The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-21

loans on liens of real estate, ana on the
bill to abolish metal money. The bills
were indefinitely postponed. The SEN
ate bill 10 prohibit monopoly in the
transportation OF cattle to foreign coun
tries (which was under discussion last
Monday WAS again taken up and passed
without further discussion, Mr.. Vest
having consented TO the amend
men, offered by Mr.. Hale, insert
iug the words mot already CON
tractcd for in good faith by persons or
parties having cattle for transportation
at the date of such contract sufficient To
occupy such storage room. The Sen
ate committee on finance TODAY report
cd back to the Senate the House silver
bill, with important amendments. The
provision making the certificates To be
issued a legal tender is struck out; also
the provision making the certificates re-
dctn!ab!e III bullion on demand ut the
option of the secretary ri the treasury.
also the section providing THAT when the
market price of silver is 81 for 31l.23
grains silver it shall he lawful To receive
bullion for coinage, and purchase of sill
yer bullion shall be suspended. \ new
provision WAS added limiting the opera
ton Of the proposed new law to ten
years from the date on which 1t takes
effect.
THURSDAY. June l2.-Thc senate sill
yer bill was the subject of animated
speeches by Mr.. lNaftS and others.
Mr.. Davis presented the conference re-
port on the dependent pension bill,
and at the request of Mr.. 'ullom. he
proceeded to explain it. He said that
when the bill was first before the Sen
ate he had estimated it> cost at So, ,@uS,
900. He thought hat the changes
made would add about >4,CO0,tN to the
cost. Ills opinion was that the bill
would add between 81 No, coo and 81
! 100000 4 year lo the present cost of pen
sions. The HouS" bill for the establish
mcut of new harhor lines in Portage
/ Lake. Mich, was reported and passed,
and The House passed an urgency def
cheney bill, appropria1ing s., ,7GS 0Oo for
/ payment of pensions. and 5000, 600 for
! expenses Of the eleventh census. Sen
Htor Eamunds, from the committee on
/ judiciary. TODAY reported back faVora-
! bly, with amendments. tn" bill recently
! introduced 10y him providing orthe re-
/ organization Of the government of tab.
/ IEIDtY. June Elm the senate. to-
/ dav the House silver hill was suhStitut-
/ ed for the senate bill and the. time for
/ general debate was extended tu > o clock
/ next Monday. Mr.. Morgan opened the
/ debate with Il free coinage speech, and
! WAS followed hy Mr.. Aldrch, who ex-
/ planned and Vigorously defended the
| amendments made to it by tn" finance
| committee Then followed Il general
/ debate, senator Daniel. in the midst of
/ an address. Welding for Il motion I" 90
! into executive session. and after hrlef
| secret session the Senate adjourned.
SlrrEpsN, June l4.-Thc Senate
passed the following bills to-day: The
/ House bill to authorize entry of public
/ lands hv Incorporated cities ami towns
/ for cemetery and park purposes (wlthin
] twn miles with an amendment IN the
nature Of 4 substitute; Senate blll To
/ amend the laws relating To Gus om rev
cnue bonds making the signature of
ono member of q firm binding
! on al the members: Senate bill for
/ the relief of the Missouri Indians
| in California: Senate bill for the relief
/ of the Michigan Military Academy re
! li"ving it from responsibility onlts bond
/ for ordnance and ordnance stores de
4 -trovcd hy fire: Senate bills To authorize
! the CONSTRUCTION Of a bridge across the
( Missouri River between the city of
! ricrrc. Hughes County and Fort Pierre,
in stanley County. in the state of South
/ Dakota: House bill granting the right
of-way L. the Duluth x Manitoba Rail
road Company across the Fort Pemhlna
1 bill 10 credit Mai. Whan. army pay
master. with S2S,::41 government funds,
| of which he was robbed in Arizona in
/ MAY, 1889: also thirty-tiyc private pen
sion bills The following appointments
were confirmed tu-dar: Registers Of
| land offices: G.. -. Thayer, GlcnWood
! Springs. Col; J. =. Dunklc, Eureka,
/ Ncv. Receivers of public moneys: {.
/ G. Park, Glenwood Springs, Col: d. {.
Hall. Scotia. Ncb,: J. y Perrival. Devil :
Lake. y. u. P"Stmastcrs: j. II. Ne
Nabb, >onoma, Ia; Henry kccrl, Mason
City.
MoNDAY. June I6.->ilvcr was the all
absorbing theme in the Senate to-day.
The debate WAS participated i'll by Sen
ators Daniel. Allison. Vest. and others.
Senator Ingalls, and Woicott expressed
a desire to- address the Senate
tomorrow on the silver bill. Sen
ator Blair proposed two amendments TO
the silver hill One was To strike
out all after the cnacting clause and in
sert II section directing the secretary of
the treasury. under the provisions "t the
act OF 1873. to purchase SILVER bullion AT
the market price thereof and com 81
OOO. 600 monthly The other amendment
provides that there shall be no legal
tender in the United states except gold
and silver coin. After executive session
the Senate adjourned.
/ TUESDAY,. June 1.-THE silver men
won every point which they r"ntcnded,
every amendment added 10 the bill be
mo their own aud tie HouS" silver bill
has passed the Senate hy Il vote of II to
- After Il brief debate the senate
proceeded To vote on the amendments
reported by the finance committee
Tie first was to strike ont the provision
that the treasury notes issued for
the purchase Of silver shall hc legal
tender in payment Of all debts, public
and private" The Amendment was re
icctcd-voas. Il: nays. ~. The next
vote wa~ on the amendment L. strike
out the bullion redemption clause. 1t
Was agreed Io-ycas. -: nays, 4 The
next vote was on the amendment TO