The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-06-26

60 the teholutlon-ihe Report of ths
Coinage Committee Presented-Motlor
That the House Concur In the senate
Amendmen,s-The Poaionice Appro
Prlation nlll Passes tho senate,
WASHINGTON, June 25, - After the
house journal had been read, Mr.
Springer, Of Illinois, called attention Il
the fact that II showed that the legia
latiye appropriation bill, ~ amended by
the senate, had been referred 10 the ap'
preparations committee without refer
ence 70 the house He mId that n any
thing had been decided In the case Of
the silver bill, II WIS that tho reference
should DO made IN open house, and that
the bill should have gone 10 the com
mittee Of the whole, The speaker said
the usual custom had been followed
that the record duly informed the house
Of the references, and therefore declared
the journal approved Mr., Butter
worth, Of Ohio, presented the report Of
the appropriations committee upon the
senate amendments 10 the Legislative
bill, He said that IN the case Of oonae'
quential amendments the committee
recommended concurrence, but whore
salaries were increased on new officers
created the committee recommended
non-concuwcnce,
THE silver nili.
Mr., Mckinley Of Ohio, from the com.
mitteo ON rules, reported the following
reaOlutlOni
Resolved, That immediately after the
passage Of this resolution the house pro
coed 20 consider house bill 1881 (the
silver blu with senate amendments aud
No o'clock, Wednesday, juno 20,
to-day the previous question be CON
aidorod aa ordered,
He demanded the previous question
on the adoption Of the resolution, which
was ordered, and twenty minutes debate
waa allowed on either side,
Mr., Millllten, Of Maine, asked whether
an amendment was IN order aud was IN
formed that u was not,
Mr.. McMillin Of Tennessee, criticised
the action Of the committee on rules,
llo rocited the action Of that committee
when the silver bill was first considered
In cutting OIL the right Of amendment
and debate, and said that this was
another proposition Of the same kind
an iron.clad rule to bind the house and
prevent itfrom expressing Us views.
Mr. Blount, Of Georgia, deprecated
the practice Of controlling Legislation
exercised by the committee ON rules,
Before the speaker was speaker no had
always been In favor Of u full and fair
debate, but now he found " castor 10 do
business without II,
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, said that The
purpose Of the resolution was 20 secure
definite and speedy action upon the sub
feet OF silver and he was surprised at
the opposition from the other side. On
motion Of Mr. Mckinley the special
rule was
Adopted without Division.
Mr., Conger Of Iowa, chairman Of the |
coinage committee, presented the report |
OF that committee, IL simply recon- |
mcnded that the house non.Concur In |
each and all Of the scnnte amendments |
10 the silver bill, and request u confer. |
once on the same, Mr. Bland, Of Mis-
souri,, moved that the house concur IN |
the senate amendments With these |
motions pending, the debate begun, Mr.. |
Conger taking The initiative, He |
charged that free coinage, undor The |
senate bill, meant u bid of 30 per cent. |
preilium on the silver Of the world; the |
$4,000 900 appropriated for pensions
would deprcciato and the gallant pen.
eioners would suffer u loss, the silver |
epoouatore had hired lobbyists TO urge n
free coinage bill,
Mr. Bland said that there was no
speculation IN gold, and " there was
free coinage Of silver there would be no |
speculation IN that either He denied
that there was amy lobbying,
Mr. Kerr, OF Iowa, ciitiscd some pro.
visions Of the senate bill, especially the
provision that bullion owners might ro-
ceiye coin or coin certificates,
Mr., Kelley, Of Kansas, said the men
who held the bonds and mortgages, op.
posed the silver bill, because u meant
cheaper money and largcrpiices for pro.
duce
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, favored
the passage Of the eenate bill. AZ 6A0
p M, the house adjourned,
In the Senate
yesterday Mr.. CNll give notice that he
would to-day call up the adverse report
from the committee ON forcign relations
ON the resolution introduced by him re.
l0ting 10 the independence Of Cuba for
tho purpose Of submitting some no.
marks 20 the senate The conference
report on the naval appropriation bill
was presented and agreed 20, The sen.
ate then proceeded to the consideration
Of the postoillce appropriation bill,
Mr.. Plumb On charge of the bilD said
that the increase recommended was sim.
ply 10 increaso the efficiency Of the OK.
listing force Of postoilice inspectors
The postmaster general, he Thought, on.
tiroly misconceiyed his relations TO post.
masters and their relations 10 him. Tho
amendment was agreed 10 and the bill
was passed, The senate then proceeded
to the consideration Of the
Diplomatic aud Consular
bill
Mr. Sherman, from the committee on
foreign relations, moved TO increase the
OF the minister TO Tur.
key from 81, 900 10 $4,000. Agreed 10.
The amendment relating TO the work Of
the International American conference
was reached, and Mr. Morgan and Mr.,
Reagan made speeches In praise Of the
Mexican and Of the Central American
and South American republics
All new amendments having boon
agreed TO, the bill wa passed.
The conference report ON the pensions
bill having been presented
tho senate receded from the amendment
for The appointment of two additional
pension agents, and the pension appro-
priation bill now goes TO the president.
Tho senate at 0p. m, adjourned,
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