Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-17
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EASTERN NEWS.
The Silver Fight Renewed in
The House.
ADVERSE REPORT TO BLAND's
BILL BY JAMES.
Appeal for Aid to the Denver
Board of Trade.
AN EXTENSIVE CAR DRIVERS STRIKE
IN NEW YORK.
Particulars of Ex-Governor Sey-
mour's Funeral.
Particulars of Ex-Governor Sey-
mour's Funeral.
THE ~PoSTMASTERS' NATIONAL
CONVENTIONAL CHICAGO.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
CONGREGATIONAL Proceedings.

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTlNEo,J
CONGREGATIONAL Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The silver fight
was renewed in the House Committee on
Coinage and Weights and Measures to-day
Representative James moved to report sd'
versely the bill introduced by Represents
tive Bland this morning, entitled "a bill
for the free coinage of silver and other
purposes" 1t provides that holders of sill.
YER bullion shall be entitled to have ii
coined upon like terms with gold, and that
silver dollars SO coined shall be q legal ten
der, etc. It also provides for the repeal Of
the &c. authorizing the purchase Of silver
bullion to be coined monthly into standard
silver dollars. Mr.. Jones motion to re.
port the bill adversely was carried by yeas
7, nays s. The detailed vote was as fol.
lows: Yeas-ssymour, Hemphill. Nor.
wood, Scott, james, Rockwell and Little.
Nays-Lanham, McOreary, Bynum, Fuller
and Bland. Representative James will
make a majority report, and Representa-
tive Bland will make a minority report,
recommending the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill was introduced
in the House to-day. Mr.. Morrison says
his bill will effect an estimated reduction
of $40, 000. 900 in the revenues from Gus
toms, based on the revenues of last year.
The greatest reduction of any one article
is on sugar, where the new duty results in
a decrease Of $40, 900, 900 in the receipts.
The addition TO the free list will involve a
loss of So, 500, 900, and the reductions made
by the bill on other articles Of about
SIS, 000, 900.
In the House this afternoon the follow
ing bills we're introduced and referred:
By FELTON,, OF California, TO terminate
certain treaties with China and prohibit
Chinese immigration.
By Henley, of California, to abrogate all
treaties between the United States and
China permitting Chinese immigration, ex-
cept diplomatic and Consular officers.
Laird, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported a bill authorizing the
President to raise two regiments Of volun-
teer cavalry in New Mexico and Arizona to
suppress Indian hostilities. Committee OF
the Whole.
Iron, from the same committee, re.
pUEtCQ q JOlut AcbOlubIuu bcuucEluS buS
thanks Of Congress to Joseph Francis for
his lifelong services to humanity, in the
construction Of life-saving appliances.
In the House to-day James, from The
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures, reported adversely BANDS bill fol
the free coinage of silver. and ID wa
placed On the calendar. Bland obtained
leave to file a minority report, and stated
that the House would BIO asked to consider
the bill at the earliest opportunity.
In the Senate Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon
gave notice that on Tuesday. the 23d, h
would call up his bill providing for tn
a~brogation of a treaty permitting the i'm
migration of Chinese. He would be abb
to chow that not only was it within rh
power Of the United States to abrogate tn
treaty, but that the doctrine had been rec
| ognized by all the Acts of Congress, com
mencing over 80 years ago with the abro
CATION Of the treaty with France. He he'll,
1t to be the bounden duty Of Congress t
provide for the abrogstion of the Chimes
immigration Treaty.
A petition Of the bankers, merchant
and lawyers OF Savannah was presented b
Brown, praying for the repeal of tn
Silver Coinage Act. He felt it his duty t
present the petition Of such highly intelli
gent gentlemen, but also felt it his duty I
say that he could mol agree with the state
ments Of the petition, to the effect that th
law had been injurious to the country
Brown added that if IL were desirable, b
could secure petitions signed by hundred
Of thousands Of people in that Stat
against the repeal of the Coinage Act. Th
petition was referred.
Strike Of the Car Drivers.
New York, Feb. 16.-The car drivers O
the Fourth Avenue street car line struc
this morning, because of the failure of tn
company TO keep its agreement. No car
are running on the line. The agreemen
between the drivers and officers of tb
Broadway and Seventh Avenue and th
Broadway Surface roads, whereby III
drivers are to receive 50 Is per day of |
hours. with an hour for their dinner, wen
into effect yesterday. The new arrange
ment is very satisfactory. The arrange
ment between the drivers and the Fourt
Avenue Company also took effect yesteI
day. In the afternoon the drivers OF thi
line became suspicious that the compan
did not intend to carry out the letter Of th
agreement. and they threatened to strik
unless the agreement was enforced.
meeting of the drivers wal held last night
and 1t was decided to quit work thi
morning, inasmuch as the compan
had failed to fulfill their contract. Thi
morning not q car left the depot, and az
result, the Third Avenue and Broadwa
lines were crowded. The men saw N
company. though promising to pay So pc
day for ~ hours, with half an hour 10
dinner, had violated their agreement h
paying the conductors that amount. an
theother half receiving only 81 20 TO 81 5
each. Besides many of the men had bee
transferred from the Thirty-second stree
stable to the Eighty-sixth street stable
ana vice versa. causing them to pay te
cents additional car fare. Delegate Cullen
for she men, endeavored 10 have the agree
ment carried out. but Superintendent
Skitt. TO whom the men lay all the blame
refused, saying that the old men Sere ael
ting full money, and ii was the ripper