Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-28
FIFTIETH sCONGRESS.
Teller Speaks on the Sill.
yer Question.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS BILL
Public Lands Bill-Amendments
Offered-New Bills-Wash-
ington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.


WASHINGTON, March 27.--The pre-
siding officer laid before the Senate a
communication from the Marshal OF
the Supreme Court, inviting the SEN
ate, by direction of the Justices, to
attend the funeral ceremonies OF the
late Chief Justice Waite, in the hall
Of the House OF Representatives at
noon tomorrow. The invitation was,
on motion of Hoar, accepted.
Dolph offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for information as to
what is necessary for the fortitica-
tions in Puget Sound, and as to the
practicability OF fortifying the en-
trance to the Sound.
Blair called up the question of a
second reading OF the bill introduced
by him to give preference to disabled
Confederate soldiers as between
men who have been disloyal
in appointments to civil Office.
Edmonds opposed a second reading Of
the bill vigo ously, and without dis
posing OF the question the Senate took
up again the House bill to provide for
the purchase of United States bonds
pending, the que ton being on an
amendment offered by Stewart
authorizing the deposit OF gold or sil-
yer bullion, and the issuance of coin
certificates therefor.
TaIlar , ,JdroscaI tbo Sopato orplx
ing himself first to the task of refuJ-
ing the statement that the deprecia-
ton OF silver was due to its over-pro
duction. He denied that silver had
fallen. He knew it would nor now
buy as much gold as it would buy in
1873, but it would buy more wheat
more corn, land or manufactu ed
goods that it would buy then. It was
not because of over-production that
there was such divergence between
silver and gold, but 1t was because of
the denomination OF silver,
and of that alone. He disclaimed,
both for himself and his State, any
special interest in the silver question.
He should have held the same views
living in Connecticut as he held liv-
ing in Colorado. The g vernmeut
had not paid to the miners of Colorado
dollar in subsidy or bounty.
On motion of Sherman q committee
of five Senators to attend the funeral
of the late Chief Justice Waite at
Toledo was ordered, and Senators
Sherman, Allison, Evarts, George and
Gray were appointed.
Sherman suggested that in
the absence Of these Senators
further action or discussion on the
Bond Bill should be suspended, and
Hoar asked and obtained unanimous
consent to have the Senate proceed
during the remainder af the week, as
suming that there would be no bnsi-
ness attended to tomorrow and that
there would be no session on Good
Friday, to consideration of the bills
on the calendar.
Palmer moved that the Bond Bill
be recommitted to the Committee on
Finance. The motion was entered,
and will be pending when the bill is
taken up again next week. After
executive session the Senate adjourn
ed to meet at IL 80 A. NJ. tomorrow.
NOTES.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The bill
granting 500 per annum TO each State
for each soldier OF sailor who is an in
mate OF soldiers home maintained
by the State, was reported favorably
in the Senate to-day.
The House Committee on Indian
Affairs to-day non-concurred in the
Senaae amendments to the H ,u-e bill
to divide the great Sioux reservation
in Dakota and will the House to