Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver
Discussed in the Senate.
Mr.. Mills Resigns His appointment on the
Rules CommIttee-Pensions and Census
Appropriations Passed.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Among the bills re-
| ported from the committees and placed on the
| calendar were two senate bills to amend polyg-
| amy laws; house legislative executive and judi
| c1al appropriation bill.
Mr., Davis presented conference report on
the dependent pension bill and at the request Of
| Mr.. Collum proceeded to explain it.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr..
| Evarts addressed the senate.
| Mr. Vance spoke in favor Of unlimited COIN
age of silver.
| Mr.. Morgan began free coinage speech, but
without concluding his remarks yielded to
I motion to adjourn.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l2.-The speaker laid before
the house letter from Mr.. Mills, resigning his
membership OF the committee on rules, to which
he was appointed yesterday The resignation
was accepted and Mr. Mcmillan OF Tennessee
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The vote was then taken on agreeing to the
conference report on the ANTITRUST bill. ana re-
| suited % to So.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada raised the point Of no
| quorum, and the speaker being unable to count
| quorum having appeared, the conference report
| was rejected-12 to 1I5.
Mr.. Stewart then moved further conference,
with instructions to the house conferes to recede
from the house amendment. This amendment
| provides that every contract or agreement en-
tered into for the purpose OF pre-
commodity transported from state or
territory to be sold in another or SO contracted
J.
|. tion of persons or property from one state or
territory into another. shall be deemed
unlawful within the meaning of this act,
and provides that contracts here enumerated
shall not be construed to exclude any other
contract agreement declared unlawful in
this act as agreed to in conference. This
contract or agreement entered into
for the purpose of preventing COM
petition in transportation of persons or
property from one state or territory into another
that rates of such trans portaton may be raised
above what is just and reasonable shall be de-
clared unlawful within the meaning of this act,
and nothing in this act shall be deemed or held
to impair the powers of the several states in
spect of any matters in this act mentioned
Mr.. Stewart demanded the previous question
on his amendment. The motion WAS teen agreed
tO-yeas, log; nays, IS.
Nj. Spooner of Rhode Island presented and
the house agreed to a conference report on the
military academy appropriation bill.
Mr., Henderson of Iowa, from the committee
on appropriations, reported an urgent de-
fcieDcy bill. appropristing s., 0TS 600 for the
of the census. Passed.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported back Mr.. Lodge reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information as to the refusal of the Cunard
steamship company to give return passage to
certain immigrants brought to the United States
in violation of the contract labor law. Adopted.
Mr.. Morrow of California presented O confer
ence report on the pension appropriation bill.
The report, which was disagreeing one, was
adopted and further conference ordered.
The senate bill was passed granting to the
Chicago, Wabash and Nebraska railroad
company power to convey to the Rock Island and
Pacific railroad company its rights and property
and franchises in the Territory Of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory.
The house then took recess, The evening ses-
sion to be for the consideration OF bills reported
from the committee on commerce.
At evening session Mr.. Finley of Kentucky
acted the role OF objector and allowed 1.-THE
only of the bills presented tocome to the point
Of passage, consequently the session was a
short one, and the house at 9:l5 adjourned.