Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-06

conference. by 30 doing they say
they will avoid the danger OF having
the bill amolherod In the finance
committee, which ~ constituted with
a majority adverse 20 free coinage. The
Senate has rarely refused to acCede -
such u request, ADD the presumption ia
thai there will be- but one test vote up.
on the adoption Of the motion 10 ncCedc
10 the Icquest Of the House, and, os
conference report, the hill would he 20
privileged ~ 10 be sure Of speedy
action.
REroRr OK DOci,EnY's RESOLUTION.
Chairman Culbetson Of the House
Judiciary committee has prepared q
report on DUokery's resolution calling
for an Inquiry as 60 whether, under the
act " Janurry ii'h, 1876, the b,cTe.
,ary of tho troBaui, has "a right 10 use
the proceeds NJ any mUueys Ia the
treasury arising from the salc Of bonds
or Otherwise for any purposes than
those mentioned In tho act.
The report say there hrs been no
necessity a. invade the reserve fund OF
deplelo 70 by the redemption OF legal
tender notci as Tho surplus " tue
revenues NJ the treasury have bcuu
amply sufficient 10 redeem the notes
| presented. TIE focrrtary Informs the
| committee that there is no reserve
iund sct gsiiC either b. cash or on
tho books " tho treasury
aud money derived from tlO
sale Of bugds for The fuicmp.
| ton purpose wHl merged In tho gene
ml cash balance OF tho treasury; that
legal tender notes presented Tor fc.
| demptiou have been redeemed IN
gold, yet IN the statement made 10y the
secretary, NIL the Iodenip,ious rince
1879, amounting to sS,, l0j,0Jl, NJ
pear TO have been made from the Pho
cueds Of the ale OF bonds for rCdemp.
ton purpuios without regard 10 HuTp.
lua revenues, thus reducing the pro.
ceeds of the bonds 10 5S,s0i,00O.
The report holds that II a goldsTe-
serve u 500, 1000, 600 DO required 10 he
kept In the treasury It should be de.
plctud by the redemption Of lcgn.
tender. some should be restored nom
current coin receipts OF the govern.
mcnt, aud when transferred 10 the
reserve fund they should not be- sub.
jet 10 use for any Othcr purpose.
Messtr. Ray, T.. Is. Taylor, Pnwers,
BrUdcriCk nud Buchanan return n
minority report confronting that there
Ia nothing In the Resumption act 20.
qulriug the secretary 10 set aside n
reserve fund for redemption; that the
only fund provided for redemption Ia
the proceed Of bonds sold for fcdOmp.
ton purpose; that the powder 10 use
any surplus revenue from time 10
time In the treasury Va permlssive ami
not mandatory and the secretary
has no power 10 set apart or hold
| against appropriations any part Of the
surplus revenues fer the redemption Of
United States notes.
DEMOCRATS AND THE SILVER BILL.
An informal conference between
thirty or forty Democrats, who are
favorable to free coinage, was held at
the Capitol tonight with a view Of NJ.
corlalning the sentiment existing con.
corning the alleged defects Ia the oliver
bill, nnd whether II would he wise 20
attempt TO pass the bill without amend
ing II. There wHs very general In.
tcrchangc Of opinion regarding the
proprleiy ofnttemptiDg 10 secure action
on the bill In its present shape. Not.
withdrawing the divergent views held
by tho membors present, motion was
adopted expressing II a. the sentiment
OF the meeting that the bill should be
passed ne II came from the SENATE
This will leave the matter OF REMEDIAL
legislation, In the event that srch
should be deemed necessary, for future
consideration.
Among those present nj the confer.
ence were Representative CulborHon
aud Bland, both Of whom expressed
the opinion that tho bill, us passed by
the Senate, " defective. Senators
Stewart aud Morgan and Representa-.
tives Harune and Townsend OF Colo
RADIO (Republicansl, were present by
Invitation.
NOTES.
Tho Senate confirmed the nominn.
tou OF William knpus Of Oregon TO be
United States Consul at sydney,
| n. ). w.
Harold NJ. Sowall Of Maine, Consul.
General ut Samoa, rendered his resig-
nation, and II was accepted 10y the
President In letter expressing tho
highest appreciation Of his excellent
services.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination " William Kopus (Ore.
| gon) for Consul 10 Sydney, n. IS. W.,
/ aud Ernest rrlmme OF Wisconsin as
| nfth Auditor Of the Treasury.
Senator Manderson introduced a bin
to create n National highway commits.
sion, to consist Of two Senators, Ave
Representatives, the Secretaries OF
War, Agriculture and tho Interior, the
Postmaster.General, the Attorney.
General and an associate member 81
each State and Territory. The com.
mission TO investigate the need OF the
country Ia regard TO highways, aud 10.
pOri 10 Congress.
Assistant Secretary Spauldlng TO.
Gay received u telegram from Special
Treasury Agent Williams at Port
Townsend confirming the report that
the British steamer "CoqulllDn,n with
5000 seal skins ON board, was seized n
Port l4lchc2, ALASKA, by tho revenue
steamer "COrWiu,n for violation Of the
United States customs regulation.
General spaulding says that seal skins
were seized because they formed nor.
ton ofthu yesscl's cargo moi shown in
her manifest.