The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-12
SILVER In THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE BILL AMENDED BY
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Tender Value-The Bullion hedemp-
ton Clause and the Free Coinage
Section Also Stricken Out-Other
Business Before the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Senate COM
mittee on finance to-day considered aud
amended the Housesilver bill. The provis-
ion making certificates issued in payment of
bullion legal tender for public and private
debts was struck out, leaving them receiv-
able for customs, taxes and public dues.
The bullion redemption clause was stricken
out. and also the section providing for free
coinage of silver whenever the market
price is 81 for 377H grains of pure silver.
The act is made to take effect in thirty
days after its passage and shall terminate at
the expiration of ten years therefrom.
This action Of the committee was not
unanimous, but the minority will make no
report, reserving to themselves the right to
offer amendments ON the floor of the Senate.
The striking out Of the bullion redemption
clause was by practically an unanimous
vote.
NOBODY PLEASED.
The committees substitute being CON-
promise pleased neither side, and which will
probably cause the passage of a free coin
age bill or its equivalent by the Senate. By
striking out the bullion redemption feature
Speaker Reed calls sits saving clause" and
this disappoines the eastern men. By limit
ing the operation of the bill to ten years and
by striking out the legal tender and ultimate
free coinage features, the silver men are
disgusted. The latter think they will now
get more nearly what they want, and they
say that President Harrison will sign any
thing IN the shape of a silver bill which
does not give free coinage.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Morrill,,
from the committee on finance. reported
back favorably and with sundry amend
ments the House silver bill, and gave notice
that at the proper time he would offer 1t as
substitute for the Senate bill.
The Senate silver bill was taken up and
Mr.. Eustis addressed the Senate.
Mr.. Eustis considered that the proposition
for free coinage of silver was simply an ex-
tension of the existing system of finance. 1t
was no experiment. There was no novel
feature about it. 1t would not be any sur
prise to the American people. 1t was not
complicated system. The proposition was
whether the existing system could not be
extended with safety? Whether the country
could continue to travel in that road in
which it had been travelling? To his mind
there were no pitfalls at all in that road.
The American people had tried the expert
ment and were satisfied with it, and they
simply demanded that that experiment
should be developed and extended. That
was the question before the Senate.
TURPIE FAvoRs FREE COINAGE.
Mr.. Turpie next addressed the Senate.
He favored free coinage of silver for two
reasons: First, because it would increase the
currency; and second, -becauseit would add
greatly to the value Of silver, an American
product. He was much inclined to favor
the plan spoken of by the recent pan-Ameri-
can congress-an international agreement
to coin dollar that should be legal tender
and standard of value current in all three
Americas, from the line of the British pos
sessions in North America to Cape Horn.
OTHER BUSINESS TAKEN UP.
As no other Senator desired to speak to-
day on the question the silver bill went over
without action until tomorrow.
Several bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed, among them being the
Senate bill authorizing the city Of Charles
ton, s. c., to open Concord street through
the grounds of the United States in that
city.
The Senate bill to prohibit monopoly in
the transportation of cattle to foreign coun-
tries, which was under discussion last Mon
day, was again taken up and passed with
out further discussion, Mr.. Vest having
consented to an amendment offered by Mr..
Hale, inserting the words, "not already
contracted for in good faith by the person
or party having cattle for transportation at
the date of such contract, sufficient to
occupy such storage room"
EXPORT TRADE IN CATTLE.
The Senate JOINT resolution in regard to
the export trade in cattle was then taken
up, and Mr. Vest, who had reported it from
the select committee on transportation and
sale of meat products, made a
statement in explanation and ad-
vocacy of it, and it was adopted.
1t requests the President of the United
States to cause correspondence and negotia-
tion to be had, through the department of
state or otherwise, with the authorities of
the kingdom of Great Britain for the pur-
pose of securing the abrogation or modidca-
tlon of the regulations now enforced by said
authorities which require cattle imported
Into Great Britain from the United States
to be slaughtered at the port OF entry, and
prohibiting the same from being carried
alive to other places in said kingdom.
INSPECTION OF CATTLE AND BEEF.
The Senate bill to provide for the inspec-
tion of live cattle and beef products in
tended for export TO foreign countries was
then taken up. This bill was also reported
from the select committee on the transpor-
tation and sale of meat products; and a
substitute for it was reported from the COM
mittee on agriculture and was accepted by
tute was Withdrawn and the bill was passed.
1tsrequires the Secretary of Agriculture to
cause to be made careful inspection of all
cattle intended for export to foreign coun-
tries from the United States, at such times
and places and in such manner as he may
think proper, with view to ascertaining
whether such cattle are free from disease.
The necessary machinery is provided to
carry its purpose into effect and penalties
ere prescribed for its violation.
PHOSPHATE LAND SETTLERS.
On motion of Mr.. Pasco the Senate bill
Tor the protection of actual settlers who
nave made homestead or pre-emption entries
upon the public lands of the United States
IN the state of Florida upon which deposits
OF phosphate have been discovered since
such entries were made, was taken from
the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Allison, from the conference COM
mittee on the pension appropriation bill,
presented the report and stated that the
only point of disagreement was the amend
ment adopted by the Senate increasing the
number OF pension agents from eighteen to
twenty. Further conference was asked.
The Senate then proceeded to considera-
tlon of individual pension bills on the calen-
Oar and passed seventy-dve of them.
After a brief executive session the Senate