The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
Dir. Moody, of Dakota, Granted the Priyi-
leges of The Floor of the Senate.
Mr.. Teller Delivers a Speech in Support of
Continued Coinage of Silver-Presenta-
ton Of the Garfield Statue.


MIR. Moody Admitted to the Seha'o Hioo
Mr.. Teller's silver Argument.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. ingalls,, from the
com mittee on rules. reported q seal for the use
of the Senate.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on military
affairs, reported a joint resolution appointing
Gen John F. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, az one
of the managers of the National Soldiers Home
dn the place of General Mcclellan, deceased.
The resolution was passed.
Mr. Morrill,, from the committee on finance
reported a resolution extending rne es-stom- house
investigation ordered for the Port of New York
to such other ports as the committee might deem
best. The resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Harrison's resolution of yesterday, to ad-
NIT Mr.. Moody, Of Dakota, to the floor of the
Senate. was laid before the Senate.
MIR. Vest said that he yielded to no man in
courtesy to a political or personal opponent; but
thought the people whom Mr.. Moody repre-
ssnted had not been courteous to the Senate,
and Mr.. Vest believed that courtesy should be
reciprocal These people had acted against the
deliberate parliamentary action of the Congress,
and had taken action that Mr.. Vest declared to
be revolutionary. He denied that Dakota was a
State, either de jure or de facto, or that it could
OSCOIAC . " ttAOQ tuO tLO VI OOASECSo
He quoted remarks of Judge Campbell, to the
effect that Dakora had the right to become a
State in spite of Congress. Referring to Mr..
Hsrrison's illusions yesterday to Thomas IL.
Benton, of Missouri, Mr.. Vest denied
that there was any analogy between the case of
the admission of Missouri and this case pre-
scented for Dakota. Mr. Benton had discharged
his duty as a SENATOR, and Missouri took pride in
his distinguished public services, but Mr.. Vest
did not agree with Mr.. Benton living, and did
not agree with him dead. It would be peculiar.
he said, if Utah should come here with a Consti-
tuition republican in FORM" and thought Mr..
Harrison's presidents might become interesting.
He knew the resolution would be adopted, as it
was part Of the programme agreed on by the
committee on Territories.
Mr.. Harrison denied that it was part of any
programme" The resolution was introduced
by himself without any reference to the COM
mittee. He defended Judge Moody against asper.
sions which, Mr.. Harrison said, had been cast
on him by Mr. Vest. Mr.. Harrison denied that
there was anything exceptional in the course
pursued by Dakota to gain admission. 1t had
never been said that the like course pursued
by other Territories had been disrespectful to
Congress. The 1863, 900 American citizens in
in Dakota who had combined in a respectful
petition for admission to the Union were entitled
30 respectful treatment. There was nothing in
their character or conduct to warrant the
coupling of Dakota with Utah. Mr.. Harrison
briefly revie wed the case of Utah, and urged that
courtesy warrants the admission of Mr.. Moody
70 the floor.
Mr. Salisbury moved to amend Mr.. Harrison's
resolution by adding: But the courtesy hereby
extended shall not be consi dered as any recoe
milton of Dakota to admission as q State into the
Union.s
Mr.. Vest said he had not been personal, as Mr..
Harrison's remarks implied. Had he wished to
be personal, he could present columns of vitupe-
ration that would put to shame the worst bill
Iingsgate, all of which had been published against
him (Mr. Vest) in the newspapers OF Dakota.
He had no objection to the Senate filing up the
sofas around the chamber; but it should not be
done under the impression that there was prece-
dent for it. He emphatically denied such prece-
dent
Mr.. Dolph stated the case Of the admission Of
Oregon as showing the parallelism Of that case
to the case under debate.
Mr.. Butler expressed himself as willing to ad-
init Mr.. Moody to the floor. but thought Mr..
Saulsbury's amendment a very proper one.
Mr.. Salisbury did not want the courtesy ex-
tended to Mr.. Moody to be misunderstood in Da-
kota. It was not to be taken as a pre;judgment
of the application of Dakota for admission.
Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment was iost-yeas,
%; nays, 20.
The resolution admitting Mr.. Moody to the
courtesy of the floor was then agreed to.
MIR. IEgalls's resolution of yesterday was
placed before the Senate, calling on the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for information as to what
proportion of the $40. 900, 600 bond call for Feb.
/ was held by national banks. and how much by
6dcn Dduk. ME-. luR8iiS mOuluoQ dis r6SOiuGlOn
by withdrawing the clause requiring the naming
Of the specific banks. He did this, he said, at
the request of persons interested in some banks
whose bonds had been called for payment on the
LIST of February, and who feared that the publ.
cation of that fact might interfere with or i'm
pair their credit
Mr.. Frye's resolution of yesterday. regarding
the Presidents recommendations for q fishery
commission, was placed before the Senate. and.
without debate, referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Mr.. Conger said he would postpone his remarks
on this subject until the return of the resolution
from the committee.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolution which, without
debate. was agreed to. directing the Secretary
OF tho Treasury to inform the Senate what
amount of silver bullion had been purchased for
coinage in each year since July ], 1876, in what
market the same had been purchased in each
case, and from whom, and the prices paid; also,
whether, in any instance, all bids had been re-
jected. and if so. for what reason. and in what
money or currency the payment for such silver
bullion had been made.
The presidential-count bill was placed before
the Senate, but informally laid aside.
Dir. Teller then addressed the Senate on the
silver question. Without a sufficient amount of
money with which to do business, Mr.. Teller
said, the energies OF the people were depressed.
Money scarcity meant dull times and low wages
-or no wages at all. The persons who
suffered least from such scarcity were the
fnoney-lenders, bill-discounters and pawn
brokers; those who suffered most were the
laborers. Mr.. Teller presented elaborate tables,
showing the coin circulation of the world, from
which it appeared that the silver circulation of
Great Britain was So. SO per head of populations;
Germ my. $4.67 per head; the United States,
"a IS per head. and France, $l5. 10 per head. The
total coinage of the world, he said, had been es-
timated as follows: Silver, 81. 776. 000, 900; gold
80, 292, 000, 900. But gold and silver had been
found insufficient TO carry on the business Of the
world. and all nations had resorted to paper cur
rsncy based on these metals. The whole amount
of paper money issued had been So. 933, 900. 600.
which was more than the whole amount of either
gold or silver. II, then, gold and silver COM
bined had been found insufficient to CARRY on
the worlds trade. what reason was there for sup
posing that gold alone would be sufficient
When you destroy the money faculty of silver.
you increase the purchasing power of gold.
These bondholders want silver demonitized. be-
eause it would greatly increase the power of