The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-03
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, June "A conference was
ordered on the naval appropriation bill Peti-
lions were presented from Kansas CITY for re-
ciprocity in trade with Mexico: from New
hampshire and Vermont against further con
cesslons to the Pacific railroads and in favor of
the government taking possession.
, Inc senate Dill to grant a right of way
through the public lands for irrigation purposes
was reported and placed on the calendar
Plumb introduced BILL prepared by St John
OF New York, for the purchase OF Silver to be
used as lawful money. Referred to the com
mlttee on finance.
Dawes gave notice that he would to-norrovv
ask the senate to consider the fertilization pill
The silver bill was taken up. Morrill, ad-
dressed the Senate, He said the wage earners
OF the United States were to be counted nv mil
llons and were the most numerous class of the
country. 1t was that class it was now proposed
TO pay OF in cheaper or in deprecated standard
money mo ana TO require them TO pay higher prices
Tor everything they had to buy. Could there be
anything, he asked more likely in all parts of
the country to provoke at an early age strikes
1or hlgher wages? The miners of Nevada and
Colorado wanted everything about gold struck
out, ana SIMPLY say: I'VE want 40 per cent.
more profit" He believed that by wise and
moderate legislation sufficient amount of sill
yer might De utilized and yet the bi-metallic
standard maintained. He did not want to have
the United States divorced from the CONNER.
clal world. But that was not the policy of those
who led of in the debate. Their transparent
design was to go by single bound 10 a sill YER
standard. He preferred the standard shonId he
gold rather than silver. He would however
ike to have both maintained, and with the ex.
pectatlon that with very liberal increase
OF silver, and with good management on the
part OF the treasury department. the purity of
value would be preserved Silver was advanc-
ing good deal and gold receding somewhat in
value. Morrell argued against the proposition
to issue legal tender treasury notes Gin ex-
charger for silver as unconstitutional
Inc conference report on the military acad
envy appropriation bill was agreed to-
The conference report on the army appro-
prlatlon Dill was again taken up and the oues-
uon In regard to the canteenS discussed AL
1son, who presented the report spoke in favor
OF it.
Hale predicted that if this canteen system
went into elect it would become so obnoxious
that 1t would last but little while
Plumb suggested tha51he movement against
the canteen system Was Ill the interest OF post
traders.
Hale said it was serious and grave question
whether the United States Cover n!nent sbould
for the first time be embarked in the selling of
liquor to its soldiers.
George remal ked that il the proposition could
not be made to apply to officers as well as
men, he would vote t. strike the whole thine
out. 1870
Tee conference report was agreed to. ayes. 80.
nays, s, the NAY being Blair ColGuitt d xnn
George Hale, Sanders, Teller and Turpie.
The silver bill was again taken up and Harris
&C d.essed the Senate. He said he Should vCts
for the free coinage of silver aud if he failed IN
securing that he should support the nearest
approximation that he might be able to secure.
The silver bill Went over until tomorrow and
the senate after executive session adjourned.