New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
Nv and OUT OF CONGRESS-.
STEADY DECREASE IN TIE NUMBER OF
ELLIS IN THE HOUSE.
MIR BI.AIR's PLAN FOR AN INTERNATIONAL 81
METALLIC AGREEMENT CONTEST IN

Washington June Fewer bills have been intro
duced in the House this session, up TO the first or
the present month. than for "A number OF Ton
crosses on the first day OF June 1853 bills had
been introduced. and OF this number lGi nave been
reported ard are now upon the calendar. At the
same date. in the frs, session OF the Lll1 Con-
gress the number OF bills Introduced 9GSs. and
OF bills reported l.j39 Hgh-water mark was
reached at the same period In the List Congress-
when the number OF introduced bills was swollen
TO 1895. OF which 227O Were reported An analysis
OF these figures shows that the number Of bills
reported. as compared with the whole number In
troduced has steadily decreased. In the List Con
gress the ratio OF bills reported to those intro
duced was one to five: in the Lila Congress the
ratio fell of TO one In six and In the present Con-
gress it IS In OF the bills favoraDly
reported which ultimately passed the House the
proportion IS about one In five. The falling of in
the number OF bills may be varously accounted
for The passage OF the Dependent PENSION act
cut of hundreds OF bills with which the Pensions
Committee had previously been flooded, and the
law which gives to the Court OF Claims jurisdic-
ton over certain claims formerly passed upon by
the House also helped to cut down the total The
straitened condition Of the National finances has
not been without It's influence. and many bills. de-
signed 10 make drafts upon the United states
Treasury. have been withheld under the belief that
Congress Will approve no measures looking 10 the
expenditure Of public moneys. except such az are
absolutely necessary.
Ex-Spcaker Reed IS the only Republican here
toforc considered among the opponents OF the free
coinage OF silver who has developed liberal views
this subject. Another New England Repre-
sentative. Senator Blair OF New Hampshire has
been studying the silver question. and has drafted
the following form OF a Joint resolution as express
Ing the conclusions he has reached: Be II re-
solved ETC. That the President be requested TO
open negotiations with the several Powers with
which We maintain diplomatic relations with u
View 10 the adoption OF blmetalc or mean stand
arl OF value ratio OF sixteen ounces Of silver to
one OF gold. nearly that ratio as may be, by
an international agreement; and X such agree
mcnt be not made by and between at least one
~ the leading Powers OF Europe and the United
States on or before the nrst day Of January 1897.
that from and after that date the existing STANDARD
OF value 10 VII. sixteen ounces OF silver to one
OF gold shall continue as now established by law
Uut the Tinted States shall no longer maintain "A
parity % value between the standard gold and Ji-
yer dollars. ana Section o. the act or July H. 1879
uhc parity section " the Sherman law. and all
laws inconsisteat herewith. shall be repealed
speaking ~ this resolution Mr. Blair said: III we
ar. going 70 the bme,allic basis. might not some
tne;hol Ike this be the better way. as II would
tend to hasten an international bimetalc agree
mert n such be- made. and bring M TO a oi-
metallic standard gradually. II no such agreement
IL possible? II might. and probably would. be
better for all concerned II the gold standard could
bc successfully maintained. bu, that seems 70 be
too ifilcui-pra ,ticnlly impossible under existing
conditions Not only In the untel States. but
all over Europe. there IL II growing sentiment.
dcnanl IN fact. for the use Of silver IA money.
And II the United states should announce to the
word rs intention ~ some such form as have
proposed | am satisfied that the international
agreement. 50 i,ng AMI aricnty desired. would be
speedily effected"
Commissioner Miller said today that the defeat
u the BrAwlcy bill. . relieve ceriain southern
corporations from penalties incurred by the Issue
% scrip or sJ-cillci money certificates IN the
financial sirngcncy last summer and iaIl would noi
result disrsirDusy 20 any one The Attorney
General rendered an opinion last fall on samples
Of alleged money submitted 10 him. that ihry were
-ubl~c, 10 AK. and all efforts on me part of
the Internal revenue officers - collect the tax
crrtiarat,s or scrip hal been issued ccased NJ
such alleged money was nov IN use anywhere
Representative John G. Houk. OF the Ia Dis
trict Of Tennessee. yestcrdhy n'roilcel IN me
House innocent-looking private bil which II -
said IL not half 80 Innocent "a u .ooks' Inc pl,
IN question l. 10 perfect the military record OF
Henry H. Gibson. OF Tennessee, ami II calls upon
the Secretary OF War 10 furnish the war records
OF Mr. Gibson Messrs. II0uk and Gibson are both
Republican candidates Tor Congress from the ia
District At the Recon, primaries. Mr. Gibson was
declared the nominee. but fraud was alleged re-
suting IN the casting out ., votes Tor both aspi-
rants. The number ~ fraudulent ballots for Mr.
Gibson. IL was alleged So far exceeded those Tor
district declared Mr. llouk the regular nominee.
Mr. Gibson declined 10 abide by this decision. ami
IIouk The latter has gathered campaign mate
rial against hi' opponent. and arnong other things
and i volunteer captain. as he claims but was Only
a suffers clerk during the war THIS fact Mr.;
IloulS desires bring before the public In official
form. and makes use Of his place as a member OF
Compress to bring the matter up In the House.
The American Consul at Paso del Norte. Mexico.
rcpori' chat OYER $40 tons OF Indian corn we're I'M
all came from Kansas.