Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-28
VERY GOOD DAY FOR SILVER.
ghs Senate Decides That Small Silver
Notes Shall be Issued In.
stead of Coin.
In the House They Talk Over and
Agree Upon the Bill to
Increase the Navy.
What the Indian Commissioner Knows
About Post Traderships-Other
Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Tn the Senate
Nr Coke offered resolution discharging
tba Committee on Finance from the further
consideration OF the House Joint resolu-
ton for the payment Of the surplus in the
Treasury on the public debt. He gave
notice that he would call it up Monday and
ask vote upon it. The resolution offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds instructing the
committee on Foreign Relations to inquire
into the violation of the rights Of ner-
chant vessels in Canadian waters was
taken up and adopted. MIR. Hawley, from
the Committee on Printing, reported a
res ,lution for the collection and printing
Of Presidential vetoes from the organiza-
ton Of Congress to the present time, ar
RACED in chronological order. Adopted.
OF the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
going back to the paragraph authorizing the
secretary OF the Treasury to issue silver
rartiiicates OF one, two and five dollars on
IN surplus silver dollars now in the Treas
ury in payment OF appropriations in this
iii and other expenditures or obligations of
the Government. which certificates shall be
radeemable in standard silver dollars on
demand and when paid into the Treasury
shall he reissued subject to the provisions
Tbe Committee on Appropriations recon.
mend the striking out Of the clause within
nnotation marks and to adopt the follow
inc "ProvidiDg that the said denomina.
ti0ns OF one, two and five dollars, may be
issued in lien OF silver certificates OF large
denominations in the Treasury and to that
extent said certificates OF larger denomina.
tons shall be cane lied and destroyed"
Mr.. Beck offered his substitute which VAS
ruled out on point OF order. An amend.
ment recommended by the committee
striking out the words, land on the surplus
silver dollars" ETC., was agreed to without
division. An amendment striking out the
words 'and shall be redeemable 10 stand.
ard silver dollars" etc, was agreed to,
yeas 20. nays "a. An amendment adding
the words provided that said denomina-
TONS etc, was agreed o without dissent.
The clause as it now stands reads, land the
Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby author
lied and required to issue silver certificates |
in denominations Of one, two and five dol |
lars and the silver certificates herein author |
adsliall be receivable, redeemable and pay
as is provided for the silver certificates |
by act OF February 2S, 1878, entitled IAN
act to authorize the coinage OF standard |
silver dollars, and TO restore it's legal tender |
character, and provided that said denom |
nations OF one, two and five dollars, may |
be issued in lieu OF the silver certificates OF |
larger denomina tions in the Treasury and |
to that extent the said certificates OF |
larger denominations shall be cancelled |
and destroyed. On motion OF Mr.. Dawes |
an item appropriating $4,000 for
the education of children OF school |
age in Alaska without regard to race
was inserted. Mr.. Blair moved to insert a
clause appropriating $56.5OO for the ex-
pense OF The inauguration OF the Bartholdi
statute with the following proviso: "Pro-
yided however, that no part OF the sum
herein appropriated shall be used to pro-
cure or pay for spirituous liqnors, or to.
bacco or stimulants, or narcotics in any |
form, nor shall any charge or expenditure |
for the same be paid by the United States" ;"
Mr.. German moved to lay the amendment |
on the table. Rejected yeas 27, nays %.
out division. The Senate then took a re-
cess till o'clock with the purpose OF fin
ishng the bill tonight.
House.
Immediately after the reading Of the |
Journal the House went into Committee OF
he Whole, Mr. Crisp in the Chair, on the
Efor the increase in the navy. Mr.. Her |
kt said that ma jority Of the Naval
Committee had not changed their opinion |
nregard to this matter, but it was rec |
ognized fact that the committee was
simply Il representative OF the House, and |
when it found there was an opinion in the |
House that the bill appropriated too |
much and provided for too many ships it |
conformed the bill to the sentiment OF the |
House, and had no apology to offer. The
original bill was then read by Sec
tions for amendments. On motion of Mr.. |
Buck, an amendment was adopted insert |
ing in the bill a provision contained in the |
substitute Tor dynamite gun cruiser. MIR. |
Boutelle moved to strike out the clause |
which authorized the Secretary OF the
Navy III certain emergencies to import |
armor lor new cruisers. Agreed to, Ill to |
81. The committee then rose and reported |
the bill to the House. Mr.. Herbert offered |
as substitute for the bill proposition |
agreed to by the Committee on Naval
Affairs, and which has been published. 1t |
was agreed to. Ieas-117, nays-1O4,
and the bill as amended was passed.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Indian Commits |
sloner Atkins was again before the Special
Committee OF the Senate this morning, and |
was cross-examined by the Chairman. The
Commissioner, in his replies, repeated with
great frankness his avowals that he had
appointed his personal and political
trends TO tr6darshipa in aOme instances,
and that he believed the law gave him some
CHARGE in he Il or l,f aanOinfmentS and