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WAsHSeroN. July tL--In tAe Ssnats
ca Thursday Senstor Mergan Ala
= aae taHee-hoar speech sgsins. the
coate-enee * port On t1e silver bill. ana
wss followed - Senator Cal lFl&l,
wA0 also AZ led against H. After Z
few remarks by Senator Plumb Kan in
defense " tie measure = Kcte VAS
iaken aad TIE conference report was
agreed t0-yeas, -; nsys 25.
WAsHiN0ToN. July a. In the Senate
to-day Senator Teller lCai introduced
folnt resolution declaring il u bs the
determined policy oi tle JRited States
Government ~ use oo.h god and
silver IS full legal tender money.
instr acting the President 70 invite
the governments o. the Latin
Cnion countries. and Of such other na-
tions IS he may deem advisable, 70 i0in
the United States in conference 10
adopt q common ratio between golG and
silver for tAe purpose OF establishing IN
ternationGlly the use @. bi-metail-c mon
ey and securing hxity OF relative value
between those metals. The conference is
20 be held al such place as may be
mutually agreed upon by the execu-
tiyes Of the governments joining in
it. And when. in the Judgment OF
the President OF the United states, sui
fcient number Of nations shall have en-
tered into international arrangement he
shall declare the ratio SO fixed 10 be the
existing ratio in the United States. The
President is to appoint not less than
three nor moro than five commissioners
10 attend 10 such conference on the part
of the United States, and who are 20 re-
ceive s., 500 and their reasonable ex-
penses- The joint resolution was re-
ierred TO the finance CON mittee-
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July lin tho House
to-day Mr.. Perkins Kan present ted the
conference report on the bull granting
the right Of way across tho Mile Lacs
Indian reservation 70 the Little Falls,
Mile Lacs & Lake Superior railroad.
Mr. Enloe tTenn raised the question
of consideration in the interest of the
private calendar.
No quorum being present, call of
the House was ordered. One hundred
and ninety-four members-more than
a quorum-responded 20 their names
Mr.. Perkins moved that further pro-
ceedings under the call be dispensed
with. Agreed to. Yeas, $50; nays, 81.
The con ference report was then adopted.
The House Thursday after discussion
approved the journal by vote OF los 20
81. Then the conference report on the
diplomatic and consular and the agri-
cultural appropriations bills were adopt
ed. The discussion of the land grant
forfeiture bill was resumed. and with
out action on the bill the House ad
journed.
During the session Mr. Williams (O.)
introduced concurrent resolution,
which was referred TO the committee on
rules, providing that the President of
! the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House be authorized to close the pres
ent session of the Fifty-First Congress
by adjourning their respective houses
the 3lst day of July, 1890, at 9 p. n.
There are now in Washington but few
more than half the members OF the
House Of Representatives. perhaps 175
in sll--and it is impossible under this
state of affairs to transact any business.
SEVERAL EILLs APPROVED.
WAsHINGToN, July 1.-THE Prosi-
dent has approved the legislative, iu-
dicial and executive appropriation bill;
the act to provide an additional Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court Of
the Territory OF New Mexico; the act 10
provide for the disposal Of certain aban-
doned military reservations in Wyo-
ming.
TO HAVE A LIEUTESAST-GESER
WAsHNGToN, July 1.-THE House
committee on military affairs has di-
rected favorable report on a bill to re-
vive the rank of Northumberland OF
the army. The bin permits the Prcsi-
dent to appoint to that , Gice an officer
distinguished foT skill and bravery N
the late war and the Office is TO expire
upon his retiremont