The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-13

AnesAer Day sf Duai Debate sn the
Silver R{lz.

silver Bila.
WAsHsSSTos CfTY. June f2-In the
ssnate Piast gave rossce that, immediately
afser consideration OF the silver bill. he
would ask the Senase 70 consider the bill
tor the admission Of Wyoming.
Among the bills reported from commit
tres and placed on the cslendsr were the
two Senate bills 70 amend the posyeamy
laws, and the House legislative, executive
snd ladiciA appropriation bilI-
D3vis presented the conference report on
the dependent pension biii and proceeded
TO exriaia il. As TO the question OF de-
pendent parents. be said that ail the change
made By the bill from the existing law Was
that whereas the existing law required the
dependency to exiss al the time OF the sol
dier's death the pending measure merely
required dependency At the time of sppli-
cation. The pension Of dependent parents
Vas the same as under the existing Law.
The House substitute contained provision
for services pensions for the benefit OF all
Who reached the age Of sixty
years That was the substantial
point Of difference between the conferees.
As result Of much discussion and con-
siderable alteration, that feature had been
eliminated and the eonserees agreed TO
strike out the words 'sand xho are derend-
ent on their labor or on the contributions
OF others not legally bound to their
support" The Senate bill had fixed the
ate Of pensions unquaiifiedlv at $I2 =
month. The confe-ees adopted an amend
ment to place the pension At not exceeding
$i2 and not less than 81 As 70 widows
aud minor children. ti,e provision Of the
Senate bill had been substantially pension
to widows Of not less than 80 month.
IRRESPECTIVE of the cause of the soldiers
death. whether attributable 10 service or
not. That provision had been the subject
Of considerable discussion in conference
and the result had been q combination of
both the Senate and House provisions.
The bill would add about <42 90. .0oo 20 the
cost OF pensicns- The report went over
and Was ordered printed.
The Senate silver hiii was then taken up,
and Stewart addressed the Senate. He
characterised the act OF 1873 as murder
ous thrust" at silver. After . review of
the international conference on the ques-
fion of silver. ont Of which nothing had
come. he said that now for the first time in
the progress Of the matter of redress the
question confronted the Republican party.
which held majority in each house and
control of The executive power. 1t was for
that marty to determine that the interval OF
delay should be no longer extended. The
people Of the United States. through their
representatives in the two houses of con-
gress and in their election of an executive
head, In his opinion determined that they
would not allow disgrace and disorder to
continue. either in regard 10 their domestic
money or their money in relation 10 COM
meyce. Congress was now prepared for
the adoption in one form or another of .
measure. which. as compared with any
thing that had been done in the interval
between 1871 and 1890. was like the step OF
. giant IS compared with that OF sickiy
man.
Speaking Of the proposed opening Of
! American mints to the silver OF the world.
Stewart said that with the difference in
ratio. ISL in Europe and is in this coun-
try. that measure would be utterly Inn
practicable. especially ii it was desired 70
cause the opening Of the mints abroad to
silver. The proposition to receive silver
hnlljou over the counter of the treasury
and pay fdr ft M certificates. fesaeemAbfe 1t
the win of the owner of the bullion. never
approved itself to his judgment Money
can never safely be treated as any thing
but for the purpose Of circulation.
Vance spoke in favor OF unlimited COIN
age of silver.
Morgan began free coinage speech. but
without concluding yielded TO motion TO
adjourn.