Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-09-06
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..2WAsH1HGToN, Sept h-Peffsr lin
&rodnced 2 bill creating 2 Depart
tment OF Education under the super
vision OF the Secretary Of Education,
who, within three years after the PAS
sage Of the act, shall cause to be, eopa
structed College Of Scientific Learn
ing, in which shall be- taught. gil the
classic and professional studies, arts,
etc, to be known as the Scientific
University Of the Red, White and
blue Cross. The, bill appropriates
81 ,0O0, 600. TO construct =. q. building.
Eight million more is appropriated
to create an endowment to be known
.ss this Scientific College Fund The
Secretary Of the Treasury is directed
TO. purchase aluminium TO the total
amount OF the appropriations and
'coiu in denominations of one cent to
twenty dollars. .......... .
Voorhees, submitted. resolution
for beginning the sessions at IL
O'Clock. Laid over. g, tr,..,.
Morgan Of Alabama offered con-
current'resolution for the appoint
ment m joint select committee,
seven members Of each; house, to OK.
anime into the financial and none
tary condition OF the Government
and the people, with h view of devls7
ing means for its betterment. Its
powers are very wide, including the
question OF reconciliation Of silver
Its ratio with gold. a revision. OF the
laws relating to legal tender, repeal
of the State bank tar, the cause, of
the present financial depression, leg
islation to prevent National banks
from abusing their privileges and
+,powers 70. the detEi@ent of.tbe Gov
eminent and people, etc. Laid over.
Aliens resolution, asking the Sec
retary Of the Treasury il he had re-
deemed any silver certificates in coin
was agreed to.
PETER took the floor and concluded
remarks in opposition to repeal.
Stewart Of Nevada followed in op.
position to repeal. He said in 1867
the mints Of the continent of Europe
and those in the United States were
open 10 the free coinage of silver. He
then recited events leading up to the
characterization OF silver in 1878.
Sherman, he said, introduced the bill
prepared by clique in the Treasury
Department, headed by John Jay
Kuox, professedly to revise and mod
lily the mint laws, but which in real
ity omitted the standard dollar from
the list OF coins, and after two days.
debate The bill, which had been re-
ported by Sherman itom the Einance
Committees was passed.v Sherman,
Eobng, in the negetiye, ., very, well
knew, said Stewart, before his name
had been reached in the culling of
the roll that the bill would pass by
an overwhelming majority. The his
tory Of the bill in the House of Rep
resentatives is suggestive. After it
was developed that the bill demone.
tized silver, Hooper of Massach usetts
in charge Of the hill, affected to aban-
don 1t. Some days afterward an
absent representative, Potter Of New
York, discovered the fact that the
bill demonetized silver. Hooper
presented substitute for the bill
which he falsely claimed contained
none OF the objectional features Of
the original bill. The substitute
passed under the erroneous belief
produced by Hooper's statement. The
substitute was devoid of the objec-
tonabls provisions OF the original bill.
tlThe Substitute, as it came from the
nHopss, Contateed in shs, sixteenth
e,secion provision for adollar Of 3sA