The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-15
DAYS WORK IN CONGRESS.
srytToR SHERMAN OFFERS A BILL
REPEATING THE SHERMAN ACT.

Amendment Hetained-Sca1tng Down the
s,,ari-. OF Employees Of the Geological
u,rcau-The House Agrees to che Cow
,.rcnce Reports on tn. Naval and Dipio.
matte aad Consular Appropriated Riiis.
wIsuISGToN. July l4.--In the Senate to day
Mr. sherman rep. Ohio) introduced q bill.
rhicb was referred to the Committee on
rir,nce. repeating tho provision OF tho act Of
,sy0 commonly called tho sherman act'')
which requires tho monthly purchase OF four
md hnlt million dollars OF silver and nlso
rrpenling thu provision for the issue Of Treas
nv notes in payment thereof. but ut the Same
ti,,c providing that nothing In this act should
impair or change tho legal character OF the
silver certificates already issued.
Mr. Morgan Dem. Ala.l introduced resolu-
tion with n long preamble instructing The
committee on Finance to report bill ito give
10 nil paper money issuod directly by tho
United states. n legal tender for debts. public
or private. aud TO all standard silver dollars OF
thc United Statos, the full legal tender effect
there is given by law to coins OF gold issued
from tho min,s Of tho United States. so that
tho same Shall lie in full legal tender for all
debts public and private. without exception
or 70 friction
Nj, PETER If. A.. Kan.) introduced bill pro-
wiling tina. the coinage OF gold in the
mirts Of tho United States he and Ia hereby
prohibitnd." This was also referred to tho FL
nance Committee.
MIR. stewart lRcp. New introduced a bill to
reduce all Government salaries above 5000.
except ,hos" OF tho President and some few
others, - rsr cent. Ho intimated that Gov
crnincnt officials wore aiding In and rroflting
by tho discrimination against silver. and he
wanted them to share in tho genera deprecia-
ton resulting thersfrom. Mr.. Stewart ask cd
that his bill bD laid upon the table. as he
wished TO address the Senate on the subject. It
was % orlerrd.
Tho conference report on the Diplomatic
and Consular hll wns agreed to.
Tho long discussion on tho question OF
selecting II site for n new Government print
ing Office was settled by adcutnc II resolution
making the suspended appropriation o: $780,
COO for tn. purchase Of II site available on the
presentation to Congress and its approval
thereof Of the report and recommend ~ ion OF
t." Joint ommi,tce on Printing. such report
IT, he made or or before the second Monday in
nece:!Ecr next.
The consideration OF the Sundry Civil bill
Mr quay tiirp. Ia proposed rs a substitute
t!r tho sunday closing amendment TO he
scSted by Ir. Gray OF delaware. as follow:
ss r.sy. a.s .r I'd III ar sIrn
male Hron me r"ndi," slnt I'll. .s,a rs ,.,
. r.. be 2enr i "a sf G "s D" and IF hs "
"s
IN " . n"T Inc "%,a , ,ht %". e" M ian" D.
MISSION. GRATED ny ae, OF n"nK,sss. ., is,, MAKE
sHS ant day sne "ses
monty cnirn :, inlay
i.,."i % nnnnimou us consent 10 strike ont III"
simple proriso adopted YESTERDAY closing the
ever. objected to .this Icing d..ne ut present
so FOR tnH time being both provisions were left
Mr.. Wcicott rep, COLI moved to reduce the
.rnr9rriati"n t"r o the Geological Survey from
s s,e"cn. . lie rem inded the senate that this
Lnrea" was born in an nppropiriation PHI and
t. Mnlj"r InwelI, VIII" was Of the head Of it.
XAs nan,istedIy = mos. sHSellsnt aeH,tsmsn N:
AM 10: s!lrnc ,ng all attempts At rnrtaiIment.
a:!sn ssf tie G fne s,aiss
in lSHfne promised should tie completed in
tita,rI by his last report made In 1890 it
T"ud ;.ecnny more oI ,han hundred years TO to
MI w"lcost's motion was voted down. a to
rISye 9" 81 * the Geological Bureau an apsre.
hnrspertedly cnrrIed by n vote Of y; to %
FMi 'il was Then rer.rted to the Senate and
IL. @"id's Fair pr"hitition and geological
sp'eS amendments. which were reserved for
s"t T wss " maa by rs sr dsns
sHer In.l and seconded bv Mr.. Palmer Dem.
Mr. Cnckreli Dem. NO. remarked With a
Sen. IRA from illinois, 10th OF them. voted
ave ~ this question YESTERDAY
NJ. Cnllom-So we did.
,ir. raimer said Yesterday voted for this
Amendment At that time WAS ignorant OF
the actual state OF affairs in Chicago in respect
10 tho Fair. Since that time | have been fur:
tho Illinois Corporation. which is as follows:
r" nGs :. .. as mad! .,s II. s
ava las sa,si ~ ~ .ljar"n' ,aul II" ptsysnt
s. 'a'%S 's ran and %sn
nneh' :" serve l,qn"r. with meals: a IN hotels The
am., Tn'I anon" in h he to sH
Tor a: iin.ai" dsmags. in ease nan Is can.
., .srve1 IN accordance with the contract as in
N that. view a. tho case, finding the matter
IN. 1rcn ,l!spose;l Of BY ihe Illinois CorI.ora-
Ten o'thr senate in exclamation d the course
u IT Inmpelied to Hdorl today"
Imon on my AFFORDS nn a Siifsn reason
t%sraStlon and forba tho 81" Of iiauors on
To,"n by W. snnh"rs Ger. MCnI o. sub s.
hluos was n-gatlIed. md tn" rn!! was "a cd
on he motion to adopt the riovi-,o recurring
g. g., '@ltmninn comnissi"n I" a,:'pt rule. e; for
'ois" +" Il. accsntan's Of tho arrr"n' ia,i"1,
W. ' mkrtl Wllen ms name WAS ruIleu.
sanl; IL voted against this amendment yes
t"rday. nut understanding that the two MI
n H., SI"natnrs voted for IT, have e"nGuleh to
vote
NJ CnlIom, You will find out whom our
NAMES are called.
Nr. rockrcll Then propose to withhold my
vote.
!, IN" roll call resulted in the Senate lcvers-
IL. H. action II Yesterday. and defeating the
1 EohI'itt"u amendment Ivy 81 yeas 10 % nays.
~ r4'" in detail was rs follows democrats
4 In --latest
. l,as- Alien. A. ison. Carey Chamber C,gH. FRYE.
ywalns"' l'aic Innsbrough. Iswlry. IscOck. Kyle,
sst"NNr Ia l,"rA, rsr.r, irrsm, rntt. Sanders.
oM', b" ~, ;. M"th" H.-iqr, 'i.i,,H f"!.. Cul'
oh D"rs i"nitn- Gna-n nj Mar land GD'nn'. H,Ia.
1 nngrr i,"r, ns 0f Arkansas k'..i, Nand"rs"n.
,""t '""-r. Quay. Rn".rr. SAWYER squire stewart.
II ''' Ir'i'. N" n'd, Washl,nrn, and Wifi.-2s
1 Arot" was then taken on Mr. Carey's amend
mem mem. Ealing down the, salaries 81 various
enrloT"' ~ the Geological Bureau. so ~ to
Eliot = 'u,nl reduction In the appropriation
mll" r thnt iur"au ~ ahou. S.5u.OOn This