The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-12
CONGREsS . .
THE SENATE.
Two Treaties Ratified-Appreprlatio
for Sioux Indians Wanted.

Two Treaties Ratified-Apprcpriat
for Sioux Indians Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-When the SEN
ate convened to-day the Vice President pre-
sented several official and other documents,
including one from the Interior Depart
ment, asking the appropriation of S15O,0o0
as deficiency to the supply of subsistence
to the Sioux Indians.
The Senate Judiciary Committee to-day
decided to lay over without action, until
next Friday, the nominations of Circuit
Judges. This is done at the request Of
Voorhees,, who desires to enter a protest
against the confirmation OF Wood.
A large number of bills were reported
from the committees and placed on the
calendar.
A communication from Ryan, American
Minister to Mexico, TO the late Senat n
Plumb, suggesting that il would be geneT-
GUS and neighbOTlY act TO return 10 Mexico
the trophies of war captured by the United
States troops in the Mexican war OF 1851,
was presented and referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations
The commercial treaty with the Congo
States and the African slave trade treaty
were ratified.
Senator Teller offered a resolution proviG-
ing for an international monetary confer
ence, and it was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Finance.
The resolution declares that it is the de-
termined policy of the United States Gov
ernment 10 use both gold and silver as full
legal tender money, either under the rate
now existing in the United States or under
one that may hereafter be established by
the United States alone, or in accord with
other nations 1t directs the President to
invite the Governments of the countries
composing the SO-called Latin Union, and
such other nations as he may deem adv!s-
able, TO join the United States In a con-
ference and to adopt common ratio be-
tween Rld and silver for the purpose Of
establishing the International use OF b.
metallic money and of securing the fXity OF
the relative values between those metals.
Whenever these Governments or any three
of them shall have agreed to unite. and
whenever in the judgment of the PTesi-
dent, sufficient number of nations shall
have entered into such international agree
ment, the President is TO declare the ratio
so fixed TO be the existing ratio in the
United States. The President is TO appoint
not less than three nor more than five Com
msSiOnerS, whose reports to him will be
transmitted to Congress and who shall each
receive 5000 year and reasonable ex-
penSeS.
Teller spoke at some length in advocacy
Of his resolution.
Stewart submitted statement In connec-
llUU WITH TIE resolution he OUeEeu laSt
week nstructing the Judiciary Committee
TO inquire as TO what further legislation Will
be necessary to secure the coinage Of silver
provided for under the Bland act Reply
Ing TO a query Of Mitchell, Stewart said tine
act OF 1890 certainly did not repeal that
portion of the Bland act which applied TO
the act of 1887.
Morgan introduced a bill, which was re-
feTred, forfeiting to the United States the
lands claimed by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road between Bismarck, \. OAK, and Wal
lula Wash.
BY Stewart-For the relief OF General
Napoleon j. I. Dana and the relief cf T. 5.
Corbett
BY Mitchell-Relief of c. c. Mccoy.
BY Stanford-ReIief of the heirs of
Joshua Shaw; a bill donating TO the State
Of California per cent of the net proceeds
of the cash sales of the public lands of the
State.
BY Felton-Reliet of Louis l. F. Jaegar.
By Allen-A bill appropriating 5000 for
the first order lighthouse al North H6ad,
Cape Disappointment, Wash. relief of
David Dealy and Moses YOunkil.
Tie Senate then, at :27 p. NJ. went into
executive session. When the doors were
opened the Senate adjourned until tO-mor-
row.