Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-04
EASTERN NEWS.
The Senate Ceases to Talk ON a
MQOted Question
BLAND PRESENTS scEC POINTED
SILVER RESOLUTIONS.
A St. Louis Court Says Telegraph
Poles are Not Taxable.
the TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF A POWDER
MAGAZINE.
The Dement, Exposures Not
Yet Quoted.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN WASH
INCTON, D. C.
The Dement, Exposures Not
Yet Quoted.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN WASH
INCTON, D. C.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
rnuurcssi0nRl Proceedings.

Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Senate The
| Chair laid before the Senate o letter from
the Attorney General, asking for an add
tional appropriation Of $4,000 for jurors
OF the United States Courts, and Sl35,00
for witnesses. II was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
The Chair thon placed before the Senate
the resolution as submitted yesterday bG
Riddieberger and . substitute for it SUBJ
mitted by Pugh relating to the relations
between the President and the Senate in
regard to information and papers affecting
Government officers suspended or sp-
pointed. Edmunds said that practically
but four months of tho session we're lett
for business. The resolution offered en-
braced no practicable question-only
mooted questions. It would be time
enough to debate the question when IL
should become o practicable question.
He moved to lay the resolutions on tue
table. Riddleberger addressed the Chair.
The Chair said it was not debatabie. The
motion to lay these resolutions on the
table was agreed to, only one voice being
hoard in the negative.
House-Blsnd, from the Committee on
Coinage. Weights and Measures. desired
to report back the resolution offered by
him, calling ON the Secretary of the Treas
ury for certain Information relating TO
silver circulation. The resolution quoted
at length from On address made by Presi-
dent Coe, of the American Bankers Asso-
| citation, which declared that the Secretary
of the Treasury had acted in concert with
theNew York Clearinghouse Association
TO maintain the gold standard until Con-
gress should convene. The resolution
then read as follows:
Whereas, Near the close OF the second
session of the Forty-eighth Congress, to
| wit, on the 2Gth day Of February, 1885.
this House refused by a decided vote to
| consider o then pending proposition,
looking to the suspension Of the coinage OF
| silver dollars, therefore, be il
Resolved, BY this House that the Score
tary of the Treasury be and be is hereby
requested to inform this House whether
or not any agreement or arrangement was
effected by the management Of the Treas
ury Department with the Clearinghouse
Committee in New York. or with any
other association or person, IA alleged in
the address OF Mr.. Coe, and II so by wha'
authority of law suoh arrangement wal
made and carried out, and. further. to in
form the House what amount OF silver
dollars we're In the Treasury on the 4tl
day OF March last unrepresented by oui
standing certificates and was in ~circula
ton; what amount OF such dollars were il
the Treasury on the 4th day OF March las
that could have been applied in payment
Of the interest.bearing debt and Other
dues OF the Government, and what amount
OF such dollars are now held in thu
Treasury that could be applied
also. what amount Of silver certificates are
held In che Treasury that could be re.
issued; also, what amount of interest
bearing debt ia now subject to call, and
will the same policy be pursued in the
payment Of silver coin and on other pub
lilo dues In the future 90 in the past.
Morrison would not object TO the resolu
tion, but he thought il went too far ir
asking what ID 10 be the policy OF til,
Treasury Department.
Bland replied that the past policy of TIL
Administration was known, and that il
was proper that Congress should know
whether il was 10 be persisted ia or not.
Randall inquired whether there was any
way Of getting In a motion to strike oui
the CLAUSE In regard to the future policy O
tho Administration. 1t could be judged
by its acts.
The speaker replied that he would ex
amino the resolution to see whether its
claims were desirable.
Hewitt-Wni it not DO In accord &c
move TO recommit with instructions.
Tho Sp~eaker-That Ia In order.
Hewitt-Then l will move TO recommii
the resolution, with instructions to the
committee TO strike ont that portion which
asks the Secretary of the Treasury to de.
fino Zoe policy OF the Administration.
The motion TO recommit with instruc.
tons was lost by yeas SO and nays 1853,
The resolution was adopted.
Telegraph Poles Not Taxable.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 3.-The case OF thu
Western Union Telegraph Company 70,
, failure to pay a tax on poles, and which
has been pending In the Court Of Crimina
Correction nearly 9 year, was decided yes
terdsy by Judge Noonan. A city ordi
nance provides that tho city can levy a ia,
OF So por polo on all poles erected withir
! the limits by the telegraph companies
Whom the collector attempted to collec
this tax the company refused payment
: aud prosecution was at once instituted b,
. tho city In the Police Court. When III,
matter came up before Judge Cady he dis
charged the defendants on the ground tina
: tho ordinance was unconstitutional anf
therefore invalid. The city appealed from
the decision TO the Court of Criminal Cor
%roction. when Judge Noonan yesterday Of
nrmed Judge Cady's decision on the sam,
grounds. He holds that the city can rem