Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-19
AT WASHINGTON.
The Senate Free Coinage
Bill Tied Up.
President Harrison's Veto Will
Be Effective.
The House Coinage Committee Puts
Up. Job.
House and Senate Regular Proceedings.
School Census Statistics.
Speaker Reed Ill.
Associated Press Dispatches

Speaker Reed Ill.
Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-If the pro-
gramme agreed upon today by the house
coinage committee to govern its action
upon the senate silver bill is carried
out, it will make it impossible to pass
that bill the second timeif the president
declines to approve or disapprove it.
The period of time between O'Clock
Friday and noon March 4th is just one
hour less than the period of ten days,
exclusive of Sunday, that the president
will be permitted to retain the bill be-
fore returning it congress.
WHAT THE COINAGE COMMITTEE DID.
Francis G. Newlands today resumed
his statement before the house coinage
committee in advocacy of the free COIN
age of silver. Newlands and Represent
ative Walker combatted each other on
the assertion that the prices of farm
products rose and fell with the advance
and decline Of the price of silver.
Bartine and others wanted to know
how long the examination would be
kept up, and another wrangle ensued.
Williams, of Illinois, moved that the
hearings close with today's session:
Tracy, of New York, as substitute,
moved that the hearings cease at II
O'Clock Friday, and he adopted the sug-
gestion of other members that vote
should be taken at O'Clock, on the re-
porting of the bill.
Williams said he would vote for the
proposition of Tracy, under protest, be-
cause he could not help himself. Bland
made a similar statement, SO by unanl-
nous consent it was agreed that the
hearings should cease Friday at noon,
and that a vote on the bill should be
taken at O'Clock that day.
Warner, of Ohio, called attention to
the charge that the advocates of free
coinage were not willing to be ques-
toned, and stated that he was willing to
answer any inquiries which might be
made.
Walker asked if he were not the head
of the national silver executive COM
mittee, and when Warner responded in
the affirmative, Walker inquired how
much money had been expended to
promote silver legislation,
Newlands interrupted with the remark
that he had given statement of the
expenditures to the silver pool investi-
eating committee, and advised Warner
not to answer the question.
Warner declined to give the amount,
but declared that five dollars had been
expended by the gold pool, for every
dollar spent by the silver men. Warner
declared that he represented no pool,
and said he had been advocating the
cause of silver ever since he had learned
of it's decentralization.
Walker several times pressed Warner
as to his knowledge of the existence OF a
gold pool or bank pool. Warmers re-
sponse was in effect that he had no
knowledge, except that which was in
the public press.
THE MARKET PRICE OF SILVER.
The acting secretary of the treasury,
in answer to the senate resolution, says
the basis on which he estimates the
market price of silver, is the daily quo
tations of silver in London, New York
and San Francisco. The market price
the secretary estimates from compari-
son of these prices, and the prices at
which silver is offered for sale to the
government, the rule being to accept
the lowest offers, provided they do not
materially exceed the highest market
price in the three named cities. Ne'tle-
ton further stated that no silver bullion
has been purchased by the government
outside of the United States, but un-
doubtedly large quantities of foreign
silver bullion has been delivered on pur-
chases the government made from par
ties residing in the United States.
One hundred and twenty four ounces
of silver was purchased today, at prices
ranging from 0,98375 to $O.9S50.
SCHOOL CENSUS STATISTICS.
The census Office has in press bulle-
tin showing the general enrolment of
the public schools in Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Connecticut, District of Columbia,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mon
tana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wy
oming and eighty-fve cities. The most
striking showing of the bulletin is the
comparative growth of population and
public school enrolment. In New
Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, how
ever, there has been slight decline in
the public school enrolment. The rela-
tive gain is generally greatest in the
south, but the phenomenal extreme oi
gain in population and school enroll
ment, is shown in South Dakota.
The following figures are taken from a
table:
Pr CT gain, Enrlm'nt.
State. population CT gain
school.
Arizona. .................... 47.43 S5. .S5
California ................. 39.7z 1888
Montana. ana....................23 ..237.49 26O. 10
North Carolina. .......... .25l 80 27.08
South Dakota. ............ 234.60 563. SO
Wyoming .19201 142. .39
The ratio of men to women among the
faonharc In, the of afaa and terri t0rias Ii n.