The herald., 1897-03-03
THE silver REPUBLICANS
Fail to Defeat The Monetary
Conference
AFTER ANIMATED DEBATE
The Bill Passes by a Very Large
Majority
The House Orinds Hard to Complete LegisIa.
tive 0rist-cleveland Vetoes the
immigration Bill
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The SEN
ate had its share of Inauguration today
and the senators were compensated by
something more than the routine pro-
cedure of appropriation bills. The bill
for an international monetary confer
ence was taken up at o'clock and after
two hours of animated debate the house
amendments were agreed to without the
formality of yea and nay vote. This
is the final legislative stage of the bill
and 1t now goes to the president. The
debate on the bill brought out earnest
speeches from Silver Republican sena-
tors. Mr.. Dubois warned his former
Republican associates that the Silver
Republicans had thrown off their old
connections for good. Mr.. Teller of
Colorado referred to the choice of Mr..
Sherman as secretary of state and Mr..
Gage as secretary of the treasury as
indicating that the incoming admins
tration would not be in sympathy with
an international monetary conference
or arrangement.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah and Mr.. Mantle
Of Montana, two other Silver Republi-
cans; Mr.. Stewart of Nevada and Mi.
Morgan of Alabama, also participated
in the debate.
The fortircation appropriation bill
was passed early in the day and the
general deficiency bill was taken up. 1t
soon gave way, however, to the bill for
an international monetary conference.
Mr.. Chandler moved to agree to the
house amendments.
The house amendments to the bill were
agreed to without division.
Consideration of the deficiency appro-
v,rfn ton n <1,at,
The committee amendments were all
agreed to. Among several amend
ments offered were, by Mr.. Allen, for
leasing Alaskan lands for propagation
of blue and silver foxes-agreed to.
Mr.. White, $4,000 for survey of public
lands in California, prior to 1S90-agreed
to.
Mr.. White moved to strike out the
appropriation of $1,310.427 to the South
ern Pacific company under Judgment
of the court of claims. The senator said
the government had a proper Offset to
this claim.
Mr. Cockrell said 1t was something
new for the house to provide this item.
There were many who believed, asserted
Mr.. Cockrell that 1t was result OF the
enormous campaign contribution made
by the president of the road and used
up to the day of the election.
At 6:15 the senate went into executive
session and at $3.50 took a recess until
8:15.
Inauguration crowds filled the CALLER
les at the night session.
The bill prescribing penalties for mu-
tilating United States coins was passed
The conferees on the sundry civil bill
recommended that the senate recede
from its amendments for the purchase
of a fish hatchery in California, the
amendment relating to immigrants, the
survey of public lands within railroad
grants and appropriating $4,000 for a
road in Yellowstone park. These agree
ments were concurred in and several
disagreements were sent back to con-
ference.
The Indian bill was sent Tack to con-
ference after Carter of Montana and
Jones of Arkansas had attacked provisos
inserted giving Indian agents extensive
rights as to regulating locations in the
Blackfoot lands in Montana and making
important changes In reference to mix
ed blood Indians
The deficiency bill was again taken up,
the question being on Mr.. Whites mo-
ton to strike out the appropriation of
$l,31042 to the Southern Pacific rail-
road l-..a
Morgan spoke in favor of the motion.
Allen offered an amendment providing
that the amount be retained in the treas
ury until the final adjustment of govern-
ment liens on the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific roads After long de-
bate the Allen amendment prevailed
without division and the deficiency ap-
preparation Was then passed. At 1925
the senate adjourned.