The Portland daily press., 1886-01-14
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ia.

y p WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.
In the Senate, today, Mr.. ingalls, offered the
following resolution, which, at his request, was
laid over for the present:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Senate, the
compulsory coinage of silver dollars directed by
the Jaw of February %, 1878, should not be suS-
pended until the aggregate reaches the sum OF
S500,000,O00.
Mr.. Eustis gave notice that on Monday, at p.
m, he should call up Mr.. Beck's silver resolution
with view of making some remarks upon it.
Mr.. voorhees, stated that to better suit the con-
yenience of other Senators he would not call up
his resolution expressive of the sense of the Sen
ate on the death of the late Vice President Hen
bricks until Tuesday, the 26th inst, instead Of
next Wednesday as originally proposed.
After the offering of resolutions by Messrs
Henderson, Bowen and Platt, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of bills on the caen-
dar.
on the Secretary of the Treasury whether or not
any collectors of internal revenue not confirmed
by the Senate have received any portion of the
law % Of March i, ls7s.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the Senate con-
Cured in the House amendments to the DILL legal
izing the Territorial legislature of Wyoming.
At O'Clock Mr.. Coke called up Mr.. Beck's sill
yer resolution and addressed the Senate on It,.
Suspension Mr.. Coke regarded as tantamOunt to
a complete stoppage of our silver coinage Sill
yer, he said, had not deprecated but gold had
risen in value, He showed by statistics, that TAX
had been an average fall of 26 per cent since
1870. while there had been fall of only % per
Of terms to say that silver had deprecated
Silver constituted one-half the quantity Of all the
coin in the world and the stoppage OF its coinage
ply and would double the purchasing power OF
the other half. The fight against silver was a
fight against the people by the banks and bond,
Andrew Jackson been in the White House at any
time since 1878 the silver question would have
been settled. He would have executed the laws
of the United States and would have taken by the
throat the conspiracy against those laws. Every
form of our money except national bank notes
had been boldly denounced by our Treasury ofhc-
ials, and if they had their way we should be at
the mercy of the National banks. The President
and Secretary of the Treasury professed to favor
the use of both gold and silver but declared that
the amount of silver already coined was enough
and that if we continue to coin It gold would
would leave the country This statement stat % was vas
coinage of silver dollars was ordered there was
only S244, ,OO0 600 while today according tothe re-
bullion in the United States had increased to
100000 900; so that instead of silver coinage
having driven gold out of the country our supply
had trebled since silver canage had commenced.
The coinage of silver, Mr.. Coke said, should be
as free as was the coinage of gold. American
silver should be placed on an exact equality with
gold everywhere, but whetherlright or wrong as to
free coinage, Mr.. Coke said we should insist that
our government officials should execute the laws.
The resolution was agreed to ant authorizing the
the attendance of Senators at the funeral of the
late Vice President Hendricks,
Among the bills introduced were the following;
BY Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, to prevent the publica-
tion of lottery advertisements, Ut makes unlaw-
full the publishing, printing or circulating of any
advertisement or notice of a lottery or agency
therof, or any notice, report or statement of any
drawing of lotterp in any district, territory res
ervation or other place over which Congress has
exclusive power of legislation aud Furnishes the
iola Of jtS DrOViSionc a Of
than $50 nor more than $500, or Imprisonment of
not less than six months nor more than five years,
or both.)
BY Mr. Bowen, to establish public park at
Pagasa Springs, Co to be known as Bruno Park,
and to be under control of the Secretary of the
Interior.
BY Mr.. Morgan, to provide for marking with a
monument the grave of Gen. Daniel Morgan In
the cemetery at Winchester, Va. Ut appropri-
ates $4,000 for the purpose.)
By Mr.. Dawes, to amend the revised statutes
that all persons who. without authority of law
are found upon any lands set apart for the Indi-
ians, shall upon conviction be fined not more than
$500 or imprisoned for not more than one year,
or both for the first offence, and for any subse-
quent offence shall be fined $500 to $1,000, or i'm
prisoned from one to two years,
By Mr.. Hale, granting to the town of Eastp0rt
Me- in perpetuity for apublic park the Fort Sui
livan military reservation.
At 3.45 the Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened, adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House today, Mr.. Curtin, by consent Of
the House, was excused from officiating as chair
man of the committee on banking and currency
The charmaLship devolves now upon Mr.. Miller
of Texas.
Mr.. Reagan of Texas rising to a question Of
privilege, said he found in the Record today that
previous to his making his speech yesterday, MT
Morrison Of Illinois, had protested against the de-
bate on the opening of the debate on the silver
| question at that time, and had remarked thai
nothing justified this departure from 1.-THE rules ol
| the House.
Mr. Morrison denied that he had any intention
| to rebuke the gentleman.
Mr. Hill of Ohio, on behalf Of the committee on
| Territories, called up and the House passed the
Senate bill to legalze the election of the Terrific
| rial legislature OF Wyoming.
| On behalf of the committee on the Presidentia
| laws Mr.. Caldwell of Tennessee, called up for &C
| tion Mr.. Hoar's presidential succession bill, bu
| on statement by Mr.. Cooper of Ohio, that the
| minority report had not been printed, the discuss
| ion OF the subject was postponed until tomorrow
The House then adjourned at O'Clock.