Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-10
SENATE
Negotiations with Spain. The SEN
ate silver Bill Discussed.

| WIN HfAAh. INV Efht'
nte silver Bill Discussed.
| WAsHISGTON, June 9.-In the
Senate, Call offered resolution, re-
ferred 10 committee on foreign
relations, requesting the President
to institute negotiations with Spain
for such notifications Of the treaty
with that government As will enable
American cattle to he shipped from
Florida and elsewhere in the United
States 10 Cuba.
The Senate silver bill was then
taken up and COckrull addressed
the Senate.
He said that all the benefit that
could be claimed for the Proposed
bill was that the Secretary would be
compelled to purchase $4,000
worth Of silver every month more
than he now had n right TO pur-
chase, and the currency would be
Increased TO that extent. He asked
whether there was n reasonable
justification for continuance Of
this existing discrimination in IA
vOr Of the free and unlimited coin
age 0f gold and the iSs ue Of gold
certificates for Goli bullion AID
against the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver bullion in standard dol
lars, and the issue OF certificates for
silver bullion. He was opposed to
Determinations, either for or against
gold or silver. They should he put
ON n perfect equality rs coin and
bullion.
At the close Of COckrell's speech
the House silver bill was laid be-
fore the Senate. Teller moved that
the bill be printed and laid on the
table. After a enlargement it WIS
ordered.
VEST ASKED TIE SENATE
to vote upon and consider the bill
s.tO prohibit monopoly in the trans
portatiOn Of cattle to foreign cJun-
tries.''
Platt thought the Senate should
90 on and dispose OF the silver bill.
He had been waiting to bring for
ward two bills which seemed 10 him
not only OF the highest importance,
but Of the highest privilege, bills for
the admission Of two Territories a.
States. He gave notice that hence
forth the silver bill could not he
laid aside except ON yea and nay
vote.
Stewart asked unanimous consent
that on Friday next at , O'Clock the
Senate vote ON the silver bill and
amendments. The presiding officer
CIugallsi suggested that there should
be at least a quorum present when
unanimous consent was asked.
Stewart gave notice that when the
bill was taken uptOmOrrow he would
ask unanimous consent
Vests bill was taken up, and
discussion Of its provisions was car
ried on between Vest, In defense Of
them, and Hoar and Hale, in attack
upon them. The bill provides that
no clearance be granted any vessel
a. n common carrier from the
United States TO foreign countries,
the owners, agents or officers Of
which shall refuse 10 receive, in the
order they may be offered, the vessel
having Storage for the same, any
cattle for transportation 10 foreign
countries, said cattle being in sound
condition. suitable for trauspoTta-
ton, and the shipper rendering rea-
sonable freight thereon, or who shall
make contract or agreement Great
ing 4 monopoly Of the capacity Of
said vessel
FOR CARRYING CATTLE,
in violation Of the law governing
and regulating the duties and OblI-
cations Of common carriers to the
public and prohibiting unjust dis
elimination between shippers.
Reagan also defended the bill and
argued in favor Of its passage.
Hale moved TO amend the bill by
inserting the words mot already
contracted for in good faith by per-
sons or parties having cattle for
transportation at the date of such
contract sufficient to occupy such
storage"
Vest opposed the amendment as
one that would entirely neutralize
the bill.
HOar said that when all the stor-
age capacity Of n ship was contracted
for, that ship ceased to he a common
carrier and became a private car
rier.
Vest denied that statement, but
said that if that were decided 10 he
the law, no harm could result from
the passage Of the bill. a whole
steamship line was taken by one
shipper lEastman), and it was done
To control the English market and
smut out all other cattle dealers OF
the United States. The result was
that the price Of cattle was put up
and put down when this monopoly
chose, because il controlled the trans
portatiOn.
The vote on Hale's amendment
was: Yeas 10, nays p. No quorum
having voted, the Senate, without
further action on the bill or amend
ment adjourned.