The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-26

ID. Two prupos6tions. oEasd reepectsve-
IL b. saveKn ana Corzsbs. tie forner 90
give fne secrctary Of the treasury power
% issue United esnkee bonds OF such de-
nominations IS he should fsee ii. instead
OF a. INV TO fsssss them q the same de-
uouznafS0n. mz<1 sAe iatsee - rcfsrO and
cancel the geld cersif'czxes and make
s7sesn non-recesvahse for customs duties
af1er July / NEXT. fnrufzhed the principal
xherne OF discussion. 0zyesss proposition
was oeseaeea n - 81. while THAI Ut
Coouzns was carried without division
Another sznenement. offered By Settle at
North Carolina. to STRIKE out the appfo-
pe4atson Of loo 70 pay for information
regarding mDonshfne dsstAlerz was susk-
Chairman sayers. Of the appropriations
comnsittrs. and Chairman WtisoR OF thA
ways ana means ccrn1uzxtee. bad arranged
90 divide To-Day. giving the arst half 20
the completfoa OF the sundry civil BIN.
and tbs rest Of the day 10 Wilson's bin for
the repeal oe the clause Of the tariff act
impoasng "a additional one-sentia Of .
cent per pound on sugars from boun<y-
paying countries. but the house. on Say
ers' nrotaon. went into ccsDmatcee Of the
whole and resumed The consideration o.
thu sundry civil bill.
Quigs offered an amendanenk 90 Tho
paragraph providing for tbs pay Of bail
IFS. cTserx etc. Of United 0taees courts.
60 an 20 provids "tizaf AL persons en-
pluyei under section IT'S OF the Revised
Statutes shall be deemed In actual AT
tendance when they ssnend On the order
Of the court" and prOhsbssius pay 10
them during the vacation OF tbs court
Quigg argued that the adoption OF this
amendEseaA would expedite che business
OF the courts. besides paying the baahsfs
and criers. who have received no pay
since last March. Tsss amendment was
agreed to.
Frederick offered ~ . substitute for
the paragraph providing for the transfer
OF the Fort Leavenwprth military prison
70 the department Of justice. q paragraph
authorizing the confinement In thai prison
of persons convicted In the United States
courts. or by court-maxtiaIs. or directing
thu attorney general to transfar 70 the
prison sach persons now ssrving such
sentences supposed BY United States courts
as can b accommodated. Rrodegick OPP
posed tina transfer Of thA prison 70 ths
department OF Justice. Brodersck's sub
stltute was rejected.
Settle moved TO strike from the para
graph providing punishment for viola
lions of the internal revenue law the
appropriation of 5000 for detection OF
violations. Settle contenaed that this
appropriation was not necessary for tho
enforcement OF the internal revenue laws.
bur harrassea the citizens Of North Caro-
lima and other states. Swanson offered
an amendment providing that no portion
of the appropriation should be paid to
anyone except duly authorized officers OF
the government. Both amendments were
lost.
Sayers offered an amendment providing
that no portion OF the sum appropriated
tor printing United States notes snail
be used for printing notes Of larger de-
nomination than those required or can
celed. COMBS offered as q substitute
an Amendment providing for the retire.
ment and cancellation OF gold certificates.
Bland favored the coombs amendment.
He thought 1t should ha supplemented
by another which would give the seere-
tary OF the treasury authority. when
there was q sufficient amount Of silver
sbAseSs< - tht tSE11Aiy W JA5<kiy IL, no
Issue silver certificates against the gold
deposited In the treasury. This was
done. he said. under Sherman's admins
tration OF the treasury. with the result
OF a gold accumulation Of $50 0oO. 900.
After some further debate by Cox and
Warner In favor OF the Coonlbs amend
ment, the vote was taken on Sayers'
asnenament to give the secretary discre-
ton to issue such denominations OF
greenbaeks as he saw ut. II was lost,
"a to 81
The Coombs amendment 20 retire and
cancel the gold certificates was agreed
to without division. Another amendment
by COMBS. making gold certificates nom
receivable for customs duties after July,
1885, and after that date non-carriahle
as the lawful reserve Of any national
bank. was also agreed to without d.
vision
The amensinent appropriatinE $40, 900
Tor hghtship and for q signal to ba
stationed Off the Straits OF Fuca. Wash,
near Flattery reef was adopted. This
completed the consideration or the bill.
The committee amendments were agreed
10 and the bin was passed.
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