Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-13

THE AMoUNr or ooLp IN THE
TREASURY.
by feleuaph to the Nsws
CONGRLsS.
senator stewart SPOONS on Silver -
nusiness TRANSACTED by ,hr itou-r.

Husiness TRANSACTED by ,hr iton-c.
| NAsuNGIuS, April ~. Ia the
SENATE the fcsoiuton 10y senator
Stewart yUstutduy Ia rclauou 90 the
/ purchase OF silver anu tue cO.nogu "
standard silver dollars Wns taken W.
/ Aittr an amendment by 5unalug -nUI.
man, Ingcr.iug the words "aud %
| detailed statement ~ the amount pur-
! chasol each uay," Senator stewart
| nddresscd the Suaatu or thu sui t.t.
| Previous to this tho resolution olricd
/ by ScHGtOr Morgan, calling '0r iniOr.
| NATION us 10 reciprocity with Germany
aud Huyti, was iclsUl g..
lie was not aufs, senator StcWar!
sad, that he luily understood jha last
monthly statement ~ the treasury
department as o. the financial condi-
/ ton Ol .ir treasury. Having cited
| figures a. st iJf.h lu the April state.
nunt, he remarked that tue unlire
amount u gold Va the treasury, In
excess Of the out landing gu.i cultih.
c4,cs, wan lrbs than 0nu.egnth o. tho
silver nnd paper i0r whirh rcdpmp.
ton demand might be made On ID.
senator stewart gave the amount Of
gold IN tho treasury " sslj,0ls 900 aud
said that, II the g1lu standard was
maintained, the silver act uf isDJ
would have % be repealed, and ,hr
secretary ui the treasury would have 10
bee authorized 10 sell bonds h. urirr "a
accumulate gold ef0uph 20 ruJ,cm tho
FOlu ami silver money nov Outsihud.
my. But no public man, hu said.
would ulru 10 make sgch a mUns.r0ts
proposition. Il, however, silver wa.
maintained az money, The silver In the
silver dollar nOuid have % hu mldu
equally as valuable as ihv gOld Ia the
gold j1lig.. aud that should only bp
done through tpe G1iugse 90 silver on
tho same terms and conditions a. ~.
Piled 10 the coinage nj golI. lie spoke |
OF tho uaiav0ranlO disposition ui tho
President and tho administration 10.
wgri oliver anu mentioned, ~ n mat.
Tor 81 common report, that sellers OF
silver to the government were given |
tme to deliver Lhe silver, In order 10 4
iill their urJUrs alter they hai occupied /
tue market aui kept 0lhci- out, i4us /
depressing pTigee. Whether tlilA wa |
rue or not, would br shown, he said, |
whom the secretary Of the treasury !
sent his Hnswer u the pending resolu- |
ton. In conclusion no declared that /
tire roOplu OF the United Sia,ts would /
not stop Tire agitation on thc subject
until silver was restored 10 tho pince
which Il occupied previous 10 thr un.
fortunate lcgislutiOn Of 1873.
Toe resolution went over until To-
morrow, Senator Morgan expressing
his Intention TO speak upon II fora
priefperi0J.
The joint resolution heretofore intro.
duced by Palmer, pfopOsing n c0nsll.
HtaNNaNtRl ma /
United States senators by tho uv1plr.
wRl then taken up. S.nnlur ChnuI.
Ter addressed tue Senate In ppp1sl,iyu.
The time might come, he snld, whcu
he would be convinced that auch pro.
position might he submitted, hut he
was not Convin !ed for Il at the pfe.pDt
time. Ho would therefore state some
VI the objections 10 IL.
Senator Chandler said he did not
propose 10 crafty the Flfmen' Al.
lance by voting Tor constitutional
amend ent for which hn thought
thOru was no occasion. He arolt OF
the evil n cluscs, Aud RrggoI that The
present syh.um Of olectiny Senator'S
was less liable TO ffnud aud abu.os. lie
criticized Senator PalmeT's allusiou
to General I.ugan's election 10 tho
Senate as trick.
Senator Palmer difclaimod any in
tentiOu Of rejecting ON ScugtOr LOGAN,
aus gave tho history Of Losan's cleo.
lion.
Senator Chandler argued that
another objection would hn present Ia
he degraded condition Of suiflV. In
he Uuitei 6tAier.
Seuntur Palmer replied 10 Senator
Dhandlet's allusl0ns 10 the political
history, and said he left tho Rauubu.
'nn party when II lett tie own nIlucl.
lles and becalue tArn and
party. He had no
ear of the popular vote while the Re. ,
iuNlicnn party was devoted TO tie
lists for which II was made, no grander ,
n nobler party existed. IL WAS only ,
,itoF IL fell into tho hands Of men who
lstd u for the Advancement of prlyato l
interests that Il became the foe 10 the !
which 10 was. i
Senator CullOm assorted that there /
vas no fraud In General Logan's last 4
lection 20 the Senate. {
The Joint resolution WINS referred to /
no committee on privileges and elec.
long, and after passing number Of
illn On tie calendar, the Senate al.
.urnod. J.
THE HOUSE. ;
In the House tho Senate amend. 4,
lcnts to tho Indian appropriation iii n
zero nUn.concurred In. u
Mr.. Allen Miss. asked unanimous n
Onscnt for the pfesent consideration Of =
nc Joint resolution appropriatinrS $50. r.
% lOr the purchase ami dls,rihutlon n
{ tuhaIs,enco stores 10 the sultfors /,
ON the overflow Of the Tombigbee b
ycr and itH trlnutnrlee.
KilgOre Tex Obleuted and tho Iesn.
lti0n was ra.erfgd.
Cooper (lnd.) made n personal OK. q
'anGlOu relative 70 tho testimony J.
ken by the ItAum investigating com. W
littee. Hepr0ceoded with continuous N
,lls 10 order aud the Speaker ilnnlly T.
Nd TINT the RentlemAn's remarks =
ero nddfeisei more 20 assailing u
aum than 10 answer any charge made u
,aiust himself. q
MeNis. Peel, Allen aud Wilson b.
Np1h.l were appointed rs referees on
10 Indian appropriation BIN.
The House took up the urgeul do O
cheney appropriation bill. "a
In COMMITTEES OF tho whole, Bland NH
i0.) took advantage Of the scopp OF 10
.e debate 10 bring up the silver quca. 1t
On, by having read senator Palner'a ~
Tier 10 n Chicago paper, declaring b