The record-union., 1893-10-11
FINANCIAL QUESTION.
New Silver Bill introduced in the
Senate.
THAT EMBRACES EVERYTHING DE-
MANDED ON BOTH SIDES
The Tucker Bill for the Repeal of the
Federal Election Law Passed by the
House by a Strict Party Vote-A
Members Would Vote on the Re-
peal of the Sherman Law.
speclal 10 the REcoRp-UN1oN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Squire of the
State of Washington this morning intro
duced in the Senate an amendment to the
silver bill, embracing about everything
demanded on both sides of the question.
1t provides that the owner of bullion, the
product of mines or refnerieS in the
United States, may deposit it at any mint
in an amount not less than 500 in value,
to be coined into standard dollars of the
present weight. There shall only be paid
to the person depositing the bullion such
number of dollars as are equal to the COM
mercial value of the silver bullion on the
day of deposit, the difference between the
commercial value aud the mint value to
be retained by the Government as seign-
forage. The deposits of bullion for coin
age are not to exceed S2, 1000, 900 per month,
and when the number OF silver dollars
coined shall reach the sum OF 500, 100000,
further coinage shall cease. The Selgnlor-
age is to be retained in the Treasury as a
reserve fund for the purpose OF maintain
ing the parity OF every dollar Issued un-
der this Act. These silver dollars are to
be legal tender in all payments at full
value and no certificates are to be issued
to represent them. The Secretary OF the
Treasury is authorized to issue bonds, the
interest not to exceed per cent, redeem
able at the pleasure of the United States
after five years, Tor the purpose OF main
tanning all money at par with the gold
dollar The National Banking Associa-
ton shall be entitled to receive circulating
notes to the par value of bonds on deposit,
provided the aggregate OF such notes, for
which any association is liable, shall not
exceed the capital stock paid in.
The amendment is, in fact, new bill,
striking out all of the old bill after the
Allison, Sherman and others say II is the
best compromise yet suggested.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-Routine busi-
ness occupied the morning hour of the
House to-day. General Black of Illinois
offered and had passed a joint resolution
authorizing the erection in statuary hall
of a group representing Columbus and
Isabella.
Cultivate, from the Committee on
Rules, presented special order for con-
sideration of the McCreary bill to amend
the Geary Exclusion Act from day to day
after the adoption of the order until dis
posed of He gave notice that he would
call up the rule tomorrow morning.
McRae called up the bill which passed
both houses in the last Congress for relief
of settlers on timber and stone lands
under the Act of 1878 and it was passed.
The Senate bill to extend the time for
payment of homeSteaders In certain In
dian lands under the Act of 1891 was
taken up, and after some explanation by
Mr. FLYNN of Oklahoma and Simpson of
Kansas it was passed.
McRae's bill regulating the sale Of tim
ber on forest reservations and providing
for the protection of such reservations
was called up and considered in Commit
tee of the Whole. The reservations in
clude over II, 100000 acres, among others
the following: Aaska-Afognak forest
and fish culture reservation. Arizona
Grand Canyon forest reserve, l,85l, $50
acres. California-San Gabriel timber
land reserve, 555, $40 acres; Sierra forest
reserve, 73l, $50 acres; Trabuca Canyon
forest reserve, IS, ,920 acres. Oregon-Bull
Run timber land reserve, AZ, $50 acres;
Cascade Range forest reserve, 49,
acres; Ashland forest reserve, 1S, 500
acres. Washington-The Pacific forest
reserve, 967 $50 acres.
McRae explained that the purpose OF
the bill was to protect forests, secure
waterflow and give the department au-
thority to sell for legitimate purposes
such timber as can be spared. The bill
aroused opposition from Western MEM
bers and o'clock arrived without action.
The Speaker took the chair and the
special order, bringing the Tucker bill to
vote and pending amendments, was
read.
Burrows amendment, seeking to ex-
cept from repeal those laws providing for
free registry, the vote of citizens irrespec
tive of color or previous condition, and
providing for the punishment of those
interfering with registration or voting,
and giving United States Judges jurisdic-
ton, was defeated on strict party lines by
a vote of 100 to 1913.
The vote demonstrated the fact that the
Democrats had nine more than quorum
present.
The vote then recurred on Lacey's
amendment, providing for the punish
ment of crimes against the ballot in Con-
gressional and Delegate elections.
Lacey demanded the ayes and noes,
claiming the defeat of his amendment
would give the briber and the ballot box
stuffer free rein in Delegate elections in
the Territories.
The amendment was lost-90 to 1876.
A vote was then taken on final passage
of the bill. The bill passed-ayes 200,
noes 101, strict party vote.
When the Speaker announced the vote
the Democrats broke into cheers, and at
2:45 o'clock the House adjourned.