The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-11
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
THB SILVER DEBATE CONTINUED
IN THE SENATE.
Adjournment OF the House Out If
Respect 70 the Late Gen.
Hancock.

A0l0urHmenl OF the HOUSE Out VI
Respect 20 The Late Gen.
Hancock.
WASHINGTON, February TO- House.
The Speaker laid before the House
the response OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 the House resolution call
inc for information upon questions
arising under the tariff act OF 1868.
Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House
the response OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury to the House resolution call.
ing for information upon questions
arising under the tariff act oil 1883.
Referred.
Mr.. b blanchard La. offered the fol-
lowing series o! resolutions:
ResOlrtd, That this House has learned
with profound sorrow of the great and
irreparable loss which the country has
sustained in the death OF that great
and good man, Maj Gen. Winfield S.
Hancock.
ResOlued, That this House, in COM
mon with all his ceuntrymen, mourn
the death Of him who was the stain
less soldier for the Union in war and
the undaunted defender q the consti-
tuition and Of ciG liberty in peace,
and at all times the stainless man and
the incorruptible patriot.
Rssoiped, That a. mark OF respect
and affection for the exalted virtues
o! this hero and patriot this House do
now adjourn.
Rssoloed, That the Speaker OF the
House be directed TO transmit to the
widow ot the honored dead a copy Of
these resolutions and an assurance OF
the heartfelt sympathy Of the House
= in the sorrowful bereavement which
is alike hers and the country's.
The resolutions were adopted, and
accordingly the House adjourned.
The senate.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
letter f,om the Secretary OF War re-
la.ing to quarters for hospital stewards
at the various military posts through
ont the country. Also letter from
the Secretary OF the Navy transmit
ting q report OF the National Acad-
envy OF Sciences on the advisability Of
building new naval observatory.
The papers were appropriately re-
ierred.
Among bills reported favorably
from committees and placed on the
calendar was one by Senator Hale,
from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
10 authorize the Secretary OF the Navy
20 ct ont an expedition 10 observe the
total eclipse OF the sun which occurs
August %, 1886.
The Chair laid before the Senate
Senator Riddlehergers resolution, Of
iered yesterday, directing the Com
mittee on Public Buildings to report
to the Senats the aggregate amount OF
money recommended by the commit
tee at this session to be expended by
che government.
Senator Riddleberger said he had
no objection TO any specific measure
reported by the committee, but OBJ.
jected TO these Omnibus" schemes by
which twenty-nine public building
appropriation bills on the calendar
were taken up aud passed yesterday
without any written report 10 show
the necessity for tue buildings; and
by which nine other similar bills that
had only just been reported were put
through on the same day, on which
they were reported without giving
time for their consideration. The
resolution was agreed TO.
Senator Hoar offered the following
resolution, for which he asked i'm.
mediate confederation:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Library consider and report at an early
day the expediency OF the erection at
the seat OF Government Of statue or
monument 10 the memory Of the late
illustriOus soldier, Gen. Winfield Scot
Hancock. Agreed to.
On motion Of Senator Call, the SEN
ste took up Senator Eustis's recent
resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Treasury for information as to
the refusal OF the Assistant Treasurer
at New Orleans u receive shipments
Of silver and to issue silver certificates
therefor.
Senator Call defended the action Of
the Treasury official in the matter re-
ierred to.
Senator Plumb said he had been
told that Treasurer Jordan, being
asked why he did not pay for SILVER
bullion in silver dollars, replied that
il he did so the holder would return
the dollars and demand certificates,
and he CJordan) was not willing TO en-.
courage that sort OF thing. He thought
this threw much light upon the per-
iormances OF last summer, when there
Vas an apparent effort to circulate the
silver dollars, but there was at the
same time an intrigue with New York
people to bring the law into contempt
Senate Coke said the question was,
whether the Treasurer hal technical.
ly complied with the law, but in real.
ily viola ed it, He had no tlfTy for
those who violated the law. He cared
not whether they were Republicans or
Democrats, For one he proposed to
bring any officer who is guilty OF vio-
latinr the law to the bar of public jus.
nee and opinion. Banks in Galveston
were attempting 10 establish discount
on silver because they could not get
certificates from the Sub-Trezsury a,
New Orleans. Senator Coke commended
that the Treasury officials were osten.
tatousiy taking credit for supporting
the public credit and executing the
lsw while doing everything in their
power TO accomplish q directly Goa
trsry result.
At . o'clock Senator Coke being still
on tae floor, the Chair laid before the
Senate the education bill. After some
discussion that bill was made the un-
1hlshed business Tor tomorrow a the
same hour, and Senator Coke resumed
his remarks Oh the Eusts resolution.
Something had been said, Senator
Coke Continued, about an ATTACK On
the administration. He Coke had
'AeI2ed To put this administration in
POWER His State Texas had given
lot,ouO mWliity for the Democratic
ucEeI-the largest majority ot any
sale in the Union. There were 240
newspapers in Texas and be knew but
9ur '' them that supported the En-.
ScotNe Departmento Of the government
IN It's war on silver. He made no war
on the administration. but he believed