The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate.

| NAShfNhToN, July 2u.-Ine hTSt two
| hours of the Senate were occupied to-day
| In the discussion of bill to permit the
Puyallup Indians in the state of y ash
| lngton To ahenate portion of the lands in
| the netghborhood Of Tacoma. The matter
Was still under discussion when, at 2
| O'Clock, the anti-option bill came Up as the
| unfinished business. No action had been
taken when the Senate adjourned.
NAsHtsGToN. July 21.-The anti-op-
:'o., bill was debated for three hours
IN the Senate to-day, after which time
| 1t went over till tomorrow without
| action The House bill to enforce recip-
rocal commercial relations with Can
| ada "aS laid Before The senate and was, on
motion of Mr.. Frye, placed on the calen-
dar, taking the place of the Senate bill on
! the same subject House Joint resolutions
as to sending from the patent Office to the
" orld' Columbian Exposition models and
drawings OF inventions by women: and as
to requesting from the queen regent Of
SPAN, the municipal government of
Genoa and others, the loan OF artl-
cleS, books, papers. maps. and other
| relics OF Christopher Columbus, were
passed. The disagreeing conference re-
port on the deficiency bill was presented
| and agreed to and another conference
asked. The House joint resolutions as to
the 8lixlng of the great seal OF the United
States 10 certain documents showing the
administration and administrators of tho
nlted states government at the begin
ming OF the felth Anniversary of the diScov-
cry of America, were laId before the Sen
, ate ami passed; also the Senate joint reSo>
| luton directing the secretary of the Senate
to aiiis the seal of the Senate TO the same
documents.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The relations of
capital and labor were brought to the at
tentlon of the Senate to-day in two speech
es. The first of them was made by Mr..
PETER, aud was based on resolution pre-
EIouSly offered by bim instructing the jul
dietary committee to inquire into that sub
Iect, and as to what legislation was neces
sary to protect the right of employees to
sneech was made by Mr.. Call,
and was directed chiefly against
the Pinkerton detective force as an I'M
authorized armed organization. Mr.. PET
Ter Resolution was referred 10 the com
mttce on education and labor, The
House bill to enforce reciprocal com
merciai arrangements between the United
States and Canada. was taken up, rod
and passed without any explanation and
without a division. The anti-option bill
occupied the attention of the Senate for
the remainder of tine days session.
ksHiNGTON, ID. c., July 23.-The
anti-optlon bill occupied the attention of
the senate during most of the afternoon.
Nj. HanShronGh made an argument in ia
v0T OF u. and Mr.. ilIScOck an argument in
opposition. "Reminiscences against the
passage of the bill were presented by Mr.,
tuiiom. from Springfield and Rock Island,
III. The bill went over till Monday.
Y ASHINGTON, ID. c.. July 25.-Immedi-
atcIY after the reading OF the journal in
the Senate to-day Mr.. Vest introduced
CONT resolution providing that for the pur-
pose OF securing and maintaining the uni
form value of silver as a money metal
throughout the world that the President
of the United States shall institute and
carry on negotiations with the govern
ments OF Great Britain, France and
Germany looking 10 the establish
ment of recognized ratio of
fifteen and Cne-Aalt or sixteen
ounces of fine silver to one ounce
of tine gold and as an inducemcnt for
such an arrangement the President is al
thorIZed to propose reciprocal agreement
10 these governments whereby in consider
alton OF any two Of them agreeing to
either Of these ratios the United States
VIII make reduction OF not to exceed %
per cent. on the following articles: Prod
nee OF those countries, and Imported into
the | nIted States as manufactures. of
Wool, carIh"n. stone and china ware and
hardware, guns and cutlery, glass
and manufactures OF silk and cotton.
And the President is requested
to make full report 10 Congress OF his ac-
ton IN the matter, with all details thereof,
and the result. he resolution was, ar
Nr. Vests request. laid on the table. The
antI0ptIon bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. t,eorgc addressed the Senate. At )
minutes past o'clock Mr.. George Yielded
the floor temporarily, 1t the request OF Mr.
Allison, VITO thpTeUpon presented the con-
ference report on the Sundry civil appro-
nrlatIon bill. The report. although re-
ferrlGg to the amendments of the bill by
numbers only. covered many pages OF
typc-WrIttCptlctt size paper and its read
lng occupied nearly a quarter OF an hour.
Mr. Allison made an explanation Of the
sonterGnce report. stating. that outside Of
was bat one other matter left open-the
provision inserted by the House prohibit
ing the employment of Pinkerton detec-
ives. He went S0mcH hat into detail up
on other points on which the Senate con
fcTcc> had surrendered The report was
agreed In, and Il further conference was
asked as To the points on which there had
been no agreement.
NASHINGToN. july 20 After long pc
lItlcal debate over a resolution. which
went over. the anti-optiOn bill was taken
up. but as the time for adjournment was
close ut hand the bill was laid over till to-
morrow. The conference report on the
general deficiency bill was presented and
agreed t. as 4 tinauty. The French spoil
alton claims ale dropped out of the bill,
ana the Pacihc Railway claims fer govern
mrut transportation are postponed until
next session, when the secretary OF the
treasury Is to make a report upon them.