Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-11
THE FlrTx.rlnsr CONGRESS.

THE FlFTY-RlRsT CONGRESS.
The House Silver Bill Referred to the
Finance Committee-Debate on Ihe
senate Silver Bill to be Limited to
F1ve Minutes to Each Senator After
Friday-Work of the House.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-On motion of Mr..
Morrill, the house silver bill was referred to
the finance committee.
Mr.. Blair introduced by request bill to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on
the grounds of the exposition for which ap-
propriations are expended by the United
States. Referred to the committee on edu-
cation and labor.
The senate silver bill was taken up and
unanimous consent was given lat the request
Of Mr.. Jones of Nsvada) that after o'clock
on Friday next debate shall be limited to
Ave minutes to any senator on any question.
The question was on Mr.. Plumb's amend
msnt that no funds available for the payment
Of the public debt Gncluding such as are kept
for the redemption of United States notes.
shall be retained in the treasury in excess OF
SIZE, 600, geo.
On motion of Mr.. Harris this amendment
was amended by adding to 1t the words "pro-
vANOSA eAaV uA0 kOA0 h4u 6lt0x COAn nhA SoAo
bullion in the treasury on which gold and
silver certificates have been issued shall not
be considered available for any purpose ex-
cept for the redemption of suon certificates"
Mr. Sherman expressed his opposition to
Mr.. Plumbs amendment, as the effect Of 1t
would be really to leave only working bali
ance of ten millions in the treasury. Besides
he thought that the silver question was i'm.
portant enough to be considered by itself
without Juggling in other complications as to
balances in the treasury and such matters.
He regarded the amendment as very faulty,
first because it disturbed funds pledged by
public faith, and second, because it would
require the secretary of the treasury to carry
on the operations of the government with a
on quarter days the secretary had to pay out
forty millions, and sometimes he had to pay
twenty millions day for pensions.
Mr.. Teller expressed his preference that
Mr.. Plumb's amendment should be with
drawn and should be presented as an inde-
pendent measure. he went on to question
and to deny the accuracy of some of the
statements in Mr.. Sherman's last speech on
the bill. One of the points WAS that the
gold dollar had always been the unit of
value. That statement is not true, said Mr..
Teller, whether it comes from an ex-secre-
tary of the treasury or from anybody else.
There never was an hour previous to 1873
when the gold dollar was the unit of value in
this country. The silver dollar was the
The senator himself in 1868 introduced
bill for the purpose of making the gold dol
lar the unit of value, which he did
not succeed in doing And yet the people of
the country were told that the gold dollar
is the unit of value, aud the old democratic
Ia not true. Another point in Mr.. Sherman's
speech, which Mr.. Teller disputed and de-
MED, was that the increase in circulation had
kept pace with the increase in population.
Mr.. Teller argued that it would require an
annual increase of $44 ,000,0 900 Of currency to
meet the annual increase of population. AS
to the statement by Mr.. Sherman and others
that the supporters Of the bill wanted q
cheap dollar Mr.. Teller says that it was a
species of demsgoguery which was disgrace
to the aenate. They wanted the honest dollar
restored, the dollar that had been stricken
down without the will Of the people and
without their knowledge. There never had
been demand from the public for cheap
dollar and it was demagoguery for any man
to say before the senate that the friends of
silver wanted a cheap dollar. It was said in
order to frighten the capitalists and the I'M
informed and to make them think that the
friends of silver wanted to repudiate the
public debt and to repudiate private debt.
In conclusion Mr.. Teller declared that no
| matter where the republican party or him
| self should be lett, his vote should be given
| for that measure which would unloosen the
| burden put upon the debtors of the coun-
try and do it without detriment to the cred
itors.
| Mr.. Eustis gave notice that he would speak
on the silver bill tomorrow and Mr.. Evarts
gave like notice for Thursday.
Mr.. Call addressed the senate. The bill,
he said, did not answer the demands of the
country and the necessity of coinage at this
time. Free and unlimited coinage of the
precious metals was, in his judgement, the
| only proper solution of the financial trouble
which now rested upon the country. Any
modification of that idea in the shape of q
limitation of the purchase of silver by the
| government was, he thought, entirely con
| sistent with the true theory of finance will
the customs that prevailed throughout thu
lapse of time, in relation to currency.
| At the close Of Mr.. Calls speech the bill
| went over.
building at New London was agreed to. Il
limits the cost to $40, 900.
The conference report on the bill to secure
| q site for the city postof6ce of Washington
was also presented and read. The site is thu
one fixed upon-the square on the south eid'
of Pennsylvania, between Eleventh ant
Twelfth streets. The cost of the site Is no
to exceed $S00,000
After discussion the conference report wa
agreed to without division.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the bill appro
priating $4,000 for the relief of A. q
Emery was rejected-yeas 50, nays 95.
The house further insisted on it's disagree
ment to the senate amendment (Which appro
pirates $125, 09O to the original house bill
appropriating $50, 000) and another confer
ence was ordered. The speaker laid befor
the house a senate bill amendatory of tn
internal revenue laws Passed.
A senate bill was passed changing tn
present system Of drawback ON exported bee
and fermented liquors and permitting thei
| exnorkation in hond in the aaua p,anpar a