The Portland daily press., 1893-02-25

WASHINGTON, February 24.-In the
House today, Mr.. Harter of Ohio, intro
duced a bill to provide for the free coin
age of silver and gold, at the present
ratio, and upon equal terms.
| 1t provides that after it's passage, pur-
chase of silver bullion by the govern
ment shall cease and that the mints shall
| be opened to the coinage of both metals
| upon the same terms as existed prior to
1878, provided, however, that all silver
and gold coinage hereafter, for the ae-
count of owners, shall not have any legal
| tender function, and instead of beiug
stamped lone dollar" five dollars"
ETC., it shall be stamped ''ten dimes"
fifty dimes," etc.
Nothing in this act is to be construed
as affecting the legal tender function of
| the gold and silver already coined, or
which may hereafter be coined, upon the
account of the United States.
All laws in conflict with this act are
repealed.
In the House.
In committee of the whole the Indian
appropriation bill was takes up. When
| the appropriation for the support of In
dian schools was reached, Mr.. Lodge of
Massachusetts,. moved to increase the ap-
preparation from 81, 900, 900 to 81, ,075, 900.
Agreed to.
A few moments before 5, Mr.. Hatch,
who was presiding over the committee
of the whole, left the chair, and address
ing his successor, said that for the three
legislative days the Indian bill had been
under consideration. There was not, he
continued, an intelligent member of the
Hause who did not absolutely know
at this hour of the session that the ap-
| preparation bills were being used as
means of obstructing the consideration
OF the anti-options bill, and that the op-
ponents of the latter measure, the friends
of the demonitizatlon of silver, and the
friends of the Senate rider to the appor-
priation bill are in absolute agreement
and conspiracy. No gentleman from this
time until ~ tomorrow week could
shield himself under any sort and subter-
fuge unless he is willing to go on record
not only as opposed to the anti-options
bill, but as an opponent of silver and
friend of the per cent amendment. He
gave notice he would continue this strug-
| gle in the interest of the people against
the interest of Lombard street and Wall
street until the peoples rights were pre-
| served.
| Mr.. Coombs of New York called the
| said, was impugning the motives of mem
bers of the House.
| Mr.. Hatch replied that he was impugn-
| ing no one's motives. He was merely
stating a part of the parliamentary stat
utes. The committee then rose.
| Mr.. Holman again asked that there be
| formal non-concurrence in the Senate
| amendments to the sundry civil appro-
| priation bill, with the exception of the
| Sherman amendment
Mr.. Hatch objected, and the House
| took recess until p. m.
The galleries were crowded when the
house met this evening and there was an
| unusually large number of members on
| the floor. A motion to proceed to con-
sideration of private pension bills was
responded to by only 1876 members. A
call of the House was ordered, to which
short of a quorum, the House at 9.16 adj
journed.
In the Senate.
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up. Amendment adopted to make
clerks of Senators not committee chair
men annual clerks at s., 1865, $44,275.
The next amendment giving rise to
discussion was one reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations to strike out of
the bill the paragraph abolishing the
Utah commission and substituting for it
a paragraph appropriating $4,000 for
compensation of five commissioners.
Struck out.
Mr.. Carey offered an amendment re-
quiring all territorial Offices to be filled
by bona f1de residents. Amendment ex-
cluded on point of order.
The amendment was adopted increas
ing tae appropriation for expenses of
civil service commission. 1t precipitated
discussion, Mr.. Hale accusing the COM
mission of constantly invading new do
mains and getting it's jurisdiction ex-
tended. He was getting rather impatient,
he said, about it.
No further progress was made in the
legislative bill. Senate at 81 ad ourned.
What They Think of the Cabinet.
Speaking of Cleveland's Cabinet as
finally made up, the following is wired:
Mr.. Reed (Maine)-I think that Mr..
Cleveland changed his mind about ap-
pointing me to place in his cabinet be-
cause of some spec h which Mr.. Hill or
some other Democrat made about me. |
am disappointed.
Mr.. Dingley (Maine)-T here are some
pretty good men in it.
The Hawaiian Protest.
The protest on the Hawaiian situation
has been presented to Secretary Foster
by Paul Neumann, envoy of the deposed
Queen Lilinokalani.
Neumann's story varies in the most i'm
portant particulars from the versions
rendered by Commissioner Thurston and
his colleagues. Minister Stevens is pre-
sented in the most unenviable light He
is openly charged by Neumann with hav-
ing conspired with men who instituted
the revolution and with having pledged
in advance the assistance of the physical
and moral forces of the United States.
Post Office Discontinued.
The post Office at West Raymond, Cum
berland county, has been discontinued.
Salaries of Customs Officers.
Senator Frye, chairman of the Senate
commerce committee, introduced in the
Senate today a copy of the Curtis bill