Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
1hs Senate Finally Passes the Confer.
enCe Silver Bill.
INTERVIEW WITH W. W. MORROW
Exported Cattle to be Inspected-
Pension nAwards-Postal
Changes-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uSIos.l
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE
WASHINGTON. July 10th.-The Senate resumed
the consideration of the conference report o,
the silver bill this morning. and was addressed
| by Morgan in opposition to the report He did
| not know but that the effect of the vote to he
taken to-day if it should result in the adoption
of the conference bill) would not be really more
fatal to the prospect OF silver coinage in future
than the Act of 1873
| The legislation of 1878 has BEEN he said. an
act for the cold-blooded assassination of the
silver dollar. 1t had been presided over by the
same Senator whose "fne Italian hand was to
be seen in the conference bill. The bill was
| total departure from the action of both the
House and the Senate, and was essentially as
new as If 1t had been novel written by the
Senator from Ohio within the last five days.
Morgan went on to speak of legislation on all
important matters being nov entirely con-
trolled by the Conference Committees and Com
mittees of Arbitration, whose proceedings were
secret, so that If such committees were bribed
to the extent of Sl00, 900 900, no Senator would
be permitted to find it out
This statement was challenged and caused
some side talk between Morgan, Allison aud
Sherman.
Morgan resumed his argument against the
conference bill, and called the attention of the
friends of free coinage, particularly of the Sena-
| tor from Colorado (Teller) to the fact that the
| same fine Italian hand" which framed the Act
OF 1878 was operated in the conference bill 10
destroy utterly any hope of the reconciliation
| of silver SO long as it remained unrepealed
Morgan predicted that when others of the
conferees came to realize what they had done
they would feel like kicking themselves over a
ten acre field. The bill would monometallize
the country, and would make gold the only
| thing with which to pay debts or buy property.
The craft OF the Senator from Ohio could not
after twelve months consideration. have fixed
up bill that would more thoroughly destroy
silver forever as a money.
Morgan spoke for three hours. and closed
with an appeal to the Senators not to allow the
Senator from Ohio (Sherman) TO thrust his still
etto into silver.
Call also argued against the conference re-
port.
Plumb spoke in its favor. The conference
bill would give the country as much money
during the next year as free coinage would give.
The bill is long step in the right direction 1t
was his belief that if the bill be comes law so
| nicely and easily will it work, and so helpful
will It be to the people, of the United States,
that the next step will be free coinage He
would vote for the coinage bill, regretting that
| it is no better. He was glad it is no worse
After further debate vote was taken and the
conference report agreed to-yeas SO, nays e.
IN THE HOUSE.
! WASHINGTON, July 10th-In the House the
Democratic programme was carried out by
| 0uthwaite of Ohio, who rising to point of or
der, said that no quorum was present.
| The Speaker glanced over the array of empty
| seats and responded dryly, Point well taken"
McCreary of Kentucky moved a call of the
/
| leagues, however, and on q viva voce vote the
motion appeared to be lost.
Allen OF Michigan demanded the ayes and
| noes. The vote resulted Ayes lis. noes TO-
| One hundred members were announced as
paired on this vote. A quorum having appeared
| McCreary moved to dispense with further pro-
| ceedings under the call, but was antagonized
by his own side of the House, and on demand
| OF Bynum of Indiana the ayes and noes were
| ordered. Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with-ayes 129 noes 59-and
1 lOnrnal inpc
read
Enloe of Tennessee asked to have the journal
corrected, in that it recorded that on certain
vote he was present but did not vote. He said
| he was not present at any time during that vote
| Rogers of Arkansas made this text for an at
tack on the Speaker. A few days ago, he said,
| the House had listened to homiles on a free
| ballot and fair count. Why, a fair count
| could not be obtained even in the House. He
| then proceeded to quote from and comment
| upon Speeker Reeds article in the North Amer
ican Repie,o on contested elections. He regarded
The article as an apology for the Elections
| Committee. Commenting on the fact that
recently seated members voted for the Federal
election bill, he said he was reminded of the
| scriptural quotation, "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant enter thou into the service
| of the Lord, pointing to the Speaker.
