The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-12
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
International Bimetallic Conference.-The
Shipping Bills.

International Timetable CONFERENCE.-The
Shipping Bills.
WASHINGTON crrY, July lin the Sem
ate Teller introduced Joint resolution de-
claring il to be the determined policy Of
the United States to use both gold and ell
yer as full legal tender money, and in
structing the president to invite the gov
ernmenfs of the Latin Union and such
other nations as he may deem advisable,
to join the United States in conference
TO adopt common ratio between gold and
silver, for the purpose OF establishing the
international use of ni-metallic money and
securing q fixity OF relative value between
those metals, the conference to be helc at
such place as may be mutually agreed
upon by the executives of the governments
joining in it: and when. in the judgment
of the president of the United States, q suf.
fcient number OF nations shall have en-
tered into such international arrangement,
he shall declare the ratio so fixed TO be
the existing ratio in the United States.
The president Is TO appoint not less than
three nor more than five commissioners to
attend such conference on the part of the
United States, who are to receive $500
yearly and expenses The joint resolution
Wilson of Iowa offered resolution that
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations, calling on the secretary of state
for information on the subject OF an Ameri-
can citizen, Thomas 7. Collins. being de-
priyed of his rights, liberty and property
at Adamantine, in the PHILIPPINE islands,
and as to what action had been taken in
regard to the matter.
The Senate proceeded to consideration of
the Senate bill to establish United States
land court and provide for the settlement
of private land claims in New Mexico
Wyoming, Arizona. Utah, Nevada and
Colorado. such claims being by virtue of
Spanish or Mexican rights. The bill was
discussed until O'Clock. when the ship
ping bills were in order as unfinished bust
ness. The shipping bills were taken
up, and Gibson addressed the Senate. He
argued against the proposed subsidies for
ships, but was in favor of moderate postal
subsidies. He spoke Of the Importance of
establishing line of steamers to trade with
the Congo country, building government
dry dock at New Orleans, and reforming
the tariff bill by admitting commodities
from South America at lower rates. He
appealed to the chairman of the committee
on commerce to relax the rightly of the
tariff; to allow ships to be purchased
abroad and sailed under the American flag I;
to take of the tariff duties from materials
supplied and outfits that go into the con-
struction and sailing of ships, and to ac-
cept as compromise the policy of giving
postal subsidies to American-built vessels.
Coke said that il he had to frame bill
to place the American merchant marine
on an equality with other nations he would
not commence with taxing the people for
payment of subsidies, but would take hold
of the shipping laws of the United States
and repeal them. 1t was simply impossi-
Bile under the existing tariff and naviga-
ton laws to build up the foreign carving
trade of the United States
Vest offered as a substitute for the bill as
to the American merchant marine a pro-
vision for free ships, to be used only for
the carrying trade of the United States,
and not in the coastwise or lake trade.
The bill went over without action, after
an unsuccessful effort by Frye to have
agreement to vote upon them tomorrow.
After an executive session the Senate adj
journed
Nominations: Colonel Alexander Nc
Doweu McCook. Sixth infantry, to be
brigadier-general; Major Augustus Rob-
bins, quartermaster, to be deputy quarter
master general, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel.