, 1890-06-10
WYOMING'S BILL.
Senator Platt will Push the
Measure From Now On.
A Vote May be Taken on the
Silver Bill Friday.
Oates Bill to Prevent Aliens
Acquiring Title to Land.
Twenty-Five Million Acres
Now Held by Foreigners.

statehood Bills TO be Pushed.
WAsHINGrON. June Call offered a
resolution. which was referred to the
committee on foreign affairs, requesting
the president to institute negotiations
with Spain for such notifications Of the
treaty with that government as will enable
American cattle to be shipped from Flor
ida and elsewhere in the United States to
Cuba.
The senate silver bill was then taken up
and Cockrell addressed the senate.
He said that all the benefit that could
be claimed for the proposed bill was that
the secretary would be compelled to pur-
chase $500. 900 worth of silver every
month more than he now had a right to
purchase, and the currency would be in
creased TO thai extent he asked whether
there was any valid reason justifying the
continuance of the existence of the dis
elimination in favor of the free and I'M
limited coinage of gold and the issue of
gold certificates for gold bullion, and
against the free and unlimited coinage of
silver bullion in standard dollars and the
issue Of certificates for silver bullion. He
was opposed to discrimination. either for
or against gold or silver. They should
be put on a perfect equality as coin and
bullion.
At the close of Cockrrll's speech the
house silver Till was LAID before the senate.
Teller moved that the bill be printed
and LAID on the table. Alter a brief ar.
gument it was SO ordered.
Vest asked the senate to take up and
n0nGIAar fha hill Ahrn nrnhfh,f The n
oily 10 the transportation of cattle to for
elgn countries.
Plat thought the senate should go on
and dispose of the silver bill. He had
been waiting to bring forward two bills
which seemed to him not only of the
highest importance but of tie highest
privileges-bills for the admission OF two
territories as states. He gave notice hat
henceforth the silver bill could not be
laid aside except on q yea and nay vote.
Stewart asked unanimous consent that
on Friday next, at 3 o'clock. the senate
vote on the silver ball and amendments.
The presiding officer Qngslls) sug-
gested that there should be at least a quo
run present when unanimous consent
was asked.
Stewart gave notice that when the bill
rs taken up tomorrow he will ask for
unanimous consent
Vests bill was taken up and a dis
cussion OF its provisions carried on be-
tween Vest, in defense OF them, and
Hoar and Hale, in att ,ck upon them.
The bill provides that no clearance be
granted a vessel plying as a common car
rier from the United States to foreign
countries, the owners, agents or officers
of which shall refuse TO receive in the or
der they may be offered, said vessel hav-
ing storage for the same, any cattle for
transportation to foreign countries, said
cattle being in sound condition and suita-
bic for transportation, shipper rendering
reasonable freight therefor, or who shall
make any cnntr ct or agreement creating
a monopoly Of the capacity OF said vessel,
or carrying cattle in violation of the law
governing and regulating the duties and
obligations of common carriers to the
public, and prohibiting unjust disctimina
ton between shippers.
Reagan also defended the bill, and ar.
gued in favor of its passage.
Hale moved to amend the bill by in.
sorting the words. mot already contract
ed for"
Vest opposed the amendment as one
that would entirely neutralize the bill.
Hoar said that where all the storage
capacity of a ship was contracted for that
ship ceased to be a common carrier and be-
came a private carrier.
Vest denied that statement, but said il
that were decided to be the law, no harm
could result from the passage OF the bill
One whole steamship line was taken by
one shipper (Eastman), and it was done
to control the English market and shuI
out all other cattle dealers of the United
States. The result was that prices of cat
tie were put up aud put down when thi.
monopoly chose. because it controlled the
transportation.
The vote on Hale's amendment was
yeas 10. nays Is No quorom having
voted, the senate. without further action
on the bill or amendment, adjourned.