Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
PASSAGE OF THE FRACTIONAL Sill
YER CERTIFICATE BILL.
New Civil Service Bill of Interest to
Soldiers - Effort to Investigate the
Burlington & Quincy Railroad strike
New Public buildings.

WASHINGTON. March 20-In the Senate
yesterday morning Mr. Morrill, gave notice
that he would tomorrow call up for consid-
Grafton House bill for the purchase of Uni
ted States bonds.
Bills were reported from Committees and
placed on the calendar for the erection OF
public buildings at Fortress Monroe, Va,
Salem, Oregon, and Youngstown, Ohio.
The Senate then proceeded To consideration
of bills on the calendar in their regular or
der Quite a large number OF bills, most oil
them private pension, or relief bills were
taken from the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Chace, from the Committee on Pat
ents, reported an international copyright
bill. He said the bill had no reference
whatever to protection or free trade 1t
presented simply question of national
honor, a question whether justice should be
done TO American authors, while recoSniz'
ing the rights of foreign authors.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on civil
Service, reported bill providing that when
ever persons who were not loyal To the
United States during the war shall not be
appointed to office in the Civil Service,
those who were not dishonorably discharged
from the Military and Naval Service OF the
Confederate States and who are suffering
from wounds or disabilities resulting from
such service shall be preferred to other per-
United States during the war. The bill on
objection from Mr.. Platt went over till to-
morrow. Mr.. Teller introduced bill for
the admission of the Territory Of Wyoming
into the Union, which was referred. The
Senate then went into secret session and at
80 p. IN. adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 19-Thc principal
feature of the proceedings in the House
yesterday was quite an animated discus
sion over the fractional silver certificate
bill, which came up after the morning hour
and was finally passed.
Under the cali of States a bill was in
troduced for the establishment at Terre
Haute, Ind, of an experimental sugar test
ing manufactory.
Mr. Anderson, of Iowa, offered preamble
and resolution reciting that the strike of
engineers on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad is still on, and that places
Of the strikers have been filled by incom-
petent men, thereby placing life and prop
erty in jeopardy; and providing for the ap-
pointmeut of a committee of five TO investi-
gate railroad strikers and report what legis-
lation is necessary to prevent obstruction to
commerce and disturbance of publice peace.
Referred.
Mr. Taulbee, of Kentucky, ir:rUduced q
resolution for the appointment of special
committee to examine INTO the condition OF
the civil service, with a view TO ascertain
ing whether or not the results have been
beneficial to the government
On motion of Mr.. GIosvenOr, of Ohio, the
Committee on Printing was directed to in
quire into the cause OF delay in the print
ing and distribution OF the dependent pen
sion bill which was passed by the Senate
ten DAYS ago and which has not yet been
placed in the hands OF the proper officers Of
the House.
Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill authorizing the
issuance of fractional silver certificates.
Messrs. Dargan, of South Carolina, Dingley,
of Maine, and Phelps, of New Jersey, sup
ported the bill. Mr.. Dargan argued that
this currency was needed, not to supplant,
but to supplement fractional silver coin.
Ii was a measuIe demanded by people in
the country and small towns who desired
currency suitable for the transaction of
business through the mails.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa. opposed the bill.
He favored paper currency, but preferred
the old fashioned paper currency.
Mr. Bacon, of New York, opposed il
as an unnecessary legislation. The sup
posed demand for fractional paper currency
he insisted was largely manufactured.
Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, regarded
tile measure as dangerous lnnONatlOn,
which, if it becomes law would practically
put paper currency into use in r.aGe Of
subsidiary silver coin.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, opposed the bill.
as one likely to contract the currency and
change the whole system OF the currency Of
the country.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, thought if there
was demand for change suitable for trans
mission through the mails, it could be pro-
vided without Congress inticting upon the
people This pestiferous thing called q
Min Plaster" The bill was then passed
yeas lis, nays 81.
1t authorizes the Secretary of the Treas
ury 10 issue silver certificates of the denom-
nations of twenty-five cents; such certif-
icates to be received, redeemed, paid and
re-issued in the same manner as silver GER
tificates of larger denominations, and to be
exchangeable for silver certificates of other
denominations.
On motion of Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
the rules were suspended. and the bill was
passed discontinuing the coinage of the
three dollar gold piece and the gold dollar.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, from the Committee
on Commerce, moved To suspend the rules
and pass the bill extending for one year
from the 14th of June, 1888, the time for
the completion of the bridge across, Staten
Island Sound. Mr.. Phelps demanded a
second vote, and no quorum voting, the
House at o'clock adjourned.