The Journal was then amended as suggested
| by Enloe
Fithian and Williams of Illinois then rose to
have the journal corrected, but speaker pro
TEN. Burrows recognized Cannon, who moved
the approval of the journal, and demanded the
previous question. The previous question was
| ordered-i0i to 5S, the Speaker counting
quorum.
Fithian and Williams then spoke at some
length about the error in recording their names
botn stating they were not present during the
Cannon replied that that made no difference.
If the rules could be evaded by man stepping
out of the House second before his name was
been called, SB the rule IeA amounted anser hao to
| nothing. The gentleman had been pres
ent, to his own showing, and even
if he was not, there was q quorum without so
he (Canncn) did not see what harm there was
in moving the previous question. Ever since
day before yesterday the Republicans have been
trying to do business. This morning the witty
gen leman from Arkansas (Rogers) wasted an
hour scoiding the Republicans. 1t was obvious
the Democrats did not want to legislate. They
did not want the diplomatic and consular bill
considered. If the gentlemen were absent on
account of sickr ess he hoped they would speed
lily recover and come back. If they were absent
by leave of the House, he satisfied they
would RETURN. There were important bills to be
passed. There were sitting wrongfllIv in this
House members not ent tied TO sit here and the
Republicans owed it to themselves 10 seat the
men VINO Were entitled to sesfs in spite of all
common scolds in view. [Republican ap-
plauSe.
McMillin OF Tennessee contended that mem.
Der must be present and refuse to vote, in order
TO give the Speaker the right to record his name
! he gentleman nom 1iliLois, Cannon, has said
the Democrats did not want to consider the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill.
That bill appropriated fifteen per cent more
than the current law. yet the gentleman having
it in charge attempted 10 push it through after
fifteen minutes tebate. against Democratic
protest, and the result was waste of time of
which complaint was made. Why should the
Republicans complain of the Democratic side
when they had the responsibility attend
ing the large majority which they had made
by questionable methods. If they wanted to do
business, let them bring their members back
from fishing electioneering and summer resorts.
Grosvenor OF Ohio said that when the Demo-
cratic party obstructed legislation he didn't
complain, nor did he wonder at the present ex-
hlbition or obstructive tactics made by the
Democrats of the House. The school in which
the Democratic party was trained was Il school
of obstruction. 1t was totally incompetent to
be leader of public sentiment to project any
new ideas of policy, or to carry into actual exc
cution any affirmative policy it might advocate
before the people. While the country had been
going forward in rapid strides, the Democratic
party stood holding on to the coat tails of pro-
gress. The gentleman from Tennessee NC
Millin) said no matter what the country wanted
ii must not look to the Democratic side for as
distance. Send for the Republican members if
something was needed here. Don't depend on
the Democratic party, for it is incapable NOR
ally, politically, and IN every other way of do
ing anything but hold on. The attempted
fraud praeticed upon the country by the Demo-
cratic talk about farm mortgages became
laughing matter 10 the Democrats when man
spoke seriously on the subject. The Agricult-
ursl Committee of the House had number of
important measures to report.
A Democ fat--,Wby does it not do it?'
Grosyenor-"B Because the Democratic party
has obsiructed legislation to an extent of more
than quarter of the time Of this Congress"
Continuing, Grosvenor extolled the present
code OF rules. The Democrats would never re-
peal or materially modify this code. They
would camp to morrow night where tie Re-
puolicans camped last night, and ray they were
always in favor OF two codes spplausel. Gros
venor reviewed the legi7fation enacted by the
Republicans in the present Congress ard then
proceeded TO criticise the Democrats tor their
obstructive tactics, Let them be continued he
said Let them keep it up. Let them abuse
their constitutional privilege to order roli-calls
bus let il be Understood that ths American peo-
pie knew what they We're doing and why they
were doing it. The American people would de-
eide between the Republican party and Demo.
cratic party. and With their verdict they would
be entirely content lApplause on the kepubli-
can side and cries of Thompson, Thompson
from the Democrats.J
The journal was then approved-yeas l0s,
nays 81.