The record-union., 1896-01-31


ter in a measure and to an extent un-
paralleled by any country on the globe,
if she will but assert herself as becomes
her as the proud, aggressive, inde-
pendent leader of nations New York
, and not London viii become the clear
| ing-house of the world and our coun-
try, pre- eminent over all, will no longer
| b. slave either in commercial or mon
etary sense. but the distinctive and
primal sovereign, the imperial master
and dictator, financially as well as
commercially, among all the nations of
the world"
Perkins Rep) of California replied to
the criticisms of one of the metropolitan
journals on himself and his colleague
who were charged with misrepresenting
their State on the silver question He
denied the charge and read resolutions
adopted by the California Legislature
| instructing Senators and requiring the
Representatives from that State to ad-
vocate the immediate enactm ant OF
such laws as may be necessary to pro-
vide for the immediate resumption Of
| free coinage of silver at the ratio of Is
to 1. That he said was the latest ex-
! preston of opinion on the part of the
Legislature, and he had not received a
single official communication indicating
that there had been a change of senti-
ment in California on that question
His own personal views on it were
rather conservative. He suggested
that there should be some compromise
/ between the silver men and gold men.
| He noticed that the Senator from Ne
vada (StewarD shook his head in OBJ
! lection to that suggestion, but there
were two sides to every question. Let
us come together" ne said; "and crys-
tallize something that will benefit our
people"
Are you in favor, Stewart asked,
'of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of Is to 1 by the
United States alone?"
| Il shall vote for that measure Per-
| kins said, because the people whom
! in part represent have instructed me to
/ do so, but | very much question whether
| il is the wisest policy for US to prac-
tice." In the further course of his re-
marks Perkins declared himself in fa-
vor of the House tariff bill as presenting
the most expedient plan of raising reve-
nue..
At the close of Perkins remarks the
floor was taken by Villas Dem.) of Wis
consin, who suggested, however, that
at so late an hour of the day he did not
desire to inf1ict a long speech on the
Senate, and therefore an executive ses-
sion was suggested by Jones Dem) Of
Arkansas.
That proposition led Chandler Rep.)
OF New Hampshire to ask whether
Jones was abandoning the plan of get
ting a vote on the bill.
| Jones explained his object to be to
have the Senate take a recess until IL
or u o'clock tomorrow, so as to dis
pense with the reading of the journal
and with the routine morning business.
Does the Senator" Chandler asked,
expect to finish the bill tomorrow ?'
Il hope So" Jones replied. IF not,
then on Saturday"
Harris (Denl.) of Tennessee stated as
a reason why a Senator should hasten
the time Of taking the vote that the
Senator from Arkansas, in charge Of
the bill had of necessity to leave the
city next Saturday.
Chandler expressed his desire to con-
venience the Senator from Arkansas,
but he did not want to be put in the at
titude Of Fastening the passage of such
a pernicious measure as the substitute
reported by that Senator. He sug-
gested that the debate should proceed
under the five-minute rule-making an
exception, of course, in favor of Morrill,.
| Stewart said that he did not regard
the bill or the substitute as Of any i'm
portance, as there was no possibility
of its. becoming a law. He regarded
the whole thing as a dress parade"
The real bill on which free coinage was
to be engrafted was the tariff bill.
Chandler suggested to Stewart to
draw off the troops from dress parade
and go on with the business.
Finally the Senate, at p. m, took a
recess until tomorrow at noon.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-"strictly
business seemed to be the motto of the
/ House in its two hours session to-day.
Wadsworth (Rep.) of New York, Chair
man of the Committee on Agriculture,
reported the agricultural. appropria-
ton bill, and Grout Rep.) of Vermont
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill for the year ending June 30 1897
/ A resolution reported from the Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
I IlCIG6 by IOOl1btlE AIAGP-J VI w dSiIlllS
ton was agreed to, asking the President
to transmit to Congress the report of
the Board of Engineers appointed by
him to investigate the Nicaraguan
Canal
The Speaker announced the assign
ment of wellington (Rep.) of Maryland
to the Committee on Labor. and of
Belknap (Rep9 of Illinois to the Com
mittee on Railways and Canals.
The following bills were passed: Di-
recting the Pension Bureau in claims by
widows for pensions to accept as evil
dence of the soldiers death proof of
his unexplained absence for seven
years; transferring to the State of Ne
braska the military reservation of Fort
Omaha for a school of instruction of
the National Guard Of that State; to
reorganize the customs collection dis
trict of Alaska; TO open the forest res
ervations of Pixies Peak, Plum Creek
and the South Platte, Col, in the Grip
pie Creek District, to the location of
mining claims; confirming certain cash
! entries of Offered lands" in the States
of Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.
The House, at , o'clock, on motion OF
IDingley (Rep.) of Maine. adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
THEODORE RUNYON'S DEATH.