The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-22
FINANCIAL
MILLENNIUM,
Senator Voorhees, Talks
Loud and Long For a
State Bank Currency.
WANTS INCOME TAX Too.
Constitutional Powers Of the
States Invaded by the
Present Tax on
Notes.
NO REAL DANGERS AHEAD.
An Appeal for Coinage and Con-
fidence-To-day's Doings
in Congress.
NO REAL DANGERS AHEAD.

WASHINGTON. Aug. %. 1S93.-The first
OF the new committees of the House to
organize is the COMMITTEES on appropria-
tiots which met this morning for this
purpose at 1890 o'clock. As soon as the
names of the committees were named,
Mr. Sayres, the new chairman, left the
House and retired to the privacy OF the
committee room, but the members OF the
House followed and showered their con-
gratulations. Shortly after he was thus
installed MIR. Sayres notified the
clerk Of the committee TO call
the committee together and then
did another neat thing in which
the clerical force OF the committee
room was intensely interested. Mr..
Sayres informed the three gen tlsmen
uuder him that they need have no Tear OF
remozal as he intended TO recommend
their etenti0n TO LHe comm1ttee touayss
This ts equivalent to appointment, Iof
the wishes of tue chairman In such cases
are always respected Judge Sayres has
served as member of this comnittee
three full terms and enters upon his
fourth as chairman equipped by ex--
perience for the dnties anu responsible
lies Llat dWalG nun.
Mr. HOLMAN'S DROP.
This is not the first ilms that Mr..
Holman has been dropped from the COM
niiltee by his own party. His firsE con-
nection with tbe appropriations Com
mittee began with the Farty-hfth Con-
gress. He was gerryInaudered out OF che
Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses,
aud the Forty-seyenth being Republi-
can be failed to go on the
committee During ths forty eighth and
Furty-ufnth Congresses he was a I.lemser
again. but in the Ftftlerh lie was relieved
from duty tneze Altogether aud given the
tue Guardianship OF the Committee on
Public Lands. Ills term as chairman
durlug the Mtty-second Congress was his
only one in that capacity. except when
Mr.. Randall was elected Speaker to sue
coed Speaker Kerr, who dlsd in office.
Mr. Holman then served as Chairman OF
the COMMITTEES on Appropriation for the
Remainder of he session.
CHANDLER's COAST CANAL SCHEME.
Fur many years iG has been a grave
question with the pers0ns engaged in
commercial enterprises. not oulf with
sne sailors who man the ships but with
the meu who own the vessels aud their
cargues as to whether some means could
not pc devised TO ovsrconfes the dangers
10 commerce encountered by ships voyag-
ing along the Atlantic coast and particu-
larly the coast Of the soutnora States
below Virginia. 1ncalculable wealth.
many ships and unnulnbered lives have
been lost uff stormy Hatteras aud treach-
erous Nays Head. Thoughtful attention
has been given TO the subject of con-
sirucLiug some artificial aids TO navlga-
lion along this cost in connection with
the further project OF an internal system
CT coast canals, which would permit OF
the passage of light draugnt gunboats
aud torpedo boats, secure from hostile
cruisers.
Yesterday Senator Chandler of New
Hamshire offered in the Senate reso.
lulion which was sent TO the Committee
on Commerce, fustructing that com
mitJee to inquire into the expsdiency of
the construction, In the near future, by
lhe aid of the Government, of an in-
terror coast line of waterworka across the
head of the peninsula Of Florida, along
the coast from Florida to Hampton Roads.
between Chesapeake Bay and Delaware
Bay and Cape Cod for the purpose of Sc
curing commercial and military advant-
age. 1t SO happens. fortunately for Mr..
Chandler's scheme. that from Chesapeake
Bay TO Florida, there already exists n
vast system of salt water sounds which
eau al comparatively small cost be con-
neeted by several short canals and there
bv afford the desired navigation in short
order. J..
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
Representative w. q. p. Breckinridge,
of Kentucky, who was assigned by
Speaker Crisp to begin today's proceed
Jugs in the House with speech on the
silver question, will not speak today, He
left The city Saturday for Stsunton. Va,
where his wife and daughters are spend
ing the summer, and ttnis morning the
Speaker received letter informing him
that Mr.. Breckinridge would not be In
the city today. Theirs was no intimation
in the letter of The writer's intention
~ rho dnfn pf hfa rafxr eN
Washington.
CARLIsLE's STATEMENT.
In response to a resolution Of inquiry
on the subject OF silver purchases under
the act of 1880, Secretary Carlisle sent to
the House of Representatives today a
letter setting forth the following facts:-
From August 13, 1890, to August 16.
1893 the department purchased 16l. .52l. 600
tine ounces, costing Si50.669. .459. The
highest price paid was Sl.20 IA an ounce
on August 20, 1890; ths lowest 90 cents an
ounce on July "a. 1898. Treasury notes
TO the amount of $3.50. liz. .965 have been
Issued in payment of silver bullion, Of
which S7l4.636 nave been redeemed in
standard silver dollars and retired since
August 3, 1898. Up to August ], 1893,
$40, lS4. 160 treasury notes have been re-
deemed in gold. Ihirty-six million.
eighty-sevsn thousand one hundred and
aI9hty-ive standard dollars have been
act of 1890. On the 14lh instant the
Government owned OF silver purchased
under the Act Of 1890, 13S, 161. .375 ounces.
costing S121. .217.677.
SPECIAL BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. Loud OF California
the Senate bill was passed admitting
free of duty all articles intended for ex-
hibition at the California Mid winter In-
ternaJional Exposition.
Mr. johnson (Dsn.. Ohio) asked
unanimous consent for the Introduction
of his bill to permit the exchange OF
United States bonds for Treasury uotes.
There was no opjsctiou and the bill was
referred to the COMMITTEES on Ranking
and Currency with leave TO report At any
time after the special order.
Mr.. McRae (Dem., Ark.) ASKED unanl-
resolution extending to the Cilarokee
putIet the provisions of the act providing