidehts of | the United States shall be placed in the va
 cant niches of the Senate chamber. 1 MT. Ingalls,, from the Committee on Rules,
 made an adverse report on MT. Platt's reso- 1 lutlon providing for the consideration of ex-
 ecutive nominations in open Senate. At MT.
 Platt's desire (Mr. Ingalls, not objectihg) the resolution was placed on the calendar. MT. Platt said he would hereafter take occasion
 to submit the reasons which, in his judg-
 ment, make it desirable that the Senate | l the adverse report of the Committee on 1 Rules.
 Mf. Ingalls, offered 8 resolution, which was | agreed to, directing the Committee on 1 Finance to inquire into the advisability of I making such amendments to section 3, 751 of l the revised statutes as may be necessary to l require the issue of United States notes of | the denomination of $1 and $2. NIT. Eustis offered resolution directing l the Finance committee to report whether 1 the practice of receiving silver dollars at sub-treasuries and issuing silver certificates l in exchange for them, which certificates might be used by merchants in making re- | mittanees, had been stopped, especially in | the of the New Orleans sub treasury MT. Eustis explained that southern mer- chants had complained about this matter. MT. Chase asked if MT. Eustis meant that | merchants had declined to take silver dol lars.
 Mr. Eustis admitted that silver dollars were received only at discount as a result of the policy complained of. MT. Sherman supported the resolution and claimed the Senate's right to anything on the executive files regarding this subject of re- | movals and appointments. The Blair ednca- tional bill came up as regular business, but was put aside for the Eustis resolution. MT. Teller supported the resolution and opposed the treasurys policy. He asked what right the treasurer had to thwart the legislation of Congress by barring silver from circulation.
 Ml Morrill, said the Republicans had been accused of not paying out silver dollars; TOW the Democrats were accusing themselves of not receiving silver dollars. MT. Sherman further remarked that the treasurer had no right to refuse to issue cer- tifcates for silver.
 MT. Morrill-Can he ask them for their reasons!
 Ia1,a ata 4ba {a5o right to reasons for executive removals. MT. Sherman said no one proposed to control the Presidents discretion, but he must not de- prive the Senate of it's discretion. We must have all the information that he has so as to act intelligently. But it would be courteous, and if the President said he received certain information in con- fidence, he (Sherman) would favor respecting that confidence, but when the President said papers contained charges and then refused to let the Senate know the charges he (Sher- man) would not consent. In fact, such papers ought not to be kept on file to poison the accused mans future. They oug. t to be destroyed if they are not to be seen by the Senate.
 MT. Pugh asked if the Senate had right to call for the information in order to review the Presidents action.
 Mr. Sherman-What right has he to ask how we shall use tbema If we have right
 
 what they are worth.
 The resolution went over until to morrow
 After executive session the Senate ad- journed.
 HoUsE-.Among the bills introduced to- day was one by MT. Mitchell, of Connecticut, to provide for assistant civil service ex- aminer; by MT. Blanchard of Louisiana call ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for a statement Of all moneys or funds seized and collected by Generals Butler and Banks while in command of the department of the gulf during the war, and particularly of all amounts seized by General Banks under order No. 202 by United States officers in New Orleans from May, 1862, to May, 1865, together with the disposition of the moneys and funds so seized and appropriated by the United States.
 By Mr. O'Neill, of Missouri, to create commissioner whose duty it shall be to re- port upon the material and intellectual prog ress made by the colored people since 1865.
 By MT. Belmont amendatory of section 1.750 of the revised statutes. It adds clause which provides that notorial services when certified under the hand and seal of office of such secretary of legation or con sular officer shall be deemed an official service and the fee therefor shall be charged and collected according to the prescribed sche- dule of fees provided in section 1 ,745 of the revised statutes and accounted for to the
 
 posed amendment of the notorial fee which depends on the use of the seal is to be re- turned to the treasury. This does not pre- vent an officer from receiving compensation for private and personal service he may per- form
 MT. Cookery, of Missouri, from the Con- mittee on Accounts, reported adversely a joint resolution abolishing all mileage fees and authorizing each membe of Congress to employ clerk. Placed on the calendar. MT. O'Neill, of Missouri, from the Com mittee on Labor, reported resolution call ing on the Postmaster General for informa- tion as to whether letter carriers come under the provisions of the eight hour law. Ad- opted.
 MT. Crane of Texas, from the Committee on Labor, reported bill constituting eight hours days work for laborers, etc, en- ployed by the United States government House calendar.
 Committee of the Whole on the sthalf gal lon" bill.
 Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, took the floor and made speech upon fnance attacking fercely the national banking system The banks, he said, had grown with the coun- try's growth and strengthened with it's strength until to day they defed the law and | the power of the government. These banks had entered into conspiracy to prevent the people from paying the public debt in the coin of the country, while every sincere | man would admit that it had never been, the l intention of the government to pay the debt exclusively in gold. The Bland bill had l been first blood for the people, but ever I since it's passage the conduct of the Treasury department had amounted to complete de- 6ance of the law and of the will of the peo- pie. There were four things relating to f- | nance which MT. Weaver said this Congress | must enact. First, it must provide for l unrestricted coinage of American silver;
 second, law must be passed for the issue of treasury notes to take the place of bank | notes; third, the larger portion of the sur | plus in the treasury must be paid out in li- l quidation of the interest bearing public debt; | fourth it must forbid by law any further discrimination against silver. The committee then rose and the House at | 5:15 p. m. adjourned.
 Wages Raised in the Mills. l MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 9.-.Information was given out tonight that there will be 8
 general advance of wages, probably 10 pe1 cent, in the mills of this city, thus benefting one thousand three hundred operators and | indirectly thousands of others. The action of the manufacturers at Lowell hastened the l advance