Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-09


WASHINGTON. Marsh She Chat
laid before tue Senate q communication
Transmitting a statement showing tn.
names OF the private secretaries of Sen
ators.
Among the petitions presented we're I
large number from local assemblies Of
Knights OF Labor favoring the b1ildius
Of tue Hennepin canal
Vance offered resolution direc.inG
the Committee on Civil Service Ref RI
to report the bill before then prOyidiug
for the repeal of the civil service laws
The resolution. At Nsnc-'s request. sss
for the present laid on the table.
The u lrnIng business having been
disposed Of. b wen at / o'clock obtained
unanimous consent to address the - u
ate on the subi7ct of his bill to provide
a nev basis for tie circulation of Ma
tionsl.bsuks.
The bil! also gives the Secretary o!
the Treasury, with tie approval Of tdG
President, authority TO snspeod and re-
-ume specie payments by she Govern
mint from time to time whenever in biz
opinion the same vill be conducive to
safety and to the business interests OF
the country.
Mr.. Bowen did not claim for his bill
perfection IN details, bat said the pria-
cIple contained IN is vas sound. He
would launch II on the legislative sea
not knowing where it might cast anchor
bat With an abiding faith that SONS
day, he hoped before too late, the Wis
dom of its provisions would be appre-
oisted. Tee fscG that legislation on the
subject of our coinage vas necesssr,
admitted of no doubt Oar Nation haC
furnished the best bank currency ths
the country bad ever had, anC
next to silver and gold coil
and United States notes, the bes
We could ever hope for. There was on,
defect IN tbs system-a defect of 0,
serious a nature that be would rather
let the whole system go thas hazard it
long continuance with that one defec
remaining Rather t0rego its many sd
vantages than risk the disasters tina
con 'ronted the country through tina
one defect. That defect was the pe~e
given by the law to banks to regulat.
the volume of money. After carefu
investigation. Mr.. Bowen had failed {,
hod any reasons sufficient to satisfy hi
mind tRat the country needed nstIoua
bank notes at all. Ga the contrary
he was irresistIbly led to the eonciu
sion that the Government alone shoulS
limit the payer currency of the Nation
Recalling what We had seen IN the past
ne asked whether there was not DANCE
that the banks wsuid contract the cur
rency when II was to their interest
Would they net use the power to thei
corporate advantage, regardless Of th,
disaster which might follow from on,
end of the country to the other? CoulC
anything be palmer than that the pow
er to control the circulating medium
should ne .er be placed in the hands o.
any class, or be controlled by any specia
interest.
Mr.. Bowen continued at considerable,
length to discuss the features of th,
DILL and the silver question generally.
At $40 p. III. Stanford announced &
the Senate the death of Mr.. Miller, o.
California, aud out of respect to The
memory of the deceased, Senator Stan
ford moved an adjournment.
The Senate then adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, March Sin the Hons,
today Henley, of California, offered TO
reference a resolution for the appoint
ment of sub committee to ipQair.
into the alleged evaslons of the lhur
man act by the Union Pacific Railwa,
Company, and to determine whether b.
reason of any violation of the provis
ions of that act, the corporate rights
powers and franchises of the company
have become forfeited.
Under the call of States the followinl
bills were introduced and referred
BY MIR. Symes, of Colorado. to pro
vide for an equable interest and ex
change of business of the railroads en-
gagged in inter State commerce.
By MIR. Bunnell, of Pennsylvania, &c
preserve and protect the Garden of the
Gods IN Colorado from spolistIon and
30 create public park OF the same.
Mr.. Henly, of California, from the
Committee ON Public Lands, reported
favorably the bill to declare forfeited
the lands granted TO aid in the con.
s'ruotion of a railroad from Portland,
Oregon, to the Central Pacific. in Cali
fornIa. House calendar.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, on behalf OF
the Committee ON Pacific Railroads
called up the bill requiring tue Pacific
railroads TO pay the cost or survey oil
lands granted TO them by the general
government and to take patents out fol
the land.
Pending discussion, the morning hour
expired and Mr.. Morrox of California
arose and said: The melancholy duty
devolves on me of announcing the death
of Senator John +. Miller, of California,
who died IN this city today after a pro-
loDRed illness. Congress will undOubt-
eddy set apart some day for the purpsse
Of giving expression to the sentiments
entertained for the character and erea,
public services of Senator Miller. offer
the following resolution:
ReSoired, That this House has received
with profound sorrow the intelligence
OF the death of senator John 4. Miller
of California.
Resolred, That out of respect to bis
memory. this House now adj surn.
fhe resolutions we're unanimously
adopted, and accordingly the HOUSE