St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-09
IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
mr. weaver Discovers Four Things
Congress Must DO.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Under the call
of States in the house. the following bills
were introduced and referred:
By. Mr. Dunn OF Arkansas, 10 authorize
the purchase OF fOreign-OuilJ ships b. Gill
zens of the United States and 10 permit the
same 10 be registered as vessels OF the United
States; by Mr. Morrison OF Illinois, calling
on the secretary OF the treasury for informa-
ton relating TO the amount claimed In suits
against collectors for duties illegally exacted;
by Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa, resolution re-
questing the secretary of the treasury TO
submit TO the house his views
as TO the limits Of cost now
fixed by law, of the public buildings now in
course of construction or authorized 10 be
constructed, and to state whether in his
Judgment the limits now fixed are such as
will enable the department 10 erect such
buildings; by Mr.. blanchard OF Louisiana,
calling on the secretary OF the treasury Tor
statement OF all moneys or funds seized and
collected by Gems. Butler and Banks while In
command OF the department OF the Gulf dur
ing the war, and particularly OF all amounts
seized by Gen. Banks under Order No. 2O2 by
United States officers in New Orleans from
May, 1852, TO May. 1895, together with the
disposition OF the moneys and funds so seized
and appropriated by the United States; by
Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri, to create u commits
sion whose duty IL shall be 70 report upon the
material and intellectual progress made by
OF Pennsylvania, for the announcement OF
CLOSER COMMERCIAL RELATIONS,
and in the interest of, and perpetuation OF
peace between the United States and the re-
/ publics OF Mexico and Central aud South
| America and the empire OF Brazil; by Mr..
Wilson of West Virginia, to require the re-
| coinage of the subsidiary silver coin Into Ike
| coins of a prOpOrtiouate weight to the stand
ard silver dollars; by Mr.. Springer of Illinois,
/ 20 enable the people of Dakota east of the
/ Missouri river 10 form constitution and
| state government. Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri,
| from the committee on accounts, reported adj
| versely n Joint resolution abOlishing ali mile
age fees and authorizing each member of
| congress TO employ clerk. Calendar. Mr..
O'Neill of Missouri. from the committee on
| labor reported resolution calling on the
! postmaster general for information as "a
whether letter carriers come under the pro
| visions of the eight-hour law. Adopted. Mr..
| Craine of Texas. from the committee on labor,
| reported a bill constituting eight hours day S
work for all laborers employed by the United
States government. House calendar.
The house then at 4:lO went into COM
mittee of the whole (Nr. Hammond OF
Georgia in the chair on the half-gallOu
liouor tax bill. MIR. Weaver Of Iowa took
the floor with speech upon the financial
question. and an attack upon the national
| banking system. There were four things,
he said. relating to finance which this con
gress must enact.
First-It must provide for unrestricted
coinage OF American silver.
Second-A law must be passed for the issue
j OF treasury notes to take the place of bank
| notes.
Third-The larger portion OF the surplus In
the treasury must be paid out in liquidation
/ of the iuterest-bearing public debt.
Fourth-It must forbid, by law, any further
| discrimination against silver coin
The committee then rose and the house
| adjourned.