The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-14
That Interesting Subject Occupies
the Attention OF the House
These Days
Ia the Senate the Matter OF Silver
SeiRnioraRe Coinage Claims
Attention.
Agreement Expected Soon - 60 IN. Tins
Of Reporting the Tarin Bnl -
the Senate.

WAsnISoTos. March I8.-The house TO-
day began consideration Of the pill making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses OF
the government Only three amendments
Of importance were adopted; one appropri-
ating s4S50O for lighting Hay lake channels
Sb4OOO for public building ct Bufalo
$4,000 for repairing the pos,oflcs at New
York. The only other amendment Of i'm
portanes was one made by Morse. rspubli-
can. Of Massachusetts, to cut of the nppro-
priation for the Interstate commsros com.
mission. The manner In which a portion
OF tho appropriation for counsel fees was
wordei led 30 a spirited debate. In which
hf. Cannon. Of Illinois. broadly intimated
that this appropriation had been placed
under the direction Of the commission. in
stead OF tbs department OF justice. as here
tofore, because of the criticism against A.
torney General Olney that be is In sym
paihy with corporations. The amendment
was finally defeated by Mr.. Hainss. Of New
York. who raised the q qisstion of no quo
rum.
Resolutions calling for information from
the secretary of the navy regarding the
troubles with Carnegie. Phipps a Co., on
ahhch lihtet Nah phbheus
The house COMMITTEES on invalid pensions
ia. day ordered favorable report on the
bill doing awaV with the requi smsnt Of
homo able discharge as q preliminary to
pension,
Proceedings in the senate to-day were
unintsrestinR. Discussion Of tbs seiRnior-
eRe bill was taken up, Senators Stewart aud
Lindsay speaking ia favor. Senator Dolph
in opposition. holding that its passage
would destroy the existing squAlity be-
tween gold and silver.
Mr.. Stewart delivered q silver srseoh
along the line Of his we'll known theories
Senator Lindsay denied tho assertions by
Senator sherman that the bill permitted
the issue OF paper money without security
When he took bis seat Senators Dolph and
Mills jumped up. tbs latter to ask for an
executive session. Mr.. Dolph, however,
was recognized, and as he was primed for a
spsoeh and had been waiting since yester-
day for an opening. he declined to yield for
a motion 10 90 into executive session.
Mr.. Dolph thought those vino are urging
the passage OF the bill are doing so undes
falEe Interpretations. The bill was q
reckless proposition to increase the coinage
OF standard silver dollars or OF silver GER
tihoatss without adequate provision for
heatAlpAlou OF 10 MAINTAIN tuen eQuAlltV
with gold. The bill 10 in direct conflict
with the declaration of congress made
whsn the purchase CLAUSE of the sherman
law was repealed, il Was the polioy Of
the government 10 maintain the parity Of
gold ana silver.
The democrats and republicans OF the
senate committee on finance are likely to
agree on date for reporting the tariff bill
to the senate. They are only = week apart
now, the democrats wanting March 26, the
republicans n week longer.
The democratic members Of tie senate
held a caucus to-day 20 assign Senators
Blanchard and McLauTin - committees.
aud for making other eomnittss assign
nents made necessary By the designations
of Senators Malthau and White. New
members were assigned as follows: Blanch-
ard. chairman of improvements OF the Mis-
sssippi river, and member OF the commit
tees on epidemic dissHses, Indian affairs,
railroads pablo buildings end grounds.
hoLAurin, chairman of the COMMITTEES to
investigate the geological survey. and NOM
bsr OF the committees on civil service and
retrsRohment claims OF Indian depreda-
tonE, and improvement OF the Mississippi
rive; Caifery. of Louisiana, was put on she
committee on Pacific railroads.