The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-
COKE ADDRESSES THE SENATE AMI
FAvORs FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
The Ways and Means Committee Will Re
port Bill to Admit Mexican Silver
and Lead Ores Free Of
Duty.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-After some
routine morning business Senator
Coke addressed the Senate in favor of
free coinage of silver, basing his re-
marks on Morgan's resolution on that
subject.
Senator Daniel spoke ON the same
subject and on the same side of the
question.
The army appropriation bill was
then taken up and long debate en-
sued but no action was taken. The
presiding officer then laid before the
Senate a communication from the
president relating to international
conference on the silver question.
Senator Teller remarked that the pres
ident said he would let no pportunity
pass. What the friends of free silver
complained of was the United States
government had been "waiting for an
opportunity to come, whereas it was
its duty to make an opportunity and
not wait till it came" The commun-
ication was ordered printed and laid
on the table for the president. Ad-
.journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The house
went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Oates of Alabama in the chair, on dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill. Mr.. Blount explained the pro
visions of the measure. 1t appropri-
ated 81, ,585, ,925, which is $4,000 less
than the current law, and $563, SAL less
than estimates. After long discus
sion unanimous consent was given for
a general debate on the bill to close
after two hours debate tomorrow.
The committee then rose and the
house adjourned.
!. THE PRESIDENT AND FREE SILVER
COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The presi-
dent sent message to the Senate
stating that in his opinion it would
not be compatible with the public in
terest to lay before it at this time the
correspondence which he was
requested by it's resolution of April
%, to furnish concerning any steps
taken towards securing international
conference to consider the question of
free coinage, or enlarged use of silver.
Ee adds that he has not and will not
let any favorable opportunity pass lor
the promotion of that most desirable
result, or if free international silver
coinage is not presently attainable
then to secure the largest practical
use OF that metal.
NEW TARIFF BILLS.
WASHINGTON, April 26. - In the
ways and means committee today two
more free list bills were practically
agreed upon by the Democratic major
ity, and brought before the fnll COM
mittee on ways and means at today's
meeting, but no final action was
taken.
The bills relate to lumber, and silver
and lead ores, and IL is proposed to
make each free of duty.
AS the framed lumber bill follows
the free lumber section of the Mills
bill, making the same classes of lum-
ber free of duty, as put on free list ny
the Mills bill. A majority have de-
cided definitely to report the bill to ad-
NIT Mexican silver and lead ore free of
duty and the only reason the report
was not ordered made to the house to-
day was Mr. Reed said he believed it
was some objections he urged to the
measure and the minority would ask
that the matter go over until the next
meeting. The bill adopted by a
Democratic majority of the committee
was introduced by Mr.. Dockery of
Missouri. 1t changes existing
laws so as to provide
ore containing silver and lead
in which the value of silver contents
is greater than the value of lead con-
tents, according to sample and assay,
at the port of entry, he considered