The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-12
The New York Senator Intro
duces a Resolution
For the Payment of Coin Bonds
in Gold.
GOVERNMENT CARS
Are Favored by Vest, in the
Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The 6nan-
cial question again came forward ia
the senate yesterday, when Mr.. Hill
presented a resolution defining the
policy of the government to pay its
bonds in gold in case the parity be-
tween gold and silver could not be
successfully maintained.
Mr.. Stewart, representing the radi-
cal silver element, submitted a coun-
ter resolution, declaring that the
government had no right to prefer
gold to silver. The resolutions went
over under the senate rules but they
offer an opportunity for renewal of
the spirited conflict over the financial
situation.
Mr.. Hill will push his resolution to-
day. 1t is considered improba BILE,
however that the senate will spec f.
cally define the governments policy
on gold payments in case the BIZ
metallic ratio is disturbed. Most of
the day was spent on the postoffice
appropriation bill, spirited contest
being made against the senate amend
ment giving the postmaster general
discretion in expanding the SO, 205, 900
for railway postal routes.
In the course of the debate Mr..
Vest of Missouri, spoke strongly for
government control of postal cars,
the same as it OWNS postofices, and
arraigned the railroads for advancing
or retarding legislation as it suited
them.
There is such freedom of debate in
the senate that Mr. Allen branched
off into an elaborate presentation of
the alleged frauds in the last Ala
bama election. Mr.. Allen presented
IA h1a1 cnnn0rtad hu Ia b0
ing that At, 600 fraudulent votes were
counted in the "Black belt" of Ala
bama.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota,
presented a resolution directing the
president to secure private counsel
to prosecute the rights of the govern
ment against the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads. The sena-
tor said he would have some interest
ing statements to present as to
irregularities in management of these
and some other roads The senate
had not completed the postofice APP
preparation bill up to the time of adj
journment.
The credentials of Mr. Hoar for an :
other term in the senate. beginning
March next, the fourth term for Mr.
Hoar, were presented to the senate
by his colleague, Mr.. Lodge.
MT. OaVlS hopuDllcdn, MlnuoSOIas
submitted resolutions from the legis-
lature of Minnesota. characteriz ng
the railroad pooling bill as an effort
| to "legalize a gigantic trust" and re-
| quesuing the Minnesota senators and
repre- sentatives to work against the
measure. Resolutions were presented
by which the legislatures of both
Kansas and Minnesota expressed
themselves in favor of the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
The senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill for the re-
moval and settlement of the Sou thern
| Ute Indians
Mr.. Germans motion to reconsider
the bill affecting important railroad
mineral lands in Montana and Idaho
was disposed of by amendme nts
which led to the withdrawal on the
motion to reconsider.
House Proceedings.
The legislative appropriation bill
was completed save for the paragra phi
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