Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, March 81.
lestials.

SATURDAY, March 81
House-The silver bill came up and
debate was opened by Mr.. Culberson
He was friend of silver and ia favor
of placing it on the same plane with
gold. He would make the coinage OF
silver free, and he would pass a law
compelling the treasury department to
pay the surplus on the public debt Mr.
Long said the simple, common sense
thing to do was to cali halt. We had
an abundance Of silver, more than the
efforts of the administration could force
into Circulation. Give silver coinage a
present or prospective rest. In the in.
terest of bimetallism, in the interest of
silver itself, it was time TO cast an an
Choir and take bearings to suspend or at
least fix the time for the suspension of
silver coinage, and then to see
if some international arrangement
with the other great CONNER
ciaI nations could not be made.
Mr.. Dorgap made q strong plea for
the establishments Of single gold
standard, and sverted the suspension OF
coinage under the Bland act. declaring
that the so-called debt paying was in
reality a debt scaling debtor, to-day,
nothing but so cents worth Of bullion
with talsehoods stamped on it. MIR,
Eotzell said that the people had spoken
in no uncertain voice against the sus-
pension of silver coinage and the ques,
ton was whether congress, their ser
want, should hold their voice OR legis-
late in the interest Of those who were
seeking to enrich themselves at the ex-
pense of the working class. The stop.
page of silver coinage meant the stag
nation Of trade, paralysis Of labor, and
an infection OF all the evils which must
arise from the arrangement OF the in
dustries Of the country. Mr.. Taylor, of
Tennessee, briefly favored the free coin
age and the house adjourned.
MONDAY. March 20.
HOMSe-In the house to-day the fol-
lowing resolutions were ffered by Mr..
Belmont:
Resolved, That the sum of S147,74S be appropi-
ated to pay the Chinese government in consider
alton of the losses unhappiy sustained by certain
Chinese subjects by mob Violence at Rock Springs
Wyo.; said sum being intended for distribu ton
among the sufferers and their legal representa-
tives, in the discretion OF the Chinese govern
ment,
Resolved, That further restriction of Chinese
and coolie immigration, if it shall be found expe-
dent and necessary, can be most properly &C
treaties.
Mr.. O'Hara asked unanimous con-
sent to offer for immediate consid era
ton, preamble with reference to the
recent Carrolton outrage, and resolu-
ton that committee of five members
be appointed by the speaker to investi-
gate the facts and report by bill or 9th
erwise such measure as will check or
prevent in the future wantOn and bar
bareus destruction Of human life. Mr..
Reagan, of Tex, objected on the ground
that the subject was one over which
congress had no power. The house
then adjourned.
Senate.-After the routine morning
business Legan's army bill was placed
before the senate. Logan sent to the
desk and had read a letter from Gen.
Sherman favoring the proposed increase
Sen. Logan fsvored it and Plumb oppos,
lit. He thought it singular that
while we were so thoroughly at peace
a measure of this character should be
introduced. Dawes favored the bill.
Teller saw no necessity for an increase,
Any violence in the states should be
put down by the people Of the states.
After executive session the senate ad.
journed.
TUESDAY, March 30.
Senate. On motion of Van Wyck the
senate took up and passed the bill tC
establish two additional land districts
in the state of Nebraska. The bill to
increase the efficiency of the army was
then taken up and Logan continued his
remarks in its support. Platt then adj
dressed the senate On the Washing ton
territory bill which he characterized as
an enabling act. He gave statistics OF
population and the resources of tha ter
ritory, and asserted that on this show.
ing it was entitled to admission as a
state. After executive session the SEN
ate ad iourneo.
HOuSe-In committee of the whole,
to-day, the house devoted considerable
time to a debate IN the post Office ap-
preparation bill Mr.. Blount defended
the post master general in refusing to
use the $400, 900 appropriated by the
bill of last year to compensate Ameri-
can vessels for mail service. Springer
thought that the post master general
instead of receivg criticism should re-
ceive TIE encomiums OF congress and
they would receive the piaudlts of the
American people. The postoffice de-
partment was hereafter to be admins
tered in the interest of the people OF
the people Of the United States. After
further debate the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
We DNEsDAY, March, 81.
Sendte-The army bill was placed be-
fore the senate. Logan did not feel
called upon to answer what Teller had
said Yesterday but reBlied TO ONE OF
two remarks personal to himself. After
remarks by Plumb in opposition to the
bill, Vance addressed the senate in sup.
port of his bill to repeal the civil service
law. Dolph then addressed the senate
in support of the bill for the admission
of Washington territory. He Claimed
that from every point of view shat the
territory was entitled to admission
After executive session the senate ad.
journed.
House-Mr. O'NeilI, of Missouri, from
the committee on labor, reported the
bill to provide for a speedy settlement