Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28
SENATE AND HOUSE
Many Routine Matters in the Upper
Branch of Congress.
SENATOR PEFFER'S BOND RESOLUTION
A Contested Election Case Rule
Reported in the House.
MR.. REEDS CRITICS NJ

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When the Senate met today the galleries
tors was not large.
The desk of the late Senator Colquitt was
still draped with it's sable emblems Of
mourning. Several executive communica-
tions were laid before the Senate by the Vice
President, among them being one regarding
the investigation Of the appraisers office of
the Boston custom house, and also one re-
garding the supply Of reindeer for Alaska.
Senator Dolph of Oregon introduced
joint resolution, declaring that the treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain regarding the construction Of a ship
canal at Nicaragua-commonlyk known as the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty-'is no longer in
force"
Resolution of Inquiry.
Mr.. Pettigrew (South Dakota) introduced
two resolutions, which were agreed to, one
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information regarding changes made in the
weight Of fineness of silver coins of silver
standard countries. and also calling on the
Secretary of the Interior for information as
to whether the sugar refineries have COM
piled with all the provisions of law in
gard to the taking Of the census.
A resolution was introduced by Senator
Frye and agreed to, inquring of the Sec
retary Of War whether subordinate employ
es and laborers engaged by engineer officers
on works Of public improvement have been
employed or discharged for political reasons.
Mr.. PETERS Bond Resolution.
Mr.. PETER Ransas) offered a resolution
directing the finance committee to prepare
a bill for the repeal Of all laws authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds
or other interest bearing obligations without
specific authority of Congress. 1t was tenn
porarily laid on the table.
Stimulation of Silver Coins.
The resolution offered several days ago
directing the committee on judiciary to in
Quire whether the existing statutes are suf-
ficient to punish stimulation of silver coins
by coins Of like metal. weight and fineness
ETC.. was laid before the Senate by the Vice
President, and after a short discussion was
agreed to.
Senator Stewart thought the existing
statutes We're as ample and as specific
human ingenuity could devise, and asserted
that prior to the demonetization of silver
such stimulation could not have occurred
because there was no profit in it unless in
ferior metal was used, when the counterfeit.
ing could be easily detected
Senators sherman and Cockrell in a few
words advocated the adoption of the resolu-
ton. the latter remarking that even IL the
to refer 1t to the judiciary committee He
also got in little thrust at Senator Stew
art by remarking that like examination
might be made into all financial measures
passed by the Senate since Mr.. Stewart had
been member of that body
The Cherokee Bonds.
Senator Berry Ark) had been waiting,
with some show Of inpatierce. to call up
the resolution authorizing and directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to receive
at the subtreasury in New York from r.
I. Wilson & Company, or assignees. the
money, amounting to sG,74O.OO0. to be paid
to the Cherokee raticn and to nlace the
same to the credit of the Che rokee nation.
At lest he succeeded in getting il before
the Senate, but Senator PETER moved its
reference to the cor mittee on Indian af-
fairs and brief discussion followed Sem
ator PETERS motion was voted down, as
was also an amendment proposed by SEN
ator Pettigrew providing that the bonds
sold should not be exempt from taxation
Senator Berry moved to Law the amend
ment On the table. and his colleague SEN
ator Jones (Ark) spoke in opposition to the
amendment and advocated the adoption Of
the resolution, as pi iesented. He said that
congress, after mature deliberation had
purchased from the Cherokee nation a strin
OF land, for which it was to pay the sum
of $SC0O,OOO, but not he wing sufficient funds
on hand to pay the full amount in cash n
had issued deferred payment bonds for the
balance. 1t was also d, divided at the same
tliHe tIidt tne Snel OF Fee nation should have
the right to turn these bonds into cash
Ihese people. then, We're simply exercising
the authority conferred upon them by Con.
gress In selling the bonds to Wilson A.
company. AS 1t was stipulated in the con-
tract that the money SO received should
not be deposited in private bank and as
an arrangement was made to deposit il
In the subtreasury, where it would be safer
they simply wanted authority given the
Treasury Department to receive IL until
the Cherokee council could decide what dis
position to make of il.
At present the Secretary Of the Treasury
had no authority to receive the money
The motion of Senator Berry to Law the
amendment on the table was carried and
without further debate the resolution was
agreed to.
The McGarrahnn Bill.
Then, at 1:30 pm, upon the motion OF
Senator Call F'la.), the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of executive business
At 2:1O the doors were again reopened and
the Senate took up the McGarrahan bill
Senator Morrill, Vt) speaking in opposition
to the claim.
THE HOUSE.
When the Speakers gavel fell today there
were less than eighty members on the floor.