The Portland daily press., 1896-02-01
PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY
Offering of amendments or motion to

MI. BaUo, DelnOofab OIL tennessee, neXu
addressed the Senate, declaring that he
was unable to sustain either of the fiscal
measures sent to the Senate by the
House. He advocated the silver substi
tute and said it was a waste of time to
tell the people that silver was not sound
money. 1t was the positive conviction
of the people, he declared, that the posi-
ton of the United States, amongst the
nations of the world was SO potential that
when this country fixed the ratio and
entered uponsfree coinage of silver, the
same ratio would foreo itself into recog-
milton in other nations. The people be-
lieved the free coinage of silver would
result in prosperity taking palce of de-
preston
Mr.. Pasco, Democrat of FLORIDA, adyo-
Gated the free coinage substitute. He
believed the true remedy for ths present
financial torubles was q return to BIZ
metallism
When the Senate resumed it's session
at z. 30, Mr.. Pasco, Democrat of Florida,
concluded his speech.
Mr.. Palmer, Democrat of illinois,
gave notice of an amendment declaring
it to be the policy Of the United States
to maintain the party between gold and
silver dollars and maintain equally the
power Of both gold and silver in. .thebmar-
kets and in the payment of debts
MIR. White, Democrat of California,
supported The free coinage substitute.
The Senate at 10 p. m. took recess
until II q. m. tomorrow
In THE HOUSE.
In the House today, after discussing
various matters, and without disposing
o. the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, recess was taken until am
AT the night session two privtae pen
sion bills were ordered laid aside with
favorable endorsement A Major part of
the time was consumed in filibustering
by the opposition. The House at 10. so
adjourned until tomorrow.
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
The Senate committee on privileges
and selections considered the case of Mr.
Dupont of Delaware this morning, from
TO- 80 till noon, and then by strict party
vote ordered report favorable to the
seating of Mr.. Dupont. Those voting in
the affirmative were Senators Mitchell,
Hoar, Chandler, Burrows ana Pritchard,
and those in the negative, Senators Gray,
Pugh, Turpie and Palmer. According to
| the present understanding, Mr.. Mitchell
will submit the majority report to the
Senate next week and the matter will be
called up and disposed of before the vote
is taken on the tariff bill. Republicans
say that Dupont will certainly be seated.
The Treasury statement to be issued to-
morrow will show receipts for January,
$50, COO, 000 expenditures. $32, 500, 900,
mixing a deficit for the month, So, 800, :
600, and for the fiscal year to date, $19,
600, 600.
Comptroller Bowler has reversed the
decision Of Solicitor Reeve, which has a
bearing on the carrying of mail on street
car lines in various cities. The question
arose over contract for carrying mail
on a street car line in Boston, Mass. I he
contract was entered into by the Post
Office Department with the contractor
10 carry mails in wagons to all parts of
Boston, and subsequently another con-
tract was entered into with street car
company to carry tho mail over part of
the territory, already covered by the first
contract. Auditor Howard Of the Post
Office Department held up the pay and
referred the question TO Solicitor Reeve
who sustained the auditor. The matter
was taken to Comptroller Bowler, who
reversed the decisions of the auditor and
solicitor. The application of this princi-
pie to all large cities where contracts are
in force, with wagon contractors it is
said, will involve quite q large sum.
Comptroller Bowler is the final authority
under the Dockery amendment to the
existing law, and double service over a
part of Boston and other cities will be
con tinued. .
The President today appointed the fol-
lowing as members of the assay commits
sion to test and examine the weight and
fneness of coins reserved at the several
mints during the year 1895: Senator o.
q. Platt of Connecticut, Representative
Charles W. Stone OF Pennsylvania, Prof.
Thomas w. Drow ne of Lehigh uniyer-
sity, Prof G. P. jackson Of Harvard
college, Henry Burnett of Kentucky, E.
o. Laech, ex-superintendent of mint,
New FORK, Prof. j. W. Mallett of the
University of Virginia, Porf. Marcus
Benjamin of New York, Eugene B.
Branen of Montana, Andrew Stevenson
of Ohio, Cabell Whitehead of Washing
ton, d. c., Charles K. Banes of Phila-
delpiha and Douglass H. Thomas OF
Baltimore.
The subcommittee on Indian affairs in
char ge OF the preparation Of the Indian
appropriation bill for the year ending
June 10, 1897, will report the measure to
the full committee tomorrow for action
1t is understood that the State Depart
ment is only delaying Its transmission
TO congress OF Gne documents In the case
of ex- United States Consul Waller, now
imprisoned in France, pending negotia-
tions still proceeding, by which 1t hopes
to be able to announce the release of Wal
Ter form prison.
Representative MCGUIRE Of California,
appeared before the House comm ittee on
Pacific railroads today. He opposed the
funding bills preferring the foreclosure
to such legislation, and advocated enact
ments by which the government would
own rails and roadbeds Of Pacific roads,
and which would allow any citizen to
run trains over them.
The treasury gold reserve at the close
Of business today was $40, $780, $50; with
drawals for the day aggregated 1851 400.
There is reason to believe that a re-
quest made in the Armenian resolutions
adopted by the Senate and House, that
copy of those resolutions be trans
mitted to the six treaty powers of Eu-
rope doesn't meet with the favor of uhead-
ministartion. The resolutions declare
that, sit is the imperative duty in the