The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-01

briefly addressed the senate at the open
ing OF the session in favor of plan pre-
sente.d by the Daughters of the Revelu-
ton that copy of the Declaration of In
dependence be conspicuonsly placed In ev-
cry rostotfice.
The deficiency appropriation was then
reported by Cockreil. leaving only one
bill. the naval remaining before the APP
preparations committee.
Consideration OF the sundry civil bill
was then resumed. Pettigrew offered an
amendment appropriating 500 GO for seed
for the drought sufferers of the Nerfh-
west. After short debate the amend
ment was agreed TO. IS TO is
Bate urged an amendment OF siaS 600 for
government participation in the Tennessee
state csatennial in 1886 Hoar Ironically
asked Bate for the constitutional author
ity for snis Appropriation. Bate said il
was the same authority that gave govern
ment aid TO the Worlds fair at Chicago
and 10 the Cotton States Exposition at
Atlanta point of order against the
amendment made by Cockreii was sub
mitted to the senate. and the appropris-
tioa was sustained, So TO Is.
Stewart moved to reconsider the amend
the United States In an International mon
etary conference He said France was the
only European country in a position to
take part In such a conference with any
prospect of fairness 10 silver. He there
fore would propose an amendment TO the
proposition insiructing the United States
delegates not TO agree TO any ratio below
is to /.
Woicott said he greatly regretted this
division Of opinion among the senator's
from the silver states. who had so long
stood together. The senator from Nevada
tStewarD declared this was scheme of
the gold bugs. Was he forgetting the gal
liant hght of the friends of silver the world
over, which had just eliminated in sue
cess before the British parliament and the
German reichstag in favor OF an inter-
national conference? France, 100. was
taking the initiative. Success was almost
at hand. Ii was the work of the friends
of silver throughout the world. Were tha
frienis of silver 70 pause at such a mo-
ment OF success? The senator declared
himself for American bi-metalIism, but il
the nations of the world united in Offering
the greatest advantage to silver 1t had re-
ceiyed since its demonetization. it would
be criminal to cast It aside. AS Wolcott
closed his vigorous speech there was a
burst of applause from the gallery. which
the vice president checked by the gavei
and giving a sharp adnonition.
Stewart again took the fioor, denouncing
the proposed conference as "a trade with
our oppressors." Whatever others might
do. be would never consent to such a
scheme. The Stewart motion to recon-
slider was defeated: yeas 9. nays 81 The
yeas were: Alien, Blackburn, Call. Cock
reil, Kyle. Martin. PETER. Pugh. Stewart.
The nays included many leading silver
men. such as Teller, Jones, George, VOL
cott Cameron and others.
Hunton, Dem. Va, urged an amend
ment restoring the salary of the supefin-
tendent of the coast and geodetic survey
TO 800 instead OF s.. 900 as reduced in the
bill, hut the amendment was defeated.
Squire of Washington secured an
amendment OF $500 for an Investigation
or the coal and gold resources OF Alaska.
White. Dem. Cal. proposed an appro-
prlation to pay California for per cent.
of California publN lands sold since she
was admitted 10 statehood. The amount
OF the appropriation was estimated az
order.
Kyle's amendment appropriaiing s2o.coo
to sink wells for irrigating purposes also
went out on a point of order.
Martins amendment granting an aban-
doned Kansas military post 20 the state
of Kansas for an agricultural college
was ruled out OF order, as was an amend
ment OF Mitchell of Oregon appropriat-
ing $s3s. 900 10 Oregon and $4,000 10 Ne
yaia 10 reimburse those states for as
sistance In suppressing the rebellion.
AT O'Clock the sIudry civil bin. which
had been in committee OF the whole for
many days. was reported 20 the house.
number OF votes were then taken on
reserved amendments.
Carey offered a substitute which was
adopted, in place OF the previous appro-
priatson for public buildings al Cheyenne,
Boise, Idaho. and Helena. This suhsti-
sufe appropriated ss5eo for the three
sites. and limits the cost of each building
10 s2aaoe. This leaves out the sites OF
olympia. Wash; bismarck. n. d, and
Pierre, s. y.
Stewart renewed hAs aTsaenTinent In,
structing United States delegates TO the
international monetary conference not TO
agree to ratio short af Is 10 !. and IL
was defeated. 10 70 -.
The sunary civil bill was then passed.
and The legislative executive and judicial
ann~oprsntion hiil vas taken up. reso-
Infion was adopted requesting the nreSi
ssnt - urge upon the Republic of Mic
arar4ts the settlement of certain claims
20 the United States.
gas,fd progress vas made on the ieTss-
ia;fva executive and judicial approp-is-
.,ou bin at the night session OF the SEN
ates Dubois sought 10 strike ont the ap-
r.~orr4atson for the Utah commission. and
- ,rhysds that the suppression Of bigamy
ara uolyxany shall hereafter be prose-
,-,.,ns uuder the laws % Utah. Dubois
urged that shs. poiygamous condition OF
Tt;ah was a thing NJ the past and that the
local authorities might well be trusted
- .sernfnfster che affairs 81 the state.
y-ault,nsr. Of the committee on territories.
In resnoyse 70 an Enquiry frefn Nan3erzer.
sats IL was exepcfs3 that Utah would he
come a state hy November next. under the
enabling act heretofore passed. The Da-
bosx amendment was aHslly ruled out on
a point or o-sier
The spzy~oprsattan fsn was temporarily
ialt assae 10 permit Chandler ta make y
srsasee on recent election rse,ho5s t.s
sse Democratic party" He took up the
siectioa Of a namee- OF DeTaoeretic serr