The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-10
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


| WASHINGTON, January 9.-The Senate
today confirmed the nomination of Hen
ry Clay Evans of Tennessee to be first
assistant postmaster general.
The House committee on banking and
currency have ordered favorable report
on the Andrews bill, with the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cate of Arkansas,
providing for the coinage of all the silver
bullion in the treasury.
The bill, a reported, repeals the Shor-
man law for the purchase of bullion.
Silver Question in the Senate.
The joint resolution authorizing and d.
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
suspend all purchases of silver bullion
under the act of July IA, 1890, was taken
up, and Mr.. Mcpherson addressed the
Senate in advocacy of it.
Mr.. Aldrich then gave notice of hi in
tention to offer substitute for the joint
resolution. The substitute provides that
bonds may be sold to purchase gold to
maintain parity of silver purchases, and
may be suspended at the direction of the
President. In case of failure to secure
international agreement by January,
4. lls
Mr.. Aldrich asked that the joint reso-
luton and pending amendments be taken
up tomorrow morning at the conclusion
of the morning business and that at 2
o'clock a vote be taken upon them with
out further debate.
Mr.. Daniel object.
Mr.. Aldrich-I ask the gentlemen on
the other side of the chamber Gf they
desire to fulfill the views expressed in
the Democratic PLATFORM to agree with
unanimity to my suggestion.
Mr.. Daniel object to any time being
fixed for the vote on the joint resolution
and ask the Senator from Tennessee to
yield five minutes to me.
Mr.. Daniel criticized some figures put
forward by Mr.. Mcpherson as to the
profits of silver mining.
Mr.. Teller declared with much empha-
sis the Sherman act could not be re-
pealed in this Congress.
The joint resolution went over without
action, and without any agreement.
The quarantine bill was taken up, and
Mr.. White offered an amendment to the
third section, which was agreed to, add
ing the words s'all rules and regulations
made by the Secretary of the Treasury
shall operate uniformly and in no man.
nel discriminate against any port or
place."
Mr.. White also offered an amendment
providing all provisions of the bill shall
expire on the first of January, 1896.
No disposition was made of the amend,
ment before adjournment. 1t was agreed
after the routine morning business to-
morrow that the quarantine bill will be
taken up and debate continued at least
until 2 o'clock. Adjourned.
A Pr rofitless Session.
The House resumed consideration of
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill, the pending motion being to recon
NIT the bill with instructions 10 the com
mittee on appropriations to report it
back with amendment providing quarter
mot half) expenditures for the support
of the District be borne by the general
government The motion was defeated
and the bill passed.
In the morning hour the House
ceeded to consideration of the bill ca
up from committee on the militia to
mote the efficiency of the militia.
No final action was taken and u.
House passed to the consideration of the
District business, but adjourned without
action.