Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-12
The Minority Report on tie
Repeal Bill.
RAUN EXPLAINS HIS FIGURES.
Harrison Declines 10 Discuss the
Sdnlly Op3nil6 Question.
CRANES orr rwo covrn,crs.
4 Cholera Di'pairn fson IIamanrg TO
srcrd,ry Of state
fusior.

Foster.
WAsHISGrOS, b. C., jan. 1.-THE |
report Of the minority Of the House
banking aud currency committee on |
the bill 20 repeal the Shvrman silver
bullion purchase net was made to the
House today by Representative Towns.
end Of Colorado. Itisan argument In
opposition TO tho bill which 1t lie charged |
is intended to b. inal o,ep toward.
an absolute gold standard In reunited |
States and TO suppress eyory effort at |
bimenllism. Tue Minority says that to |
secure the support " national banks |
the bill nllows them gratuitousiy an |
Increase OF their pre.ent circulation Of |
nbout sl5,OOO,0g0 aud also gives them u |
bInus Of the present circulation OF |
500, 600, 900 per year by reducing the |
circulation tax. The report attacks the
statement Of facts given by the majority |
as the ground for Its action aud predicts |
that the repeal Of the policy will pro-
duce widespread ruin. Figures are |
quoted 10 dlsprovc the statement that |
the county Is drifting TO silver basis |
and the drain OF gold IL attributed 10 |
the European losses In South America |
and the Russian loan. silver purchases
have not affected the matter and to get |
American gold Europe has been pay
ing n premium.
II one were to believe the Eastern
papers the repeal Of the Sherman
silver purchase act Ia Imminent. IL |
II not only not imminent, but i'm
possible.
THE REPEAL BILL
will probably receive consideration In
the House. IL is In high degree i'm.
probable that II eau pass, anu In the
very highest degree absurd to think
that II can pass the Senate. Meantime
the Democrats In the House are trying |
TO figure out some way 10 reach COM |
promise on the silver question, but there
seems 10 be- little promise OF success.
Some believe that II they could get u |
vote on the bill reported from the bank |
Ing and currency committee they could |
carry 1t through the House, but no one
seems TO have any hope that the bill or
any other repeating the Sherman law
can be got through tho Senate In view
OF the attitude OF the silver senators.
Representative Gate OF Arkansas said |
today that he believed that the bill re.
ported from the banking and currency
committee would pass the House II q
vote could be had. But he did not see
his way 10 vote. Both Senators
Stewart and Teller say that no bill OF
this nature can pass the Senate at this
session az long they are able TO hold
their seats Id tnat body.
PENSION FUNDS NEEDED.
Commissioner Raum OF the pension
bureau appeared today before the sub.
committee OF the House Committee on
appropriations, which IA preparing the
pension appropriation bill. The origi-
nal estimate for 1891 made by the
commission was sl65, 100000. A sub.
sequent estimetc lew days ago placed
the amount required at SIZE, 100000.
lie was asked as to the reason OF tho
Increase and explained the former
figures by saying that he had presumed
tho new administration would not do
as much work as he hni done, but
Admitted that II II did allow as many
pensions Sl72, 100000 would be- needed.
THE NAVAL REVIEW
ut New York next spring following
the rendezvous at Hampton Roads, Va,
VIII not take place unless Congress
makes an additional provision for the
proper celebration. This Nv what
Secretary Tracy today told commit.
tee OF citizens from Underwater, Va,
who came % washington to urge the
OF sSJO,O0O for carrying
Out the objects Of tho rendezvous and
review. Tie claims that the ceiebrs.
ton viii be q failure II II IL attempted
on the small sum OF money already
for the purpose. SO far
only six nations have accepted the
Invitation of the Unitod States TO par.
iicipate In the review, bus u iless the
desired appropriation IL made Secretary
Tracy thinks Il better to withdraw all
such invi ations aud declare the 70.
view oil.
WORKING FOR SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Sunday opening hearing was
resumed today by the special COM
miitee Of the House ON the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. Elliot II.
addressed the committee In
ihNut VI INV khtNa utluk htDt ClOhtl |
Rev. Dr. Joseph Cook OF
Boston and others earnestly opposed
the opening. l.. $. Colin, ex.railway
Of Iowa and now presi.
dent OF the Sabbath reform association,
said tho farmers OF Iowa were against
Sunday opeaing RI was the Railway
association and the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
A committee OF twenty-five or thirty,
representing the American Sabbath
Union and other organizations inter.
esteu in preventing the repeal OF the
Wotld's Fair Sunday closing law,
were received by President Harrison
In the east room ami were introduced
by Colonel Shepard,
who made formal address 10 The
President, reciting tho purpose for
which tho committee was laborlnp.
The Rev. Mt Ramsdell Of Washing.
ton read n memorial addressed to the
President invoking his nii In securing
The obIec. sought. To this President
Harrison responded that It would be
improper for him TO discuss
tho matter, In view OF the fact that IL
was now before Congress for action.