Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Mr.. Cockreil on silver--Mr. Vests Cattle
Transportation Bill.
by telegraph 20 tho Dspa'ch.l


WASHINGTON. June 9.-Mr. Hoar intro
duced Joint resolution proposing plan
for the election Of postmaster. Referred
10 the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons.
NIr. Call offered a resolution (Which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign he
lations) requesting the President 20 insti-
tute negotiations with the Government OF
Spain for such notifications OF the treaty
with that Government as Will enable Amer =
can cattle TO be- shipped from Florida and
elsewhere in the United States renewed
from the present oppressive rates OF duty
and on such terms as may be reciprocal
between Cuba and the United States.
The Senate silver bill was taken up and
MIR. Cockrell addressed the Senate.
Ha spoke for free silver coinage. II the
pending bill be enacted into law, he SAID
The further coinage of silver into standard
collars would rest wholly IN the mere dis
erection Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
He could coin Il or not at his pleasure.
Under the law of February. 1873, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had TO purchase not
less than two millions Of silver monthly
and coin it into dollars. and he could If no
wished purchase and coin four millions n
month under the proposed measure. The
Secretary would have to purchase four
and "a halt millions worth of silver
every month and pay out Treasury notes
for it. but be was not required to coin any
of il into silver dollars. Where then, he
asked. was there any benefit in the pro-
posed bill not in the existing law? AL the
benefit lac could see or could be claimed
for the proposed bill was that the
Secretary would be compelled TO
purchase SJO0,OO0 worth Of silver
every month more than he now had
right TO purchase, and that the
currency would boincreased to that extent.
Silver bullion was to be treated as mere
commodity, and was To be given none OF
the equivalents of money or currency.
Why, he asked, continue that legal dis
elimination and that relentless warfare
against silver?
lie sketched the history of legislation in
the United States touching gold and silver,
and asked whether there was any valid
reason justifying a continuance OF the
exciting discrimination In favor of free
and unlimited coinage of gold and OF
the issue of gold certificates for gold bull
lion, and against the free and Unlimited
coinage Of silver bullion into standard dol
lars and the issue of certificates for silver
bullion. He denied that free and unlimited
coinage of silver and the Issue of certih-
Gates for silver bullion would be in deIoga-
ton OF any obligation 10 the creditors of
the nation.
At the close Of Mr.. CockTell's speech the
House silver bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Teller moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Harris Without reference to the
Finance Committee
Mr.. Teller: Without reference.
Mr., HOar: We should wait until some
member Of the committee is present.
Mr.. Teller: Let 1t beordered printed and
laid on the table.
IL was so ordered.
Mr.. Vest, in pursuance of notice given
by him last Saturday. asked the Senate 10
take up and consider the bill reported by
him from the select committee on tho
transportation and sale of meat pro-
duets TO prohibit monopoly in the
transportation of cattle to foreign
countries, and stated as the reason why ao-
ton should DO taken Immediately that the
tariff bill las he had been informed by
members of the Finance Committed would
be before the Senate within a week.
Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent
that on Friday next at o'clock the Senate
shall vote on the silver oil and all the
amendments proposed. The presiding Of
ficer Qngalls) suggested that there should
be at least O quorum present when unanI-
nous consent was asked.
Mr.. Stewart; Then | give notice that
when the bill is taken up tomorrow shall
ask unanimous consent to have time fixed
for taking the vote.
Mr.. Blair gave it as his opinion that the
inattention of senators and the persistent
absence OF quorum were owing 70 tho
|" ireadfnlly dry and uninteresting nature
OF the speeches." and be added that tho
Senate had not been truly and intellcctu-