Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-09
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES,
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. g..
SENATE

loving bills
To provide for the free coinsge OF gcd
and silver bullion (Mr. S.ewsr's)
To lncreese tee circulating medium By Il.
suing t:essu;y notes based ss gold spd eli.
YER coin and bullion (Mr. Psfst's)
Fer the retiiemat Of national bsrk q. t:s,
the free coinage c! .iivsr and the promotion
OF the international free coinage OF silvs,
(Mr. Piumb'sl.
To amend erd re-snact the &C! to pre-
scribe netl1ns currency secured By The
pledge OF Uo.t i st:t:s lands tMr. HE
cock's)
For the lean CT money to ne farmers o.
Indiana (Nr. P-fst'e)
Making certain Issues OF money foil lie.
gal t,nder in payment of oil debts Mr..
Kgle's).
Tia fri t three bills with the adverse re
porte, were plscsd on the calendar, sno
tee Is. Two we're Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Squire reported back Sersts bill ep'
propslaiIng $500 Geo Ter monument eDe
q atue t, Ger. Ulysses 6. Grant CD grcunc
belonging to tie goverpmeutin Washington
D. G. Calendar.
Mr. Peltlgrew. chairmsn Of tie ze.ect CEN.
mittee en- the qusdro centennial, geporseo
b.ck the bill to enable the centennial boerc
of france to oiose its affairs and to dissclV.
thai corporation. Calendar.
M.. Gitson, Of Louisiana, Intro duced
resolution to Inquire into the depressed con
dition CT the agricultural Interests and th
low prices OF agricultural products.
The joint resolution for tie payment to
the Stats Of West Virginia Of her proportion
OF the direct tax was taken up Oh motion Of
Mr.. Faulkner.
Mr.. Daniel moved t. reference to The Ju.
diciarg Committee and argued tha: that D' S
the proper disposition to be made of tie
question which involved the responsible t:
OF the State OF West Virginia for her share
of tie debt Of The State OF Virginia to the
government Oft United States.
Or. Mitchell, chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on claims fem which The j,nt resolution
had baen reported. stated that tho joint req
olution did not undertake, directly or indi-
rectly, to interfere with that question. II
igaored il and left it entirely out OF coz.
sldera!ion. 1t simply passed on the CUES.
ton whether the q 8. government wac jus.
tilted In Withholding ths amount of the D..
rect tax to which West Virginia is
entitled, on any ground authorized
by the statute which recognizes effects.
It left tie question cd to the relation
growing cut Of the separation OF West Vir-
glnis from old Virginia to be settled be.
tween the two States.
Mr.. Daniel inslsted en- the uniairneas OF
the joint resolution and argued that the ju-
dietary committee loot the committee on
CLAIM should bare Jurisdiction OF the ques.
sioD. he Cid not think that II would be
correct treatment for The Commonwealth
Of Virginia to have her oyer-riddan in her
contention when tae constitutional pro-
vision Of West Virginia as to her llabiItJ
for her share of the debt of Virginia, had
baen sbrogated by the later constitution Of
West Virginia and wien her assumption Of
an equitable proportion Of the debt had bee q
"a years past due.
Mr.. Daniel concluded at two o'clock
The unfinished business was amporarily laid
aside to enable Mr.. Faulkner to reply. he
took exception 10 Mr.. Daniels personalities
toward himself and reflections upon Wee!
Virginia.
Mr. Daniel interrupted erd mad !, msnly
disclaimer CT intentional discourtesy. Mr..
Faulkner gracefully accepted and thsn pro-
oeeded to make an elaborate rtspcnse to
NJ. Daniels remarks and discussed all
phrases OF the debt question between Viz
ginIa and West Virginia.
Continuing Mr. Faulkner esld the Senator
from Virginia had laid that the State OF
West Virginia had not paid dollar OF tie
debt cf Virginia In thirty four years; and
COW he eeked thst Senator whether the
st,se CT Virginia bad paid dollar OF the
debt OF Wet Virginia In Thirty four care.
Mr.. DaDieI: Certainly not.
Mr.. Faulkner: Then no complaint should
fall from the Senator's lips.
HOUSE.
Mr.: McMillin, from the committee or
rules. reported back the MutchieF resolntio5
directing the committee On banking and
currency t, make en- ioquiry as t. tie fall.
IRE Of the Keystone and Spring Garden
banks OF Philadelphia.
Toe resolution was amended and adopted.
Mr.. Dockety cfsrsd resoll ton direct
ing the judiciary conmi re to iaquire irto
the right of the Secretary Of the Treasury to
employ tie 100000 600 gold reserve for cur.
rent e1per d!tures. Referred.
Err. Bacon, from the committee on bank.
log end currency, reported a bill to pro-
mote the safety CT national bsnks.
Tea bill introduced by Nr. Hatch. OF