Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate.


ION bills were presented and agreed to.
The latter bill has still, however one queS-
ion open and undisposed of. 1t is as to
tho payment of government transportation
on the non-bonded portions Of VIE Union
and Southern Pacific roads. The agri-
@eultural appropriation bill was passed and
the consideration Of the legislative appro-
Nzprlation bill resumed. The abolition or
continuance Of the Utah commission was
the subject of discussion on the leglsla-
A1iye bill; and that question went over
without being decided, and the Senate ads
journed.
IA WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Senate
#shoWed to-day its wonderful capacity for
8dlsposlng OF public business promptly:
81 r rSt came before it the conference report
81 on the diplomatic and consular appropria
y ton bill, and it was agreed to. Then the
legislative appropriation bill, which had
been left III an unfinished condition with
several important amendments pending,
4 was taken up, and IN about an hour all the
amendments had been acted upon and the
bill had been passed. Pending the dis
cusslon on the pension bill, there
were two executive sessions held,
tirmation of Secretary J. w. Fosters nom
lnatlon. The post office appropriation bill
was taken up and passed-thc amendment
striking out the appropriation for the fast
mail service ana inserting new section to
combine the third and fourth class mall
been scverally rejected. The bill for the
free coinage Of silver was taken up and
unanimous consent was given that vote
be taken on the bill and amendments next
adG judicial q. lone 6 eHeou WDs
taken up. the question being on the
amendment as to the Utah Commission.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas. 2S
nays. "a. SO the House provision abolish
ing the Utah Commission has been struck
~ I nnI hn txtrn
ating $50, 500 for the salaries of five COM
mi5S:oncrs 5000 each) and for expenses
of the commission have been inserted; it
was then passed. The pension approprla-
ZION bill was then taken up. The only I'M
portant amendment recommended by the
committee on appropriations is one in-
creasing from Sl33,04S,3 $50 to $l44, $685.
100 the appropriations for lnva-
Ids widows and orphans pensions.
After long debate the committee amend
mentS were agreed to and the bill passed.
The post Office appropriation bill was then
taken UP and passed. The Senate bill for
the relief of settlers upon certain lands in
the states OF South and North Dakota was
passed. 1t requests the st. Paul, Mime
ap0is & Manitoba Railway to release to the
United States al its claims upon the rail
road public lands occupied and improved
by settlers; and 1t permits the company to
select, in lieu thereof, other public lands in
those states. The Senate then adjourned.
y,
ate adjourned yesterday it was with the ar
rangemcnt fixed up by unanimous consent
that the bill for the free coinage of silver
would he voted on at p. NJ. on Friday. but
when the bill was laid before the Senate
Senator Mcpherson repudiated the unani-
had been made in his absence and in the
absence o. every member of the finance
committee, and because it was In
practical violation OF the agree
co snt %aao 9e4ro nd the vdsa nn' Wca
be taken on the DILL after both conventions
which meant, he contended, until sem
atorS who had been attending them had
returned to Washington-Whl they had
not all yet done. A motion to recOmmit
the bill to the finance committee was
pending when the Senate adjourned, as
was also an amendment to MIR. Stewards
substitute, which would seem to cOntine the
free coinage privileges OF the bill to the
product OF American mines after the bill
becomes a law.
" AsHINGroN, July LATTER the trans
action Of some unimportant business the
presiding officer Cat 2 z. Nj laid the
silver bill before the Senate and after con-
siderable discussion as to the agreement
made for vote, Mr.. Butler called for
vote on the motion OF Mr.. DOph to recon-
nit the bill TO the finance committee. The
motion 10 rcoOmmit was q 'teatCd. Yeas,
Is; nays. 81.
Various motions were proposed and de-
foa'cd. and Mr. Stewart then offered as an
amendment his substitute. providing for
the free coinage of silver bullion under the
terms of the act OF 1875, excepting foreign
coin silver, and repeating the law OF 1890
MI Vest moved 10 strike out the provlso as
10 foreign colnS." MIR. Stewart expressed
his Willingness that the motion should De
agreed to, and that part of the proviso was
struck out without a division. Other mo-
tons were defeated, and the vote was then
taken on Mr.. Stewards amendment GAS
amended on motion OF Mr.. NeSt), and it
was agreed to without division.
MI. Morgan offered an amendment di-
ecting the coinage of all the silver bullion
in the treasury. and it was agreed to with
oct division. The bill then passed.
Yeas, %; nays, 25. 1t reads as follows:
That the owner of silver bullion may
deposit the same at any mint of the United
states to be coined for his benefit, and 1t
sna Il be the duty of the proper officers up
on the terms and conditions which are
provided by law Tor the de! osis and coin
AGE OF gold. to com such bullion into the
standard dollars authorized by the act of
February u, 1878 entitled An act to au-
ihOrlZc the coinage of the standard silver
dollar, and to restore its legal tender char
acter.' and such coins shall be legal ten
der for all debts and dues, public and pr-
waite.
The act of July H. 1890. entitled AN
act directing the purchase of silver bullion
and the issue of treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes. is hereby re-
pealcd.
provided. that the secretary Of the
treasury shall proceed to have coined all
the silver bullion IN the treasury pur-
chased with silver or coin certificates
After the vote some executive communlca-
tionS were presented and referred, brief
executive session was held and then the
Senate adjourned till Tuesday next
The House
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The rules COM
mlttee to-day bestowed all of the time re-
naming this week among committees
The House sanctioned the arrangement,
and Immediately embarked upon the first
of special orders, which was the consldera.-
ton of pension business. Several general
pension bills were passed, and after back
ing up the confereeS on the army, appro-
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