The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
SESSION OF TIE SENATE.
A Series Of Questions and Answers on
the Silver Issue.

A Series Of Questions and Answers on
the Silver Issue.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Palmer sent TO the clerks desk
and had read q communication received by
him from the director Of the mint in
response TO questions submitted by him.
The questions and answers were to the fol-
lowing effect:
l. What number of standard silver dol
lars are now IN circulaton'
Answer-$56, 779, 4S4.
g. What number of standard silver dol
lars are now in the treasury
Answer-$357, l99, 25L
3. What number of troy ounces or
avoirdupois pounds of silver bullion pur-
chased with ''silver or coin certificates is
| now in the treasury
Answer-7S, 933, 900 troy ounces Of fine
silver, or 5, 4l2 54S avoirdupois pounds.
4. What length of time would it require
with the present mint facilities to coin all
the silver bullion in the treasury into stand
ard silver dollarsi
Answer-Nearly 2]4 years, doing no
| other coinage.
! 5. What number Of standard silver doll
lars at the present legal ratio would the sill
| yer bullion in the treasury purchased with
| silver or coin certihcates) produce If
| coined
Answer-s1O2, O55,OOO
| Mr.. Morgan objected to the printing of
the correspondence in the Record. 1t was,
| he said, an argument on the silver question
| concocted between the senator from Illinois
| and the Secretary OF the Treasury, an I'M
fair argument, and he did not wish ii to 90
to the country without being accompanied
| by explanations.
! After further remarks Mr.. Allison OBJ
| jeoted TO discussion and the matter went
over.
SHIPMENTS OF RUM.
| Mr.. Sherman offered resolution calling
| on the Secretary of the Treasury for a
| statement of the several shipments of rum
| from Boston to Africa, with the names of
the consignees, during the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1899. Objection was made by
| Messrs. Chandler and Hawley TO combining
the inquiry TO Boston, and the resolution
was changed SO as TO apply to all ports Of
the United States, and so modifed) was
agreed to.
Mr. Dolph, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported bill amendatory OF the
| last Chinese exclusion act, the amendment
| being to strike out the words lone credit
able white witness" and to insert in lieu
thereof the words lone creditabls witness
nOts Chinese person or person or Chinese
| descent"
Mr.. Palmer protested against the proposed
amendment as contrary to the spirit of the
age. The original bill, he said, was barbar
GUS in itself and the proposed amendment
was adding to its barbarism.
| Mr.. Allison, seeing that the bill was going
to lead to debate, objected to its considera
| ton and called up the sundry civil appro-
| priation bill, the pending question being Mr.
| QuRy's amendment requiring the Colum-
bian exposition at Chicago to be closed on
| Sundays
The debate was temporarily interrupted
| 10 allow the presentation Of the conference
| a
| 1t was agreed to.
At 2 o'clock the silk culture bill came up
as the unfinished business
| ANTI-oPrIoNs GIVEN PRECEDENCE.
| Mr. Washburn moved that the anti
| options bill should take fireplace of the silk
| culture bill as the unfinished business A
vote was taken and resulted: Yeas 33, nays
| 10. Following is the vote in detail:
! YEAs-Messrs Allen, Allison, Berry. Blodgett
| Carey. Cockrel, Coke, Colquitt, Cullom, Dolph,
FELTON,, Frye, Gellinger, George, Hale, Hans
| brough, Jones of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada,
] Kenna, Mcmillan, Morgan, Paddock. Pasco,
PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pugh. Ransom,
Sherman, Stockbridge, Turpie, Walthal and
| WaShburn-33
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Chandler, Daniel, Glib
son of Maryland, Gray, Hawley, Hiscock, PlAtt'
! Power, Sanders, Sawyer, Stewart, Villas, White
| and Wolcott-15.
Aftsrward Mr.. Hawley, who was re-
corded IS voting nay, said that he had
| voted, or intended to vote. yea. So the
anti-options bill was taken up and became
the unfinished business, to come up each
day at 2 o'clock.
WORLDS FAIR RESTRICTIONS.
1t was, however, Immediately laid aside
on motion Of Mr.. Allison aud consideration
OF the sundry civil appropriation bill was
| proceeded with.
Mr.. Quay's, Sunday closing amendment
was discusse6Alntil after 5 o'clock Unani-
mousSonsent was then given to have the
debate tomorrow on the exposition section
I continue under the five minute rule
Several amendments to the exposition sec-
ton were presented and ordered printed
among them one by Mr.. Daniel prohibiting
the payment of dividends on stock before
the repayment of the government advances.
Mr.. Pettigrew, chairman Of the quadro-
centennial committee, sent to the clerks
desk and had read q half dozen kilograms
received to-day urging persistence in the
| Sunday Observance amendment, and Mr.,
Quay also sent up a score or more which he
had received. The similarity of expression
in them caused much laughter. as one after
the other were read. They all urged Mr.
Quay to "Hold the fort" to STAND firm"
and ITO make no compromise.
The subject was then laid aside and veri-
GUS committee amendments of business
character we're offered to other portions of
the bill and were agreed to.
| Tha 70 nd OF Il or