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Show TELEGRAPHIC v.siiixi.to.. Invoht tuuf f un 'imiii(ir'N at Work 1 li Oiiiuliit lErltli; rrt'lulilM liNfiiitluc u Silver Hill. Washington, 21. Tho committco on bunking mid currency had under consideration to-day a bill for lhe rfjieal ofthespecio roMimplion act. Two ainondmnta will bo allowed to bo oflbrud in tho honso, ono lor the accumulation of coin in the treasury preparatory to resumption of Bpceie payments, and tho other providing lor the funding of grtH'iibai'ks. The committee were evenly divided as to reporting to day, one memher bcine tilHL-nt. Anotlier meeting will be lield to-morrow. Ilcbcr C. Robinson, manager of the Western Union telegraph company com-pany at Philadelphia, was examined lo day before the judiciary committee lie produced, with the usual protest in behalf of the company, tho three original dispatches already published. Two of them were addressed to "Favo, London," without signatures, and the third wan addressed to Josiah Caldwell, Loudon, over the signature f Scott. The latter he said had been left m tho otlice by Colonel Scott's Dips-onger. Ho did not know who leltthoono reading, "Cable nohody excepting Scott." As to tho third dispatch telling "Favo" to Bend a telegram to the chairman of the judiciary judi-ciary committee, witness knew that it had been brought to tho hou.so by a gentleman who, when the clerk askod him to leave his address, said that it was not necessary. Tho clerk said that as $-)7.72 in gold had been paid for it they would hkoto have an ad-dross ad-dross to which to send an answer. The gentleman repeated that it was not necessary and smilingly left the name of John Smith. The house committee on tho Pacific railroads to day considered a bill with reference to fixing "freight charges over the Omaha bridge. The members mem-bers of the committee are equally divided on the respective propositions of Representatives Throckmorton and Crounso, while the remaining member is opposed to legislation on the subject. In the course of the debate on the silver bill to day, Sargent fiaid the trade dollar was at a greater discount in California than the ordinary subsidiary sub-sidiary silver coin. The trado dollar was worth but ninety cents on the dollar, while the subsidiary Bilver coin wb T and 95 cents. There was a general protest in his section against tho trade dollars. Sherman said he thought $20,000,-000 $20,000,-000 in silver coin should be issued instead in-stead of $10,000,000, though he did not want to endanger the passage of the bill by ofleriDg that amendment if it would cause debato. If the senate sen-ate should unanimously pags such an amendment ho had no doubt the house would agree to it. He then submitted an amendment to strike out $10,000,000 and insert, in lieu thereof, $20,000,000. Sargent objected, and Sherman withdrew the amendment. In doing so he had no doubt the senator from California would regret having made the objection. In his (Sherman's) opinion there would be a want of change in the country before the next session of congress. It would be a mistake for congress to adjourn this eeBsion without providing for tho demand de-mand for small change. Sargent said if the amount was increased to S'20,000,000, the result would be that an enormous quantity of silver would be sent to the Pacific coast and would drown out all other currency. Morton said he would not oppose tho bill, but he had grave doubts about the propriety of it. Silver coin was worth only Si cents on the dollar, dol-lar, and this bill looked like saying to the world: Our greenbacks are worth only S4 cents, and we are going lo redeem them with silver. |