Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 12th.-In the Senate to-
day Platt gave notice that Immediately after
consideration OF the silver bill he would ask
the Senate to consider the bill for the admission
of Wyoming.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were two Senate
bills to amend the polygamy laws. and the
House legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill.
Davis presented conference report on the
dependent pension bill. He proceeded to ex-
parents, he said that all the change made by
the bill from the existing law was where the
existing law required the dependency to exist
at the time OF the soldiers death, the pending
measure merely required the dependency at
the time of the application. The pension OF
dependent parents is the same as under the
existing law. He went on to say that the House
substitute contained a provision for service
pensions for the benefit OF all who had reached
the age of sixty years. That has been the sub
stantial point OF difference between the con-
ferees.
AS result of much discussion and considera.
BILE alteration, that feature has been elimi
mated, and the conterees agreed to strike out the
words And who are dependent of their daily
labor or on contribution of Others not legally
bound to support them" The Senate bill had
fixed the rate of pensions unqualifiedly at Sl2 a
month The conferees agreed to a pension not
exceeding Sl2 and not less than Sc. AS to the
widows and minor children. the provisions OF
the Senate bill had been substantially to grant
pension to widow of not less than SD a
month, irrespective of the soldiers death
whether attributable TO service or not. That
provision has been the subject of considerable
discussion in the conference, and the result has
BEEN combination of both the Senate and
House provisions. The bill would add about
forty-two millions per year to the cost of pen
slons. The report went over and was ordered
printed.
The Senate silver bill was then taken up, and
Evarts addressed the Senate.
He characterized the Act of 1878 as "a
murdprOuS thrngt' q silver n,
the International conference on the question ot
silver, out of which nothing had come he said
now, for the first time in the progress of the
matter of redress, the question confronted the
Republican party, which had majority in
each house and the control of executive power
1t was for that power to determine that the
interval of lassitude and delay should be nc
longer extended. The people of the United
States, through their representatives in the two
houses of Congress, and in their election of the
executive head. had. in his opinion, determined
that they would not allow disgrace and disorder
to continue, either in regard to their domestic
money, or their money in relation to commerce
Congress was now prepared for the adoption, in
one form or apother, of a measure which, as
compared with anything that had been done in
the interval between 1878 and 1890, was like the
step of giant as compared with that of sick
man.
Speaking of the proposed opening of Ameri.
can mints to the silver of the world, Evarts
said with the difference in ratios Q55a in Europe
and l6 in this country that measure would be
utterly impracticable, especially if it was de-
sired alone to cause the opening of the mints
abroad to silver. The proposition to ret eve
silver bul ion over the counter of the Treasury
and pay for it in certificates, leaving the tran
saction at the will of the owner of the bullion
never approved itself to his Judgment Money
can never safely be treated as a commodity
1t should not be treated as anything but the
force and propulsion of circulation.
Vance spoke in favor of the unlimited coinage
of silver.
Morgan began a free-coinage speech, bui
without concluding yielded to motion to ad
journ.
..IN THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, June 12th.-In the House. to
day, vote was taken on agreeing to the con.
ference report on the antitrust bill. 1t resulted
Yeas, nays, lis.
Stewart or Vermont moved a further confer
ence, with instructions to the House conferee.
to recede from the House amendment, as agreed
to in the conference. The amendment wa:
made to read: Every contract of agreement
entered into for the purpose of preventing com
petition in the transportation of persons OF
property from one State or Territory into an
other, so that the rates of such transportation
may be raised above what is Just and Teasona
bic, should be declared unlawful within the
meaning of this Act, and nothing in the Ac
shall be deemed or held to impair the powers o
the several States in respect of any of the mat
tiers in this Act mentioned"
Stewart demanded the previous question or
his motion. Agreed to-Yeas, Ill; nays 81
The motion was then agreed to-Yeas, 105
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The Committee on Appropriations reported
the urgent deficiency bill appropropriatng
S3, ,70S. 900 for the payment of pensions and S.
10000 for the expenses of the eleventh census
Both were passed.
Hit of Illinois, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported back the Lodge resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation as to the refusal of the Cunard Steam
ship Company to give return passage to GER
tain immigrants brought to this country in VIC
latlon of the contract labor laws. Adopted.
Morrow OF California presented a conference
report on the pension appropriation bill. The
report, which is disagreeing one, was adopted
and a further conference was ordered.
The senate bill was passed granting the Chi
cago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad Company
power to convey to the Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company its rights, property and
franchise in the Territory of Oklahoma and In.
dian Territory.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the agricultural appropriation bill.
The committee soon rose and the bill passed
The House then took recess.
At the evening session the following bill.
were passed in the House: For new light
house tender in the Thirteenth Lighthouse Dis
trict with headquarters at Portland. Or: to re-
organize and establish Custom collection dis
trict on Puget Sound.
Finley of Kentucky acted as objector to
night. and allowed only few bills to come tc
passage, consequently the session was shor
one