Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes the Bill to Issue
Silver Certificates in the DenomI.
nations Of 81, 80 and So.
Bontene OF Maine MAKES a Buncombo
Speech to catch the Fishermen OF
His District.
MIX Congress.
THE SENATE.

fered a resolution dischargiDg the com
mittee on4lnance from further service on
the house JOINT resolution for the pay
ment Of The surplus In the treasury on
the public debt He gave notice he
would call 1t up on Monday
The resolution offered by Mr. Ecs
minds, instructIng the committee on for
eign relations 10 inquire into the VOLS
tlon Of rights Of American fishing and
merchant vessels In Canadian waters, was
taken up and adopted
Mr.. Hawley from the committee on
printing, reported resolution for the col
lection and printing OF presidential vetoes
from the organization Of congress 30 the
present time, arranged In chronological
order.
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the sundry civil appropriation bill, go
Ing back to the paragraph requiring the
secretary OF the treasury TO Issue silver
coin certificates OF 81, 81 and So
on oil the surplus silver dollars now IN
the treasury In payment OF the appropIl-
alton made IN this bill and other expendi-
lures or obligations OF the government,
which certificates shall he redeemable in
standard silver dollars on demand, aud
when paid into the treasury shall be sub
ject to the provisions herein for redemp-
ton OF the same.
The committee on appropriation
recommends the striking out Of the
clauses within the quotation marks and
10 IL adds the following: provided that
said denominations OF one, two and five
dollars may be issued In lieu OF silver
certificates OF larger denomination ia the
treasury and that 10 that extent said GER
tlcates Of larger denomination shall be
cancelled and destroyed"
Mr. Beck offered his substitute, which
was ruled out on point Of order.
The amendment recommended by the
committee striking out the words: "and
on all surplus SILVER dollars, etc." was
agreed to without division.
The amendment striking out the words;
"and shall be Tedeemable IN standard
silver dollars was agreed TO, yeas 70,
nays "a.
The amendment adding the words "pro-
vlded that said denominations, etc" was
agreed TO without division.
The clause as II now stands reads as
follows; "And the secretary of the
treasury Is hereby authorized and re-
quired 10 issue silver certificates in the
denominations OF one, two and five dol
lars, and the silver certificates herein
authorized shall be receivable, redeem
able and payable in like manner and for
Ike purposes, as Is provided for silver
certificates by the act of February %, S7S,
entitled an act TO authorize the coinage
Of standard silver dollars and
70 restore It's legal-tender character, ;
/ provided that said denominations of 81,
I 4 hn To- T., 81 att
certificates OF larger denominations in
the treasury, and TO that extent said GER
tihcates Of larger denominations shall be
cancelled and destroyed
Mr. Beck gave notice that when the
bi ! was reported back to the senate he
would demand votes on these amend
ments.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, an item APP
proprlating S25, 900 for the children OF
school age In Alaska, without regard to
race, WAS Inserted.
On motion OF MIR. Hoar, an item appro-
priatlng $1,000 for the purchase OF W. Il.
ilaball's painting OF the "Flrst Fight OF
Iron-Clads" was Inserted.
On motion OF Mr. Vest, an Item appro.
priating S25, 900 for the salaries and OK.
penses of the Missouri river commission
was Inserted, and, on motion of MIR. Glib
son, an Item OF 100000 was inserted for
the Mississippi river commission.
Mr. Blair moved TO add to the clause
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the ex-
penses Of the Inauguration OF the Bar
tholdi statue, with the following pro-
viso; "Provided, however, that no
part OF the sum herein appropriated
shall be used to procure or pay
Tor splrituous liquors or tobacco or
stlmulants or narcotics In any form, nor
shall any charge or expenditure for the
same be paid by the United States"
Mr. Allison assured the senator from
New Hampshire there was not the slight
est probability Of any such thing being
done. He hoped the senator would not
press his amendment.
Mr.. Blair assured the senator from
Iowa that II he did not think 1t necessary
he would not nave offered IT,
Mr.. Allison said there was nothing in
the appropriation except small sum TO
entertain foreign guests
Mr.. Blair THAT Is precisely what |
have reference TO -
Mr.. Allison made the point OF order that
the amendment was not In order, but the
point was overruled by the chair, Mr..
sherman, on the ground that the senate
h"u tliS poW'l w lllllt luc use Oh NppfO-
| priatlons.
Mr., Blair said he had desired the
amendment to oe adopted without any
remark, he had not anticipated opposi.
tton. But as TO there being no danger OF
| the money being used in that way be had
I only TO refer to the recent celebration Mt
Yorktown, when between $1,000 and $4,000
was spent out OF the treasury for the ma.
uons of the Garth to get drunk upon.
! Mr.. German moved to lay the amend
ment on the table
The amendment having been again read
Mr. Beck remarked 'ohl that Is too ri.
/ dlculous, move today the amendment on
/ the table,
The chair said that that motion had
already been made aud Mr.. Beck added,
''that Is right
! The vote on the motion 10 lay on the
table was taken by yeas and nays.
/ Az ilrst the votes were running In the
ainrmstlve, only an odd one here and
there being Ia the negative, but the tide
set M tie other wey and the result OF the
vote was, yeas ~, nays ~. SO the
amendment was not laid on the table, and
IT was then agreed to without division.
Tho senate then took 8 recess until
o'clock with the purpose Of finishing the
bill tonight
TUE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July "a .-Immedlatoly
after the reading OF the journal the house
went tnio committee OF the whole on the
bill Tor the increase OF the navy.
Mr. HOuIllla ~ Alatna aata lka ,..,...l.