Evening star., 1895-02-11
The sessionpf Congress Drawing to
o aClose.
SENATOR HILLS FINANCIAL RESOLUTION
The Legislative. Appropriation Bill
i in tho House.
PROGRESS MADE ON IT


The credentials of Mr. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts for another term in the Senate,
beginning March next-the fourth term
of Mr. Hoar-were presented to the Senate
today by his colleague, Mr.. Lodge.
MI. Davis (MinnD submitted resolutions
from the legislature of Minnesota char
acterizing the railway pooling bill as an
effort to "legalize a gigantic trust" and
requesting the Minnesota Senators and
Representatives to work against the meas
ure.
The legislatures of both Kansas and Min
nesota expressed themselves IN favor OF
the election of United States Senators by
direct vote of the people.
The Senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the bill for the removal and settle
ment of the Southern Ute Indians
Mr.. Germans motion to reconsider the
bill affecting important railroad mineral
lands in Montana and Idaho was disposed
of by amendments, which led to the with
drawal of the motion to reconsider
Mr.. Pettigrew (S d. presented a resolu-
ton severely arraigning the management
of the Union and Central Pacific railroad
companies. 1t directed the President to
employ counsel toe recover the sums
''stolen by the directors" etc. The reso-
luton also directs the President to protect
the interests of the government by using
the sinking fund to pay off the first mort
gage and also by taking other steps.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he would at a later
day submit list of the parties, with the
amounts of liability. The Senator said the
manipulation of these railroads was a dis
grace to American civilization" 1t caused
more dstrust and loss than the financial
agitation.
MIR. HilFs Financial Resolution.
new phase of the financial question
came up On the resolution presented by Mr..
Hill of New York, defining the policy of
the government concerning bimetallism,
gold payments, etc. The resolution Is as
follows: Resolved Qf the House of Repre-
sentatives concurs), That it is the sense of
Congress that the true policy of the gov
ernment requires that it's efforts should be
steadily directed to the establishment of a
safe system of bimetallism. wherein gold
and silver may be maintained at a parity,
and every dollar coined may be the equal in
value and power of every other dollar COIN
ed or issued by the United States; but If our
efforts TO establish or maintain such bimet-
allism shall not be wholly successful. and
if for any reason our silver coin shall not
hereafter be at parity with gold coin and
the equal thereof in value and power in the
market and in the payment of debts, then
it is herby declared that the bonds of the
United States now or hereafter issued.
which by their terms are payable in coin.
shall nevertheless be paid in standard gold
dollars, 1t being the policy of the United
be paid in the best money in use.''
Mr.. Hill asked immediate consideration
for the resolution, Ibut Mr.. Butler Is. c.
objected, and it went over.
Mr.. stewart. Counter Resolution.
Mr.. Stewart. a populist, at once supple
mented the Hill resolution with another
resolution as follows: Resolved, That
there Is no authority of law to buy gold
coin in preference 5to silver coin for any
purpose wha
The resolution also went over and the
Senate took up the post office appropriation
bill. J.