Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-25
FROA ALL QUARTERS,
CORNELL WINS The BOAT RACE.

Hope of Rescuing the Miners
Alive Abandoned.
THE FHFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Vote to be Had on the silver Bill Mt
TWO O'Clock This Afternoon-The
Report of the Coinage Committee
Presented by Mr.. Conger-The House
Recommended to Non-Concur In
Each and All Of the Senate Amend
ments-Work Of tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 24.-Mr. Butter
worth of Ohio presented the report of the
appropriations committee upon the senate
amendments to the legislative bill. He said
that in the case of inconsequential amend
ments the committee recommended CONCUR
renee, bat where salaries were increased or
new Offices created the committee recon-
mended inconvenience. The report of the
committee was agreed to aud conference
ordered.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, from the committee
on rules, reported the following resolution:
Resolved, That Immediately after the passage of
this resolution the house proceed to consider house
ments and at O'Clock Wednesday (to-morrow) the
previous question be considered as ordered.
He demanded the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution, which was or
dered, and twenty minutes debate was all
lowed on either side.
Mr.. Milliken of Maine asked whether an
amendment was In order and was informed
that 1t was not.
Mr.. MCMILLAN of Tennessee criticised the
action of the committee on rules.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri wanted to concur In
the senate amendments. He was ready to
vote to-day Or tomorrow If he had an oppor
tunity to vote upon that proposition.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia deprecated the
practice on controlling legislation exercised
by the committee of rules He said that be-
fore the speaker was speaker he had always
been In favor of full and fair debate, but
Row he found it easier to do business with
out It. He feared that under this rule the
committee on coinage would come In with
out a dried program which would prevent
the house from voting upon free coinage.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the purposes of
the resolution were to secure definite and
speedy action upon the subject of silver and
he was surprised at the proposition from the
other side. They had charged that the re-
publicans would smother the bill and prevent
legislation. To day he had given direct
refutation Of that statement. The republic
cans had brought the bill back almost at
once. They invited the house to concur or
non-concur in the senate amendments. The
| order gave an opportunity to the free coin
| age men to vote for their proposition.
It results the republican side was
| after and politics the democrats were after.
| The house had passed the period of silver
| manipulation. It was face to face with the
practical question whether we were to have
| free and unlimited coinage of the worlds
silver product or whether we would legislate
1 -. 0E all NV CuC in,
| the United States and mako it part of our
Mr. Springer Of Illinois said that the re-
pubiicans had had their ears to the ground
| and had just awakened and somewhat
| tardi,y the republican leaders had been
| obliged to come over to the democratic
position.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley the special
rule was adopted without division.
Mr. Copger, chairman of the coinage COM
mi5tee, presented the report of that commits
tee. It simply recommended that the house
non concur in each and all of the senate
amendments to the silver bill and request q
conference on the same.
Mr.. Bland moved that the house concur in
| the senate amendments.
With these motions pending the debate
began, Mr.. Conger taking the initiative. lie
defended tho action of his committee, saying
that 1t had reported wise and conservative
| measure. His Judgment had not been infu-
| enced by the action of the senate. That
body had not debated nor considered the bill
it had passed and sent back to the house.
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 silve,
coin, for that was the only money provided
for the purpose. Now free coinage mean
that a man might take 500 worth of silvel
to the United States mint and take awal
$3.50. 1t meant that We should say to tn
world: Bring us your silver and we will Civ
You 80 per cent. more for 1t than you can g
anywhere else. he would not impose such
tax upon the people. and the bill reported b.
his committee meant that this government
: should buy silver for just what 1t WIS worth
Mono of the prophesies of evil result mad
when the Bland-Allison bill was passed ha
come true. On the other hand neither ha
the prophssiss of the free coinage men bee
4. realized.
Under the terms OF the house bill, silve
and gold would be equally within roach c
all, while If the senate bill was passed, tn
country would be driven to . silver bash
This congress had appropriated $15O, O00, 90
for pensions. Every one Of these dollar
. were worth one hundred cents, but on sil
] yer basis they would depreciate, and th
gallant pensioners would suffer loss. =
hoped that under the terms of the house hi
silver would appreciate; under the terms
tho senate bill he believed it would not.
He wished his colleagues could understan
the pressure. that has been brougi1
to bear ne,a b. men Interested ,,lv,
legislation. In every paper which hs
:. advocated free coinage the footprints OF q
bullion owner or his agent could be fount
Pool after pool has been organised IN Tn
g city to speculate in silver. Money has bee
- Deposited in banks In this country by hul
dreds and hundreds of thousands ready
purchase bullion as soon as this legislatio
y should pass.
These people, Mr.. Conger said. were o.
posed to the house bill. Wbyi Simply b
cause If that bill passed they would have
trust TO the market value of their produc
If the free coinage bill passed the congre
of the United States would fix the value
a price 30 per cent above what silver W
worth.
or he had been invited to silver pools. but
long as he had seat here his voice shou
be raised in behalf of the people of Il
:. country, for the laboring men, for the SO
., ings bank depositors and for the crippl
I'd and starved soldiers of the country.
!, Mr.. Bland knew nothing about any lobb
He had not been in 1t and never heard of
except If 1t were called lobby for gent
men to print documents, make arRumeH
~, before committees and give all the inform
ton in their possession upon this imports
subject. To that extent congress was
ways pursued by lobbyists. The speculate
In silver did not differ from speculation
iron and other products.
After a long discussion. participated In
J Messrs, Kerr Of Iowa, Hill, Brewer of Nicl
=, gan, Best Of Illinois, Townsend of Colera.
70 Kelley of Kansas, Bartine of Nevada, Stru
Id Of Iowa and Wheeler Of Alabama, the ho'
at $40 pm. adjourned.
i SENATE.
The conference report ON the naval app
pristion bill was presented In the senate a
ach agreed to.
The senate then took up the postof6ce I
o.a preparation bill, agreed to various amel
new new ments and passed the bill, which approprit
lrts S72, lo4. 1875, or 81, 047, 1851 more than the
'as timated revenue.
and The senate next considered the diplom,
aud consular appropriation bill.
a9and, Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
oeri. eirn relations, moved to increase the comp
ack- sation Of the minister to Turkey from 81,
to SIC. 600, and sent to the clerks desk
n had read letter from Secretary Blaine !
ommending it. ,.,.,
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