, 1890-07-12
In the senate.

WASHINGTON, July ll.-Teller intro
duced a joint resolution declaring it the
determined policy of the United States to
use both gold and silver as full legal ten
der money and ~instructing the president
to invite the governments of the Latin
Union countries and such other nations
as he may deem advisable to Join the
United States in a conference to adopt a
common ratio between gold and silver for
the purpose of establishing information
ally the use of bimetallic money and Sc
curing the fxity Of relative value between
those metals, the conference to be held at
such place as may be mutually agreed
upon by the executives of the govern
ments joining lie it, and when in the
judgment of the president of the United
States, a sufficient number of nations
shall have entered into such international
arrangement, he shall delare the ratio SO
fixed to be the existing ratio in the
United States. The president is to APP
point not less than three nor more than
five commissioners to attend such confer
ence on the part of the United States,
and who are to receive 80, 500 and ex
penses. The joint resolution was referred
to the finance committee.
Wilson of Iowa offered a resolution
Preferred to the comlnittee on foreign re-
%lations) calling on the secretary OF state
for information on the subject of an
Americap citizen, Thomas I. Collins, be
ing deprived OF his rights, liberty and
property at Manila, in the Philippine
islands. and as to what action had been
foEap in ranarl tl kka n,o,tor
The senate proceeded to the considera
ton of the senate bill tv establish a United
States land court and provide for the
settlement OF private land claims In New
Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Ne
vada and Colorado, such claims being by
virtue Of Spanish or Mexican rights. The
bill was discussed until 2 O'Clock, when
the shipping bills were in order as unfin-
ished business. The shipping bills were
taken up and Gibson addressed the SEN
ate.
DE argued against the proposed subsi-
dies for ships. but in favor of moderate
postal subsidies. He spoke of the impor-
lance OF establishing a line of steamships
to trade with the Congo country; building
q government dry dock at New Orleans
and reforming the tariff by admitting
commodities from the South American
states at lower rates Of duties. He ap-
peslcd to the chairman OF the committee
on commerce (Frye) to relax the rightly
of his policy; allow ships to be purchased
abroad and sailed under the American
flag; to take off tariff duties from materi-
ais, supplies and outfits that go into the
construction and sailing OF ships, and TO
accept as a compromise the policy of Civ
ing postal subsidies to American built
vessels.
Coke said if he had to frame a bill to
place the American merchant marine on
an equality with that of other nations, he
would not commence with taxing the
people for the payment of subsidies, but
would take hold OF the shipping laws of
the United States aud repeal them. 1t
was simply impossible under the existing
tariff and navigation laws TO build up the
foreign carrying trade OF the United
States.
Vest offered as a substitute for the bill
as to American merchant marine. a pro
vision for free ships. to be used only in
the foreign carrying trade of the United
States.
Vest-Not in the coastwise or lake
trade.
The bills went over without action,
after an unsuccessful effort by Frye to
have an agreement to vote upon them to-
morrow. Adjourned.