The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-12
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Mr. Teller Wants an Inter
national Silver Conference.
A DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Democratic Senators will Fight the
Election Bill to tho Bitter End.
The Shipping BIil IN the Sen.
atc...sir Glbson's Speech.

| WASHINGTON, D. G., July ll.-Mr
Teller introduced in the Senate n joint
resolution declaring 1t to DO the deter
mined policy Of tho United States Gov.
eminent 10 use both gold and silver ~
full legal tender money; instructing the
President 10 invite the governments Of
the Latin Union countries, and OF such
countries rs hc may deem advisable to
jcin the United States In q conference to
adopt 4 common ratio between gold aud
silver for tho purpose Of establishing In.
ternationally the use Of bimetallic money
and securing lixity OF relative value
between those metals. Tho conference
is to be held ut such place rs may be
mutually agreed upon by the executives
Of the governments joiningit. The Joint
resolution was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, offered resolu.
ton, which was referred to tho Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, calling on the
Secretary Of State for information on the
subject Of au American citizen, Thomas
Collins, being deprived OF his ri9hts,
liberty and property at Manita, in the
PHILIPPINE Islands, and as to what action
has been taken in'regard to the matter
BY the State Department.
The Senate proceeded to the consid.
GRAFTON OF the Senate bill to establish
United States land court and to provide
for the settlement OF land claims in New
Mexics, Wyoming. Arizona, Utah, Ne.
vada, such claims being by virtue OF
Spanish or Mexican rights. The bill
was discussed until o'clock, when the
shipping bills were in order as the un.
finished business.
Tho shipping bills were taken up and
Mr. Gibson addressed the Senate.
He argued against the proposed sub.
sidies for ships, but in favor Of moderate
postal subsidies. He appealed to the
chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Com.
merce Mr.. Frye) to relax the rigidity OF
the policy to allow ships to be purchased
abroad and sailed under the American
tlag; to take OF the tariff duties from
materials, supplies and outfits that 20
into the construction and sailing OF ships,
and to accept US acomprotnise the policy
OF giving postal subsidies to American
built vepsuls.
Mr.. Coke said that il he had to frame
a bill to place the American merchant
marine on all equality with that Of other
nations, he would not commence with |
taxing the ships for the payment Of sub
sides; but he would take hold OF The |
shipping laws Of the United States and |
repeal them. He would allow to Amer.
lean citizens at least the same privileges |
that foreigners had in American ports OF
getting their ships where they could
buy them cheapest. lie would also so |
modify the tariff laws that they would
not seal up the ports OF the United |
States against the importation OF for
eign goods.
Mr.. Vest offered Us G. substitute for the
bill as to tho American Merchant Ms-
tine u provision for free ships to be used |
only in the foreign carrying trade, not
in the coastwise or lake trade. The bills
went over without action, alter an uu-
successful effort by Mr.. Frye to have an |
to vote upon them to-mor-
row.
After short executive session, the
Senate adjourned.