Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-09-10

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"AsHIHGToT, Sept. 5.-Petfer in
trodncci bill! creating Depart
ment of Education under the super
vision OF the Secretary of Education,
who, witdin three years after the ras
sago OF tha act, shah cause to be con.
structed Il College of Scientific Learn.
in:!, in which shall bo taught al the
| c.nss'c and professional studies, arts,
etc, To- Gc known us tho Scientific
C3;TCTaity Of the Red, White nrd
bidT C?o35. The bill appropriutcs
S!,oOJ,y1J 10 construct building.
Eight million more is appropriated
10 create an endowment to be known
rs ths Scientific College Fund. Tho
Secretary Of the Treasury ;s direc,e |
20 purchase aluminium 20 the total
amount OF the appropriations and
coin IN dunhminatiOus ot one cent to
twenty dollars.
Voorhees, submitted resolution
70: beginning tho sessions ut IL
o'cicck. Laid over.
Morgan Of Alabama offered con-
current resolution Tor the uppuint-
raent Of IL joint select committee,
seven members Of each house, to cx-
anime iHto the financial and none
tary condition OF the Government
and tbs people, With view Of devls-
ing mepn8 for its betterment. Il.
powers are very wide, Including the
question OF rcnonCtizatron OF silver
It's ratio with gold. a revision of tho
law8 relating 10 legal tender, rrpnul
Of tho state bank tax. the cause OF
the present financial depression, leg
tsIqt!oa 10 prevent National uarks
from abusing their privileges and
powers 10 the GvtIincnt OF the Coy
crnmcnt md p'oIlc, etc. Laid over.
ALIENS resolution, us.;ing tho Seq
Rotary Of the Treasury il ke had re-
deemed any silver certificates in coin
WIS agreed TO.
Potter took the floor aud concluded
remarks in opposition to rcreal.
Stewart o! Nevada followed in op.
prsitoU 10 repeat. lie said in 1857
the minis q the CoutiGsnt OF Europe
and those in the United States wcro
open 10 the free cCiUus, OF silver. lie
then rccited event, loa-ing up to the
characterization OF siLcr in 1879.
Sherman, ho said, introduced the bill
prepared by n clique il tho Treasury
Department, beaded by john Jay
kGoX, rrOfcsaCdIy to lcviGc and mod
lfy the mint Laws, bu. which in real
! ity omitted The stanCard dollar from
| the list Of coins, undat.Cr twO DAYS
| dobatc The bill, whidi End been ro-
ported by Sherman Lsom the Finance
Committee, vas pissed. Sherman,
voting IN tho negative, very we'll
krew, said Stewart, before his lame
had been reached ia the calling uf
the roll that tho bill would pass by
an overwhelming majority. The HIS
tory Of the bill in the House Of Rep
rcEcn,Gtivos is sucgCsijvc. After IL
wns developed that tho bill demune.
tizcd silver, Hooper Of MGssarhusotts
i'll charge oi the hill, affected to aban-
don it. Some days uftcrwnrd mn
absent representative, Potter Of Now
York, discovered tho fact that tho
bill domonc;i1cd silver. Hooper
presented substitute for tho bill
which no falsely claimed contained
mono OF tho Ubjcctiounl features OF
tho original bill. Tho substitute
passed under tho erroneous belief
produced by lToopcr's statement. Tho
substitute was devoid Of tho UbjaU-
tiOnnblo provisions OF tho original bill.
The substitute, as it came from tho
House, contained in tho sixteenth
section u provision for dollar Of 33i
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