The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
SUMMARY. OF CONGRESS-
Senate Sessions.

NINETEENTH DAY.-Mr. Frye offered q
resolution relating to the fisheries, q preamble
to which relates that whereas the President
had recommended Congress to provide for q
question, and whereas the fisheries question
had been settled for ten years past
under the treaty of Washington, at
a cost of $5,5O00OO in money and q
remission Of st, 600 Of duties in that Pc
riod, and whereas that treaty had resulted IN
an increase Of 500 vessels and 10000 seamen
to the Canadian fishing fleets, with corre-
spending decrease in the fishing fleets Of the:
United States: therefore be it Resolved, that:
IN the opinion Of the Senate, commission,
clothed with the powers referred to ought not
to be provided for by Congress. Mr.. Edmunds
said, referring to this matter, that the Presit
dent exceeded his constitutional authority IN
making treaty without the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate After further debate, the
resolution went over, Mr.. Conget
giving notice that he would ask to be
heard on it. Mr.. voorhees, presented me-
MORALS from citizens Of Montana praying
that the territory may be admitted as Stata
into the Union, and also introduced bill
providing for such admission. Mr.. Eustia
spoke In favor Of the continuation of silver
coinage. The judicial salary bill was passed.
1t gives all United States district court
judges 5000 year, and prohibits them
from appointing their relatives to Office In
their courts :.
TWENTIETH DAx.-A joint resolution was
passed appointing General John F. Hartranft,
Of Pennsylvania, manager of the soldiers
home in place Of the late George B. Mcclellan
Mr.. Harrisons resolution to admit Mr..
Moody, of Dakota, to the floor of the Senate.
was laid before that body, when Mr.. Vest
made speech in opposition, contending that
Dakota was not a State, either in law or in
fact. Mr.. Harrison defended the resolution.
and it was adopted. Mr.. Teller spoke IN
favor Of silver coinage.
TwENrY-r1Rsr DAY.-Mr. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, addressed the Senate on the silver
question. He said that there are no parties,
SO far as he knew, in the Senate or ont Of 1t,
that propose or that have any wish to de-
moneti1e silver. He said that the inevitable
result Of paying the public debt with
silver dollars would be to banish gold
and leave us with nothing but sill
yer coinage. He said that tho
letter Of the law unquestionably made United
States bonds payable in either gold or silver
terest and principal of these bonds In gold,
and this inhedble rule had given the pledge
of public faith that they would forever con-
tinue to be so paid until their final extin-
glishr1ent. Mr.. Beck said that Mr.. Morri1Ps
argument merely showed that silver was
good enough for everybody but the bond
holder, who was the only person that had in
writing agreed to take it. After further debate
between Messrs. Morrill,, Beck and McPher-.
son the Senate went into executive,s session.
TwENrY-sEcoND DAY.-Mr. Butler intro
duced bill, as a substitute for the bill now
pending, Ito enable the people OF Dakota to
form State constitution and State govern
ment." The new bill Is an enabling act, and
applies to the whole Territory instead oE
merely to the southern portion. It was TO-
ferred to the committee on territories. -.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced q bin
ITO prevent the characterization of silver by
certain persons in the United States. n II
provides that any promissory note, check
draft, bill Of exchange, or any contract or
agreement requiring the payment Of money
which shpulates and requires the payment
thereof to be in gold coin alone shall be void
and Of no effect.......T The bill providing for
the counting of the ELECTORAL vote was dis.
cussed until adjournment. 49, Zs <. s.lFl,s