The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-11
YESTERDAY IN CoNGh.

WAsH1NGToN, June 1O-Among the p&
tions presented and referred was ono from
the New Orleans chamber Of commerce ask
ing the appropriation Of $4,000 for the
establishment of steamship line between
New Orleans and the west coast of Africa.
The house silver bill was referred to the
finance committee. Blair introduced, by
request, q bill to prohibit Intoxicating
liquors on the grounds Of the exposition fol
which appropriations are expended by the
United States. Referred. The silver bill
was then taken up by unanimous consent
given at the request of Jones. Of Nevada
that after 8 O'Clock on Friday next the
debate be limited to five minutes
to any senator on any question,
The question being on Plumb'f
amendment, that no funds available for the
payment of the public debt, including such
as are kept for the redemption of the United
States notes, shall be retained in the treas
ury in excess Of $lOOOO,OOO. On motion of
Harris this amendment was amended by
adding the words, Provided gold and sill
yer coin and gold bullion in the treasury
on which gold and silver certificates have
been issued, shall not be considered avail
able for any purpose except the REDEMPTION
Of such certificates Sherman expressed
opposition to Plumb's amendment, as the
effect would be really to have only work
Besides, he thought the silver question
Important enough to be considered by itself
without begging in other complications as to
balances in the treasury and such matters.
Sometimes on quarter days the secretary
had to pay out over forty millions and
sometimes he had to pay twenty millions a
day for pensions. Reagan was of the
0nlni0n that a nf fffv millions
would be all sufficient. The retention of
that hundred millions of gold had already
cost the government $40, 600. 600 in interest.
Teller said it had cost $46,OOO,0OO. He
went on to question and deny the accuracy
of some of the statements in Sherman 3
was that the gold dollar has been the unit
OF value. That is not true, said Teller,
whether it comes from an ex-secretary of
the treasury or anybody else. Another
point in Sherman's 8 speech which Teller
disputed and denied was that the increase
of population. He argued that it would re-
qulre an annual increase of $44 4O0O,OOO of
currency to meet the annual increase of
population. He went on to speak of silver
in the republican national platform and
said if he bid supposed it were claptrap,
the republican ticket would not have had
such support from him and would not have
got the great majority it did in Colorado.
The speaker laid before the house the SEN
ate bill amendatory of the internal revenue
laws. It was passed. 1t authorizes the
commissioner of internal revenue to formu-
late rules and regulations by which beer
may be carried direct from watts to the bot
tlinR department without passing through
the intermediate process Of being drawn
into kegs. The senate bill was passed
changing the present system of drawback
on imported beer and fermented liquors,
permitting expectation in bond. in the same
manner as distilled spirits are now handled.
whole on the postofice appropriation bill.
There was no opposition aud the commit
tee having speedily considered the bill re-
ported it to the house, when it passed.