Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-24
Some Interesting DOings in
the Senate.
The Republican Finance Bill
introduced.
Stewart Gives Notice of Bullion
Coinage Amendment.
The Debate on the Elections Bill Inter-
rupted to Allow Cloture Reso-
luton to Be Sprung.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CONSEQUENCE WAS uOuc III tllC SOLdCS, W
day ,luntil Morgan's resolution on yester-
day, instructing the committee of priv
ileges and elections to report an amend
ment to the elections bill, was taken up.
Morgan proceeded to discuss it.
The resolution calls for an amend
ment to the elections bill, to show what
changes and notifications are intended
to be made. Morgan had not finished
his argument when the morning hour
expired.
THE REPUBLICAN FINANCE BILL.
Sherman from the committee on
finance reported bill to provide against
the contraction of the currency, and for
other purposes-the Republican caucus
bill-and it was read twice and placed
on the calendar.
The finance committees measure was
amended in two important particulars at
this mornings meeting. The first was
the exclusion of section 1 of the bill,
providing that when the national bank
circulation falls below $190,000,O00, the
deficiency shall be supplied by the issue
of treasury notes based on silver bullion
purchased, or if not, by the direct issue
of notes. The second amendment was
the insertion in the place OF the section
stricken out, of the following:
''The secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized to issue the aggregate
of $200,000, 900 coupon and registered
bonds of the United States, in such
form as he may prescribe, and of denom-
nations oi$50 or some multiple of that
sum, redeemabe in lawful money at
the pleasure of the United States, on
and after July l, 1900, and bearing in
terest semi-annually at the rate of 2 per
cent. per annun; ard he is authorized
to sell or dispose of any bonds issued
under this act at not less than par
value, for any lawful money OF
the United States, or for gold
or silver certificates. and to
apply the proceeds thereof to the re-
demption OF or to purchase any bon is
of the United States and the bonds here
by authorized, and the proceeds thereof
shall be used for no other purpose what
ever; and the sum necessary to pay the
expense of issuing and disposing of said
bonds is hereby appropriated out of any
sums of money in the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated"
No votes were cast in the committee
against reporting the amended bill to
the senate. 1t is understood no one was
bound to support the measure. The
Democratic members of the committee
cOncurred in the report, as they did in
the case of the original bill, reserving the
right of offering as an amendment an
opposition measure.
STEWARDS AMENDMENT.
Stewart gave notice that when the
bill came up for consideration he would
move an amendment by striking out
the first, fourth and fifth sections of
the bill, and inserting the following :
THAT any owner of silver bullion, not
too base for the operations of the mint,
may deposit the same in an amount in
value of not less than 800, at any min.
OF the United States, to be formed into
standard dollars, or bars, for his benefit,
and without charge, and that, at said
owners option, he may receive instead
an equivalent in treasury notes there
for"
REAGAN's FREE COINAGE AMENDMENT.
Reagan reintroduced his free coinage
amendment to Sherman's financial bill,
with the intention of applying it to the
caucus bill reported this morning.
THE FORCE BILL DEBATE.
The elections bill was taken up, and
Call spoke four hours in opposition
to it.
Mcpherson then took the foor-7 :O5
p. M. After he had spoken few mo-
ments, Aldrich asked him to yield the
floor, and then gave notice of his inten-
tion to move an amendment to the rules
providing, during the present session,
for the closing of the debate on any bill
under consideration.
The proposed amendment having been
read. Aldrich asked that it be printed
and laid over. He was of the opinion
that it should go to the committee of
rules, and after some discussion en-
tered motion to that effect, but did
not press it.
The resolution was laid on the table,
and Mcpherson resumed his speech.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion, and then adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house today, the speaker made
number of committee appointments,
and the house adjourned until Friday.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
The Pacific coast dry dock commits
sion, in its report, sent to the senate to-
day, recommends the location of the
new dry dock at Point Turner, Port Or
chard, Puget Sound.
The president today sent message to
the senate urging congress at once by
joint resolution, or otherwise, to CON
tinue the laws of Nebraska in force in
Oklahoma, until after the adjournment
OF the territorial legislature.