Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-12
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPIEIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July u.
SENATE.

Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July II.
SENATE.
Mr.. Palmer sent to the Clerks desk
and had read communication from
the director of the mint stating that the
number of standard silver dollars now
in circulation is 56,779 ,4S4 the number
now in the Treasury 357, ,25l; the
number Of troy ounces or avoirdupois
pounds of silver bullion purchased with
''silver or coin certificates now in the
Treasury is 1888, COO troy ounces OF
fine silver OF 5,412,54S avoirdupois
pounds; that the length oftime it would
require, with the present mint facilities,
to coin all the silver bullion in the
Treasury into standard silver dollars
would be nearly two and a-half years,
doing no other coinage; and that the
number of standard silver dollars, at the
present legal ratio, Che silver bullion in
the Treasury purchased with silver or
coin certificates would produce ifcoined
slO2, O55 900.
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 unfair argument; and he
did not wish it to 90 TO the country
without being accompanied by expla-
nations. Tho matter went over.
A resolution instructing the commit
tee on mines and mining to inquire into
the average cost of the production of
gold and silver bullion in the United
States was reported but it, too, went
over without action.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for statement of hoseveral shipments
ofrum from Boston to Africa-with the
names of the consignors-durins the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1892.
Objection was made by Messrs. Chan
der and Hawley to the combining of the
inquiry to Boston and the resolution
was changed so as to apply to all ports
of the United States and agreed to.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered a resolution de-
claring in all disagreements and contro-
versies between employed laborcrs and
the owners of capital who employ la
Dor, the principle Of prompt and peace
full arbitration should be embraced by
both parties. and instructiIg the COM
mittee on education and labor to in
quire into the expedicncy Of Il bill Gre
ating commission of labor i'll accord
ancc with the special message and re-
Communications of President Cleveland.
The message referred to having been
read, the resolution was, at the request
of Mr.. Hale, laid over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Dolph reported a bill to amend
the Chinese exclusion act by striking
ont the words zone credible white
witness and writing the words ''onc
credible witness not a Chinese person
or person of Chinese Descent
Mr.. Palmer protested against the
proposed amendment as contrary to the
spirit af the age. The original bill, he
said, was barbarous in itself; but the
proposed amendment was adding to its
barbarism,
Mr.. Allison objected and called up
the sundry civil appropriation bill-the
pending question being Mr.. Quay's
amendment requiring theColumbian ex-
position at Chicago to be closed on
Sunday.
The Senate having, on motion Of Dir.
Allison, resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the
effect of that action is under the rules
to relegate the anti-option bill which
had been gaken up by an affirmative
vote, to its place on the calendar not
withstanding the vote to make it the
unfinished business.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted setting
apart to-day for the consideration of
bills called up by the committee on the
election of President, Vice President
and members Of Congress.
The conference report on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill was sub
mitted and agreed to. 1t appropriates
100000 to meet the expenses of the G.
A. R. encampment in Washington--the
appropriation to be paid entirely out of
tho ravanres of the District of ColI1m-