Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-30
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
The surpIa. Re.olutien
In the Senate.


nor 81 Utah relative 70 he Violation Of
ne marriage lava IL that Territory.
Referred % tie Oommitfse on 1srEito-
Kies.
H0ar asked leave 70 report from the
Comm1tiee On Library 3 preamble end
EesaiUtian for the appointment q nvs
Sena10G1s the presidinQ ul3oor 10 Be ons,
% oonsideF. formalats aud report q tie
uext session Of ConRFess. Blan for
properly eelebrating ef the capital of the
Rspablie ne cnnsenniai anniversary, IN
1889, q the adoption q the Conetita-
lian. and the fouR hundradth anniveR-
8arF IL ls92 of toe discovery % Amerioa
hE ChFiatophef Columbus, two hiEkofi1ai
sVeuts ira1Rht with great patriotic m
tsrssa.
Hals ohisoied and ths rssolukion Went
over until tomoEfoW.
The Bsnafs proseedsd 10 tbs e1usid-.
erati0n Of The House JOINT resolution
20 apply the Surplus n the Treasury =
the Payment Of he poblis debt.
Blair gave notiao that, az the nfsa op-
pofauniiy. be would call up the vetoed
pension bills, aeeordinR % theiF order
On the calendar.
Allison (Wh0 hAd reported back The
resolution an the surplus of the Treas
aEy from ths COMMITTEES On kinanoe3
opened the debate. He asserted hia be-
lief that by she statutes uf 1855 and
1882 there had been . devotion or dedL
cation Of lc0,c10,c1O 70 Be held IN tha
Treasury for the purpose ot maintain
Inc at par in coin al the paper meney
issaed hy the G0varnment. The Hoase
i0inf resolution, known as the Morfison
resolution, be opposed in absolute
terms The laU sets apart and doVotes
| 800 000,0c3 for the pufposo Of Eedeem-
ing United States notes and for no
ether purpose whatever. II thai joint
resolution should pass without tho dot.
ting Of an /, or the crossing Of {, i
would stand In the pathway Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury il maintaining
the onrrens business. Il The Secretary
should undertake 20 nse any p0RtiOn Of
thai 2lC901C@ for current obliga-
tions, be would violate 4 distinct and
clear provision Of lau therefore the Com
mittas on Finance thought II wise 70 re-
serve the further working fund Of 80,
| cc1ce1. Having referred 10 q speech
delivsrod hy Senator Beck last Decem-
bag. which exposed. be said, the shame
Of the Democratic policy, be vas aaksd
By MnPherson 10 state what be meant
by that remark, and be explained his
msaning 10 be that the Democratic ad-
ministration bad come into power By
cFiticisinR adversely the financial policy
Of its predecessors, saying that more
money vas held ia the Treasury than
vas necessary 20 carry 90 the expenses
Of the Government ami 20 maintain
paper money at par; that from the lth
Of March to the .9sh Of December. the
DemocEatic administration had Feyors-
ed the policy OF the Republican admin.
istratiou, aud instead Of paying she
surplus on the public Gebt. bad aceumu-
lated more than $50. .oc1, Go IN the Treas
ury over and above tho proper reserve.
and that L vas only the speech Of the
Senator from Kentucky that pus q stop
70 that policy and caused the hfat call
for SO &C.. co 10 beissued. The House
resolution, be said, utterly and abso-
lntely condemned the financial policy
Of the administrator. Tue senate
Commiitee on Finance had modified
and sugar coated In some respects this
oondemnation; still, u also proposed 20
condemn this policy, and Il would stand
condemned before the coantfy, whether
the resolution should be amended OF
not.
TIE consideration Of the surplus res
olnti0n vas resumed and Beck pro-
caeded 10 address she senate. The
The Senators on the Other side, be said,
and the administration might as we'll
dismisg all lappFehenaiona relative 20 the
motives and purposes OF the house OF
Representatives IN the passage Of the
Joint resolution, aud might ~ veil as
-ume that sha House OF Representatives.
E..1 rann HatnralIfm a.Is1sar4
With the Executive Department Of the
Government, had not undertaken by
the resolation either 10 censure, condemn
OF embarFass tue ExsoutiVe branch Of
the Government. kt vas fair 10 say
that the House believed thai u was CON
ducinQ TO the public welfare, and not
bringing any embarrassment on the ad-
ministration. BE did not zee any puf-
pose In the senate amendments, which
did NOS make q practical change IN the
resolution, except She purpose 70 say 30
she country that the Democratic House
Of Representatives uaa not 20 be trusted
and the Republicans Ia the senate had
20 amend and change it in order 10 take
away what vas vioi0oe Ia the Fes0lu-
tion. Not believing thai there vas aay-
thing In Il, bui believing thai, under ex-
imtinq circumstances, the resolution was
fair and lust 10 the Administration, be
should vote for Il just - e came from
the Hausa. Beok declared that the
i1int resolution, 60 far from being q
reflection on the Administration, o. an
embarrassment 10 she Treasury Depart
ment, was tbe very thtnR that . wise
AdminiEEration WoQld want. beeanso Is
tarnsd the responsibility upon Con-
Rrsss, Wh0ss agent the Secretary Of The
treasury vas.
vess addressed the Senate IN favor Of
the Joint resolution IS it came from the
House. De said the fght was 0ne be-
tween gold and silver. between gold and
Qresnbacks, bstWeen the men who want
"a 30 make money dear and scarce and
hirh and the msn Who borrowed money,
and unleas this trooble vas terminated
on sqaftabla and fair eFennds Il wonld
reanls in 4 struggle bet cen tha East
and the West. That vas the plain
meaning Of she Whois thing.
SheRman addressed tbs SanAte in IA
vor Of the Joint FesolutIon aa amended
b. the Coumittea on Finance. he
sansidersd Il not - politioal bat ~ q
business uropoaition. Tbs whole tnAn-
eial svgten of TIE Government, be said,
rested on q fulcrum % solid coin, and
uouid b affected by any tEmpering
with IL Coin was the basis of all busi-
noss. aud 40 Gagernmsnt ouEht - en-
Ter into the bnsinaas Of banking with
out adopting all tie conservative prin-
cipies az books. II il did, some Black
Friday o. some unf9r8een event
woald dissipats ths wheio hnaneial
ugssem and make Il sink II rules. He
1oald give 20 the Democratic adDinls
tralion of fhs Treasury sasA . rsas1n-
abla working balance as Would enable
4 % meet an pos1ibis eontinEsueiss.
neffheF uofs or less. he would ist that
funa 81 eIo0.Cc1oo0 stand as isnE -
the uvramids stasd. Aa . basis for the
rsdsmption 81 ths sSt3ooo.lo eresn-
backB.
Teller advocaied the rsaoluiion as .
came from The HOase.
yonus. Of Nssada.mads long apstoh.
II uhich Be laid deem his t1eorisa - -
political eoonomy. aud aftsE speaklnR
far nearlT tuo hours. yieided TIE nseE
% & aecrct ssa1ioa-
After agrsstnR 20 nseEenea on tAe
Northern Paeias lard fogfeitufe blli.
the seDats seat into exasativo SESSION
and e0on adio1rne4-
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