Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-03
Yesterdays Proceedings in
Congress.
Senator Morrill, Speaks on the
Silver Bill.
The Canteen Question Again Before
the Senate.
Banker st. John Suggests New Standard
Dollar-American Ships Paraded
Before the World.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

WASHINGTON, June I'm the senate
today conference was ordered on the
naval appropriations bill.
Among the petitions presented were
the following:
From Kansas City-For reciprocity in
trade with Mexico.
From New Hampshire and Vermont
Against further concessions to the Pa
cific railroads, and in favor of the gov
ernment taking possession of the roads.
The senate bill to grant right-of-way
through public lands for irrigation pur-
poses was reported and placed on the
calendar.
Plumb introduced bill prepared by
Banker St. John, of New York, for the
purchase of silver to use as lawful
money. Referred to the committee on
finance.
Dawes gave notice that he would to-
morrow ask the senate to consider the
Notifications bill.
The silver bill was taken up, and
Morrill, addressed the senate.
He said the wage-wOrkers of the
United States were to be counted by
millions, and were the most numerous
class of the country. 1t was that class
it was now proposed to pay off in cheaper
or in deprecated standard of money
and to require to pay higher prices for
everything they had to buy. Could
there be anything, he asked, more likely
in all parts of the country, at an early
age, to provoke strikes for higher wages.
The silver miners of Nevada and Colo
RADIO wanted everything about gold
stricken out, and simply say: I'VE want
forty per cent. more profit" He
believed by wise and moderate
legislation a sufficient amount of sill
yer might be utilized, and yet
the bi-metallic standard maintained.
He did not want to have the United
States divorced from the commercial
world. But that was not the policy of
those who led off in the debate. Their
transparent design was to go by single
bound to a silver standard. If the
country was to have but a single
standard, he preferred the standard
should be gold, rather than silver. He
would, however, like to have both
maintained, and with the expectation
that with very liberal increase of silver
of the treasury department, the parity
of value would be preserved, silver adj
vancing good deal and gold receding
somewhat in value
Morrill, argued against the proposition
to issue legal tender treasury notes in
exchange for silver, as unconstitutional.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed
to.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill was taken up, and the
question in regard to canteens dis
cussed.
Allison, who presented the report,
spoke in defense of it.
Hale predicted that if this canteen
system went into effect, it would be-
come SO obnoxious that it would last
but little while.
Plumb suggested that the movement
against the canteen system was in the
interest of post traders.
Hale said it was a serious and grave
question whether the United States gov
ernment should for the first time en-
bark in the selling of liquor to its
soldiers.
George remarked that if the PROPOSE
tion could not be made to apply to Off
GERS as well, he would vote to strike the
whole thing out.
The conference report was agreed tC
yeas 81; nays s, the nays being Blair
Colquitt, Dixon, George, Hale, Sanders
Teller and Turpie.
The silver bill was again taken up
and Harris addressed the senate. He
said he should vote for free coinage of sill
yer, and if he failed in securing that, h'
should support the nearest approxima
tion to it that he might be able to secure
The silver bill went over till tomorrow
and the senate after executive session
adjourned.