Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-23
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House..
The Speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from the Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury submitting an estimate OF an
appropriation amounting to 1926, TIA for
sedized railroads controlled by the Central
Pacific Railroad. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Townsend, OF Illinois,
the Senate amendments to the Pension An
preparation bill were non-concurred in and
Messrs. Townshend, Wilson and Long were
appointed as conferers. The House
ha wing resumed the consideration OF
tn, Naval Appropriation bill, rejected.
Yeas. 80; nays, 1871, the motion made on
Saturday by Mr.. Golf to recommit thu bill
with Instructions to the Committee on
Naval Affairs to report it back with an
amendment. making provision for compile
ton OF the double-turreted monitors. The
bill was then passed.
Under the call OF States the following
bills were introduced and referred: By Mr..
Henly. OF California, u resolution directing
the prosecution of the officers OF
the, Union Pacific Railroad Company;
Mr. Henly. OF California, introduced the
following resolut on:
WHEREAS, It appears from the published
report OF the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany that said corporation, without the
consent OF Congress, did issuein 1883 about
$4,000, 900 collateral trust bonds, also
$4,000, 900 six per cent coils teral trust
DO DIS and did pay dividends in 1883 and
1884 Notwithstanding the existence OF a
gross floating debtof 81, 5000 and in
1888 and 1885 did guarantee the interest
on S1,493, 100 OF the Oregon Short Line
bonds. in defiance Of the provisions OF
clause IS, section 4 volume II statutes at
large, Therefore be il
Reso we'd, By the House of Representa-.
tives that the Attorney. General be and is
hereby directed to prosecute all officers of
said corporation civilly and criminaly
against whom there is sufficient evidence to I
insure judgment or conviction.
The House then went into COMMITTEES Of
the whole, MIR. Reagan, Of Texas, in the
chair, OF the Sundry Civil bill. On a
point OF order raised by Mr.. Mcmillan the |
clause appropriating $4,000 for building
a steam tender for the Fourth Lighthouse |
District was striker from tho bill. Propo-
sitious submitted by Mr.. Blanchard, OF
Louisiana, appropriating $4,000 for q
revenue patrol vessel for use on the Missis- |
sippi River. and by MIR. Grain, of Texas,
appropriating $4,000 for a Revenue
teamer for use on the Gulf were ruled out
on points of order. The paragraph rela-
i've to the Bureau Of Engraving and Print.
ing having been reached, Mr.. Dingley, OF
Maine, offered an amendment requiring the |
engraving OF notes OF the denomination OF
81, 50 and the other denominations
authorized by law. Mr.. Randall raised a
point OF order against the amendment and |
in the course OF his argument in support OF
it he took occasion to deny the charge that
the present administration had waged a |
war on the silver dollar.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, said that while there |
was a difference OF opinion as to the atti-
tude of the Administration toward the |
silver dollar it was clear the Secretary OF
the Treasury had made war on 81 and 50 |
notes in violation of the act OF May 81,
1855. He did not charge that the Secre-
tary had lone SO Willingly, but Willingly |
or unwittingly, he had violated the statute
when he retired 81 and So notes and issued
notes OF larger amounts. The point of
order was sustained, and upon an appeal
being taken, the decision was sustained, 81 |
to IS.
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa. offered a similar
amendment, which met with q similar fate.
He then attempted to evade the point OF
order by modifying the amendment 40 as
to authorize the issue of 81 and 81 notes in
place of the INITIATED and cancelled notes
OF q like denomination. Mr.. Randall raised
q point OF order against the amendment, |
also declaring that the avowed object OF the
proposition was to compel a different ad-
ministration OF the law thar was practiced
at present, and therefore it changed an ex-
listing law. Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas,
stated that the amendment was in the
~exactlanguage OF the existing law. He did
not think the point OF order should be
raised against the proposition to compel
the Secretary of the Treasury to obey the
law.
Mr.. Randall think he has.
Mr.. Anderson-I think he has not.
Mr.. Randal-The gentleman wants to
compel him do something and I want him
to exercise the discretion lodged in him
by existing law.
Mr.. A~nderson-The secretary has not
obeyed the existingilaw.
Mr.. Mills OF Texas argued that nothing
in the amendment was in c~ontravention OF
the rules of the House. Mr.. Ryan of Kan
sas took the the ground that the amend.
ment was a sort of suggestion by a leeisla.
tive body to the executive that it desired
to have 800 and $2.OO notes reissued
and nothing more. Mr.. Bland OF Missouri,
said that the law on the statute book re-
quired the Treasury to keep ia circulation
$346,00O,0 900 OF legal tender notes. II
this amendment were adopted the amend
increased but b.tween $40, 600, 900
and $50, OOO, 900 would be piled up
in the Treasury. His policy would be to
leave tire legal tender circulation where it
was md make room for the 81 and
81 coin notes issued upon silver. Silver
needed legislation to get it in circulation,
.greenbacks needed none. The amendment
he contf nded, violated the existing law be-
cause it chained the discretion OF the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. 1t was had policy
for those who advocated silver circulation
to drive silver out Of circulation BY com.
lselling the issue Of 81 and Sc notes. Tho
Chair overruled the point Of order and then
Mr.. Warner advocated the adoption Of the