The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-19
The National Salons

AHe National SOIOnss
The Senate was IN session Monday for
i've hours. Half Of the time was spent on
Mr.. Mcpherson's IN ~ JOINT resolution
authorizing and directing the Secretary OF
the treasury to suspen all pure bases OF
silver under the Sh rman act. and the
other half on the bill Granting additional
quarantine powers and i,nl,o>in- dditionat
duties upon the Marine IT, spitnl service.
Mr. Mcpherson a;.drces,d the Senate at
length III support OF his joint resolution.
Mr. Mcpherson had not finished hi, speech
at clock. when the quarantine bill WIS
In IA before the Senate As the special order,
but it was laid asid temporarily to allow
Mr.. Mcpherson 10 c include The House
Committee on Banking and Currency by "A
decisive vote pushed the Andrew banking
and bullion purchase repeal LII together
with the Cate amendment for Tie coinage
OF silver bullion now in the treasury,
through the committee and ordered its re-
port to the House. motion OF Cox
(Tenn. to carry ont the state bank plank
in the Chicago platform was defeated by II
TO l. Mr.. Townsend taL) offered the
Steward free-toina G bill This Was voted
down. The Cate amendment was the.
adopted, and then NJ Cate author
lied to report the hill as agreed to by
vote OF to 3. The bill as agreed upon
provides that national hank, uron a de-
post Of interest Tearing United States
bonds shall be entitled to receive circulate
ing notes to the full par value of the bonds
deposited. AT present 90 per cent. is the
limit.
Section reduce, the tax on national
bank circulation from "a to 4 of per cent.
each half year,
Section } repeats the Sherman silver bull
lion purchase act
Section i the Cate amendment and
amends the c,inage section OF the sherman
act so as to read as follows:
That the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
coin into standard silver dollars 50 much of
the silver bullion purchased under the pro-
visions of this act may I've necessary to pro-
vide for I he redemption Of the treasury notes
herein provided for. ami shall coin from time
to time into STANDARD SILVER dollars the re-
Inaindcr of such bullion for the uses of the
treasury as speedily rs the demands upon the
treasury may render riacticable tie payment
out of the treasury OF such standard silver
dollars and such standard silver dollars coined
under this provision ot this act for the uses Of
the treasury shall BE covered into the treasury
rs miscellaneous receipts, and any gain or
ser iora4e alisinG from any such coinage shall
| he accounted for and paid into the treasury.
The bill granting additional quarantine
powers and imposing additional duties upon
the Secretary OF the Treasury and the ma
rine hospital service wa- passed by The SEN
| ate Tu' Stay. After the quarantine bill
was pa sei the special 'rier. til, bill pro-
hibi.inr im.ni-ration for one year, was per-
mitted t. lapse. The an,i-opti0n bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Villas Dem, Wis., COM
+ plet"d hi- argument a@ainS il. There w#s
no action on 1ie bill. the Senate adjourn
ing for lack If a quorum, The House met
/ TUESDAY iu.,fninr in continuation of Nom
day 5 Ion and TtNt:nri cousidc: ton
OF The bill for ne adm s~ion OF the Norfolk
s NcStcrn Railroad into the District of
Columbia AID after 4 slaru dis
cuS-j,u it WIS ,,SSrd The House
pro,ecJctl 10 the consideration of
the Grain io;nt resolution. ur,nos;nr
amendments TO the Co?l~:i turiun substitute
! ing the ;!lst day of December for the 4th
dar Of Nar.h rs the commencement and
termination OF the official terms of men,
her, of the House Of Representatives ana
of the United states Senators and provid-
in. that Congress Shall hold its annual
,ncetinr on the second Monday in january.
and substituting. ts.c :, tt, of Aprt for the
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