The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-23
PRIVATE NAEERSOF MONEY
The Senate Takes Up The Stimulation
Of Government Coins.

SULTAN Appropriation Tor the TX
termination Of the Russian Thistle
Opposed on the Ground of Paternal-
ism.
Washington, March 22.-In the Senate
to-day the following resolutions We're Of
fered by Mi Hoar and was agreed to:
That the Senate of the United States
has heard, with deep regret, of
ulustrious patriot and lover Of liberty;
formerly the guest Of the American peo-
pie.
That the Vice President be re
quested to communicate the respectful
condolences Of the Senate to the family
Of the deceased.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to ex-
anime and report whether the stimulation
of United States coins by coins of the
same weight Of metal and fneness is
made criminal by the statutes Of the
United States or of other countries and
if not. to report a bill to prevent and
punish such stimulation. bis attention.
he said. had been called to posi- bic de-
fects in the laws topuulsh couutorteltlng,
and as to whether those laws applied 20
the case of coins of equal weight and
fnencss. His own opinion was, from
hastv examination of the statutes, that
they covered the case but he wished TO
have a report from the judiciary commit
tee. He sent to the clerks desk, and had
read, a press dispatch speaking OF the
counterfeitiuE OF silver dollars on large
scale in Omaha Neb.
Mr. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, asked Mr..
Sherman whether he had any other evil
dence of the fact, except The newspaper
statement
AN EVIL IL EUROPE.
Mr. Sherman said he had not, but that
he had seen similar statements in other
papers. Ii was a weil-knOwn fact, he
added, that in France, Great Britain and
Germany, the same thing has been done
with their minor coins. Their laws pun
ished it as couuterfeiting and it was
Counterfeitng and should be so punished.
He repeated his opinion that the existing
statutes sufficiently covered the case but
there were points which had not been
contemplated when the laws were passed
in 1906, when the present disparity be
tween the value of silver and that of coin
was not contemplated
Mr. Hoar spoke OF the resolution as be
ing remarkable commentary on recent
legislation. with a little comic element in
it" that measures were necessary TO make
it a crime for people 10 coin money Of full
weight and tineuess, still, it might be
necessary, and he would not object to the
resolution.
BOUND TO HAVE FREE COINAGE.
Mr.. Henderson. rep, of Nebraska, did
not believe 1t possible that the stimulation
OF government coins by private individ-
uals was not provided against by law, but
if there was any doubt about it a statute
to cover the case should be Immediately
passed. So far as the rumOr of issuing
silver dollars in Omaha was concerned
he did not believe there was anything in
it. Still, b" he added, in tone of pleas
antry, we are very anxious west of the
Missouri river TO increase the circulating
medium"
A similar remark was made by Senator
Cullom, who suggested to Senator Cock
rel, with laugh, If they cannot get
free coinage in one way they will get il in
another
MIR Stewart said that when silver coin
age was suspended in India it was pre-
dicted that there would be a very large
amount of silver coin issued on private
accounts; and undoubtedly the thing
would go on until il effectively destroyed
silver. He thought that an international
law TO suppress the evil would be neces-
sary. But the latter was so imuortant
that he thought the resolution should 20
over until there Was more time to con
slider it.
Objection being made the resolution
went over,
THE PRINTING OFFICE SITE,
The bill to secure site for the govern
ment printing Office was then taken up,
and gave rise TO the usual discussion as
TO the advantage or disadvantages of the
various pieces of property proposed to be
acquired. The retention of the present
building with extension of the lot on
which ii stands, and the erection of new
WING III Groom Tho Ylgr adj Oh h,
the chairman OF the committee on public
buildings and grounds, and of thecommit-
tee on printing Messrs. Vest and Cor
man
The question was first taken on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Quay, rep. of
Pennsylvania, for the acquisition of the
Malone lot Can adjoining tract owned
by Ex-senator MahOne). The amend
ment was agreed tO-yeas %, nays %
The motion went over without action.
At . y. m the McGarrahan bill came
up as an unfinished business, but was al
lowed to go over.
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
The bill of Mr. Hansbrough. rep. of
Nevada, apprOpriating 81 000. 900 for the
destruction and determination of the
nOXiOus plant or weed known as the Rus
sian thistle, or Russian cactus, in all
states or territories where found. was
then taken up.
MIR. George, chairman Of the committee
on agriculture, from which the bill was
reported, made an argument in opposition
to it, He spoke of il as a most extraor-
binary bill, unprecedented in the legisa-
ton of the country, as a step in the direc-
ton of paternalisn longer than any step
yet taken. He had heretofore supposed
that nOXious weeds were TO be subdued
by the individual farmers; and, if they
could not do it, they might apply TO their
country or state for aid. The congress
has never undertaken to deal with such a
pest.
HARRIS PROTESTS.
Mr.. Harris protested against the bill.
He said he was sufficiently old fashioned
in his habits and ideas TO believe that the
taxing power Of the congress was given
Tor but single purpose, and that was to
raise revenue to meet the necessary ex-
penses of the federal government. Con-
gress had no more power to levy a tax
and appropriate the money for such
purpose as the bill proposed. than it had
10 appropriate money to build a shanty
for John Doe or Sam Smith
The precedent which would he
set by the bill would be more
noXious than the weed There was a
great many uOXiOUs weeds in the country
tho