Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-31
XIX. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 30, 1885.
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senate.
AS soon as the reading Of the Jour-
nal was concluded the Senate went into
secret session, but the doors were
opened in few minutes and public
business was proceeded with.
On motion Of Mr.. Pugh the Senate
amendments to House bill to provide
for the appointment and compensation
of a district judge for the Southern dis
tIict of Alabama were reconsidered,
and the amendment (section threel fix
ing the salaries of all judges Of district
courts at IS, 200 was struck out. An
other amendment, that no relative Of
United States Judge within the degree
Of first cousin shall be appointed to
any Office or duty in the court in which
such Judge is member, was also
struck out, the reason for the action in
both cases being that the bill was a
local one, while these amendments lof-
fered originally by Mr.. Logan were Of
. general character.
Mr.. Hosr attempted to get up his re-
solution Of yesterday for the appoint
mentment Of a commission to arrange
for the centennial celebration Of the
adoption of the Constitution lin 1882
and the four-hundredth anniversary Of
the discovery of America lin 1899, but
be found that under the rdle the reso-
luton had gone to the calendar. lie
therefore offered it again as FROM him
self mot as report from the Library
Committee), and it went over till to-
morrow.
The Senate at noon resumed the con-
sideratioD Of the surplus resolution.
MIR. Teller continued his speech, in
terrupted yesterday by Mr.. Georges
question, to which Mr.. Jones, Of Ne
yads, replied. lie referred to the quos-
ton asked him yesterday by Mr.. George
as to whether he knew any method of
compelling the owners Of money to put
II in circulation. He had answered that
question in the negative. His answer,
however, applied to the banks and to
individuals. 1t did not apply to the
Government. The pending resolution
looked to compelling the Government Of
the United States to pay out the surplus
money which was now locked up in the
Treasury beyond the reach Of the busi-
ness enterprises of the country.
Mr.. Vance, Of North Carolina, spoke
IN support of the resolution as il came
from the House.
Mr.. German addressed the Senate 10
favor of the resolution as amended.
The debate was interrupted to permit
the announcement of Messrs. Dolph,
Teller, and Oockrell as conferrees on
the North Pacific lxnd-forfeiture bill.
The debate was resumed and con-
tinued by Mr.. Mcpherson in favor Of
the amendment proposed by the Com
mittee on Finance, and by Mr. Whit
thorne in favor generally of the House
resolution, and particularly in advocacy
of the bill to restore the proceeds Of cot
ton in the Treasury, and by Mr. Call,
on the silver question generally, but
especially against the resolution and
amendment aud in favor Of leaving the
whole matter in the hands Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Edmunds moved all amendment to
the surplus resolution by substituting the
President for the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, so that it will read - Where, in
the opinion OF the President, the public
interest shall require, he may direct the
Secretary of the Treasury to suspend
the further CALL" etc. Mr.. Edmunds
stated as q reason for the amendment
that the duty of suspending the execu-
ton of the law did not belong to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and should
very rarely belong to the President.
On many occasions, however, it had
been found necessary to vost in the
supreme Executive the authority and
power in emergencies Of suspending
the execution Of law or policy Of Con-
gress, but it never had been vested in
any subordinate officer, and never
ought TO be. The amendment was
agreed TO.
Mr.. Coke moved 10 add the following
proviso Provided that such suspen-
sion and the reasons therefor shall be
reported to Congress within ten DAYS
after its next meeting, or immediately
if Congress be in session. Agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President returning,
with his objections, an act to authorize
the construction of highway bridge
across part Of Lake Chsmplain, the
objections being that an act for the
same purpose WAS already on TIE
statute.book, and that he could not
discover any excuse or necessity for
new legislation on the subject.
The message was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Maxey addressed the Senate on
the surplus resolution, fsvoring it as
it came from the House. The COM
mittee amendment as amended was then
agreed to--yeaS 81, nays Gas fol-
lows:
YHAs.- Messrs. Aldrlch. Allison, Blair
Brown Butler, Can, Camden, Cameron
Chace, Dawes Dolph, Edmunds. ENarts
Frye, Gibson. German. Gray. Hale. Hamp-
ton, Harrison, Hswley, Hoar henna'
Mcmillan. Mcpherson, Miller. Payne, Platt,
fugh. Sahin. Sawyer Sewell. sherman,
Spooner. stanford, Walthall and Wilson OF
Maryiand-s7.
NAYs.-Nessrs Beck. Berry, Blackburn
Cockrell, Coke. Cosger, Cullom, Eustis, dar-
ris Hearst, ingalls,, Jones OF Arkansas
Jones of Nevada. Malone. Henderson.
MaXey. Mitchell OF Oregon, Palmer, Plumb
tsiddleberger, Teller, Vance Van Wyck
Vest. Voorhees, Whitthorne, and wilson OF
lova-27.
Mr.. Sewell moved as an amendment
the bill for the receipt Of trade dollars
at their fsce-value.
Mr.. Edmunds moved TO lay it on the
table. Rejected by vote Of 81 to 81.
The amendment Was then agreed to
yeas, "a nays, 90.
The joint resolution and amendments
were reported 10 the Senate then q
vote was taken on the trsde-dollar
amendment, and it was agreed to--yeas
80, nays 30--as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Beck, Blackburn, Brown.
cameron, Cbace, Cockrell. Coke, Eustis.
Eyarts Gray Hawley, Hearst. ingalls,, Jones
Of Nevada Mcpherson, Malone, Mander-
sop MAxey Mitchell OF Oregon, Palmer.
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