Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-12
BILLS BY THE BUSHEL
Dumped Into Both Branches of Con-
greSs at Every Opportunity.
TELLER HAS A FREE.COINAGE'0NE.
Jere Simpson Charges Jerry .Rusk With
Some Irregularities.
FOSTER CONES IN FOR SOME ATTENTION


week of the session of the Senate opened
tamely and without the pendency of any
question to excite interest. There was a
fair attendance of Senators when the chap.
lain offered prayer After Thursday
journal had been read the Vice President
laid before the Senate several official and
other documents, including a communica-
tion from the Treasury Department as to
the sale of the United States Custom House
and postofice site and building at Mil
waukee. and one from the Interior Depart
ment asking an appropriation of $50, 600 as
a deficiency to supply subsistence to the
Sioux Indians.
Mr.. Aldrich presented the remonstranc ce
of the wooden manufacturers of New Eng
land against any agitation of the question
of the duties on wool 1t was ordered
printed as a document and referred to the
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Perkins presented a communication
from Mr.. Ryan, the American Minister to
Mexico suggesting that it would be gen.
erous and neighborly act 10 return to
Mexico the trophies of war captured by
United States troops in the Mexican. war
of 1S47 Mr. Perkins did not know, he
said that he indorsed the expression. The
letter was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Another Raft of New Bills.
A large number of bills were then re-
ported from committees and placed on the
calendar. Among them were the follow
ing:
To aid the States of Colorado and South
Dakota to sustain schools of mines.
For the erection of postoffice buildings in
towns where the postoffice receipts exceed
5000 year.
For public building at Mammoth Hot
Springs in the Yellowstone National Park.
Appropriating $4,000 for public build
ing at Bradford, Pa
Mr.. Teller introduced joint resolution
providing for an international bi-metallic
agreement.
TeIler's Hi-Metsllfc Resolution.
The joint resolution was read. 1t de-
clares it 10 be the determined policy of the
United States Government to use both gold
and silver as full legal tender money, either
under the rates now existing in the United
States or under one that may hereafter be
established by the United States alone, or
in accord with other nations. 1t directs the
President to invite the Governments
of the countries comprising the Latin Union
$50 called), and of such other nations as he
may deem advisable, to join the United
States in conference and to adopt COM
mon ratio between gold and silver for the
purpose of establishing internationally the
use of bi-metallic money and of securing
fxitv of relative values between those
metals
The conference is to be held at such place
as may be mutually agreed upon by the
executives of the various governments.
Whenever these governments or any three
Of them, shall have agreed to unite upon,
and whenever, in the judgment of the Pres
ident, sufficient number of nations shall
have entered into such international agree
ment, the President is TO declare the ratio
SO fixed to be fhe existing ratio in the
United States, snd all coinage thereafter is
to be at such ratio until changed by law.
Five Commissioners to Be Named.
The President is to appoint-subject to
the approval of the SeDate-not less than
three nor more than five commissioners,
who shall report to him (whose report shall |
be transmitted to Congress), and who shall |
each receive $1,000 wear and reasonable |
expenses. Mr.. Teller said that he had on
the 11tn of July last presented to the Sen
ate and had referred to the Finance (
Committee similar resolution. 1t had
slumbereG in that committee until the close
of the session; and he WAS not over conf
dent that the present resolution would re-
celve any more attention. He believed in
an international agreement, if it could be
secured, but he did not intend to rest the
case entirely on an international agreement.
He was not prepared to surrender the eff |
fort to secure free coinage and full recog-
milton of silver in this country until an in |
ternatlonal agreement could be made. He |
wished no one to misunderstood him OF |
suppose that because he was in favor of @ |
bi-metallic agreement he believed that the |
people of the United States should sit down |
and fold their hands until such an agree |
ment was made-for he did not so believe. |
Stewart and the Bland Act.
Mr.. Stewart submitted statement in con-
nectioD with the resolution which he had |
offered last week instructing the Judiciary |
Committee to inquire what further legisla- |
ton was necessary to secure the coinage of |
silver provided for under the Bland act
Mr.. Mitchell asked Mr.. Stewart if he |
was quite certain that the act of 1890 did |
not repeal that portion of the act of 1878 |
(the Bland act) which applied to the act of |
af 1887.
not. 1t only repealed specific portion of |
the act of 1S7S-that referring TO the pur-
chase OF from 1000, 600 TO T. 600, 900 ounces of
silver per month-leaving the rest of the act
in force.
Tie resolution was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to forfeit to
the United States the lands claimed by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company be-
tween Bismarck, n. Dak., and Walula,
Wash Referred.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
ourned,