Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Stanford's Farm Loan Bill
Reported Adversely.
The Consular and Diplomatic
Bill Passes the Senate.
"A Warm Debate on the Hawaiian
Cable Subsidy.
The Indian Appropriation Bill Passes the
House - The Demand for
Free Coinage.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In the senate,
today, the credentials of William A.
PETER, senator-elect from Kansas, and
Voorhees,, of Indiana, for the term be-
ginning March 4th next, were presented
and placed on file.
The finance committee reported back
adversely Stanford's bill to 'provide the
government with means sufficient to
supply the national want of sound cir
culating medium" 1t was placed on
the calendar.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was taken up, the pending
question being Dolph's amendment to
increase the salary of the minister to
Portugal, from $4,000 to $40, 900.
On point of order by Hale. the
amendment was ruled out, and a subse-
quent amendment by him to make the
salary of the minister to Portugal
$500 was, on motion of Hale, laid on
the table.
Mcpherson moved to reconsider the
vote adopting the Hawaiian cable amend
ment, so that he might move to reduce
the annual allowance from $250,000 to
$l5O,OOO.
On motion OF Edmunds. the motion to
reconsider was laid on the table-29 to
%.
On motion of Sherman, the item OF
$500 for minister resident and cOusul-
general to Greece, Roumania and Ser
via, was changed to make it read for
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
pOtentiary.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE AGAIN.
The question of the Hawaiian cable
came up again. Carlisle argued that
the amendment had no proper place in
the diplomatic bill.
Allison said when he agreed to the
conference report, he understood from a
source which had fully examined the
question that tho omission of the clause
originally in the bill, that it should not
repeal existing treaties, did not affect
the Hawaiian treaty at all.
Morgan criticized Carlisle's opposi-
tion, imputing it to an unwillingness to
entrust President Harrison with the eX-
penditure of a quarter of million dol
lars year. He denied that the posses
sion OF a coaling and repair station at
the harbor of Pearl river, in the Ha-
waiian islands, gave the United States
the right to land telegraph cable, as
asserted by Carlisle. The only oppor.
tunity to land cable there was a con
cession made by the king OF Hawaii te
an American citizen, (Mr. Hartwell,
who might, if the United States did not
make use of its opportunity, make. an
arrangement with the Canadian govern
ment to have the American end OF the
cable landed on the shores of Canada.
Morgan believed that active
movement on the part of the
United States government to de
fine it's policy in relation to Hawaii,
would save the United States great
trouble in the future. He did not know
a more significant way of expressing
the intention of the United States, than
by making its actual communication
with those islands, more complete and
more direct.
Carlisle disavowed any reflection upon
the president.
George declared himself opposed tC
the amendment as another step in the
fatal policy in subsidizing private indi
viduals.
Daniel also declared antagonism to
the amendment on the same ground
If the cable was to be part of our ma
tional defense, it was improper that il
should be owned by private individuals
But the whole scheme now was a specu
lation on the part of enterprising mel
who wanted to make money out OF the
United States government.
The diplomatic and consular bill was
then passed-yeas, SO; nays l6-Gor.
man, Hampton and Morgan voting aye
with the Republicans, and Pettigrew
with the Democrats.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The copyright bill was then taken up
the opening question being on Daniels
amendment to insert in the proviso re-
quiring copyrighted books to be printed
from type set in the United States, the
words, cor be otherwise produced in the
United States from processes executed
in the United States"
After much discussion it was rejected
Edmunds moved to amend section 13
providing that the act shall only apply
to citizens or subjects of foreign state
when that state permits citizens OF the
United States the benefit OF a copy
right on substantially the same
basis as it's own citizens, by striking out
the remainder of the section, and insert
ing: "The existence of the conditions
aforesaid, shall be determined by the
president of the United States by proc.
lamation, from time to time, as the pur.
poses of the act may require" Agreed
to without division.
Power offered an amendment, drawn
up by Sherman and Carlisle, providing
that all books, maps, charts, dramatic
or musical composition, engravings, ETC.
the author, inventor, designer or pro
prietor of which is citizen, subject o.
resident of a foreign country, may bt
imported into the United States upor
the payment OF duties, if any, imposed
by law.
Without disposing of the amendment
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Indian A pprOpriatiOn Bill Passed
With Amendments.