Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-23
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. Oct. SO: 50 1898
SENATE,

Tue lCt IItSlueuG ldlu DeIOTe Iue pouy
the silver purchase repeal act.
Mr.. Stewart rep, New gave notice
of an amendment which he intended to
offer proposing a conference to be held
at Washington within nine months, be-
tween delegates of the United States,
Mexico, Central and South America,
Hayti and San Domingo for the adoT-
ton of a common silver coin to be legal
tender in all commercial transactions
between the citizens of the countries
represented in the conference.
The House joint resolution for the
printing of 1000 copies of the hearings
before the committee on ways and
means was agreed 10, with 40 amend
ment making the number 100000
for the House and 1000 for the Senate.
Mr.. Jones, rep, New took the floor
and continued his speech against the
silver repeal bill, taking it up at the
point where he left off on Saturday.
Mr.. Jones, rep, New having occu-
pied the floor for nearly three hours,
yielded it pleading fatigue, aud saying
that he would take up his speech again
and 60 on with it at some other time.
Mr.. Teller, rep, Col) took up
speech which he mad begun against the
bill some time ago and continued it.
He laid it down as a sound economic
principle that all the money in the
world is the result Of positive law and
that there was not and never had been
any such thing as natural money.
HOUSE.
The resolution providing for the dis
posal of certain funds belonging to the
church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints at Salt Lake City was re-
ported with Senate amendment di
recting the manner in which it should
be distributed for charitable purposes.
This amendment is intended to carry
into effect the purposes for which the
funds were originally donated. The
amount involved is 1897 900. The
amendment was concurred in and the
bill now goes to the President.
Mr.. Waugh offered a resolution and
asked for its immediate consideration
directing that when written charges
are preferred against pensioner or an
applicant for pension the commission
er of pensions shall furnish a copy OF
such charges to the person interested
1t also provides that charges to receive
consideration must be signed. Refer
red to the committee on pensions.
The printing bill was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. Lucas, of South Dakota, intro
duced bill appropriating 100000 for
the establishment of hospital for dis
abled volunteer soldiers at Hot
Springs, S. D.
Mr.. Cogswell, of massachusetts,,
introduced bill appropriating &c.,
600 to exterminate the gypsy
moth, an insect pest which has
found Judgment in Massachusetts,.
lie also introduced q bill providing
that all officers of the navy now on the
active list below the grade of captain
who served in "the war OF the rebellion"
for four years as officer or private, may
upon the completion Of 30 years SER
vice as an officer of the United States
be placed on the retired list with rank
and pay of the next higher grade.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, introduc
ed bill providing for the opening OF
all bids for annual supplies of fuel, ice,
stationery, etc., for the executive de-
partments in Washington on the same
day.
The bill to provide for construction
of revenue cutter for use on the
great lakes at the cost of $4,000 was
passed.
The bill to provide uniform system
of bankruptcy throughout the United
States was taken up and Mr.. Oates
spoke in support of it.
WEDDING IN FAIRFAx.-On Wednes-