Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-17
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Morrill, Against Free Coinage-The
Tin-PIate BilI-smalI Audiences.


WASHINGTON, ID. C., June lG.-SESATE.-Nearly
MI the senators who attended the Minneapolis
convention we're ia their places this morning
but the first action OF the Senate Was 70 provide
for adjournment from to-day until Monday.
Mr. Platt presented an amendment, which he
Sold he would offer 70 the sundry civD-appropria-
ton bin providing for the appointment OF spe-
cial treasury agent TO enforce laws ior the pro
lection OF salmon IN Alaska. lie made brief
statement az 70 the importance OF such proiec-
tion. The salmon fisheries OF Alaska, he SAID,
we're far more important than the seal fisheries
Seven hundred thousand cases OF canned sal
mon. " rth between $4,000 600 and $3,1OO,OJO,
had been put q last year. Bat there was actual
Nv nothing being done 10 protect the salmon
fisheries: and II :he present waste and de5truc-
ton were continued the fisheries WOuld De III
1--WE wears practically destroyed.
Remarks on the same line " ere made by
Mes-r-. DOlph and Allen, and the amendment
was referred.
MIR Morrill, asked and obtained m indefinite
leave OF absence from Tuesday next. and then
proceed to address the Senate IN opposition q
:he bill q provide for the free coinage o. gold
and silver.
Mr. Morrill, read hs speech from printed slips,
but his voice VAS remarkably strong, AMI his de-
livery graceful aud deliberate, 50 he had an a.
teutiye and Interested audience, particularly on
the Republican side. His thrnsts AT mo sllVer
senators we're enjoyed, and Mr.. Stewart was seen
from time 10 time taxing notes rs II he intended
10 reply 90 some Of the points made against ms
bill. This proved 20 be the case, for hr. stewart
Taxing up and replying 10 some OF Mr. Nor
rll's statements, he said that the utterance OF
such nonsense would boone, he should thlDK'
"damnahle iteration" after time. Inc press
in the commercial cities was, he declared, SUB.
sdized, aud spoke only the language OF the Roid
mower which was itself an "arr0gant Mo!Och.'
Tho dill went over without action.
The House bill dolnng options Ia futures aud
fnp0sinc special taxes on dealers therein was
laid before the Senate ana Mr.. NRshDuIn moved
its reference to the judiciary Commiiteo. 1t
had been expected that the reference OF TINS
NH would provoke somewhat OF a btter cOntro-
versy, but that expectation was not realized.
After a short discussion II was referred to 'he
Judiciary Committee.
The conference report on the river and harbor
hill was made by Mr. Frye, who stated that an
Agreement had boon reached on all but two
amendments, which were Tor the Dpat-rhli"hJ
around the Dalles OF The C)iumba river, ana ior
a canal In the state Of washington TO conhec,
the waters OF Lake Washington with those OF
Puget sound. After long discussion the SEN
ate insisted on its amendments ana agreed 10 n
further conference, and then tho Senate nd
iOarned I'll Monday next.
Nossrs. Frye, Doiph, and Ransom wore APP
pointed c0nferrees on tho river and hnroor bill.
House or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The tin-plate bill engrossed the time OF the
House during almost lis entire session. Not
outstanding the Importance OF the pll httlo
attention was paid TO the debate Inc exodus
10 Chicago had begun, and the return IRON Mlh-
neanolis was slow. When a Democrat was
sneaking he would have an audience of about
dfty Democratic members. When he ceased
ms audience would disappear, aud on the other
siIe q similar number OF members WOMB RAINY
"a n ten TO their champion. But on potn elue-
The interest was largely perfunctory. IL was d.
re-ted more u the speaker than 10 the huDlec'
winch hs addressed himself TO. Tho hall was
rra fieally deserted throughout the session.
Nr Hunting OF New YORK, spoke for over an
bonr IN favor OF tho bill. Messfs. f.. Il. Taylor,
~ Ohio. and Dalzeu. Of Pennsylvania each oc-
cnpied nearly as much time In opposing H.
Nessrs. Atkinson. O'Neili, and Hun OF Pennsyl-
yania. each spoke briefly against the bill. and
MIR. Ilemphii. OF South Carolina, addressed
himself 10 the financial siicstion, and urged
congress TO enact legislation which would re-
No. Inc neople Of the South FROM the BURDEN
some legislation under which they we're now
suffering
Adjourned.