Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-11
Senator Farwell Introduces a
Free Coinage Bill.
The National Silver Committee
Holds Meeting.
Army Improvement Bills and Other Leg
islative Mattsrs-The Raum Inves-
tigation Resumed.
Associated Press Dispatches.

limited to AVS. He will also purchase
for the Union Pacific sinking fund, any
first mortgage Pacific railroad bonds
which are a prior lien to the subsidy
bonds, and pay therefor such prices as
will realize per cent. per annum on the
investment.
The secretary's action today ndicates
very plainly that he does not care to
apply more than $s,OOo,OOo of the sur
plus at present to the purchase of per
cent. bonds. The offerings today aggre-
gated nearly $2,000,000, of which over
81 ,0C0, 900 was at 1231a. The secretary,
however, confined the acceptances to
1920, 900 at 123, and $4,000 at 12336.
This makes the total purchases to date
1895, $50.
NEW COINAGE BILLS.
Senator Farwell today introduced a
bill to amend section l of the present
silver law, SO as to direct the secretary
of the treasury to purchase all the sill
ver bullion offered at the market price,
not exceeding 81 for 81 25 grains OF pure
silver, and to issue in payment United
States treasury notes.
Senator Wolcott introduced a bill to
make applicable certain sections of the
revised statutes, so that hereafter the
coinage of gold and silver may be carried
on at the branch mint at Denver.
NATIONAL SILVER COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the national silver committee was
held here at noon. After an informal
discussion, General A. j. Warner, of
Ohio, and Francis G.. Newlands, OF Ne
vada, were appointed committee to
draft resolutions, and an address to be
presented to congress, urging free un-
limited coinage of silver. The commit
tee was instructed to report tomorrow.
There were present today General A. J.
Warner, of Ohio, chairman; Lee Gran
dali, District OF Columbia, secretary ;
Francis G.. Newlands, Nevada; Thomas
H. Nelson, Indiana; George B. Will
Jams, District of Columbia; Edward
Curtis, California; W. Porter, Virginia.
SILVER PURCHASES, ETC.
The amount of silver offered for sale to
the treasury department today was 1885,
500 ounces, and the amount purchased,
395, 900 ounces, at from 81 .03 to 81 .0447.
Nv blCetcuiy QCPdt las uCCluSu
that, as the regulations prescribe, a
sworn entry of imported Mexican ores
must show that the importation EN-
braces no mixture of ores or concentrates
from different mines. Mixing of ores
for any purpose cannot be sanctioned.
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
The select committee appointed to
investigate the charges against Commits
sioner Raum met again today. Lewis
Dem. offered resolution setting forth
Cooper's charge of improper conduct on
the part of Raum in the late election,
and providing for a committee to take
testimony concerning said charges. De-
feated by party vote of to l. Lewis
thereupon offereda resolution requesting
the chairman to present to the house a
resolution to investigate the charges by
Cooper. This was also defeated by the
same vote. The committee will meet
again Saturday.
NEW CONTRACT LABOR LAW.
The representatives composing the
house contingent OF the Joint
congressional committee on i'm
migration, have agreed upon a
bill to regulate immigration. Chair
man Owen will report the bill soon
as possible. In explanation OF the gem
eral features of the measure, Owen today
said: SIT is new contract labor law.
The old law is so wretchedly inefficient
that, according to the testimony of the
labor inspectors themselves, % per cent.
of the immigration now coming to the
country is in violation of the contract
labor law. The statute was framed to
meet the condition of things that existed
at the time the law was passed. The
employees have changed their methods
and the law is unable to reach them. II
is practically useless; SO we have framed
a new law. We have also very much
enlarged prohibited classes of immi-
grants"
The bill is substantially that intro
duced week ago by Owen, and hereto
added to the list of classes defined in
ted into the United States. The ta2
upon aliens, which in the OWENS bill
was fixed at fifty cents, was increased by
the committee to one dollar.
CENSUS MATTERS.
The house committee on census toda,
discussed informally and without actor
the reapportionment bill. 1t was de
cided to give a hearing Friday to Brook
lyn on its demand for recount of tina
city, and it was also decided that th'
question of the accuracy of the count il
New York City and similar question:
with respect to Brooklyn and any othe
cities, should not delay action on the re
apportionment bill.
The total population OF the country
including Indians, ETC., will reach 63,
100000. The population OF Alasks
Special Agent Petrof estimated a
$1,000.
ARMY IMPROVEMENT BILLS.
Hawley today introduced bill t.
define the line of the army and increas
it's efficiency. The bill provides for th
same number of regiments Of infantry
cavalry and engineers as at present, bu
increases the artillery by two regiments
Each regiment of infantry, cavalry AM
artillery shall hayeone colonel, one lieu
tenant-colonel, three majors, and tn
usual number OF Junior officers, will
twelve companies. The number of en-
listefnnen of all grades shallnot exceed
30,P 5000 of whom may be Indians, IL
ths discretion CT the president. Regi
ments of artillery shall be officered b,
promotion, assignment and transfer o
officers now in that branch, and an.