Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 2Ith.-In the Senate TO t,ay
the conference reort on the naval appropriation
bill was presented and agreed to- The Senate
then proceeded 10 the consideration of the most.
ONCE appropriation bill
In relation to the first amendment of the COM
mlttee increasing the item tor mail depreda-
tions postofEee inspectors fees and expenses
from S25o,0o0 10 $500, 900, German spoke in con-
demnation of the Postmaster. Generals plan for
having additional detectives to INQUIRE into
such small matters as to whether the patrons of
the postotiee are satisfied that the business of
the Office is well performed, whether the post
master employs members OF his own family,
whether intoxicating liquors are sold in the
postoihce building and other matters He OBJ.
jeeted TO the proposition of the Postmaster GEN
eral to enter upon system such as he suggested
IN his statement before the House Committee
dividing the country into twenty six districts,
with chief detectives for each district and with
corps OF detectives to be used for visiting the
localities and getting sin as such with the peo-
pie he yGorman) did not want any Postmas-
ter-General to have force under him whose
avowed duty it might be TO go around among
the people and get IN as such among them
Plumb also spoke against the amendment
Dut 1t was agreed to. as were the other COM
mlttee amendments, and the bill passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the eonsidera-
ton OF the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill. The principal amendments recon-
mended by the committee have already been
given IN these dispatches.
Sherman, from the Committee on Foreign Re-
TepOTISu 10 increase lle COMPENSATION
of the Minister to Turkey from 81 800 10 $40, ,O00
Agreed to;
Edmunds moved an amendment in relation
to the work of the International American Con-
ference, by inserting the words information in
respect Off, so as to make it read For pay
ment of the share of the United States of the
preliminary survey for information in respect
of an inter-continental railway, Sc 500" and
said he made the motion so as to guard against
any moral or implied engagements to go on
with the intereontinental railway. Agreed to-
All the amendments having been agreed TO
the bill was passed.
The Serate bills to adopt regulations prevent
ing ana in relation to collisions at sea were also
passed. These bills embody rules agreed to by
the International Maritime Conference
A conference report on the pensions appro-
priation bill was presented. The Senate re-
ceded from only one amendment not Arranged
In the conference, that for the appointment of
sion appropriation bill now goes to the Presi-
dent.
The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 24th.-Today in the
House, Springer of Illinois called attention to
the fact tnat the journal showed the legislative
appropriation bill, as amended by the Senate
had been referred to the Appropriations Com
mittee without reference to the House. He said
that If anything was decided in the case of the
silver bill re erence it should be made in open
House and the bill should have gone to the
Committee of the Whole.
The Speaker said the usual custom had been
followed, that the record duly informed the
House of references, and therefore declared the
journal approved.
A conference was ordered on the bill to reor-
gaaize the customs collection distric: of Puget
sound
Mckinley, from the Committee on Rules, re-
ported a resolution that the House proceed at
once to consider the silver bill, with the Senate
amendments, and O'Clock tomorrow the pre-
vious question will be considered, as ordered
He demanded the previous question on the
adoption OF the resolution which ordered
twenty minutes debate allowed on either side
The Democrats denounced this as an appGca.
ton of the rule.
Mckinley said the purpose of the resolution
was to secure definite action upon the subject of
silver. He was surprised at the opposition from
the other side. They charged that the Kepub,i-
cans would smother the silver bill and prevent
legislation. To-day has given direct refutation
to that statement. The Republicans had brought
the bill back almost at once. They invited the
House 10 concur or non.concur in the Senate
amendments The order gave an opportunity
to the free-coinage men to vote for their propo-
sition.
Springer of Illinois said the Republicans had
finally been obliged to come over TO the Demo-
cratic position. The special order was adopted
without division. The Coinage Committee pre-
sented report that it simply recommended the
House to non-concur III each and all Senate
amendments to the Senate bill.
Bland of Missouri moved the House concur in
them. On this proposition debate began
Conger defended the action of his committee
saying it had reported wise and conservative
measure. If the bullion. redemption feature
were stricken out, then the Government was
placed in the position of buying gold and silver
bullion and paying for it in silver coin, for that
was the only money provided for the purpose.
Now free coinage meant a profit of SIS COO 900
year to the bullion owners of the country. 1t
meant that we should say to the world, Bring
on your silver, and we viii give you so per cent.
more tor it than you can get anywhere else"
Conger held that, under the terms of the House
bill, silver and gold would be equally within
the reach of all, while, if the Senate bill was
passed, the country would be driven to silver
basis. He hoped under the terms of the House
bill that silver would appreciate; under the terms
of the Senate bill he believed it would not He
wished his colleagues could understand the
pressure that had been brought to bear by the
men interested in silver speculation to secure
silver legislation Not only have the paid lobby
lists been plying their vocationS here, but vari-
Gus other means have been resorted to by
the silver SPECTATORS to procure legislation.
Pool after pool had been organized
in this city to speculate in silver. Money had
been deposited in banks in this country by hun
dreds and hundreds OF thousands, ready TO pur-
chase bullion as soon this legislation should
pass. These people were opposed TO the House
bill. II the tree coinage bill passed the Con-
gress of the United States would fix the value
at so per cent. above what silver was worth. He
had been invited time ana again to join the sill
Yer pools, but as long as he had a seat here his
voice would be raised in behalf of the people OF
TINS country, Tor the laoorlng man, for the saw
1ngs-bank depoSit0rs, ard tor the crippled and
starved soldiers of the country. In conclusion
Conger said that If there was no silver legisa-
ton The responsibility would rest upon the ad-
yocates OF free coinage. because the delay UP. 20
this time rested la gely upon their shoulders.
Bland knew nothing about any lobby. He
had not seen it, and had never heard of it. If
speculative pools had been organized, they
might have been founded upon their belief in
the passage of the House bill, because it opened
the door 10 the widest speculation. One day
there might be ten millions IN the treasury
and the next day not million. He criticised
the House bill il other respects. He was for
free coinage, but if he could not get il he
would vote 1or this bill, if he could get two
amendments-one providing that the notes out
standing should not be limited to the cost price
OF bullion, and another that the notes should
ant, in order that coinage should be kept up
and bullion not stored in the treasury simply
as commodity.
Townsend of Colorado said free coinage was
the only way to secure a stable financial sys-
tem but II he could not get Tree coinage he would
vote tor this four and one-half million bill as
Offering considerable improvement on present
conditions.
The question was further debated by Kerr,
Post, Hill, Kelly, Struble, Wheeler and Bartine,
the latter stating that he felt it has duty to vote
free silver.
After number of uninIportant amendments
Were disposed of, the PostotfiGe appropriations
bill was passed.
The House then adjourned.
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