The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-27
Congress-.

TUEsDAY.-The senate agreed to the con-
ference report on the fortification appro-
priation bill. The resolution directing the
committee on finance to report a bill to give
all paper money issued by the United
States legal tender value for debts and to
allow standard silver dollars the full legal
tender given to gold coin was called up,
and Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate in
advocacy OF it. There were, he said, Scotch
and English agencies in the state of Ala
bama which loaned money on contracts re-.
quiring payment in gold coin. He was
seeking remedy for that evil. Mr.. Sher-
man moved to refer the resolution to the
committee on finance. He read one by one
the statements in the preamble, and pointed
out wherein they were rot borne out by
the facts Mr.. Sherman denied Mr.. Nor
gan's assertion that the treasury held only
sill 100000 OF gold coin, and said that the
treasury held dollar for dollar with some
millions to spare) for the gold certificates,
$780, 100000. That gold was not counted as
part of the S11l 900, so that instead of
there being only Sill 100000 in the treas.
ury, there was S270,000,000 odd. The debtor
classes, Mr.. Sherman went on to say, were
not the thralls, as the senator from Ala
bama represented, of the creditor classes
There was scarcely man engaged in. a
large business who was not debtor. Mr.
Allison also opposed Mr.. Morgans resolu-
ton. He said the bonded debt of the coun-
try was now $3.50 100000. The anti-option
bill was then taken up, and Mr.. Stewart
made an argument against IL. In conclu-
sion, he said he would consent to have il
become law just to show how worthless it
Is. The amendments offered by Mr.. Wash
burn were adopted, and the bill was laid
aside informally. A conference was or
dered on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
- Fllibustering began in the house
over resolution reported from the COM
mlttee ON rules for the appointment of
special committee to inquire into the ad-
mlnlstratlon of the election laws in New
York city by United States officials The
republicans wished to extend the inquiry TO
the cities of Albany and Troy. ana when
they were not accorded an opportunity to
oifer an amendment to that effect declined
to record their votes. The resolution was
agreed to-yeas 1877, nays none. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
the senate amendments to the sundry civil
bill. Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri offered an
amendment forbidding the employment of
Plnkerton detectives in the District Of Co
lumbia, which was agreed to. The COM
mlttee rose and reported the bill to the
house. The recommendation of the com
mittee IN regard TO the senate amendments
was agreed 10 with the exception of those
amendments pertaining to lighthouses, to
the geological survey and to the Worlds
Fair On MIR. O'Neills Pinkerton amend
ment the yeas and nays were ordered. The
noise IN The nall and the general inatten-
ton to business irritated the chair. and
when two members rose to parliamentary
inquiries, he peremptorily refused to recog-
nize them This called forth soto voce
Endorsement from Mr.. Reed of Maine: CIV
rannical, but right" Mr.. O'Neill's amends
ment was agreed to--yeas l59, nays 80. The
senate amendment was concurred in which
increases Qrom the amounts appropriated
by the house, the amounts appropriated for
the geological survey, The vote then came
upon the proposition to non.concur in the