The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
THEFIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
- sBERMAN's BILL LOOKING TO
urssYA I1oNAL ADMIRATION.

a~~ster Morgan "ssp tns @oNerswent to
TT. Possession OF the Uaion md Cen.
A., Pse,ae Raii-oss-A I.it,ie Fir.neiai
y.s.t. sprung Upcu the Senate Diseus-
IA, or the Aa,i.Option Rii-TMs Hoas.
r.s,sss to Concur In the French spe,is.
az, Amendment 70 the General Dea-
s,,ey B,ii--A General Opinion that Aa-
,.urruent VIII be Fixed for Aug. I.
WARRINGTON. July 2a-In tho Senate to-day.
~, Sherman tRep.. Ohio) introduced bill to
,romots peace among nations The bill
s.thorires tho President to appoint commits
Ian TO visit other Governments as in his dis
.r.ton no may determine upon. for tho pur-
noss OF making negotiations with them for the
srs.tjon Of tribunal for international arbi-
ration, or other appropriate means whereby
All deaculties and disputes between nations
nav DO peaceably and amlcably settled and
v,r, prevented. Fifty thousand dollnrs Is ap-
oropriatcd to defray the necessary expo nses
attendant upon such negotiations. The bill
vss referred.
Mr.. Morgan Dem. Aia.) introduced a bill
oroyidlng that the Government should take
POSSESSION OF the Central and Union Pacific
railways until their indebtedness to the Gov.
eminent is discharged: tho roads In the mean
tsnc to be managed by Board OF fifteen di.
rrc.ors at $4,000 year each and expenses.
nrs to be appointed by the stockholders and
Zen by tho President The bill was referred to
thesp cial Committee on Pacific Railroads.
Jones Dem. Ark introduced bill author
iring tho Inter-Oceanic Hallway Company to
construct and operate railway. telegraph. and
tclerhone lines through the Indian Territory.
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
1t,A- -f-N
started hy House bill TO regulate the man
nor III which property shall he sold under
orders and decree OF any United States Court"
This hi'' was reported from the Senate Judi
amendments. and Mr.. Teller tRep., Col Of
irred an additional section. to read as follows:
,snd.5 mensy Of ths Intsa States shall es
.n ton o I'm q
such officer when such legal tender money rendered
Il d, i"sH or Il ANY
any order decree or judgment OF such court.
tn. bill NOW s w1h eeSss the Senate With
attached. M. sherman entered . strong pro-
tsst asninst Its passage. Hs said the proLosi;.
sands ana millions Of dollars. It would pre-
sIyt,s 1s c,ndi.on Of things which ths sshs
yS,la .n ssrt, 1T, hapRsn i .hs United
standard Of gold. and il debtor could come
adyl ar one-third less than he agreed to Ray.
brought Uefore the Senate by the report OF q
committee. after thorough discussion. 1t
Y" ffie III as3 t5e proposed amend m ont. in the
Morgan saa 'sfa f N f sS
views Of the, lovely innocents" Of the Senate s
so%vsr bens TAKEN up WIEN hey Wsrs
PM from the Senate ,on other than Official
t business .s hS WOULD ask unanimous consent
until the frst Wednesday IN next Decem nf,ee
Il. gentlemen. s,ter ths country had had the
Ill., n opinion Of these blind leaders Of the
Ht Sherman proposed that tho bill DO re-
Consigned to ths tomb q the t tsi 0''hS
snai sitsf O'clock. Whom the Anti. Option Jill
';sSlss SlI V. ii. fi$S asia: 'fasf anu tho
SUPPORT 3 H. 'S Sii II lis G 9s
marks were chiefly directed to showing by
s S. I, from nsrEs. reports that aet9Ss
tons Of tho bears" irresDectiye Of natural
tlls shsstsd almost egasiied the pension list.
AZ and would shoItly challenge comparison with
III 1 Hiseosf i tfRep. n " opposed the, bill,
ILLEGAL contracts. recognized By the common
liked nation on the face Of the earth. There
Ess not Senator who would dare to stand up
y his place and say that the Congress OF the
United States had tho right to forbid any per-
son to contract for the sale or purchase Of
property In any place at any time. no matter
what the property might be or whether he
owned the properly or not Yet this was tho
purport OF this bill.
Mr.. Hiscock asserted that instead OF foster
Ing com binations to control tho price Of wheat.
the system Of options selling had been the
chief agency In breaking down the com bina-
lions to control tho wheat market. He de-
scribed the bill as a masterpiece of construc-
tlon. designed to create q gigantic trust. with
an anaconda OF grain elevators extending
from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Buffalo
Mr. George iDem. Miss said it would be his
duty as q member Of tho minority Of the Jul
dietary Committee to discuss this bill at some
length and on account OF the condition OF his
haalth he asked unanimous consent that tho
bill be taken up I'm mediately after the reading
ofths journal on Monday This was agreed to,
and at $50 the Senate adjourned.
House OF Ropreaentntlves