The morning call., 1890-06-10
CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
The House Silver Bill Presented-Vests Trans-
portation Measure

The House Silver Bill Presented-Vest's Trans
portation Measure.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-In the Senate to-
day Call offered a resolution, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, requesting the President to institute
negotiations with Spain for such modifica-
tions of the treaty with that Government as
will enable American cattle to be shipped
from Florida and elsewhere in the United
States to Cuba.
Senator Hearst presented the protests OF
San Francisco publishers, similar to the
one presented by Morrow in the House.
Hearst also presented a petition of Antelope
Valley Cos Angeles County, citizens, pray
ing for free coinage of silver.
The Silver Bill was then taken up and
Cockrell addressed the Senate.
He said all the benefit that could be
claimed for the proposed bill was that the
Secretary would be compelled to purchase
S500,000 worth of silver every month more
than he now had the right to purchase.
and the currency would be increased to that
extent. He asked whether there was any
valid reason justifying the continuance OF
the existing discrimination in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and the
issue of gold certificates for gold bullion.
and against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver bullion in standard dollars and the
issue Of certificates for silver bullion. He
was opposed to discrimination either for or
against gold or silver. They should be put
on a basis of perfect equality as coin and
bullion.
House Silver Bill was laid before the
Senate.
Teller moved that the bill be printed and
laid on the table. and after a brief argu-
ment it was so ordered.
Vest asked the Senate to take up and con-
do No nrnhfhif I,,i i,,t tbs
transportation of cattle to foreign cOun-
trieS.'
Platt thought the Senate should 60 on
and dispose of the Silver Bill. He had
been waiting to bring forward two bills
which seemed to him lot only of the highest
Importance but of the highest privilege
the bills for the admission of two Territories
as States. He gave notice that henceforth
the Silver Bill could not be laid aside except
on vote Of the ayes and noes.
Stewart asked unanimous consent that on
Friday at 8 o'clock the Senate should vote
on the Silver Bill and its amendments.
The presiding officer, ingalls,, suggested
that there should be at least a quorum
present when unanimous consent was
asked.
Stewart gave notice that when the bill
is taken up tomorrow he will ask un-
animous consent
Vests bill was taken up and a discussion
of its provisions was carried on between
Vest in defense of them and Hoar and
Hale who attacked them.
The bill provided that no clearance shall
be granted any vessel plying as a common
carrier between the United States and any
foreign country, the agents and officers OF
which shall refuse to receive in the order
that they may be offered to said vessel hav-
ing storage for the same any cattle for
transportation to any foreign country, said
cattle being in sound condition, suitable for
transportation and the shipper rendering
reasonable freight thereon, or who shall
make any contract or agreement creating
monopoly of the capacity of said vessel for
carrying cattle in violation OF the law gov
erning and regulating the duties and ObIi-
cations Of common carriers 10 the public
and providing unjust discrimination be-
tween shippers.
Reagan also defended the bill and argued
in favor of its passage.
Hale moved to amend the bill by insert
ing the words mot already contracted for
in good faith by lersons or parties having
cattle for transportation at the date of such
contract sufficient to occupy such storage
room"
Vest opposed the amendment as one that
would entirely neutralize the bill.
Hoar said that were all the storage
capacity of ship contracted for that ship
ceased to be common carrier and became
private carrier.
Vest denied that statement, but said il
that were decided to be the law no harm
could result from the passage of the bill.
A whole steamship line was taken by one
shipper (Eastman) and it was done to con-
troll the English market and shut out all
other cattle-dealers IN the United States
The result was the prices of cattle were put
up and put down when this monopoly
chose, because it controlledlthe Transports
ton.
The vote on Hale's amendment was,
yeas 10, nays %.
out further action on the bill or amendment
adjourned.