Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-07-25
CONGREssIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the senate on the 18th Teller in
troduced a joint resolution declaring it
to be the determined policy of the
United States government to use both
silver and gold as full legal-tender
money, and instructing the president
to invite the governments of the Lat
in union countries and of such other
nations as he may deem advisable, to
join the United States in a conference
to adopt common ratio between gold
and silver for the purpose of estab
fishing the international use of bi-me-
talic money and securing a fixity of
relative value between those metals.
The conference is to be held at such
place as may be agreed upon by the
executives of the governments joining
in it; and when in the judgment of
the president of the United States
sufficient number of nations shall have
| entered into such an international
agreement, he shall declare the ratio
SO fixed to be the existing ratio of
the United States. The president is
to appoint not less than three, nor
more than five commissioners to at
tend such conference on the part Of the
United States. joint resolution was
referred to the finance committee
In the house, Conger, of Iowa, pre-
sented the conference report on the
silver bill. After it had been read the
question of consideration was called up
| by Bland, of Missouri. The question
was put Twill the house proceed to
the consideration of the conference re-
portP" and it was agreed to-yeas LOG,
nays A. The speaker being unable to
record quorum, a call of the house
was then ordered. On the call / "a
members-more than a quorum-re-
sponded to their names. 1t was then
agreed, on suggestion of Blount, of
Georgia, that four hours debate be al
lowed on the report, at the end of
which time the previous question be
ordered.
In the senate on the 18th the two
shipping bills were considered. and
Vest made an address. Harris offered
an amendment providing the total sum
paid to any vessel sailing between any
American port and a foreign one shall
in no case exceed the sum paid vessels
of the same class and tonnage between
such foreign ports and the nearest
American port thereto. Rejected
yeas 81, nays ga party vote. Teller
offered an amendment providing that
no vessel shall be entitled to payment
under the act that makes any discrimi-
nation between or gives unequal facili-
ties to competitive transportation lines
in receiving or forwarding freight or
baggage at any American port or for
eign port, Agreed to. A vote was
then taken on the postal subsidy bill
and it passed-yeas 20, nays 16, Payne
voting yea, Edmunds and Plumb not
voting. On motion of Morrill,
the tariff bill was taken
up and made unfinished business"
In the house Conger of Iowa then
called up the conference report on the
silver bill. He said the bill present.
ed in the report was in the nature of
compromise. 1t was not just such
bill, perhaps as any member of the
house would like to have passed. if he
We're preparing n measure to state his
convictions, but it was IL bill that
would answer the demands of the
country, that would answer the de-
mands of the agriculturists, laborers
and business men of the country,
Cannon of Illinois favored the report
and hoped that an international agree
ment could be reached that would es-
tabllsh fixed ratio between silver
and gold. In the course of the debate
Townsend of Colorado said he and
some other republicans had voted for
free-coinage, and if the gentlemen on
the other side had stood solid. free
coinage bill would have passed the
house. Then they had recognized
that tho only way to get silver logis-
iation at this session was to go back
to the republican party, where they
had always belonged, and get it from
that party. The conference report
was finally agreed to by strict party
vote-yeas 122, nays 80. The bill now
goes to the president for his signature.
The senate on the 18th took up the
sundry civil bill. Among the many
amendments agreed to was one insert
ing 1888, 500 for improving, extending
and repairing the vaults in the treasu-
ry building and for constructing new
vaults or safes there. The amend |
ment to insert an item of $500, 600 |
for establishing in Washington Lat
ln-American memorial library, the site
to be selected by the secretary of state
and the building to be erected under
his direction and supervision having
been reached, Mr.. Vest opposed it as
part of a sentimental program to Sc
cure commerce with the South Ameri-
can states. The amendment went over
without division. Having disposed
OF 10 pages of the bill it was laid
aside. The senate bill to further
suspend for 10 years the statute in re-
lation to the GuaHo islands was taken
from the calendar and passed. The
house bill opening to settlement a por-
ton of the Fort Randall military res
ervation in South Dakotn, with amend
ments, was passed. In the house the
day was given up to District of Co
lumbia matters and nothing of impor-
lance was accomplished.
In the senate on the 18th, Sherman
substitute for the bill intro
iuced by him on the 10th of Nav TO
'educe the amount of United States
ponds to be required of national banks.