Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-19
LEAVES TO PRINT.
They Are Cut OF by q Resolution in
the House.
A VOTE ON SILVER IN The SENATE.
And the Debate Which
Brought It About.
ES.ROCKwELL CASE.
Debate on acknowledgements
in the House.
A VOTE ON SILVER IN The SENATE
NOY ES.ROCKwELL CASE.
SENATE.

The recent liberties taken by members Of
the House in connection with the Congre ssional
| Record were called 10 the attention of the SEN
ate in the shape Of = resolution offered by Mr.
Sanders. which, at the suggestion OF Mr.. Patt,
went over without action. The resolution in
| structed the judiciary committee to inquire
whether the publication In the Record OF copy
| righted books without the consent of the pro-
prietor is an infringement OF the right of such
proprietor and whether it subjects any person
who sells the Record containing such report to
liability for damages.
THE FUNDING Acr OF ARIZONA.
The bill to amend the act OF June Is, 1890.
approving the funding act of Arizona, vas
taken up and read. One sentence In it attracted
the attention Of Mr.. Stewart 1t vas pro.
vision that the interest on the bonds provided
for in the Arizona funding act should be pay
able lin gold coin of the United States" IL
| was the first time (Mr. Stewart said) since the
passage OF the resumption act that such o
clause had been contained In bill.
Mr.. Platt remarked that the bill followed the
language Of the Arizona Actin gold coin or
| in it's equivalent in lawful money Of the United
Mr.. Cockrell having examined the bill
informed Mr.. Plat that he was mistaken in
saying that the bill followed the language of
the Arizona act IN that respect The bill did
not use the words .'or in its equivalent IN
lawful money Of the United states."
Mr.. Plat, having re-examined the bill, adj
| mitted his mistake, but expressed the hope
that the Senate, nevertheless, would pass the
bill just as 1t came from the House.
Mr.. Stewart argued that the passage of the
bill as it came from the House, with the inter-
be seized upon by the ''gold press" to show
| that the people Of Arizona we're opposed 10 the
free coinage of silver.
Mr. KYLR's AMENDMENT,
Mr.. Kyle moved to strike out the words ain
gold coin Of the United States" and to insert
| in lieu Of them the words Gin lawful money Of
| the United States"
Mr.. PETER supported the amendment in a
| few remarks.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Kyle's amend
| ment and the result was: Yeas, q; nays, 16-
| no quorum voting.
IT rs AGREED TO.
The roll Of Senators having been called and
| ffty-seven Senators (more than a quorum) hav-
| ing responded, the vote was again taken on
MIR. Kyle's amendment, and il was agreed to
yeas %, nays "a, us follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn,
Blodgett Butler, Call. Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt,
Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, Gibson (Md },
Hansbrough, Harris, Hill, Jones (Nev.), Kyle,
Mitchell, PETER, Push. Ransom, Stewart,
Q
Cuilom, Dixon. Frye. Gray, Hale. Hawley
Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar. Mcmillan, Henderson.
Paddock, Palmer, Perkins. Petegrew, Plat,
Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge, Washburn and
Wilson-2.
Mr.. cABEY's EXPLANATION.
Mr. Carey a member of the committee on
territories, from which the bill had been re-
ported, explained his vote against the amend
| ment. He said that Mr.. Smith, the Delegate
from Arizona, had appealed to the committee
to pass the bill Just as il came from the House.
He himself was opposed to the free coinage of sill
yer. He was convinced that it was not right that
the government should coin all the silver pre-
| sented at the mint. He did not believe in maxi
ing contracts payable in gold; yet he did be-
lieve in the right Of any territory or state, or
| OF the United States to make such a contract
The people Of Arizona were burdened with an
| Indebtedness on which they were paying
$4,000 year in interest. They
had to strain every nerve TO raise the amount
and he wanted the bill passed (making the in
terest payable semi-nnnually instead of an.
| nually) 80 that they could dispose of their
bonds and thus save SIS, 600 year in interest.
| These were his reasons for voting as he had
| done.
Mr.. Teller said that the provision to pay in
gold or silver, at the option Of the debtor. A,
| this time, fortunately, the terra lawful
| money" included both gold and silver. The
governmentof the United States had no obli-
| CATION payable in gold save the gold certifi-
| Gates, and in those the government merely
acted as q trustee
After further discussion the Arisoua fundins
bill, as amended, was passed without divis-
| ion; and Mr.. Georges resolution in relation to
| the causes of the low price of cotton was taken
| up for discussion.
HOUSE.
After the approval OF the journal Mr.. Nc.
| Millin Glenn. }, from the committee on rules
| reported resolution vacating and setting aside