The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-01

Washington, Feb. 29.-Lucien Baker,
the new senator-elect from Kansas,
was on the floor of the Senate for the
first time. and vas introduced TO his
associates by Mr. Martin, whom he
succeeds.
NIr. Galltnger briefly addressed the
Senate at the opening of the session
today. in favor OF plan presented by
the Daughters of the Revolution that
a copy Of the Declaration of indie
pendenee be conSpicuously placed in
every postofiice.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
reported by Mr.. CockreH leaving only
one bill-the understanding before
the Appropriation committee. Com
sheraton of the sundry civil bill was
then resumed
Mr.. PettiSrew offered an amendment
appropriating 100000 for seed for the
drought sufferers Of the northwest.
After q short debate the amendment
was agreed to, So to II.
Mr.. Bate OemocraD, of Tennessee,
urged an amendment of S125,O00 for
government participation in the Ten
neSSee state centennial in 1896.
Mr.. Aoar lRepublican), of Ma5sa-
chuSettS, ironically asked Mr.. Bate for
the constitutional authority for this
appropriation
Mr.. Bate said it was the same
authority that gave government aid to
the Worlds fair at Chicago and to the
cotton states exposition at Atlanta,
a point Of order against the amend
ment, made by Mr.. Cockrell, was sub
mitted to the Senate and the appro-
prtation was sustained, So to 15
International Monetary Conference
Mr.. Stewart RopuliSt). of Nevada
moved to reconsider the amendment
already adopted for participation by
the United States IN an international
monetary; conference. He gafd France
was the only European country in &
position to take part in such a con.
ference with any prospect of fairness
to silver. He. therefore, would pro-
pose an amendment to the PROPOSE
ton fnStructing the United States dele
gates not to agree to any ratio below
16 to l.
Mr.. wolcott RepublicaD. of Colo
RADIO, said he greatly regretted thi:
division Of opinion among senator!
! from the silver states who had 50 Ions
stood together The senator from
Nevada (Stewart) declared this was
I scheme Of the gold bugs. Was he for
getting the gallant fight Of the friend,
/ of silver the world over which hac
just eliminated in success before TIL
I British parliament and the German
reichstaS in favor Of an international
/ conference2 France, too, was takins
( the initiative. Success was almost a
hand It was the work of the friends
/ Of silver throughout the world. Were
! the friends of silver to pause at 5ucl
a moment of success?
WOlcOtt Applauded.
| The senator declared himself fo
I American bimetalliSm. but if the ma
! tons of the world united in offerin;
the greatest advantage to silver it hat
I received since its demonstration i
would be criminal to cast it aside
! As Mr.. WoIcott closed his vigorous
/ speech, there was a burst of vigorous
! applause from the gallery which tn
I Vice-president checked by rapping tn
6avel and giving a sharp admonition
I Mr.. Stewart again took the floor, de
nounci1s the proposed conference a
"a trade with our oppressors." What
ever others might do, he would neve
/ consent to such a scheme,
The Stewart motion to reconside
was defeated, yeas 8, nays. 81.
The Affirmative vote was as follows
Allen, Blackburn, Call, Cochren, Kyle
| Martin. PETER, Pugh and Stewart
The negative vote included many lead
y
I Arkansas; George. Wolcott. Cameron
and others.
/ Mr.. Hunton Democrat, of Virginia
I urged an amendment restoring tn
I salary Of the superintendent ~ th
i coast and Seodetic survey to $4,000 ii
4 stead of $4,000 as reduced by the bill
Il but the amendment was defeated.
Il Alnska Coal ana Gold.
Mr.. Squire Republican, of Washing
! ton, secured an amendment Of S., 90
! for an Investigation of the coal an
! gold resources Of Alaska.
Mr.. White Democratl, of California
y proposed an appropriation to pay Cali
: fornia per cent Of California publ
, lands sold since she was admitted t
statehood The amount of the appre
priatiOn was estimated at $500 000 TIL
amendment was ruled out of order
Mr.. Kyle's amendment appropriatin
$4,000 to sink wells for irrigating Pun
poses also went out on point c
order.
Mr. Martins amendm emit granting a
abandoned Kansas military post to tn
state of Kansas for an agriculture
college was ruled out of order, as wa
also an amendment Of Mr.. Mitche
(Republican), of Oregon, appropriatin
$335,O0O to Oregon and 100000 /
Nevada, to reimburse those states fe
assistance in suppressing the rebe
hon.
Mr.. Carey's amendment grantin
certain lands Of the Fort D. a. Russ
military reservation to Wyoming *
public purposes was adopted
An amendment was also agreed
allowing copies of the Worlds IA
certificates, etc, TO successful exhib
tors and to newspapers paying for IL
same.
: An appropriation of $4,000 was mac
for ten historical volumes on IL
Columbia exposition
Sunday Civil BiII Passes.
( AT O'clock the sundry civil bi
which had been in committee of Il
whole for many days, was reportt
to the Senate
Al number Of votes were then take
on Reserved amendments
MrsSt Carey offered a substitute. whit
was adopted In place Of the previo,
appropriation for public buildings
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