Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-10
AT THE CAPITAL.
COckrell Addresses the Senate
on Silver.
The House Silver Bill Laid
Before the Senate.
Senator Vests Cattle Expectation
Bill Taken Up.
How to Prevent Monopoly in the Cattle
Export Trade-Houss Proceed
ings-Washington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, June 9.-In the senate
today Call offered resolution (referred
to the committee on foreign relations)
requesting the president to institute
negotiations with Spain for such mod
ifications of the treaty with that govern
ment as will enable American cattle to
be shipped from Florida and elsewhere
in the United States to Cuba. The SEN
ate silver bill was then taken up, and
Cockrell addressed the senate.
He said all the benefit that could be
claimed for the proposed bill was that
the secretary of the treasury would be
compelled to purchase $50O,O00 worth of
silver every month more than he now
has a right to purchase, and the cur
rency would be increased to that extent.
He asked whether there was any valid
reason justifying continuance of the
existing discrimination in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
the issue of gold certificates for gold
bullion, and against free and unlimited
coinage OF silver bullion in standard
dollars, and the issue OF certificates for
silver bullion. He was opposed to dis
elimination, 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
senate.
Teller moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the table. After brief
argument it was so ordered.
Vest asked the senate to take up and
consider the bill to prohibit monopoly
in the transportation of cattle to foreign
countries.
Platt 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 the highest
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 yeas and nays
vote.
Stewart asked unanimous consent
that on Friday next at 3 O'Clock the
senate vote on the silver bill and amend
ments.
The presiding officer Ingalls) sug
gested that there should be at least
quorum present when unanimous con-
sent was asked.
Stewart gave notice that when the bill
was taken up tomorrow he will ask
unanimous consent.
Vests bill was taken up and discus
sion of it's provisions was carried on be-
tween Vest in defense of them, and HOar
and Hale in an attack upon them.
The bill provides that no clearance be
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common carrier from the United
States to a foreign country, the
owners, agents or officers of which shall
refuse to receive, if they are
offered, said vessel having storage for
same, any cattle for transportation to a
foreign country, said cattle being in
sound condition, suitable for transporta-
ton, and the shipper tenderinga reason
able freight therefor; or who shall make
any contract or agreement creating a
monopoly of the capacity of said vessel
for CARRYING cattle in violation of the
law governing and regulating the duties
and obligations of common carriers to
the public, and providing unjust dis
elimination between shippers.
Reagan also defended the bill, and
argued in favor of it's passage.
Hale moved to amend the bill by in
serting the words: "Not already con-
tracted 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
capacity of ship contracted for, that
ship ceased to be common carrier and
became private carrier.
Vest denied that statement, but said
if that were decided to be the law, no
harm could result from the passage of
the bill. Our whole steamship line was
taken by one shipper (Eastman), and it
was done o'control the English market
and shut out all other cattle dealers Of
the United States. The result was that
prices of cattle were put up and put
down when this monopoly chose, be-
cause it controlled transportation.
The vote on Hale's amendment was
Yeas, 10; nays, %. No quorum having
voted, the senate without further action
on the bill or amendment adjourned.