Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-18
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-

sone accidental renark was made about the in
quiries the Senate wns making OF the becre,
fary OF the Treasury in regard TO silver, anu
the Senator from Ohio at once branched of
into discussion OF the great question OF the
hour-the relations OF the Executive ana the
sherman had a chance 70 come TO the front
the Republican spokesman. For half an hour
the debate between Mr.. sherman on one side
and Messrs. Salisbury and Pugh ON the other
was decidedly interesting. MIR Sherman's posi-
ton was that the Senate had no right 70 qnes-
ton the President as 70 ans roasSns Iue
that exists in tho departments. The doctrine,
he declared, had always beoa recognized till the
present administration came in. In the adj
infnistrations Of Pierce and Buchanan commit
tees OF Congress had cabinet minister before
them, and oyerhauled papers in the depart.
inents, aud IL was never even suggested that
the two houses OF Congress were not entitled TO
500 everything ON file in the departments.
When he was Secretary OF the Treasury
he was summoned before COMMITTEES OF
both houses, and questioned about executive
acts both in regard to appointments ana re-
moEals and IN regard 70 financial poi u. anu
as to what he was going TO do. The Senate
agreed to n resolution offered by Mr.. ingalls,,
which directs the Finance Committee 20 inquire
into the propriety OF making such an amend
ment 10 the Revised Statutes as may
be necessary 20 require the issue Of
tons tons of 81 and S. In the House
of Representatives Mr. Blanchard introduced
a resolution calling nj ON the Secretary OF the
or collected in the Department of the Gulf by
Generals Butlor and Banks. Mr.. Springer in
trod1eed a bill to enap hs,. 1ne people people
TO form n Constitution and State Gov
eminent and there is strong reason to be-
lieve that it will be the measure which the
House will oppose against the Harrison bill
which passed the Senate. The bill provides for
admitting the east half of Dakota, which con-
tains about 420, 900 inhabitants, with two MEM
beers OF Congress and two United States Courts.
This will leave only about Sc, 900 inhabitants
west OF tho river TO be organized into the Terri
tory Of lincoln Bismarck is left cut OF the new
State, and will become tho capital OF the new
Territory. The bill provides that Congress
may hereafter, when the Indian reservation
titles extinguished, annex the Territory OF
Lincoln, and Dakota is required to consent to
this in her constitution. Mr. Weaver addressed
the House upon the coinage question. In the
course Of his remarks Mr.. Weaver attacked the
national banking system. There were four
things, he said, relating to finance which this
Congress must enact First it must provide
for unrestricted coinage of American silver.
Second, a law must be passed for the issue OF
Treasury notes to take the place of bank notes.
Third, the largest portion OF the surplus IN the
Understanding public debt Fourth 1t must
forbid by law any further discrimination against
silver coin.
BILL to provide for the control of the reser-
walton at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the distri-
button of water was introduced in the
Senate ON the 9th inst. The SEN
ate passed bills appropriating $780,,
600 each for public buildings at San Francisco
and Portland $500 900 for San Antonio, $50. 900
for Pueblo Fort Smith, Dayton, and GAINESVILLE,
and 100000 for Atchison, Sioux City, Oshkosh,
and vicksburg. A bill passed to sell
erect a suitable building in a new location
The Speaker laid before the House the response
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury to the Bland
resolution. Referred. The Secretary says: Il
have received the inquiries addressed to the
Secretary Of the Treasury by the House of Rep
resentatives in their resolution respecting the
QrIx hal0 and Qfr Init ion and hnu
to say in reply that / will, with
all due diligence, make full answer to
the current business Of the department, and
by a special endeavor to promote exigent re-
forms in the levy and collection Of duties on
imported commodities, by affording some infor-
nation thereon in season for the advantage of
the subcommittee Of tho Finance Committee of
the Senate. which has requested the same and
which 1 am happy to say is about to under
take an early examination of the difficulties
set forth in my annual report in respect to
the collection OF revenue at the Custom House
at New York." The Speaker also laid before
the House the reply OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO the resolution asking for a state
ment OF the amount applied to the sinking
fund during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885.
