Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-14
TLu. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January u, 1856.

Mr.. Ingalls, offered the following re-
solution, winch, NJ MS request, was
lAid over Tor the present
hesOlUed. That IN the opinion OF the
Senate the compulsory coinage Of silver
dollars, directed by the Law Of febrB-
AIRY ., ls7s, should not be suspended
tIil the aggregate reaches the sun D.
$500. 000.D00.
MIR. EustIs gave notice that on Mon
cay next, al 2 CLOCK. he would call
w Mr.. Beck'E silver resolution with q
view Of making some remarks on 1t.
Mr.. Y OOrhees stated that. the better
60 suit the convenience Of other senA-
tors. he would not cal up ms resOiu-
tons expressive of the sense Of the
senate on the death Of the late Vice
President Hendricks until Tuesday the
10Th, instead Of next Wednesday. as
originally proposed.
The SENATE proceeded 10 the c0nsid-
Grafton Of bills on the calendar
Several bills for private relief having
been disposed OF. the bill TO admit Ds-
kota was reached. Mr.. Harrison said
II would be impossible to consider that
BIZ under the five-minutes rule, and at
his suggestion II went over. BE stated
that he would call II up as early next
week az -racticable.
A lOini resolution was passed direct
IDc copies Of the official letter-hooks Of
the Executive Department OF the State
OF North Carolina TO be furnished 70
said State by the Secretary Of War.
Al O'Clock Mr.. Coke called W Mr..
Beck silver resolution and addressed
the Senate Oh II. The question OF su>-
pension Of silver coinage. Mr.. Coke
SAID, was one Of such transcendanf I'M
pOrtance that the arguments Of the
President ano Secretary Of the Treasury
on the subject should be considered on
Their intrinsic merits. anG should not
be influenced by the fact that they were
arguments coming from nigh officers OF
the Government. Suspension NJ.
Coke regarded as tantamOuni 10 the
complete stOppaee Of ouT silver coinage
silver. he SAID. had not deprecated. but
gold mad rlscn IL value. BE showed
by statistics that. taking ninety leading
articles Of merchandise. there had been
an average fau Of 20 per cent. since
$50. VhIie there had been 3 iau o.
only % per cent. IL silver bullion. j
was therefore ar abuse OF terms %
say that silver had deprecated. Sir
yer constituted one half tue QUANTITY
al the con- IN the world and tuf
stOppage of Its coinage womb deprive
the world o. one mali iJs com supply
and voLid double the purchasing power
Of the other hGlC TINS would be at
enormous contraction. The fight
against silver vas hcn, agaius,
the peopie by the BANKS ana bono
holders. il was Q fight aEanst labor.
had Andrew jackson been II the
White house Il any time since 49,.
the silver question would have beeu
settled. BE would have executed the
laws Of the United States and woui-
have taken bT tins Ihr0a; any conspiracy
against those .gws. The silver standard
had no terr0rs io- Mf. Coke Germany
mad been & silver country before II mac
cot so much colo from France ranre
was one Of the mOss thrifty
nations II the voriC and France haa
SIX hundred million. and some SAID
nne hundred million. collars o. silver
coin circulating II harmony with gold
ami side By side with II; vet French
silver COINS were Of 8 tInoness COM
pared with gold Of only 10 20 !. white
ON silver doliGr was Of 3 fneness o.
lt 90 ]. Give uB. SAID NJ. Coke
-' the same executive vIgDr and fidelity
exercised by the officers Of the French
Government IL behalf Of silver. and We
vii show that We car AIRY very much
more silver thar We noW have. The
coinage OF 81 ger. Mf Coke said.
should be free. AZ was the coinage Of
gold American silver should be placed
Oh ar exact equality With gold everr-
where but. whether right OF wrong a
% free coinage Mr. Coke SAID We should
insist that our Government officials
should execute Int laws.
4 resolution offered bv Mr. Edmunds
was agreed 10, authorizing The seC-etarv /
Of the Senate e. pay bills incurred II (
Inc attendance Of senators a. the 10 I
lerl. Of the late Tlce-presldeut Hen I
tricks
The President pyo eDlD0r laid before I
.he Senate > memorial o. the ColOred .
North Americans, asking tke eslab-
ishuent Of nstiOna industrial schools 4
u the states and Territories. 90 so as 90
I'VE ths cOiored youth cOmmon-schooi
.ducati0n and trade Il also ASKS for
II appropriation Tor the establishment
q aarheld colony II Lower C2llf0r-
ia.
The Chan iaid before the Senate &
esieI IRON the secretary Of the InLe-
lOT II relation % CERTAIN information
q ed fOf by the Senate regarding lands
D Kansas granted 10 railroad com
snes. The secretary's letter state
nat the information vii be furnished
s soon a. possible, Uut that II vii
robably take two months 70 fully ex-
mine the books and compile the re-
uIred information.
Al $50 =. NJ. OF motion OF Mr.
Ioar. the Senate went into executive
,ssion. Al 8 ]. N. the dOors were
,0pened 2nd the Senate adjourned.
Hsuse Of q representatives.
MIR. O'Aeill OF Pennsylvania, pre-
.nted 3 petition from the American
lay Tobaccc-pipe Association, asking
laI the duty Oh clay pipes be changed
ON Cd rGlOrem 70 specific. Referred.
The moment that Ny. Curtin. o.
ennsvlvanIs VINO mad been cOnle-rInc
ith friends 81 MS sszt 81 the END OF
e man aisle. succeeded II beng re- :
'gnized by the Speaker, he arose and :
I'D
' Il was your pleasure, slI. 70 90 NE ]
e honor 70 place mt first on the list r
the Committee OF Banking and Cur J
ncy. ] dio intend 70 state 70 TINS :
ouse nv reasons for declining that ,
nor, but on the advice OF many friends
d Of the sentiment OF the public
urnalg Of the country. / have con-
lded 70 offer nc reasons Of my Owl as