The Delta independent., 1890-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. JUNE 2l.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21.
SESATE.-The House bill supplementary
| to the act Of March -, los2, with reference
| TO bigamy was taken Up. 1t provides that
all funds and property lately belonging to
the Mormon church shall be devotsd to
| the use and benefit of the common schools
| of Utah. The bill passed without a divis-
ion, though there were some formal amend
ments made to it, which will require con-
| ference.
MIR Edmunds offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill TO pay to the widow
of Chief Justice Waite ss,Iop, equal to
the balance of his salary for one year, and
appropriating se,5eJ for tablet in the in
terror of the Washington monument, stat
ing briefly the history of the structure.
Referred.
dousE.-After some preliminary skirm-
lshlng in regard to the status of the silver
bill, the regular order was demanded and
| Speaker Reed proceeded to state his posi-
tion on the mootei question and reference
| OF the silver bill, which ne hal referred to
| the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. He said the rules required such
bills to be referred, and that "A statement
to that effect should be put in the journal
and recorded. Such statement was made
and the House saw fit not 10 permit 1t to
become part of the journal That left a
somewhat difficult question as TO the sta
tus OF the bill. Individually, the chair be-
!leTcd that the refusal TO record the fact
did not ob.lterate the fact itself. The
chair believed that the bill had, under the
ruies. been properly referred.
| MIR. Springer declared that the silver
bill was only subjected to this treatment
by the Republicans and their Speaker
dodging the silver 9uestion-
| mr. Townsend, of Colorado. said he
| voted as he had because he felt it his duty
to his people TO endeavor TO get free coin
| age.
MIR. Morrill,, of California. contended, in
.ss.,..
bill was on the Speakers table, open TO the
disposition of the House.
long debate ensued, after which a
vote was taken upon motion by Mr.. Kin
lev to table an appeal from the decision of
the Speaker, BY vote of Ia to liz the
appeal was tabled, and the bill remained
in the hands of ine committee on coinage.
MONDAY. JUNE 23.
SESATE.-Mr. Inga,l. offered reselu-
tion instructing .he committee on privi-
!eges and elections to inquire as to the date
~hes, under the law and precedents, the
! .aacies OF the Senators from Montana,
| Washington and North and South Dakota
began. Agreed to.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
agricultural college bill.
The Senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the dependent pension bill, which
ruw goes TO the President.
Hous..-The House went into committee
Of the whole on District of Columbia bus
mess. The committee rose without hnal
action on the District bin The confer
rees on the general appropriation bill
failed to agree The House insisted upon
disagreement to the Senate amendments
and adjourned.
TUESDAY. JUNE "a.
| SESATE.-The conference report on the
naval appropriatFn, bill was presented and
agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
.aO-, nj ha ~
bill. and il passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the COM
sideratlon of tho diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. number cf agree
ments were agreed to ard the bill passed.
The Senate bills TO adopt regulations
preventing and in relation TO collisions at
sea were passed. The bills embody the
rules agreed 10 by the International mari
time conference.
The con:erence report on the pensions
appropriation bill having been presented
tue bill passed.
HousE.-The House committee on coin
age held a meeting to-day and look up tho
Senate amendments To tie silver bill. The
committee decided BY a vote OF t to 5 to
recommend nor-concurrence in the Senate
amendments and to ask the House to order
conference. Tie committee on rules
subsequently arranged that the bill be
taken up at once and the vote to be had at
O'Clock tomorrow.
| Mir. Congcr, speaking on the silver bill,
said his Judgment had not been influenced
by the action of the Senate. That body
had not debated nor considered the bill, it
! had passed and sent II back 10 the House.
III the bullion redemption feature were
stricken oat. then the government was
placed in tie position OF buying gold and
silver bullion ard paying for i. in silver
certificates. for that was the only money
provided Tor the purpose. Now, free
coinage mc&ns that a man might take 800
TO tue United states mint and take away
$50. he charged that a powerful LOBBY
working in the interest of silver specu-
lators was trying 10 force this free coinage
bill! through Congress.
Mir. Bland criticised the house bill and
contrastei its provision with the Senate
bi!l, TO the advantage of the former. He
wanted ii understood that he was for free
coinage but If he could not get it he would
vote Tor this bill if he could get two
amendments, one providing that the notes
outstanding should not be limited TO the
cost price OF the bullion, and again that
| the notes should be redeemed in coin.
This latter was important in order that the
| coinage should be kept up and that bullion
should not be stored in the treasury sim
ply as commodity. The people would
sag there was Just the same right to store
cotton, lead, iron and wheat in tho treas.
ury as bullion. This would not be neces
sary under0 free coinage, because silver
would then be not commodity, but a
| money,
sir, Townsend, of Colorado, said that free
coiaage was the only way to secure sta
oic financial system, but he would say
| frankly that IL he could not get free coin
| age ne would vote for this q. .so0, go bill as
| offering considerable Improvement on
the present coinage
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %.
SENATE. The Senate bill to prevent the
| transportation in bond OF merchandise be-
tween the United States and Mexico and
TO restore that right whenever the free
Ione is abolished was reported adversely.
| y war of words occurred between Mr.
| Ingalls, and Mr., Call, the latter printed in
| the Record long statement refuting
charges that had been made against him.
| MIR. Ingalls, Introduced o resolution to have
| the statement expunyed from the Record
| on the ground that il was partly untrue
| The resolution went over.
The bill for the admission Of Wyoming
| was taken ur. "
| MIR. Plntt said that Wyoming has a
| good right to admission ~ u State as
| any Territory that was ever admitted in
the whole history of the country He was
surprised that gentlemen so devoted to
s'home rule" should not be willing to al
low Territory to decide the question of
woman suffrage for its elf. He believed
thit the population of Wyoming was near~
er 125, 900 than 100. .o00.
In conclusion Mr.. Plat spoke of tho
great resources OF Wyoming and said that
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