Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-10
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

mittee on finance took the floor soon
after the reading of the journal, and
through Senator Morrill,, its chairman
reported adversely a number of senate
bills as follows:
Mr.. Teller's bill for the free coinage
of gold anil silver bullion.
Mr.. Peffer's bill to increase the circu-
lating medium by issuing treasury notes
based on coin and bullion.
A bill introduced by the late Senator
Plumb, to provide for the retirement of
national bank notes, and the free coin
age of silver. All three billssbe placed
on the calender.
Mr. Morrill, further reported adverse
ly Mr. Hiscock's bill to re-enact the act
to secure q national currency, and
pledging United States bonds.
Mr.. Peffers bill providing for the loan
of money to 5ne farmers of Indiana.
Mr.. Kyle's bill making certain issues
of money legal tender for the payment
of all debts.
These bills were indefinitely postponed
without objection.
Mr.. Squire, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably bill
for the erection of monument to Gen
eral U. S. q mt upon public reserva-
ton in Washington.
Mr.. SheTI' qn introduced bill, which
he said had Heen carefully prepared b.
the treasury department to prohibit the
coming of Chinese ! 'r1ons into the
United States. The bill was accom-
panied by correspondence, which he
asked be printed and the whole subject
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. 1t was so ordered. Mr.. Platt,
of Connecticut, from the Judiciary com
mittee, reported favorably bill dissolv-
ing the centennial board of finance in
corporated under the act of 1879.
Mr.. Pettigrew, chairman of the COM
mittee on quadro-centennial introduced
four joint resolutions, as follows:
Extending invitations to the Ameri-
can republics and governments of
American colonies, the king and queen
of Spain, and descendants of Columbus,
to take part in the Chicago fair, and re-
questing from Spanish and other au-
thorities the loan of all available Co
lumbus relics for thS> fair, and author
izing the librarian ofcongress to exhibit
all documents, ETC., in his care, relating
to Columbus.
Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, offered a
for commission of senators,
and experts to inquire
into and report on the depressed condi
ton of agriculture, particularly cotton.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the secre-
tary of the treasury was called on for in
formation regarding the proposed trans
fer of the revenue marine to the navy
The discussion of the contest between
Virginia and West Virginia over the di-
rect tax refund was resumed.
Mr.. Daniel, Of Virginia, moved to re-
fer to the judiciary committee, senato
No. directing the secretary
of the treasury to pay the West Vir-
ginia proportion of the direct tax refund
which had previously been considered.
but on his motion had been reconsidred.
Mr. Daniel said the amount involved
in the question far exceeded the $3.50, 900
carried by the resolution, and up into
the millions.
Twenty-four years had passed since
West Virginia had been made separate
state under q constitution which re-
quired her to pay her proportion of the
debt of Virginia, but not one dollar of
that debt had West Virginia paid, nor
had she taken any steps TO ascertain the
The debate broadened into general
of the relations of the two
states, and was participated in by Mr..
Faulkner, of West Virginia. Mr.. Mitch
ell chairman of the committee on
claims. and others.
Mr.. Daniel in the course of his re-
marks, referred to Mr.. Faulkner, of
West Virginia, as being interested in the
decision of the question, and as having
himself drawn up the report of the COM
mittee on claims on the bill.
Mr.. Faulkner, rising to reply, regret
ted that the senator from Virginia could
not discuss purely legal question with
out indulging in personalities. He was
with some warmth, when
Mr.. Daniel rose and in his suavest man.
ner said if he had said anything which
the senator from West Virginia consid-
sidered personal or offensive, it was en-
tirely without intention on his part and
without waiting to have it pointed out
he would instantly withdraw it. He
had the profoundest respect for the
senator from West Virginia, and for the
great commonwealth he represented.
Mr.. Faulkner, instantly Modified,
said he could not do otherwise than ac-
cept so manly and courageous a dis
claimer in the same spirit in which it
was made.
Calm peace once more descended upon
the deliberations Of the senate, and the
discussion from the legal aspects Of the