Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
FlFTY-ThIRD CONGRESS.
seigniorage Biii-Inter-sta'e commerce
Commission Under Fire.


WASHINGTON, March 5.-Hali
dozen senator's were excused from service
on as many committees In order to create
vacancies to which the new senator from
Louisiana. Mr. Blanchard, might be as
SIGNED Among the places thus vacated
US the Craftsmanship Of the Committee
on Improvement Of the Mississippi RIVER
After some routine morning business
"a. committee vacancies were filled up
ON motion Of Mr. German, as follows:
Rate. chairman OF Committee on Military
Affairs. Berry added 10 Committee on
Commerce blanchard. chairman OF Com
mittee on Improvement of the MisssslPpi
River Epidemic Diseases, Indian Ahalrs
KailrOads. Public Buildings ana drouhus'
Camden. chairman of Committee TO Audlt
and Control Contingent Expenses or the
Senate. Organization and Conduct OF EN-
reuditures of the Executive Departments
Jones Of Arkansas. Committee 10 RutuC
aud control Contingent Expenses OF the
Senate: McLaurin, chairman OF commit
,... 10 Investigate the Geological Survey,
Ciyu Service and Retrenchment, CLAIMS
Indian Depredations. improvement 81 mo
Mississippi River: Pasco. added TO MIL
tary Affairs: PETER, added to Pensiohs'
Smith. added 10 Interstate Commences
Martin. chairman OF Committee on Rail
roads; Gallery. added TO Pacific Railroads.
Mr. Berry drew the prize for which
number OF senators were STRIVING, 10y
getting "A place on the Committee On COM
mcrce. which controls the river ana mar
Dor b,ll.
These assignments were agreed upon IN
a caucus Of Democratic senator's inns
morning. Among the Withdrawals 10
make the programme efectual were fel-
FER from the Committee on Improvement
~ the Mississippi River; Martin, from the
select Committee TO Investigate the Geo
logical Survey. and Caffery from tho
Committee on Pensions.
The assignments also cover the vacan-
cies created by Mr.. Walthalrs resigna-
ton.
SEIGNIORAGE BILL.
The Bland seigniorage bill was taken mp
NJ l2.3l ard Mr.. Stewart (Republican), OF
Nevada. addressed the Senate I'm advocacy
Of H. II would. he said. give the Treasury
So ~, 900 OF new money and would 10 that
extent eaEe the times a little and make
better times IL would not make good
times because good times would never
come while the policy OF the Treasury re-
NAMED what II was. II would save the
Treasury from bankruptcy ana NOuid PR
vent the necessity OF borrowing money
IN time OF peace 10 pay the ordinary ex-
penses OF the government. In other words.
Il would utilize the bullion In the Urea
sury-s ,oOo.0o OF II that was captured pro-
perty"-captured by legislation from the
Pacific States and Territories. I, had been
taken from the miners and he did not
ask that II be given back 10 them. There
was nothing I'm the bill that required
amendment. He believed that any amend
ment would be fatal 20 II, because IL II
went back 70 the House 1t would probably
fail there
Mr.. Stewards speech was reminder OF
the numerous speeches which he made IN
the extra session on the hill 20 repeal the
Sherman bill. Much OF II was denuncia-
tory Of piutocracy and of the English
bondholders, who wanted, he said, TO
enslave the people OF the United states, as
they had enslavtd the rest OF mankind"
The London Econofnist he spoke OF as
the organ OF the piutocracy OF England,
whose object was 10 destroy the homes
OF Democracy and 20 decorate the homes
OF the arIsiocracy." Another OF stsf OBJ
jects was To reduce the masses 10 star
walton and want"
Then no spoke OF the crime Of ls7S,'