Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-01
The New York Senator Has to Vote
on Silver,
THE QUESTION AGAIN TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Hunton Sworn in as Senator
Barbour's Successor.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS
The Bill Still Further Considered
in the House.
THE SENATE.

The credentials Of Gen. Eppa Hunton IRE
Gently appointed by the governor of Virginia
to the Office made vacant by the death of Sem
ator Barbour) were presented by the other
Senator from that state, Mr.. Daniel, and
when they were read at the clerks desk
Hunton to advance and take the oath. There
upon Mr.. Daniel and his new colleague came
forward, arm in arm, and the oath of Office was
administered by the presiding officer to Mr..
Hunton. When the latter, with uplifted hand had
solemnly sworn to obey and uphold the Consti-
tuition Of the United States and to discharge
faithfully and to the best Of his ability the
duties Of the Office on which he was about to
enter he was cordially greeted by Mr.. Mander-
son and by the secretary and clerks and then he
sat down at the clerks desk and affixed his sig
nature to the oath.
Mr.. Hunton was next conducted by Mr..
Daniel to the seat which he is to occupy, being
the one on the extreme right of the democratic
side, which Mr.. Mills has occupied
until recently. The desk was covered
was cordially welcomed to his new
position by Senators on both sides of the cham
Der.
Subsequently Mr.. Hunton was appointed to
the committee on claims in place of Mr.. Faulk-
ner (excused) and Mr.. Faulkner was appointed
Mr.. Daniel (excused).
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported back the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, with amendments, and
gave notice that he would call it up at very
early day, perhaps tomorrow.
ATTORNEYS AND INDIAN CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary Of the In
terror for statement of all contracts within
the possession or knowledge of his department
made since January /, 1889, with Indian tribes,
or Indians, by which compensation was
agreed to be paid to attorneys,
allowance or payment of claims; including in
formation concerning the action Of the depart
ment on such contracts; whether any of the
money due to Indians has been withheld for the
purpose of paying such compensation: and
whether Indians have been required to give re-
ceipts in full.
THE FLOWER MARKET.
The bill to provide for the erection of building
for a flower market in the city of Washington was
taken up at the request of Mr.. Wolcott, who
explained that when the bill was last under con-
sideration the proposed locality was misunder-
stood.
1t was not the reservation between It'll and
9th streets north of the avenue nor the reserva-
ton in front of Central market nor that in
which the statue of Gen. Rawlins stood, but it
was that small section in front of the Bijou
Theater. where there was an unused fountain.
Opposition to the bill was made by Messrs
Vest Voorhees, Faulkner and Cockrell on the
ground principally that the location was not
desirable. The surroundings Of the proposed
flower palace were not Mr.. Voorhees, said) as
thetie.
1t was near to the shambles, where calves and
sheep were butchered, where pork was hauled
to market, and where cabbages were Sold
Mr.. Hawley favored the bill. while indicating
some of his objections to the architectural design
of the proposed building.
THe bill was passed-yeas, 35; nays, IL.
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT.
House joint resolution relating to the Memo
rial Association of the District of Columbia
was taken up anG assed, with some verbal
amendments.
HOLIDAY NEXT OCTOBER.
Senate joint resolution authorizing and di-
recting the President to proclaim a general
holiday concentrating the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of America on the
18th Of October. 1892 was taken from the cal
endar and passed.
The preamble to the joint resolution charac-
terizing Columbus discovery as ''the crown
ing demonstration of a scientific theory to our
ignorant age" and speaking of the United
States as new nation distinguished as the
home Of intelligence, prosperity, liberty and
happiness" was struck out and the resolution
as passed, simply authorizes and directs the
President to issue proclamation recommend
ing to the people the observance in all their To-
calities of the four hundredth anniversary Of
the discovery Of America by public demonstra-
tons and by suitable exercises in their schools
and other places of assembly.
At lilo the calendar was taken up and bills
were disposed of as follows:
Senate bill for marking lines of battle and
the positions Of troops of the army of northern
Virginia at Gettysburg, Pa. Passed.
The only other bills on the calendar that were
taken up and passed were:
Senate bill to authorize the officers of
the United States steamer Charles
ton to accept certain decorations from
the government Of Hawaii and Senate Joint
resolution to authorize the President to request
the governments of Mexico. Central and South
America, Hayti, Santo Domingo and Hawaii to
send official delegates to the Pan-American
medical congress to be held in Washington in
September, 1898.
MR.. SHERMAN RESUMES HIS SPEECH.
AT 2 o'clock the calendar was laid aside and
the bill to provide for the free coinage of gold
and silver was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman continued. In South America
he said their silver coins were not measured
according TO their names but according to the in
trinsic value Of the silver contained in them and
tnat mat element OF uncertainty uaQ Deen one
Of the means Of bringing all those nations to,
practically, financial paralysis.
He proceeded to fortify his position by quo
tations from financial periodicals, describing
the consequences of the fall in silver in India.
Mr.. Jones (Nev.) asked him whether he had
heard of any rise Of prices in India consequent
on that fall in silver.
Mr.. Sherman said that he was talking on q
totally different question. He was dealing with
the actual condition of the laboring people
in India. The teeming population of
that country had been dealing in silver
for centuries, and yet they were threat
eded by the same evil which threatened the
United States and would have to resort to the
gold standard. Referring to the effect of
the free coinage Of silver on the value
Of pensions, he quoted from Mr.. Harter's speech
in the House of Representatives on that subject
and commended it his democratic friends The
amount Of deposits in the savings
banks Of the country. he stated at sixteen hun
bred and twenty three millions, and he
asked what would be the effect of the
free coinage Of silver on that vast
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