The record-union., 1897-01-27

Cannon (R) of Utah said that the
mere presentation of the pending bill
was a recognition by the Republican
party that a restoration of silver to it's
old place as a money metal was re-
quired by the world, and especially by
the United States. Knowing the ardent
devotion to the cause of bimetallism of
the Senators from New Hampshire and
Colorado chandler and Walcot), he
was not disposed to admit that the bill
was proposed in a mere perfunctory
spirit, and he should vote for it in its
present form, if no better phraseology
could be substituted.
Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada gave notice
of an amendment providing that in case
the international conference should be
held, and should fail to agree on a sys-
tenn of international bimetallism, it
should be the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury one month after the ad-
journment of the conference to coin all
gold and silver brought to the mint for
the benefit of the depositors. the silver
in standard dollars and the gold into
coin, as provided by law.
The bill then went over until notice
a vote.
The Nicaragua Canal bill was then
taken up, and Morgan Cd of Alabama,
in charge of it, offered an amendment
designed to meet the objections sug-
gested in the letter from the Minister
of the Greater Republic of Central
America 1t is to the effect that AT
least per cent of the 100000 900 of
capital shall be reserved for the Cen
trail American Governments and that
nothing in the bill shall be construed
as empowering the Canal Company to
do anything inconsistent with the terms
of its concession.
AT the close of Morgan's speech Dan
iels Cd of Virginia began a sarcastic
speech ON the monetary question, br.s-
thing with allusions to the dispatch Of
Senator Wolcott of Colorado as the
ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Re-
publican party for the restoration Of
that great American system of bimetal-
lie money which it had been so success
full in Destroying" Passing from this
divergence, Daniels addressed himself
to the bill Immediately before the Sem
ate, the Nicaraguan Canal bill, which
he strongly opposed.
At the close of Daniels speech the
Senate, at 5:25, went into executive
session, and shortly thereafter ad-
journed until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-Anothcr
Presidential veto was repudiated by the
House to-day. A bill to restore Jona-
than Scott, a veteran of the Fifth Iowa
Cavalry, to the pension roll (from which
he was dropped by the bureau in 1S94)
at the rate of S72 a month for total
blindness, failed to receive Mr. Cleve-
of the Committee on Invalid Pensions
the House-137 to 52-passed the bill
over the veto.
A bill was passed to pay S462 to John
McRae, a Deputy United States Mar
shall, for expenses incurred by him in
1859 in Selling and caring for thirty
six members of the cargo of Africans
landed by the ship Wanderer near Sa-
vannah, in an effort to evade the anti
slave trade law, the thirty-six being
afterward returned to Africa
HIT (R) of Illinois reported the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill, which was placed on the calendar
The rest of the day was spent In
Committee Of the Whole in considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
The House adjourned at $40 .. m.
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