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WARRINGTON. Dec. 18.-In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Frye. Chairman OF tho Committee on Com-
mcrce. reported "a bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase or construction Of . revenue cutter
for service on tho Yukon River, Alaska and
made a statement s to the Importance OF imme-
diate action. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Hawloy (Rep, Conn.h Chairman OF the
Committee on Military Affairs. reported a sub
stitute for the bill to relieve American miners
and other sufferers In the Yukon district in
Alaska, and asked for its immediate considera-
ton.
Tho substitute appropriates s25o.ooo, to be
expended under tho direction Of the Secretary
Of War In the purchase, transportation, and dis.
tribution OF subsistence stores, supplies. and
material. 1t authorizes tho Secretary 1.-THE con-
sent Of the Canadian Government being first
obtaihedI to extend relief into Canadian terri
tory, and to sell subsistence stores at fixed
prices, or to distribute them gratuitously whore
people are found TO be i'd need. It also author
ICES the purchase and importation OF reindeer
and the employment Of foreign reindeer drivers.
The substitute was agreed to and the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Cannon tRep.. Utah) offered q resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for information as to the station
ing Of revenue cutters Off the coast Of Florida
to thwart attempts at violation OF neutrality,
and as to the results obtained.
Tho resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Allen
Pop. Nebl calling on tho President for In
formation as to the proceedings Of the Commits
sioners for a bimetallic monetary conference.
having been laid before the Senate, Mr.. VOL
colt (Rep., Coll, one Of tho Commissioners, said:
1.-THE special Commissioners or envoys APP
pointed by the President in April last hnvo not,
as yet, made any report of their proceedings to
the President. Tho English Government, of Its
own motion, published a resume Of tho negoti-
atoms which took place in England. 1 procured
as many copies as possible on the othor side and
hoped, and do hope and intend, at the earliest
convenient day, to mako a statement to the
commission. I may mako such a statement, of
course. unoficially and as a Senator. 1
a nS|s to- By state sns middle 1o she g Senate nsst wh %1sts t. I cs ss
say respecting the commission. AS to the reso-
luton offered by the Senator from Nebraska 1t
may perhaps lie over. ! am not tenacious about
that. But I will now ask leave to have pub
lished as a Senate miscellaneous document a
translation Of an important speech made In the
French Chamber OF Deputies on Nov. 90 last, by
N. Moline. the Premier. and Secretary of the
H sE'5%Se e,i asF's dissussod SoS ct great IN ieas tiRp's f6e
bimstalic question and its effect on agriculture
OF agriculture does not result from the high cost
Of transportation, or from overproduction. but
from the competition Of gold countries with
silver countries"
The translation was ordered to be printed as q
MISCELLANEOUS doeument and In the Record:
Mr.. Allen asked Mr.. Wolcott what he wished
done with the pending resolution. Mr.. Wolcott
did not think he had any right to make any re-
quest on the subject
would make a report before the middle Of next
month.
Mr.. wolcott-I know of nothing which would
indicate that such report will DO made by the
middle of next month.
olution Mt this time, but | would like to have a
statement indicating whether, Il these negotia-
lions are not successful. they will cease.
Mr.. Wolcott-There Is no desire on anybody's
part to prolong the negotiations a single day be.
remaining that something may be accomplished.
I think that no one member of the commission
would be willing that matters should be left
pending for an hour inter a final conclusion can
M. Allen-This thing ought not to be left in
the air. There ought to be n reasonable time
fixed when some fuller and moro complete state
ment may be made rs to the work of the COM
that we will be able to get 1t from tho President
of the United States In time to formulate and
pass appropriate legislation. regard, inter
national bimetallism as q dream. a nero ideality.
an impossibility; but Il the commission can
resolution shall pass over for the present.
The resolution then went over till Jan. IS.
Tho civil service question was then taken up
and speeches in opposition to TIE system, were
made BY, Mr.: G%allinger rep. y: H and Mr..
Senate Committee on Civil Service. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Pritchard's speech the Senate
went into executive session and at 2:55 o'clock
adjourned till tomorrow.