The morning call., 1890-06-03
United States shall be Cancelled and de-

stroyed
'Seeond-To devise new dollar coin of
the United States which shall contain 400
grains standard silver and be full tender for
all public debts and for all private debts,
unless otherwise specified in any contract,
and to cause the same to be coined to the
utmost capacity of the mints of the United
States, limited only by his legal discretion
as to coinage Of gold, until 300, 600 of said
new standard dollars shall be coined and
not fewer than 10000 of the same monthly
thereafter.
"Third--On and after sixty days from
the date of said proclamation to purchase
on demand of the holders of the same all
outstanding silver dollars of the present
standard weight, and all outstanding silver
MUM Of cents on the dollar of each, with
the issue of the hereinbefore provided
notes of the United States in payment Of
the same.
Fourth-And on and after the date of
said proclamation to fix the utmost limit of
the price for the purchase of silver under
the provisions of this act at 81 for $50
grains. fine silver"
Referred to the Committee ON Finance.
Platt presented petition from seventy
five anti-Mormons of Utah, asking that
franchises only be granted those citizens
who give unquallfed allegiance to the coun-
try's constitution and laws.
Mitchell introduced bill providing that
pension applications addressed to the PEN
sion Department shall be carried through
the mails free.
Teller reported favorably bill from the
Committee ON Public Lands granting the
right of way through public lands of the
United States to any canal or ditch COM
pany forI irrigation purposes which has
flied with the Secretary of the Interior a
copy of the articles of incorporation and
proofs Of organization under the same.
llntx Ntga hail MI n nr
row ask the Senate to consider the Fortlh-
cation Bill.
Morrill, took the floor on the silver ques-
ton.
He said the wage workers of the United
States were TO be counted by the millions
and were the most numerous class IN the
country. 1t was that class 1t was now pro-
posed to pay off in cheaper or deprecated
standard money, and to require to pay
higher prices for everything they had to
buy. Gould there be anything" he asked,
more likely in all parts of the country, at
an early date, to provoke strikes for higher
wages2" The silver miners of Nevada
ana Colorado wanted everything about gold
stricken out, and simply say. 1--WE want 40
per cent more profit
He believed that by wise and moderate
legislation a sufficient amount of silver
might be utilized, and yet bimetallic
standard be maintained. He did not want
the United States divorced from the COM
nercial world, but that was not the policy
of those who led off in the debate. Their
transparent design was TO go by single
bound to silver standard. If the country
was to have but single standard, lie pre-
ferred the standard should be gold rather
than silver. He would. however, like to
have both maintained, and with the eXpec-
tatlOn that with very liberal Increase of
silver, and with good management on the
part of the Treasury Department, the
"a ri nf valup VnuIA ba nrpsprypl silver
advancing a good deal and gold receding
somewhat in value.
Morrill, argued against the proposition to
issue legal-tender treasury notes in ex-
| change for silver as unconstitutional.
The conference report on the Military
The conference report on the Army An-
| preparation Bill WAS again taken up. and
| the question III regard to canteens dis
! cussed. Allison, who presented the report,
| srOke in defense of it.
| Hale predicted that il this canteen sys-
TEN went into effect 1t would become so
-e65iS,SeSieus 6SfseSieus that it would last but little
| while. --s>s--
Plumb suggested sshat s!,st the movement
against the canteen system Wssnerteet7 III
terest Of the post traders. N-
Hale said it was serious and grave aues-
tion, whether the United States Govern
ment should for the first time embark in
the selling of liquor to its soldiers.
George remarked that if the proposition
could not be made to apply TO officers as
well he would vote to strike the whole
thing out.
The conference report was agreed to-
ayes 80, nays g. the nays being Blair, Col.
quit, Dixon. George, Hale, Summers, Tel
Ter and Turpie.
The Silver Bill was again taken up and
Harris addressed the Senate. He said he
should vote for the free coinage of silver,
and if he failed in securing that he should
support the nearest approximation to it that
he might be able to secure.
The Silver Bill went over till tomorrow,
and the Senate after an executive session
adjourned.