The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-13
Mr.. HILL INTRODUCES a RESO-
LUTON IN THE SENATE.
GOLD BOND PAYMENTS SPECIFIED.
Counter RESOLUTION 10y Mr. stewart
Declares the Government Has 40
ight to Discriminate Against
silver -- rocecdings in the
House other Late
Washington News.


cial question again came forward in
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 couu-
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 tn, hnanc al
situation.
Mr.. Hill will push his resolution to-
day. 1t is considered improbable,
however that the senate win spec IL
cally define the governments policy
on gold payments in case the bi-
metallic ratio is disturbed. Most of
the day was spent on the postoiiice
appropriation bill, a spirited contest
being made against the senate amend
ment giving the postmaster general
discretion in eXpendiug the SO, POS, 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 pOstolticcs, and
arraigncd the railroads for advancing
or re retarding legislation as IL suited
them
There is such freedom of debate in
the senate that Mr.. Allen branched
off into an elaborate presentation Of
| the alleged frauds i'm the last Ala
! bama election. MIR. Allen presented
! tables supported by afilavits show
| ing that A., 600 fraudulent votes were
/ counted in the "Blacl belt of Ala.
! bama.
Mr. Pettigrew Of South Dakota,
/ presented a resolution directing the
/ president TO secure private counsel
| to prosecute the rights If the govern
meut 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
land some other roads, The senate
had not completed the po~tOilicc ap-
/ preparation bill up to the time Of ad-
/ joUfnment
The credentials of Mr.. U)ar for an
other term i'm the senate, beginning
March next the fourth term for Mr..
loar, were presented TO the senate
by his colleague Mr. Lodge.
Mr.. Davis, Republican, Minnesota,
submitted resolutions from the legio-
| lature of Minnesota. characteriz ug
the railroad pooling bill as an effort
to "legalize gigantic trust" and re-
! questing 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 .hcrn
Ute Indians.
MIR Germans motion to reconsider
the bill affecting important railroad
mineral lands in Montana and Idaho
was disposed of by amendments
which led to the withdrawal on the
motion to reconsider
House Proceedings
The legislative appropriation bill ]
was completed save for the paragra ph
relating to the pension offices. Sew
eral amendments were agreed TO
among them TO allow the public
printer to bid for the work of publ sh
ing the patent office gazette to al
low courts Of appeals to use half th'
surplus fees of the clerks Of sal,
courts for the purchase of law books
1 to establish a refinery at Helena
/ Mont, assay Office for separating gol
? and silver and molding them int,
inuOtS bars etc and to fer Tho
, claims of the Cherokee nation 70
Y moneys due under early treaties t,
S the attorney general for review.
t bill to provide for coinage at tn
branch mint at Denver was passed.