Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-13
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suo Oonm'ttes on Military Affairs. re
ported favorsbly tie bill providing for
she purchase OF the Produce Exchange
anc It's site in Sev York City for arroy
purposes The bill spproprlate- $3.50.
w OF as much as may be necessary Tor
zoe purchase OF the site and tue peces-
safy aiteraiisn md r-rnodellrg of the
ooiicins. The bill. on Losan's motion,
was read the shird time aud passed.
ne fresideat pro ts-Dore asked the
permis-ion Of the S~hate 90 BE- absept
after t1morrov for the remainder Of
toe week and that Senator Hszl-y be
substituted - the presiding officer dur
inR snat time. Unanimous consent w4s
given.
vance continued his remarks in re
9srd TO becks resolution. He had
nssro many cases argued in school boy
cioo- and IN Gross roads debating 50
cietles. he had heard pleas made from
the 'ail end IF gingerbread cards, and
haa Read endless pia,Ituies IN Con
Rressisnai reports, but be had never
mes or seen worse abuse Of logic or A
feeoief attempt 20 oatr4ee com mon
sen than The Arguments USED by our
bankers, bondhoiders and gold mau
generally In the discussion Of this silver
qaestion. lie rapacity of avzrice, he
said, was so repugoaut to the NOR
sense OF mankind that II always sought
TO disguis- Its ugliuess by assuming tue
CARO- OF virtue, 50 the bondholders ami
bankers told as they wanted silver coin
age stopped, not for their oen advau.
taee-oh, no tut for the lake of toe
poor worklDgme1, whom they preferred
10 heir own ehiefest icy. Vance ridI-
coied tins pre,ension, and said the war
on silver was In the Iutere-t, not Of
tho who labor, out of thoss who specu-
late In money. In reply to the statement
that the people would rot take the sill
YER dollar, and that when issued il had
always come back to the Treasury,
Vance contensed that she law required
our ofhci Is to pay 1t cut, and II II
came back, 80 paw 1t oas again. Ii the
offoers OF the Government had done
their duty aud complied with the laws,
there would have been no difficulty with
silver dollars. They had refused TO paw
1t out. There never had been another
instance In our history In which our
ofti,ers had boldly taken on themselves
absolute discretion as to whether they
would execute or not the law, The
money lords Of the time were CONTROL.
ers OF our monetary affairs. These
were the SUCCESSORS of the feusal lords
OF the middle ages but they did not
have the same class of persons to deal
With. "Of sne thing | can assure
then." said Vance, In Conclusion, that
is that 10 this country, where the peopls
role, silver Is not going to be dsmone-
tizsd."
Dslph offered the following resolu.
lions. which were agreed to:
Reso'ved, That the Judiciary Commit
tee be directed &c consider and report
whether or not a status limiting the
time within which all actions or suits
must be brought by the Uulted State.
against its citizens Is desirable, and II
In the Judgment of the committee such
= statute should be passed by Congress,
to report bill for that parpose.
Resolred. That the ooamittee be di-
rected TO consider and report TO the
Senate whether the Uuitsd states ought
to bold itself liable to lis citizens sus
tanning injury and loss on account of
the negligence or misconduct of its off
GERS or agents, and II 50, in VIVA; cas-,
and to what extent; and that If said
committee shall report that the United
ltates ought to be held liable In any
case to its oitizsns for such injury aud
loss, it be directed to report a bill 10
define the liability of the government
and TO authorize suits to be brought
against IL III such Gases, and specifying
the courts in which the same NAV be
brought, the time within which they
must be brought and the manner OF
bringi 1R and prosecuting the same to
hnal Judgment.
A resolution offered by Henderson
was agreed to, calling GA the 8 cretary
Of the Interior to furnish the Senate
with copy of the report made by
Special Agent Phillips on the subject of
the Yellowstone National Park.
Brown remarked that owing 90 severe
hoarseness he would prefer p g ponina
till Thursday next the delivery of his
remarks on the silver question. and
Mickey stated that he, too, would ad
dress the Senate on that day on the
same subject.
After aa executive session the Senate
adjourned.
The Speaker announced the appoint
meut OF Singleton, of Mississippi. Will
son, of West Virginis, and Phelps, Of
New Jersey, a. members of the Board
OF Regents of the Smithsonian Institute.
Burrovs. of Michigan, from the Com
mittee on Postsffices and Po,troads, re
ported a resolution calling on the Pot
master General for inform alton as to
changes made in the law regarding the
compensation to railroad companies for
carrying mail, and also As to what fscil-
tiles are necessary to enable him to
make a thorough and satisfactory ex
animation Of this subj .ct.
Cald sell, OF Tesn- ssee, from the Com
mitsse on Laws Regulating the Election
of President and Vice President. report
ed back without amendments Hoar's
presidential succession bill a-d il WAS
placed on the House calendar.
Cooper, OF Ohio. gave notice that he
would 6.e a minority report.
Hill, OF Ohio, from the Com mittee on
Territories, reported bill leaaIizine
the election Of the Territorial! Lseisla
The Speaker proceeded under the new
rule to call the committees for the p1r
pose OF permitting them to call mp
measures for immediate action. On
behalf of the Judiciary Committee,
Hammond, Of Georgia, called up aud
the House passed bill amending acc
ttbu VHt Va tnC khcNtuEa ot1kdtV~ Wv Huu
ing the following provision "Proriisd.
That when any criminal prosecution be
removed from any State Court TO the
United States Court before present
ment by q grand jury or indictment or
An information shall have been made
and died against the defendants In the
State Court, 10 shall be lawful for the
State Court 20 proceed in such case 80
far A. to have such presentment or in
dictmeut or inform alton filed in said
state Court. aud after the same IL 80
made and filed the Clerk Of the United
States Court shall Issue q writ Of cerfio
rarf TO the State Court for like pur.
pose and with like effect As IL the case
had been 80 removed after 81 N present
ment or iudiotmeut Vas made and file d
in such State Court"
The House then. on motion Of Rea
gan Of Texas, vent into COMMITTEES Of
the whole. Blount Of Georgia in the
chair. fer the consideration OF the
Presidents message.
Reagan teok the door With long
and carefully prepared speech upon the
financial question. advocating the
double standard OF value, condemnins
| the Nstionsl banking system. and arsu
ing In favor Of spplyise q portion of
the surplus in the treasury to the grad
osi ravtneDt Of the public debt. He