The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-13
TIE SILVER BILL.
NOW OCCUPYING The ATTEk-
TlONCF THE u. 6. SENATE.
4 Vote Expected to BE Reached in About
Two Weeks k--ProcecdinEs OF Both
Houses of Concress-GeneraI News and
Notes From the Federal Capital.

I
Two eks-rroeeedinE- of Both
Houses of Congress-GeneraI News and
Notes From the Federal Capital.
WASHINGTON, -. c.. June l2.-I>peciall
The silver Republicans in the House do
not attach any importance to the action OF
the Senate Finance Committee in amend
ing the House Silver bill. They have been
assured by their friends in the Senate that
the amendments made by the Finance Com
mttec are merely formal, and that
when the senate reaches the con-
sideratlon Of the bill, amendments
will be made to it which will be satisfactory
to The silver interest. some oi the free-c0in-
age Republicans now admit that the bill
which passed the House substantially gives
them all that they want, and c0ncede that
even the bullion redemption clause is so
guarded that il would hardly bepossible for
any one 10 take advantage of II To control
the market for silver bullion.
SENATOR EvARrs' SPEECH.
Senator Eyarts' speech upon the silver
question to-day was upon the whole salts
factory TO the bi-metalists. although he de-
clared that he was not in favor of free coin
age. one of the leading free coinage Re
publicans in the House SAID 10 your cor
respondent tonight that Mr.. Evarts' entire
argument pointed in that direction.
A VOTE UNCERTAIN.
1t is still uncertain when the Senate will
vote upon the Silver bill. II was the under
standing that The debate should be closed
tomorrow. but five more Senators have in
dcatcd desire to bc heard upon the bill.
which means. n the ordinary course Of
senate debates, at least five more days.
After the iiye-mnute debate begins. if any
senator desires to speak longer, he will be
permitted to do 20. \ vote may be reached
Within two weeks not much eatlier.
LABOREEs As BTAsTspF BURDEN.
\ rather singular proposition was made
10 Superintendent Porter to-day 10y Census
Supervisor Ashley. Of the Fifth Pennsylvania
district. He states that the Huns. Poles
ana many OF the Italians composing the
foreign element in Lackawanna, Luzcrne
and Canton counties. refuse tO give any in
formation 10 census enumerators. These
people are employed by companies
and contractors. he says, and are
known by numbers, each man wearing his
number on his person and responding TO it.
As they refuse 10 answer the ccusus qucs-
ti0ns, the supervisor suggests that the
cnumcraiors be instructed 10 take account
of such employees by their numbers. super
intendent Porter did not like the
idea. and informed the supervisor
that the Census Office would not
perpelliate a state Of things,E ,E"where large
numbers Of labOrers are treated more like
beasts Of burden than men, and known only
by numbers" He then gave positive III
siructiOns that sufficient number Of enum-
=.
procure the information called for by the
census schedules.
CAPITAL NOTES.
uOsiohlcc has been established at Rich
lands, Tazewell county, with William Il.
Hewsom a. postmaster The name Of the
pOstoiice at Guests river, Wise county, has
been changed 10 Tacoma"
Writ. y. Fuller and others have applied
for authority 20 establish the first National
Bank at WaynesbOr0. Va.
The Secretary of War has appointed Tie
following named cadet at the West Point
Military Academy: Richard {. Mayo, Of
Hague, First district, Virginia.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the Antitrust
bill was rejected. Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont,
moved a further conference with instruc-
iiOns 10 the House cOnferecs TO rccede from
the House amendment. Agreed to Yea-,
l6. nays, -.
ON motion Of Mr.. Funston, Of Kansas, the
House then went into Committee Of the
" hole (3lr. Payson, Of Illinois, in the chair
for the consideration Of the Agricultural
Appropriation bill.
The House at 5O'clOck took recess until
o'clock, the evening session 10 be for the
consideration of bills reported from the
Committee on Commerce.
In the evening session the House passed
the bin To erect a new tower near The site of
the lighthouse on smiths ISLAND, aud seve-
raj other measures from the Commerce
Committee at the night session, and at 9:l5
adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr. Davis presented the conference re-
port on the Dependent Pension bill.
After some debate the report went over
and was ordered printed with the bill a.
agreed 10 by the Conference Committee.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr..
Evarts addressed the senate. lie was fol-
lowed by senators ance and Morgan. Be
fore the latter gentleman concluded, the
senate gd iOurucd.