The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-03

S~adssr's Dsfnk.
WAsHrSsrox CIrr, June 2--In the Sens
80 ccnference was ordered on the ravA
appropriation eiIss.
petition mas presented from Kansas
City for reciprocity in the trade with Men
tcos and one from New Hampshire and
Vermont against further concessions 20 the
Pacafic railroads and In favor OF the Eove-n.
meat taking possession of them.
The senate hia 10 grant rieht-of-wav
through public lAndsfor irrigation purposes
was reported and placed on the caisndar.
Finmb introduced bill prepared by 81
John. OF New York. "fcr ths purchase a.
silver 70 use as lawful money! referred 10
the committee on finance.
nawes gave notice that he would soncr-
row ask the Senate to consider the forfifi.
cation bill.
The silver bill Was taken up and Morril
addressed the senate. He said the wage
earneFs Of the United States were TO ns
counted by millions, and we're the most
numerous class Of the country. II was
that class II Was now proposed 10 pay OF
IN cheaper or In depreciAted standard
money. and TO require them to pay highes
prices for everything they had to buy.
Could there be anything. be asked,
more likely in all this country
~ an early date 10 provoke strikes
for higher wsgess The silver mines of Ne.
vada and Colorado wanted everything
about gold struck out and simply said.
We want 10 per cent more profit" He
believed that by wise and moderate lexisia-
ton sufficient amount Of silver might be
utilized and yet the hi-metalic standard
maintained He did not want 10 have ths
United States divorced from commercial.
wealth, but thst was not the policy OF those
who led OF the debate. If this country
was 10 have bat asineie standard he pre-
ferred that the standard should he gold
rather than silver. He would. however,
like to have both maiutained, and with the
expectation that with very liberal increase
OF silver and with good management on
the part Of the treasury department
parity of value would he preserved, silver
was advancing = good deal and gold reeed-
ing somewhat in value. Morrill, argued
against tho proposition to issue legal tender
treasury notes In exchange for silver as un.
constitutional.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill Was again taken up. and
the question in regard to the canseens dis
cnssed. Allison. who presented the re-
port. spoke In defence Of il.
Hail predicted that il this canteen sys-
ten went into effect. it would become OBJ
noxious and would last but q little while.
Plumb suggested that the movement
against the canteen system was in tho in
terest OF The post-traderx
Hale said IL was . serious matter. and
gave rise 10 the question whether the
United States government had for the first
time embarked in the selling Of liquor to
it, soldiers.
George remarked that IL the proposition
could not be made to apply 10 officers ~
we'll - men he would vote 10 strike the
whole thing out
The conference report was agreed to--.
yeas IS, nays Z, the nays heing blair,
Colquitk Dixon. Gsosxe. Hais. Sanders,
Iellor and Turpie.
The silver hill was aeain taken up and
Barry addressed the Senate. He said he
sheuld vo1o for krss nesnaGe a silvsr. and,
Il he failed in securing that. he should sup
port the nearest approximation to il that
he might be able to secure.
The silver bill went over until tomorrow
and the Senate. after IN executive session.
adjourned.