Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-17
PLUMB ON SILVER

Senator MOrrln followed opposing Une Oil
and Senator Vest said he had always favored
free coinage.
PLUMB ON SILVER
In discussing the financial bill Senator Plumb
credited the silver act of last session with having
Dreyented an universal financial panic. What
ever might be said about the silver bill of last
session and about its shortcomings, Its effect OF
the immediate situation had been OF amost beneh
cent character.
IL was in the interest of our trade and in the in
terest of honest money that the country shoulc
establish as early as possible parity between
gold and silver. The population OF the country
was increasing at the rate of 212 per cent, while
the business was increasing at the rate OF pei
cent The circulation should have relation tc
both population and business. There should bt
an international bi-metallsm. 1t had become
both sides of the water that 1t would be to theil
benefit to have silver placed on parity with gold
Bi-metallism should be placed upon nTm sno
permanent basis. He did not hold that the free
coinage of silver was panacea for all evils, put
he did contend that it was a long, wise and an
important step in the right direction.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
The house is, these days, discussing the ship
ping bill; which proposes subsidies to steamship
companies, In encouragement or commerce.
DEEP WATER HARBoRs.
Senator Coke. from the committee on commerce,
reported back the house bill to promote the con-
struction of safe deep water harbor on the coast
of Texas giving authority for that purpose 10 !he
an amendment and it was placed on the ca1end0
REFUNDING TO PAYMAsTER.
The senate passed house bill for the relief I
Major Whan, army paymaster, credltlng hlm with
S2S345, government funds, of which he was
robbed in Arizona in May, 1889.
ANOTHER JUDGE FOR ARIZONA.
The senate passed the house bill to provide for
an additional justice OF the supreme court OF
Arizona
T1NKERING PUBLIC LAND LAWS.
Senator Dolph, from the committee on public
lands, reported senate bill to amend the railroad
land bill of last session so as to make the period
of six months (for the assertion of the rights OF
settlers) to run, not from the time or the passage
of the act but from the date of the restoration OF
such lands to settlement and sale, and after an ex-
PLANTATION it was passed.
THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
Senator Morgan, while speaking in favor of the
free coinage of silver, said: | may be permitted
to say that the people of the United States have
been struggling Tor years and years together 70
have their will and voice Oheye1 on this question.
And if the congress of the United States should
even make mistake in yielding to their demand,
the people will have themselves to blame and not
us; for they have certainly, and in the most DELHI
crate and distinct way, pronounced In favor OF
the restoration of silver money as money OF legal
tender value and quality to the circulation of the
country. We can no longer resist Cf We would
do sol the demands of the people.
ANoKLAHoMA RAILROAD.
1ho senate passed the mouse Dill duInOrlZluS
Oklahoma City and Oklahoma territory to issue
bonds in aid of the Choctaw Railway company.
SILVER POOL INVESTIGATION.
The house created committee of five to en-
Quire into all the facts and circumstances con-
nected with the silver pool, in which senators
and representatives are alleged to be interested
BLAND AND COLLEGES.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri offered an amendment
to tbs army appropriation bill providing that
nothing of the appropriation for the pay of the
army shall be paid to officers detailed to state col
leges and institutions. This amendment did not
then reach a vote.