The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-04
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.

WAsHMoroN, June 3.-Among the memo
rails presented in tho senate and referred
were the resolutions from the Louisiana
Legislature extending thanks to congress
and the president for the relief afforded suf-
ferers from the recent foods. The senate
bill for preventing the adulteration Of food
and drugs was reported and placed on the
calendar. The resolution offered yesterday
by Edmunds for an investigation by the
committee on fisheries into the charges of
mismanagement of the fish commissioner
Office was taken up, and after discussion
laid over. The committee on education and
labor reported the senate bill to provide for
obligatory attendance at schools of chill
dren in Alaska, and the senate bill, without
recommendation, to organize bureaus of in
formation relating to employment,
occupation and means Of livelihood, which
was taken up and Pugh addressed the SEN
ate. His speech was largely devoted to
criticism Of the tariff bill. At the conclusion
of PuQh's speech the silver bill was tenn
porarily laid aside and the following senate
bill taken from the calendar and passed:
To amend the section of the revised statutes
relating to the withdraws of any fermented
liquors from any hogshead, barrel or keg
or other vessel upon which a proper stamp
had not been fixed, for the purpose Of
bottlin9 the same. The silver bill was
again taken up and Farwell addressed the
senate. He declared himself in full
accord with the purposes of the bill but
He would use for money all silver offered
and not stipulated sum es provided for IN
the bill, and he would coin II at it's market
value. It the price Of silver should ad-
vance to par with gold, as the friends of
the bill claimed it would, then free coinage
would come as matter Of course. What
objection could there be to putting into a
silver dollar one hundred cents worth of
silver? Two other thinas were necessary.
The national bank system should be pre-
served and the sub-treasury system abol-
ished. When these measures were adopted
the people could get all the money they
naas ht psnaas b thS s sa
ury. notes with silver bullion be-
hind them as security, furnishing a
circulation that was absolutely safe.
The national bank system should be per-
petuated by substituting other bonds than
United States bonds to secure circulation.
the country and would procure such circula-
tion as the business of the country demand
ed. The treasury notes to be issued under
the bill would add largely to the circulating
medium.
At the close of Farwell's speech the sill
yer bill was laid aside and the fertilization
bill taken up. An amendment to increase
the appropriation for rifled sea-coast NOR
tars from $25O,OOO to 100000 was agreed
to. Without further action on the bill the
senate adjourned.
In the house the senate bill was passed
changing the boundaries of the reservation
of the Uncompaghre Utes. The house then
proceeded to the reconsideration of the
Alabama contested election case of Nc
Dufiie vs.. Turpin. -Comatock. -. of Mime
sofa, opened the discussion with an argu-
ment in favor of the claims Of the contest
contestee. Pending. further debate the
house adjourned. y h I. + 81 !,