Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-21

SILVER TO THE FORE.
The House Coinage Commit
tee Takes Action.
Time Set for Taking a Vote on
Free Coinage.
A Short and Unlnteresting Session
of the House.
Mr.. Bowers Introduces q Bill for 9
Military Reservation at San
Diego-Springer's Free
Wool Bill.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Wool Bill.
Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Thres weeks
from today the house committee on
coinage, weights and measures will, by
the terms of resolution agreed upon
this morning, vote upon the question OF
reporting to the house bill for the free
and unlimited coinsge of silver. This
decision was reached harmoniously and
after meeting free from dispute. The
proceeding of the committee indicate
that very likely the committee will re-
port to the house in favor of free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
After the committee got to work this
morning, Pierce of Tennessee again Of
fered his resolution, declaring it the
sense of the committee that a bill for
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
should be reported to the house without
delay.
As substitute, Bartine of Nevada Of
fered resolution that the committee
proceed at once to consideration of
measure for the coinage of silver, taking
the Bland bill as basis.
johnson, of North Dakota, proposed
that the committee substitute for the
Bland bill his bill for an international
monetary conference, but his motion
was defeated, Z to 2. johnson and
Stone, OF Pennsylvania, casting the only
affirmative votes.
Bartine's motion was then carried,
and on motion of Stone, it was decided
that the vote be deferred until three
weeks from today, in the meantime the
committee 10 hold special meetings at
the cal O the chairman, for the purpose
of heai ing such PERSONS as might be ac-
corded b hearing.
SHORT SESSION OF TIE HOUSE.
The session OF the house was short,
and after few bills, among them the
Springer free wool bill, were introduced
the house adjourned.
On motion of stone of Kentucky a
resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for q statement
of all goods imported into the United
States from the Dominican republic and
Porto Rico, dutiable or zee; also state-
ment of all goods exported to those
countries for ten years prior to the pas
sage of the Mckinley act.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The senate was at work today on the
public buildings bills on the calendar.
Among the bills passed we're: Fresno,
Cal, $4,000; Salem. Ore, 500, 900 /;
The Dalles, Ore, 100000. The latter
bill gave rise to long discussion, but it
was finally passed-yeas, So; nays II.
Allthe negative votes were given by
in the affirmative being Blodgett, Brice,
Call, Daniel and Vest PETER voted
aye.
Platt introduced bill (by request) to
enable New Mexico to form constitu-
ton and state government, and be ad-
mitted iuto the union.
The La ADra bill came up, and after a
tedious discussion went over until to-
morrow.
Washburn introduced bill defining
options and futures and imposing a fine.
Referred to the judicial committee.
Adjourned.
sPRINGER'S FREE WOOL BILL.
Springer's free wool bill, introduced
today, is similar to that made familiar
to the public heretofore, except as re-
spects the waste and shoddy wool Sec
tions, and new ,ectioD providing that
goods in bond January l, 1893, the date
the bill goes into effect, may be taken
out of the customs house on payment of
the new duties, the same as though i'm
ported subsequent to that date, The
waste section reads: 1.-The artic es men
toned in paragraph 80 in said act. and
likewise all mungo, shoddies, gametted
or corded waste, or other waste prod
ucts, composed wholly or in part OF
wool, and which have been improved or
advanced beyond its original condition
as waste by use of machinery or the ap-
plieation Of labor. or of both, shall on
and after the first day of January, 1898,
be subject to duty of 80 per cent ad
val0rem."
BOWERS GETS TO THE FRONT.
Representative Bowers today intro
duced bill appropriating $230,00O for
the purchase of site for military res
ervation near San Diego, CAL, in accord
ance with the recommendations of the
United States army board.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION WANTED.
The house ways and means committee
today adopted resolution requesting
the secretary of the treasury to appear
before the committee on Saturday
morning, 23d, for the purpose of fur
nishing the committee with information
with reference to the finances of the
country. Chairman Springer said the
information was desired that the COM
mittee might have knowledge of the
governments receipts and expenditures
before taking action with reference to
the tariff.
WOMEN TO HAVE SUFFRAGE.
After hearing delegation represent
ing the Woman's Suffrage association,
the senate select committee on woman
suffrage today decided, to 2, to report
fnvorably to the senate proposed
measure in favor of constitutional
amendment giving women suffrage.
The Woman's Suffrage today elected
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton first hon
orary president.
SPLENETIC FEVER.