Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS,
Daniel and the Fair-rucksr on Popular
Election Of Senators.

OF
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 12.-SENATE.-
Mr.. Palmer sent to the Clerks desk and
had read a communication received by
him from the Director OF the Mint IN re-
sponse TO questions submitted by hlm.
The questions and answers were 70 the 1ol-
loving effect:
/ What number of standard silver dol
ars are now in circulationy Answer, 500,
D What number of standard silver dol
lars are now in tho Treasury Answer,
1857 .ls9 25l.
3. What number of troy ounces or
avordupols pounds Of silver bullion, pur-
chased with silver OF coin certificates"
is now in the Treasury Answer. 7S,933,000
troy ounces of fine silver; j,4l2.5i9 ayolr-
dupois pounds.
I. What length Of time would it require,
with the present mint facilities. TO coin all
the silver bullion IN the Treasury into
standard-silver dollars? Answer, Nearly
two and half years, doing no other COIN
age.
5. What number of standard-'ilver dol
lars at the present legal ratio would the
silver bullion in the Treasury (purchased
with silver or coin certIicates) produce II
coined: Answer, SlO2, ,Oj5,OOO.
MR.. MoBGAN OBJECTS.
MT. AlOTEuu pDJtCltl W tue pIiullIE VI
the correspondence in the RecOr5. 1t was,
he SAID. an argument on the silver ques-
ton cOncocted between the Senator from
Illinois and the Secretary OF the Irea-
sury-an unfair argument-and he did not
wish II TO 90 20 the country without being
accompanied by explanations. After fur
ther remarks Mr.. Allison objected TO the
discussion and the matter went over.
RUN FOR THE HEATHEN.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution calling
OIL tho Secretary of the Treasury for
statement Of the several shipments OF
rum from Boston to Africa. with the
names OF the cOnsIgnors, during the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1892.
OBJECTION was made by Messrs. Chandler
ard Hawley TO the confning OF the in
duiry TO Boston. and the resolution was
changed so as 70 apply TO all ports of the
United States. and $50 modihed) was
agreed 10.
sENRGAMBIAN IN THE TIMBER.
Mr. Dolph, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported bill amenda-
tory of the last Chinese exclusion act, the
amendment being TO strike out the words
one credible white witness" and to IN
sert in lieu thereof the words lone credi-
bic witness. not a Chinese person or per-
son of Chinese descent.
Mr.. Palmer protested against the pro-
posed amendment as contrary 10 the spirit
of the age. The original bill. he said, was
barbarous in itself: but the proposed
amendment was adding 10 its barbarlsm.
Mr.. Allison, seeing that the bill was
going to lead to debate, objected TO ITS
consideration, and called upon the sundry
civil appropriation bill the pending ques-
ton being Mr. Quay's Amendments re-
curing the Columbian Exposition at Chi
ragn<1o he closed on SUNDAYS
Debate was temporarily interrupted to
allow the presentation OF the conference
report on the District of Columbia bill, and
il was agreed to.
ANTI-oPTIoHs DIsPLAcE SILK CULTURE.
At2 o'clock the siik-cuiture bill came up
as unfinished business" Mr. Washburn
moved that the anti-option bill should
take the place of the silk-culture bill as
the unfinished business" The vote was
taken. and resulted: Yeas. 80; nays. 10.
The following Is the vote in detail:
Yeas Messrs. Allen, Allison, Berry,
Blodgett. Carey, Cockrell. Coke. Colquitt,
Cullom. DOlph. FELTON,. Frye, Gallinger.
George, Hale, Hansbrough, Jones OF Ar
kansas, Jones of Nevada Kenna. McMl-
lin, Morgan. Paddock. Pasco, PETER, Per-
kins. Pettigrew, Pagh, RaOsom, sherman.
Stockbrldge, lurpie, Malthail, and wash
burn-33.
NdyS.--1ltS5lc. AiuIlCu, tuduNlcA. ~
MEL, Gibson of Maryland. Gray, Hawley,
Hiscock, Platt Power. Sanders Sawyer,
Stewart. Villas. White. and WolcOtt-l5.
Afterwards Mr. Hawley, who was re-
corded as voting nay" said that lie bad
voted, or had intended to vote. yea so
the anti-option bill was taken up and be-
came the unfinished business" to,come
up each day at 2 O'clock. II was, however,
Immediately laid aside, on motion OF hr.
Allison. and the consideration of the SUM-
dry-civil appropriation oil was proceeded
with
QuAY's SUNDAY scgUpLEs.
Mr.. Quay's Sunday-closing amendment
was discussed until after o'clock. unani-
nous consent was then given TO have tue
debate tomorrow on the exposition sec
ton continue undef the fye-minute rule.
Several amendments 20 the exposition
section were presented and ordered TO be
printed. among them one by Mr. Daniei.
prohibiting the payment OF diyid snds on
the stock before the repayment OF the
Government advances.
QUAY URGED 10 HOLD TIE fcRr."
Mr.. Psttigrew. chairman of the Qusdro-
Centennial Committee, sent to the CLERKS