Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-02
Not Many Senators and Members
Present Today.
SENATOR TURPIE ON RECIPROCITY.
He Believes in the Broad Reel
procity Of Free Trade.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS
The Bill Still Under COnsi Iteration
in the House.
THE SENATE.

Ihere was an unusually small attendance OF
| Senators present when today's morning bust
ness began. Although the exodus to Minneap-
oils was exclusively from the republican side of
the chamber the democratic side made the
| smallest showing In point Of number-there
being only six Senators present on that side.
The silver bill Senators we're almost all at their
posts-Messrs. Teller, Wolcott and Stewart be-
ing punched together and holding conferences
with each other aud with Mr. Morgan. Mr..
Morrill, subsequently Joined the group and had
an earnest conversation with its members. Mr..
Sherman was in his seat and 80 was Mr.. Allison,
on whose motion the Senate agreed to adjourn
from today till Monday next.
SPEECHES TO BE MADE.
Notices were given by Mr.. Vest Of his inten-
ton to address the Senate on Monday next on
the wool tariff bill and by Mr.. Morgan Of his
intention to speak on the free coinage Of silver
bill on Tuesday.
RECIPROCITY WITH SOUTH AMERICA.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Tur-
pie calling for the correspondence with Hayti,
Colombia and Venezuela in regard to reciprocity
was taken up, and Mr.. Turpie addressed the
Senate upon it. He said that there had re-
GENTLY been a race for popular favor between
two statesmen as to which of the twain was en-
titled to the honor Of having devised the scheme
of reciprocity.
1t had been found, however, that neither Of
! those very prominent statesmen could lay the
slightest claim to the invention or discovery of
| that policy. Reciprocity treaties dated back to
1908, when what was known as the Methuen
treaty was entered into between Great Britain
and Portugal applying to only two products,
the woods of England and the wines of Portugal
Other recent reciprocity treaties had been
that between France and England and that be-
tween the United States and Canada. But I'M
der the late so-called reciprocity treaties with
South America the Secretary Of State had SUBJ
stituted his own power for that of Congress.
Whose soeyer taxes he RENTS, they are RENTED,
and whose soever taxes he retains, they are re-
tanned" Reciprocity treaties had been made
with great rapidity and ZEAL But they had not
been submitted TO the Senate.
He knew 1t was said that they were authorized
by the third section of the Mckinley act,
and it was asked whether Congress could not
reply was that Congress could not authorize
the President to make a treaty in any othor way
than as provided in the Constitution.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for holding terms of
courts in the district Of Montana was taken
from the calendar and passed.
Also Senate bill to provide for two additional
| associate sjustices Of the supreme court of the
territory Of Oklahoma.
Also Senate bills creating two additional land
districts in Montana and to amend the statute
Mr.. STEWART ON FREE COINAGE.
At o'clock the bill to provide for the free
coinage of gold and silver was laid be-
fore the Senate, and Mr.. Stewart resumed his
argument in support Of it. He expressed his sur
prise at Mr.. Sherman's statement on last Tues
day that he had been in favor of the Bland
Allison bill That surprise was caused by his
(Mr. Stewart's) familiarity with the views ex-
pressed by the Senator from Ohio on tina.
subject while he was Secretary Of the Treasury.
THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning Mr.. Hatch (Mo.)
reported the agricultural appropriation bill and
it was ordered printed and recommitted
On motion of Mr.. KEN the Senate bill was
passed granting twenty acres of the Fort Sidney
military reservation to the city of Sidney, Neb.,
for cemetery purposes.
About one dozen leaves Of absence were
granted, principally to republicans; the cause
assigned being important business"
Mr.. Goodnight (Ky.) from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported resolution calling for
information as to the status Of business before
the Court Of Claims. Adopted.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr Buchanan (va.) in the chair on the
post Office appropriation bill.
M. III SStoh VI ueoISia moved 10 increase
by s2O0, 900 the appropriation for star route
service.
In speaking to this amendment Mr. Dingley
of Maine spoke in favor of the extension of mail
facilities to rural districts contending that such
extension would conduce greatly to the general
benefit Of the country.
Mr.. Livingston's motion was agreed tool
to 25.
Mr.. Loud (Cal.) offered an amendment in
creasing by sl23.O00 the appropriation for mail
messenger service.