Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-01-28
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week.
FOgTY-NINTH CONGRESS-,


THE judicial salary bill. giving United States
Judges 5000 year, and prohibiting them from
appointing their rtlatives TO ONCE In their
courts. passed the senate Jan. 10 Mr. ,Cuilom
submitted bill regtiating interstate commerce,
which provides for the appointment OF Ave COM
missioners. Mr.. Frye offered resolution 70
provide for q commission TO settle the fisheries
question This led bdS to Msss@s SSSs Ed
Innnds Hoar and Dawes. attacked Presi-
dent Cleveland for extending the Canadian Ash
erief treaty. Mr.. Morgan defended the Presi-
deIx MlSIDsalls pressntsda resolution asking
the Secretary OF the Treasury to state what pro-
portion OF the bonds lately called in is held by
national banks rs a basis for circulation. Mr.
Eustis addressed the senate ON the silver ques-
ton. The President. ne said, had told Con-
gress that there was not enough silver
ness that the whole amount now coined
might.a after e time, be absorbed by the
people NitllOut apprehension, but that ~
waa the fceaseless stream that Threatened to
over-iow" etc From this IL was TO be under
stood that the silver dollar is an honest dollar
when absorbed by the people, but dishonest
the Congressional ISolcy u coinage had never
been fully tested according to its true intent
and spirit because the executive department
had, in its practice, manifested an unfriend-
tfality and discrimination, had retarded
it. If thet depertment had not dis
agaInst fhe people It's Representations TO
finance would lave been entitled 20 more re-
spect In conclusion Mr.. Eustis said III this
disloval practice Of incivism bv the executive
department in declaring war against silver coin,
which 10 coin of the Government. in belittling
its usefulness. in depreciating its existence, and
in inviting others 10 believe that it is defornl-
ed offspring of legislative imbecflity, is to con-
tinue, than some of the evils that have been
predicted may come to pass but those evils will
not DO attributable to any vice in our financial
system, but to the practice md assertions OF
the executive department in dishonorng
and dscrediting the coin. Ehich il is their
duty TO sustain by all the influence and power
of their official authority" In the House OF
Representatives. bills We're introduced for the
resurvey of the Bay of San Francisco, to provide
for the inspection Of live stock and hog prod
ucts, to abolish the Fort Wallace military
reservation in Kansas to pension the only sur
uvmg guaIlddaughter Of Thomas jefferson, to
confer ON Lfeut Green the rank Of colonel, for
the admission of Montana as a State and for tho
erection of an Indian school building mt Carson,
Nevada Mr.. Wadsworth offered a resolution
declaring that President Cleveland has faith
fully endeavored to maintain the equality of
gold, silver, and paper dollars.
THE Senate, after considerable debate adopt
ed resolution on the 10Th inst. extending the
privileges of the floor to Mr.. Moody, of Dakota.
Joint resolution was passed to appoint Gen.
John i. Hartranft a manager of the National
Soldiers Home in place of Gen. Mcclellan.
resolution was agreed TO directing the Secre-
tnry OF the Treasury to state the details OF each
purchase OF StiNor bullion Tor coinage BlllC0
July. Mr.. Teller argued against gold stand
ard, and Mr. Morrill, gave notice OF his
intention to speak on the subject of silver.
Speaker Carlisle laid before the House of Rep
resentatives letter from the Chief of Engin-
GERS, asking for mn appropriation of $4,000 for
surveys on the Mississippi River. Bills were
reported back for tho purchase OF the old
Produce Exchange Building in New York to
place Fitz John Porter on the retired list as a
Colonel and to increase the pensions OF widows
from So to SD per month. resolution was
odOfota1 OpppptinO the gtntue of James A Gar
field presented by the State of Ohio. A bill was
passed appropriating Sl20 600 for the relief Of the
Northern CheYennes i'm Montana.
AnEsoLUr1oN directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to forward all papers relating to the
contract to put an additional story on the Post
Office at Peoria, Ill, including protest against
the work being performed by convict
labor was agreed 10 by the Senate on the 10Th.
The discussion of Mr.. Becks silver
resolution was then resumed. Mr.. Morrill,
declared that the only hostility to silver arose
from what seemed to be fixed and passionate
purpose of some of its advocates to promote
such an excess of silver coinage as will drive
gold ont of the country and leave our vast trade
and commerce. based upon silver only he
stated that no man proposed to demonetize the
white metal but the pubic seemed to forget
that ont of n coinage Of 2l5 900 900 silver dollars
we had only pushed 5)00O,0J0 into circulation.
Mr.. Morrill, denied that there had been any
failure on the part of the Treasury officials to
comply with the laws regarding the application
Of the money received from customs duties
He contended that the public faith wai
pledged TO the payment of the bonds, bott
principal and interest, in gold, and that oui
credit would be dishonored by paying them
off in silver worth - cents ON the dollar
that a continuance of the coinage o.
silver meant the Punishment of gold, mon
etary crisis, and an indefinite issue OF green
backs or the revival of wildcat banks. Mr.
Beck said that 70 stop coming silver money IL
order to make silver money more valuable was
like stopping the grinding of wheat into Hour II
order to make wheat more valuable. The pur
pose was t. suspend il now and never to resume
coinage. H gave notice that in due time ne
would reply to Mr. Morills speech. Mr.
Mcpherson On, j. expressed himself IN
ia ror of as much silver coin as would
Yep u on par W.T. Tti so ;barn their coadenct
III SILVER. They hnd sent East CO, 900 OF gold
dollars and took silver certificates for IT, sus
tainad by silver alone until the Treasury stopped
IT, Mr. Teller in who 10 time most of the de-
bats had taken place, declined to yield any
longer, and continued his remarks. He repudi
nted the idea implied by the gold advocates
that the people whom h sre presented IN eant e
scale the debt. Mr. Maxey said the ban Aers hac
been doing all they could to bring about then
own predictions, aud little ring OF them u, nal
been formed for the purpose of shipping little
gold. President Cleveland sent TO the Sen
alto the name Of Charles J. Canda to be As
sistant Treasurer ut Now York. The House o
Representatives passed the Senate bill for thu
purchase of the old produce exchange buildin;
in New York Bills We're reported to retire
Lieutenant w. y. Randall as n Lieutenant Com
mander and to authorize the voluntary retire
nent of naval officers who have served 10
thirty years who have been conspicuous 10
heroism. A lively debate took place ON the Dll
60 incr ,nse the pensions of widows from ~ TO IL
per month
BILLS were introduced in the Senate on tn
DIST TO enable the people. of Dakota to form
sta,e Government and u. prevent the demone
tization Of American coin by making contract
for gold payments void Mr. Edmunds' electora
count bill was discussed. The House spent tn
daV I'm fifaeuaginp the bill to incrDaSe the neu