Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-14

ments after the close of the general discussio,
fifteen.
Jones of Nevada, in charge of the bill, thoug b
!. might be better, as several Senators still de
sired 10 speak on the subject to extend the
Inle ior a general debate until clock Mon
Jay. ne asked unanimous consent for the pro
position.
Teller suggested that Morgan go on with hi.
speech, and said that he had no desire 10 cut of
| any Senator who might wish 10 address the SEN.
| ate on the bill. When the time came for limi.
| tation he had no doubt Ii would be extended.
Morgan, therefore, went on with his remarks
! free coinage.
Aldrich next addressed the Senate. He re.
cognized the disastrous effects resulting from a
contraction OF the currency, but said an abnor.
MAJ innation would be equally injurious. A
complete remedy could only be found in such
an action as would open the mines of all ma
.ions 70 free coinage of silver Aldrieh
asserted that instead of demonetizinv silver
the system now in force under the law of 1878
gold was to-day the universal international
money. silver was not. Congress could not
make It So That had 10 be done by the con.
curtent action of all the great countries and un-
VI tnat action took place there could be no
equality between the two metals
stewart look the floor to reply to some of Aid
rlchs statements. He said if the Secretary of
the treasury bought four millions of silver
month instead OF two we not only would have
mad double standard but silver would be on a
par with gold.
Responding to a question by Blair, Stewart
SAID the present law il executed to its maxi.
mum would be better than any of the pending
measures
Platt said if Stewart believed that. and IT be
correct it seemed to him that it was ground
on which all might meet together.
Stewart replied that it was his belief and
concluded by saying that Congress should either
take step IN advance or do nothing.
reagan ana Daniels al.o spoke in favor of an
unlimited coinage of silver
Daniels said that if that was not to be the
hnal solution of the question it was an essential
step toward its solution. 1t could not be sntici-
pated, he said, that anything less than the free
coinage OF silver would bring il 10 par
Without concluding his speech, Daniels
yielded for a motion to go into executive ses-
SION, and the Senate soon adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 13th.-The House today
went into Committee OF the Whole on the sun
Cannon said the appropriations carried by the
measure was S2S 600 0l0-Sl0 0G0 600 less than the
regular estimates, and Sl3000, 900 less than the
regular and special estimates. The sundry
civil law for the current year provided for the
expenditure of S250 coo. The apparent ex-
cess in this bill was more than accounted for by
certain extraordinary items Fourteen regular
appropriation bills reported to the House aggre-
gated S3o6 0co000, showing an excess of S35-
oo0,OOo over the appropriations for the current
year. This excess was nearly all accounted for
N three Sills-the pension, SIS 900 900; post of.
nee. Sl2 00a 600. and naval, S2l60,0o0. The other
60, ,OC00 600 resulted from expansion incident to
growth of the country. The only bill not re-
ported to the House was the general deficiency.
and this will be reported before the close Of
the fiscal year. There is pending the Elndry
civil and Indian bills. In the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations are the agricultural,
diplomatic and Postofice bills, and in the
Senate Committee on Commerce the river
and harbor bills. Pending in the Senate is the
legislative bill. The fertilization bill has passed
both houses. The District of Columbia, naval
and pension bills are in conference, and the
army and military academy bills are in the
hands of the President. This was favorable
showing compared with the condition of the
bills two years ago.
The following amendments adopted: Appro-
priattng $4,000 for public building at Cedar
Rapids Ia; $40 900 for an elevator in the public
building at Peoria.
A motion by Goodnight to strike out the ap-
preparation for the irrigation survey was de-
feated.
The committee then rose and the House took
q recess.
AT the evening session of the House. thirty
private pension bills were advanced to a third
reading but none passed.