The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily Newa
CONGRESSIONAL.


 AFTER agreeing to the conference report on the Diplomatic bill and the disposition of animportant business, the Senate on the 7th further considered the two shipping bills A conference report on the Silver bill was presented and the Senate adjourned. The House had spicy debate upon resolution offered by Mir Dorsey requesting the PresI- dent to return the bill extending the time for the payment for certain lands in Ne braska, when the resolution was withdrawn and the House, in Committee of the Whole considered the Senate bill for the forfeiture of certain railroad land grants until ad. journment
 ference report on tho Silver bin was taken up and Senators Vest and Coke spoke against 1t as not in harmony with the views of the Senate and tending to degrade silver. Sen ator sherman defended the report Senator Voorhees, opposed the report because 1t gave too much discretion to the secretary of the Treasury who was opposed to free coinage and therefore stood in the relation of 9 packed jury" in enforc- Ing the bill At three o'clock the bill went over and resolutions were presented and euloges delivered upon tho late Representative Cox and the Senate ad- iourned .. The House concurred In inc Sen. ate amendments to the bill admitting Wy omlng. The Senate bill passed to adopt reg ulations to prevent collisions at sea, and the Committee on Rules attempted to bring up the "orlginal Package" bill, but after q squabble the House refused to consider tho resolution from the committee and ad- iourned.
 SOON after meeting on the 9th debate on the conference report on the Silver bill was resumed in the Senate. Senator Cockrell argued strongly against agreeing to the re- port, to adopt which, he declared, would be complete surrender on the part of the ad- yocates Of free coinage when on the verge ofvctory Senator Daniel (Va.) also spoke earnestly against the report. Without reaching a vote the Senate adjourned. :. In the House Mir. Hit, (nl) from the Foreign Affairs Committed reported resolution requesting the President to furnish the correspondence between the United states and Great Britain touching the subjects in dispute In the Behring sea since March {, 1889, which after some debate was adopted. The conference report on tho Diplomatic bill was the occasion of a tilt be- tween Mir. McMillin (Tenn.) and McCreary (ky.) on the Samoan question and recent events in that country Upon a call for the previous question on agreeing to the report Mr. McMillin raised the point of no quorum. The Speaker counted a quorum present, which was challenged and pending action the House adjourned.
 WHEN the Senate met on the 10th consd- eration of the conference report on the S- yer OH was resumed and senator Morgan spoke against 1t When debate closed vote was taken and the report agreed to by 30 yeas to 26 nays Adjourned. A large part of the time of the House was occupied in attempts to approve the journal, the Democrats making the point of no quorum present The journal was finally approved and the conference reports on the Dip lomatic bill and the Agricultural bill agreed to. The Land Grant Forfeiture bill was then considered in Committee of the Whole until adjournment
 IN the Senate on the iith Senator Teller introduced joint resolution declaring it to be the determined policy of the United states to use both gold and silver as full legal tender and instructing the Pres dent to invite the Governments of the Latin Union countries and such other nations as he may deem advisable to join the United States in conference to adopt a common ratio between gold and silver, etc, which was referred. The Shipping bill was then discussed until adjournment...., The House spent considerable time in counting quorum on several questions, and finally received the conference report on the silver bill, which went over by agreement one day. When the House mot at the evening session no quorum was present and the House adjourned.