The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-10
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
Doings and sayinG~ I'm the House ans
Senate Yesterday.

senate Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Call offered
resolution which was referred
to the committee on foreign rela-
tions requesting the president to institute
negotiations with Spain for such modifi-
cation Of the treaty with that government
as will enable American cattle to he
shipped from Florida and elsewhere in the
United States TO Cuba.
The silver bill was then taken up. Cock
rell addressed the senate.
He said all the benefit that could he
claimed for the proposed bill was that the
secretary would be compelled to purchase
$4,000 worth Of silver every month more
than he now had right to purchase, and
the currency would be increased To that
extent. He asked whether there was any
valid reason justifying the continuance OF
the existing discrimination in favor OF the
free and unlimited coinage OF gold, aud
the issue Of gold certificates for gold bul,
lion and against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver bullion into standard
dollars, and the issue OF certificates Tor
silver bullion. He was opposed to the
discrimination, either for or against gold
or silver. They should be put on per
feet equality as coin and bullion.
At the close of Cockrell's speech the
house silver bill was laid before the sem
ate.
Teller moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the table. After a brief ar
g,Iment Il was SO ordered.
Vest asked the senate TO take up ana
consider his bill ITO prohibit monopoly
in the transportation Of cattle TO foreign
countries"
Plat Thought that the senate should go
on and dispose Of the silver bill. He had
peen waiting to bring forward two bills
which seemed to him not only Of the
n. ..a <xf hn INST
privilege, bills for the admission OF two
| territories as states. He gave notice that
| henceforth the silver bill could not be
laid aside except on yea and nay vote.
Stewart asked the unanimous consent
that on Friday next at 3o'clock the senate
The presiding officer 1ngallsl suR-
gested that there should be at least a
| quorum present when the unanimous
| consent was asked. Stewart gave notice
that when the bill is taken up tomorrow
he will ask unanimous consent.
| Vests bill was then taken up and the
| discussion Of the bills provisions was car
| ried on between Vest In defense OF them
| and Hoar and Hale i'm attack upon them.
| The bill provides that no clearance he
| granted any vessel plying as a common
carrier from the United States TO foreign
| countries, the owners, agents or officers
| of which shall refuse to receive any order
| they may be offered, said vessel having
storage for the same, OF any cattle for
transportation TO foreign countries, the
| said cattle being i'm a sound condition ana
suitable for transportation, and the
shipper rendering reasonable
freight therefor; or who shall make any
| contract or agreement creating monop-
oily of capacity Of the said vessel, for
| carrying cattle in violation OF the law
governing and regulating the duties and
| obligations OF common carriers TO the
public. and prohibiting unjust discrimi-
| nation between shippers.
Reagan also defended the bill and ar
| gued i'm favor of its passage.
| Hale moved to amend the bill by insert.
ing the words mot already contracted
for in good faith by persons or parties
having cattle for transportation at the
date of such contract, sufficient To occupy
such storage room."
Vest opposed the amendment as one
that would entirely neutralize the bill.
Hoar said that were all the storage ca
pacity of ship contracted for, that shiI
ceased To be a common carrier and be
came a private carrier.
Vest denied that statement but said j
that were decided to he the law. no harm
could result from the passage OF the bill
A whole steamship line was taken 10y on
shipper Eastman) and il was done e
control the English market and shut on
all other cattle dealers i'm the Unite'
States. The result was that the prices q
cattle were put up and put down whel
this monopoly chose, because II controlle'
the means of transportation. The vot
on Hale's amendment was yeas lU, nay
q. No quorum having voted, the senate
without further action ON the bill O
amendment, adjourned.