Referred. The Secretary gives the following
tigures Bonds, principal, s45,5ss $50; interest,
S271, 607.32 fractional currency, redeemed, Sl5-
6S5.43. Total. 45,675,7 02,75.
THE Eustis resolution calling on the Secretary
Of the Treasury for information to the
fusal OF the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans
TO receive shipments OF silver and to
issue silver certificates therefor was the
theme of protracted debate in the
Senate ON the 10th inst. Senator Call defended
the action of tho Treasury officials and Senator
Plumb criticised it. Senator Coke attacked the
Treasury Department vehemently, saying that
theTreasury officials, while ostentatiously taking
credit for supporting the public credit and exc
cutting the law, were doing everything in their
power to accomplish a directly contrary result
He made no war ON the administration, he said,
but he believed that public Office is public
trust, and in the position taken by him he exc
cuted the trust conferred ON him by the
people whom he in part represented.
Senator Teller praised the Democratic
members OF the last House for resisting the
effort OF the incoming Democratic President to
discredit silver" He commented with severity
on the statement made by the President and
Secretary Manning, that it had been possible to
force only $50, 900 I'm silver into circulation
when $4,000 600 OF silver certificates and S50,-
100000 in silver coin were in the hands of the
people. Mr. George defended the administra-
ton, after which Mr. Eustis said that he had
telegraphed to Mr.. Roach at New Orleans to
ascertain the purpose Of the bank shipment
of silver, and had received this reply:
s6hippers sought to get rid of excessive silver
by shipping to the b-Treasury and asking
that silver certificates therefor should be turned
over to their New Orleans correspondents. The
Sub-Treasurer declined to receive from express
company because first, he doubted the propriety
of the Treasury becoming intermediary between
country and city banks second, for lack of cler-
ical force. feel assured that provision for SUIT
ncient clerks would remedy everything The
adopted resolutions eulogistic OF Gen. Hancock,
and immediately adjourned.
Mn. MITCHELL Of Oregon introduced q bill in
the Senate on the 18th inst. providing for the re-
peal of nll treaties permitting the coming Of
Chinese to the United States and prohibiting
their coming, except in the case OF diplomatic
and official personages. The Senate passed
without amendment the House bill for the pay
ment OF the Fourth Of July" claims and a bill
regulating the promotion of West Point
graduates. The Blair education bill
senator Morgan CAia.) delivered a long
speech against It. He called it q bill to
tax the honest, Woodworking man in order to
vaeabond. Forty of the sixty millions Of people
producers, and the tax imposed on the re-
ot bSaa on The he saa Eond
ground for the bill, Mr.. Morgan continued,
was said 30 be found in the general welfare"
sS Of shs ssc9f tS the oSsss %SS
meant that you could pull down the man who
got up BY his own exertions, in order to
put up drunken loafer who would not
exert himself. Senator Morgan character
a lied Senator Blair's idea as one involving the
right of Congress to educate the children
Of the several States without the consent of the
States. The Senate adjourned TO Monday, Feb.
Is. In the House, Mr.. Bingham. Of Pennsyl-
vania, asked leave 20 Introduce a bill granting
pension Of $1,000 per annum to the widow of
Gen. w. s. Hancock, but Mr.. Beach, of New
York, objected. The House passed the bill to
enable national banks to increase their
3 capital stock and TO change their names or To-
cations. The Fitz-John Porter bill camo
up In the House, and Mr.. Haynes, of New Hamp-
: shire, opened the debate with q speech In its
support. Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, followed Mr..
Gennanr9ai f, lannon's .,r1er could anu should
have been obeyed by General Porter A map
Of the scene Of military operations in question
IN front Of the speaker's desk, Mr. Steele pointed