Telegram-herald., 1890-07-10
ONE rhlNe LACKING.

The Presidents sisnatore tno Oniy r.
qairensnt New Necessary 80 Maks N ~
ming - St4ts-Th~ ssnats Consit terinr
the silver nil-wo orr in the House.
WASHINGTON. July e.--In the Senate
to-day the presiding ofhcer iSeEaior
Ingalls, announced his signature 20 the
b,ll for the admission ot Wyoming as
State. The biz now goes 70 the Psesl-
dent Tor his signature.
MAsHISor0S. July 9.--IE the Senate
Tuesday Senator sherman took the
hooF on the silver bill giving tie
history OF the work Of the con-
ferrees, aud saying this report had
been adopted as the most estis-
factory compromise between tie views
Of the two houses The provision Tor
the purchase Of $500 0e0 ounces Of sil-
yer means the issue by the Treasury ~
about S8s 600, 600 per year Of oertih-
Gates in payment therefor.
The legal-tender clause in the House
bill and ia the senate bll had been
somewhat different snd somewhat alike
also. and the question had come up n
conference whether IL would be right 70
deprive citizens q the United States %
the right to contract Tor payments ia
gold or any thing else Ii had. there
fore, been agreed that the treasury
notes 70 be issued FOR silver. like the
silver dollar on which 80 was based,
should be legal tender for ali debts
public and private. unless where other
wise stipulated in the contract
Senator Voorhees, dad declared that
the effect OF the bill viii be 10 degrade
silver instead Of cievating IL. FOR there
was not a section OF the bill that did
not leave TO the discretion OF the Score
tary OF the Treasury whether its pro
visions should be carried out he de-
clared that the time would come when
the demands Of the people on this sub
ject would be heard and needed Ia both
branches OF Congress
Senator Teller (CoL said that much
as be dislike3 the adoption Of halfway
measure, measure that fhwarted the
will Of the people for free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver. be was compelled
70 support the conference bill as the
only measure which could bring relief
10 the people of the United States for
the next few months. Congress would
assemble in December next and II the
biz did not work well IL could be re-
formed next session
A number Of petitions from half
dozen or more States were presented In
the Senate praying for an scknowledg-
ment OF Almighty God and the Christian
religion in the constitution % the
United States
At3 o'clock the Senate began the
memorial exercises in memory Of the
late Representative $ S. Cox. Of Ncv
York. After addresses by Senators
Voorhees,. sherman. Vest. Dixon and
Evarts the senate al iourned.
WksNINGToN. July e.--In the House.
Tuesday bill vas introduced to estab-
lish public schools in New Mexico. and
the bill giving army nurses pension q
SO 3 month was favorsbly reported.
The Senate bill providing regulations
20 prevent collisions az sea was passed
by vote OF l25 % z5.
Mr. Wade Mo ;. from the committee
on labor, reported favorably the bili Do
clsring that no person employed "a a
iaborer on Government work shall re-
ceivs less than Two dollars per day.
Mr.. llelknap lMioh.) Reported faver.
ablv from the committee on Invalid
pensions the bill granting pension -
SIC month 10 al women who served as
army nurses in the late war fof period
~ SIX months o. more snd who rendered
service to the sics on ihe battlefield