The Lamar register., 1890-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAY. JUNE y.

sider the bill, for the admission OF Wyom
ing.
pension bill was presented, ana went over
m. senate silver bill was then taken
! llp and MIR. Evarts addressed the Senate.
Speaking of the proposed openirs. OF the
American mInts 10 the silver OF the world,
MIR F,ynrts said with the difference in
ratio OF i5ts in Europe and 10 in this
country that the measure would be utterly
lmpracticable, and II was desired only TO
cause the opening OF the minis abroad to
silver. The proposition TO receive silver
hullion over the counter Of the treasury
and to pay for 1t in certificates, leaving
the transaction al the VIII OF the owner Of
the bullion, had never approved itself -
his Judgment. He regarded IL as being a
step backwards. Money could never be
safely treated as commodity. II was
not TO be treated IS anything, but the
force and propulsion OF circulation
MIR. Vance spoke in favor OF the uuini-
tied coinage OF silver. Mr.. Morgan be-
gan free coinage speech, but without
concluding his remarks yielded TO mo
HousE.-A vote taken on agreeing 10 the
conference report on the antitrust Dill re
suited, yeas IL, nays lla-
MIR. Stewart OF Vermont, moved further
conference with instructions 10 the House
.conferee TO recede from the House amend
meut as agreed TO in conference This
amendment was made 10 read;
Every contract or agreement entered
into FOR the purpose OF preventing compc-
utiOn in transportation OF persons or
property from one State or Territory 10
another so that rates Of such transporta-
ton may be raised above what Is Just and
reasonable should be declared unlawful
within the meaning Of this act and moth
ing in this act should be deemed or held TO
impair the powers OF the several states "a
respect OF any OF the matters in this act
mentioned
Mr.. Stewart demanded the previous
question on his motion Agreed to-yeas
Ill, nays 81. The motion was thea agreed
Io-yeas iOI. nays -
The House agreed TO the conference re
port on the military academy Approprta-
ton bill TIE committee on appropriations
report q deficiency bill. appropriaiing 81, =
W, go for payment OF pensions and sAo'a,
OOJ for expenses Of the eleventh census
Passed,
FRInAY. JUSE IS.
SENnrE-A resolution appointing Ed
ward X Valentine scrEcant-At-a arms OF
the : enAte was agreed 70, and the Senate
silve bill was taken up and Mr.. Morgan
rcsV med the floor Mr.. MorEan's sVeech
wa mainly argument for FREE coinage.
J IT. Altrich next addressed the Senate
He recognized the Disastrous effects re
- Ting from the contraction Of the cur
n ney, but said that abnormal imitation
" Ould DC equally Injurious He asserted
1 lAt instead % dcuonoti1!ng the silver
ystem, now in forcc under the law Of %,
: old was to-day an International money.
nd silver WAS ugt-Cougrus, could not
make il so. That had 10 be done by the
concurrent action OF all the great countEic,
and until that action took place there could
u no equality between the two metals,
Mr.. Stewart took the hodr 70 reply TO
some Of Mr.. Aldrich's statements. lie
said that II the secretary Of the treasury
had bought s.. COO GO OF silver . rlouth IN
stead Of SOU, 90, We not only vSouid have
had double standard, bat silver would
be on = parity with sold. Respoadlng TO
question by Mr.. Blair Mr., Stewart said
that the present law, II e1ecntcd 10 it>
maximum, would be better than any Of the
pending measures.
HousE.-The House weat into commit
toe OF the whole on the sGndry civil appro-
priAtloH- bill Mr.. Cannon said The apprU-
prtatioa carried by the measure was 49,
uy0,puU, $40, uoo ooO less THAI the regular e.
Inmates, and Sis coo 600 less thAa the rcs-u-
lar and special estimates Several ancnt-
Eents were agreed to
y motion By Mir Goodnight 20 strike out
tue appropriation for the irrigation survey
WIS defeated The committee thea rose
aAd the House took a recess
At the evening session OF the House
! thirty private pension bills were advanced
70 the third reading,
SATURDAY. JUNE II.
| nENATE.-Aftar some unimpOrtAnt busi-
ness, the Senate proceeded 70 consider bills
| on the calendar % which the following
were passed Senate bill 70 provide for tho
reduction Of the Round Valley Indian res
erNAtion in California, which provide. for
aIlotmeuts Of agricultural land In ten acre
lots 70 the Indians In seycralty, aud the
allotment Of timber and .-raEing land for
Joint benefit Senate bill for the relief Of
the Mission Indians Of California: Senate
bill TO provide FOR the examination OF Ger
tain officers Of the army aad the regulation
OF promotions therein, which provides that
I promotion 10 every grade below that Of
brigadier general throughout each army
| corps or department shall be made accord
ing TO seniority In next lower grade and
prcscriOes system OF examination Of all
officers below the rank OF major
Ih!rty-iiyc pension bills were also passed
Aor-E--Ihc House weat into commit
Tee OF the whole on the civil appropriation
Dill After q number o. amendments were
disposed OF the committee ruSg and pro-
seeded TO pay tribute 10 the memory OF the
late Samuel J. Randall. a large number
OF members spoke enthusiastically OF the de-
ceased Mr. NauN, the successor OF Mr..
handaIl, SAID IN part "Ir Raudall's
nigh rank and great fame We're due 70 his
honesty, his VIII power, his courage and
his determination. His personal and no
htical integrity were beyond the reach OF
suspicion Schemes, jobs and covert cf-
forts 70 secure public money were neither
couutenanced nor encouraged by him. His
honesty was the glory Of his life. Those OF
some questions bowed before his admit D.
tedly stainless honor
MONDAY, JUSE IG.
SESA-E--A message from the House
asking for further conference on the anti
trust oil was presented and the request
assented TO after remarks 0y Messrs. Ed
munds and Vest
Inc deficiency appropriation bill for
pensions and census was reported and
passed.
Mr.. Dawes introduced q bill TO retire
General Banks major Of the United States
army, which was referred 70 the commit
tee on military affairs
The House silver bill was taken up and
MIR Daniels resumed the speech begun on
Friday. In concluding his speech Mr.
Daniels said that the word moved. and
that this was a land OF progress, had never
been better demonstrated than bv the fact
INN The great Leader NJ