Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-08
Hale, Ingalls,, Plumb. sherman, Teller,
and Van WICK.

OIL, ana IL was agreed 70.
MIR. Gibson moved to add an add.
tional section repeating section 1918 OF
the Revised Statutes, which now pro.
hibits any person who served the Con-
federate Government from appointment
TO the army Of the United States.
After an interesting debate, in which
Messrs. Gibson. Morgan. and Call sup
ported this proposed amendment and
Messrs. Logan and Conger opposed it,
Mr.. Gibson's amendment was lost
yeas, "a; nays, 25.
The bill was then put upon its final
passage and defeatee-yeas, 10; nays,
81.
A discussion then arose as to mea-
suIes next TO be considered. The
Washington Territory bill had the
formal right OF way at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon; but Messrs. Voorhees,, Blair,
Berry, and others indicated q desire to
call up in the morning hour bills in
which they are severally interested.
Mir. VOORHEES, desires the Senate to take
up the library bill after the morning
business tomorrow. slr. Blair wishes
private pension bills taken up as we'll
as other pension measures, and Mr..
Berry has the railrosd.right of-way
bill, which he expressed desire to
have disposed Of.
Adjourned at 6 o'clock.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, reported
back the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill from the committee having
charge Of the subject, and it was re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole.
In the morning hour Mr.. Dunn, of
Arkansas, on behalf Of the Committee
on American Shipping, called up the
resolution setting apart the 22d, 18th,
and Goth Of May for the consideration
Of the iree-ship bill. Adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House
the message Of the President on the
subject Of Chinese immigration. Re-
fened to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
The President calls attention to and
recommends legislation to remedy a
serious defect in the Chinese immgra-
ton act Of 1884, which has the effect of
deprivipg Chinese merchants visiting
this country Of the right to land that is
distinctly guaranteed to them by the
treaty.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the debate on the silver bill was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, entered
motion to Iecommit the bill, which mo-
ton v i'll not be acted on until the close
of the debate. lie then proceeded
with an argument in favor Of the free
coinage OF silver.
Mr.. Norwood, Of Georgia, in dry,
sarcastic manner bore testimony to the
wonderful knowledge possessed by all
men on questions of finance, and then
paid his respects in humorous manner
to several of the gentlemen who had
preceded him in the debate, especially
addressing himself to the satirizing Of
the speech of Mr.. Findlay, of Mary
land.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, advo-
Gated double standard, and Mr.. Bayne,
of Pennsylvania, favored the suspension
Of silver coinage.
Mr.. Bland asked unanimous consent,
in view of the large number of members
who desired to speak on the silver
question, that the vote, which is order
cd for tomorrow at 3 o'clock, should
be postponed until o'clock Saturday
but as that day had been set aside for
the consideration Of bills reported by
the Committee on Commerce, a MEM
Der Of that committee objected. A
member of the Committee on Claims
objected to postponement until Friday.
1t was agreed, however, that vote
should not be taken until $3.50 tO-mOr-
row.
The House then, at 5 o'clock, took a
recess until 7 o'clock.
The debate on the silver bill was con-
tinued at the evening session-seten
members on the floor and an equal
number Of spectators in the gallery
composing the audience that was called
TO order by the Speaker.
MIR. Daniel, of Virginia, took the
stand against the suspension Of silver
coinage, declaring the standard dollar
was one Of the bulwarks between the
people and monopoly. The banks held
the gold, the Government had its hand
upon the greenback, and the people
were told that silver was not wholesome
for them. If the coinage Of silver was
stopped contraction would follow, and
after contraction come bankruptcy
and ruin. The silver dollar was
not only an honest dollar, but
the most honest dollar that had
emanated from the Treasury. The
tendency of free silver coinage would
not be to carry gold to premium, but
10 put both metals on the same level.
The argument that the free coinage OF
silver would drive gold from the coun-
try was but second edition Of the old
prophecy made in 1873, that even
limited coinage would drive out gold.
Tho nresent situation of the countrv