The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-08

In tho Senate.
\ WASHINGTON, D. c., April AFTER
The routine morning business resolu-
tion was offered by Mr.. Teller, and
agreed 10, calling on the secretary of
the treasury for 4 statement as to the
amount OF silver offered to the govern
ment each month since the passage OF
the act OF July IA, 1890, by whom, and
at what price tho amount OF silver bull
lion purchased each month OF that time,
from whom and what prices and the
number. Of days given the sellers in
which to deliver the silver.
The senate proceeded to the consider
alton OF the bill making appropriations
for the expenses OF the government OF
the District OF Columbia. While the
bill was under consideration, Mr..
Stewart made 4 personal explanation
OH the subject oi al article in yester-
days New York .Erenin1 Pos. contain
ing list OF mortgages made to him in
Alameda, Gala, whcroon there was an
obligation that payment should be in
gold: These mortgages, he said, had
resulted from sales OF property at auc-
ton through firm OF brokers in San
Francisco. The mortgages, ho pre-
sumed, were drawn up in the usual
blanks which contained an obligation
10 pay in gold. He had never seen
them, but had no doubt that that was
the case. 1t arose from what was
known as the Pacific contract law in
1863, which was still in force there and
under which the gold standard had
been maintained there during the war.
Mr.. Hale hoped the senator would
see to 1t that no such thing should take
place in the future.
Mr.. Stewart promised to do so, and
added that he would be glad to DO paid
in any kind OF money.
lie had always been opposed 10 the
Pacific contract law, which he thought
had operated to the great detriment Of
the Pacific coast. lie repeated that his
brokers had drawn up the mortgages in
the usual way and that no was not re-
sponsiblc for that. ~
Mr.. McATillin offered an amendment
to tho District bill appropriating $751;
GOO for the reception and entertainment
OF the next cncampment OF the G. A. n.
in Washington-onc-hal OF tho amount
to be paid from the treasury and tho
other half out OF the revenues OF the
District OF Columbia, provided that no
part OF the appropriation shall be avail
able until SUI, 1000 has been raised by
popular subscription and expended.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered (ior himself) q
substitute appropriating Sl00, 900 for the
same purpose.
HIr. Harris and Mr.. Vest opposed tho
proposition. Congress they said had
nothing to do with tho matter. The
citizens OF tho District had invited the
&. a. r. there and should pay the bills.
Mr.. Cockrcll, offered an amendment
that the whole amount should be paid
exclusively out OF the revenues OF the
District OF Columbia.
Mr.. PETER understood that tho peo-
pie OF this city had invited the old sol.
diers to come and hold their national
encampment here, had bid for their
coming and had promised to entertain
them. But the citizens OF Washington
were not authorized by Congress to say
that the people OF the whole nation
would pay tho expense. He would,
however, take one night to consider
what his old soldier friends OF Kansas
might ask him to do in the matter. He
would take time to think about it. And
ii in the end his vote snould be in favor
OF tile appropriation, IL would be under
his own personal protest and in obedl-
ence 10 tlie wishes OF those who. stood
behind him. The matter went over
without action, (