The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-17
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Senator Morrill, Speaks on the Free
Coinage Bill.

Coinage Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Nearly ali the
senators who attended the Minneapolis CON-
ventton were in their places this morning,
but the first action Of the Senate was to pro-
vide for adjournment from to-day till Mon
day.
Mr. Morrill, addressed the Senate in oppo-
sition TO the bill for the free coinage Of gold
and silver.
Mr. Platt presented an amendment which
he said he would offer to the sundry civil
appropriation bill providing for the appoint
ment OF special treasury agent to enforce
laws for the protection OF salmon in Alaska.
He made a brief statement as to the i'm
portance of such protection. The salmon
fisheries Of Alaska. he said, were far more
important than the seal fisheries. Seven
hundred thousand cases Of canned salmon
worth between So. 100000 and g., SOC, 900 had
been put up last year. But there was actu-
ally nothing being done to protect the SAL
mon fisheries; and if the present waste
and destruction were continued the fisheries
would be in five years practically de-
stroyed. Remarks in the same line were
made by Messrs. Dolph and Allen, and the
amendment was referred.
Mr.. Morrill, asked and obtained indefinite
leave of absence from Tuesday next; and
then proceeded to address the Senate in op-
position to the bill to provide for
free coinage OF gold and silver.
Mr.. Morrill, read his speech from printed
slips But his voice was remarkably strong
and his delivery graceful and deliberate,
and so he had an attentive and interested
audience, particularly on the republican
side. His thrusts at the silver senators were
enjoyed and Mr. Stewart was seen from
time TO time taking notes, as if he
intended to reply to some points made
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be the case for MIR. Stewart took the floor
as soon as Mr.. Morrill, left 1t. Taking up
and replying to some Of Mr.. Morrilrs
statements he said that the utterance Of
such nonsense would become, he should
think, ''damnable iteration" after time.
The press in the commercial cities was, he
declared, subsidized, and spoke only the
language OF the gold power, which was it
self an arrogant Moloch."
The bill went over without action.
THE ANTI-oPTIoNS BILL REFERRED.
The House bill defining options in futures
and imposing special taxes on dealers
therein, was laid before the Senate; and Mr..
Washburn moved its reference to the judi
! ciary committee. II had been expected
that reference of To bill would provoke a
| somewhat bitter controversy, but that
expectation was not realized. After short
discussion it was referred to the judiciary
| committee.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was made by Mr.. Frye. who
stated that an agreement had been reached
on all but two amendments-whichw were
for boat railway around the Dalles of the
Columbia river and for a canal In the state
of Washington to connect the waters of
Lake Washington with those of Puget
Sound. After long discussion the Senate
insisted on its amendments and agreed to
further conference, and then the Senate
adjourned till Monday next. Messrs. Frye,
| Dolph and Ransom were appointed con =
ferees on the river and harbor bill