Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-13
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Pension Bill Reported
to the Senate.
Senator EvartS Tackles the
Silver Question.
He Says the Time Is Ripe for Some
thing to Be Done.
Are the Republicans Equal to the Occa-
sion-Reagan and Stewart at Dag
gers Drawn.
Associated Press Dispatches |

Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, June 12.-In the senate
today, Platt gave notice that immedi-
ately after the consideration of the silver
bill he would ask the senate to consider
the bill for the admission of Wyoming.
Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on the calendar
were the two senate bills to amend the
polygamy laws, ,and the house legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
Davis presented the conference report
on the dependent pension bill, and pro-
ceeded to explain it. AS to the question
of dependent parents, he said that all
the change made by the bill from the
existing law was that, whereas the exist
ing law required the dependency to exist
at the time of the soldiers death, the
pending measure merely required de-
pendency at the time of the application.
The pension of dependent parents was
the same as under the exist
ing law. He went on to say
that the house substitute contained
provision for service pensions for the
benefit of all who reached the age of
sixty years; that had been the substan-
tial point of difference between the con-
ferees. As the result of much discussion
and considerable alteration, that fea-
ture had been eliminated and the con-
ferees agreed to strike out the words:
And who are dependent on their daily
labor or on contributions of others not
legally bound to their support" The
senate bill had fixed the pension unqual-
ifiedly at twelve dollars per
month. The conferees had agreed to
pension not exceeding twelve, and
not less than $6. AS to widows and
minor children, the provisions of the
senate bill had been substantially a
pension to the widow of not less than
$l2 month, irrespective of the cause of
the soldiers death, whether attributable
to service or not. That provision had
been the subject of considerable dis
cusslon in conference, and the result had
been combination of both the senate
and house provisions. The bill would
add about $42 100000 year to the cost
of pensions.
The report went over and was ordered
printed.
The senate silver bill was then taken
up and Evarts addressed the senate.
He characterized the act of 1873 as
"murderous thrust" at silver. In a re-
view of the international conferences on
the question of silver-out of which
nothing had come--he said, now for
the first time in the progress of the mat
ter of redress. the question confronted
the Republican party, which had ma
jority in each house and control of the
executive power. 1t was for that party
to determine that the interval of lassi-
tude and delay should be no longer ex-
tended. The people of the United
States, through their representatives in
the two houses of congress, and in their
election of an executive head, had in his
opinion, determined that they would
not allow disgrace and disorder to con-
tinue, either in regard to their domestic
relations, or their money in relation to
commerce. Congress was now prepared
for the adoption in one form or another
of measure which, as compared
the interval between '73 and 80, was
with that of a sick man. Speaking of
the proposed opening of the American
mints to the silver of the world, Evarts
said, with the difference in ratios G5h
in Europe and 16 in this country that
measure would be utterly impracticable,
especially if it was desired alone to
cause the opening of the mints abroad
to silver. The proposition to receive sill
yer bullion over the counter of the treas
ury, and pay for it in certificates, leav-
ing the transaction at the will of the
owner of the bullion, never approved
itself to his Judgment Money can never
safely be treated as a commodity. 1t
was not to be treated as commodity.
1t was not to be treated as anything but
the force and propulsion of circulation.
Vance spoke in favor of the unlimited
coinage of silver.
Morgan began free coinage speech,
but without concluding, yielded to a
motion to adjourn.