The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-10
SILVER AND BONDS.
Senate Votes to Coin Silver Bullion
and to Issue Bonds.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION is URGED.
President Mckinley Wants Congress to
Take Prompt Action in the Matter
How the House Will Proceed
War Revenue Bill.

on War Revenue BILL
WAsHINGToN June Awhile the war
revenue measure was not passed by
the senate yesterday, two very impor-
tant votes were taken, one on a propo-
sition to coin the silver bullion in the
treasury and to issue silver certificates
against the coin, and the other on the
bond proposition presented by the re-
publican minority of the committee on
finance. In lieu of the seigniorage
amendment offered by the majority of
the finance committee, Senator VOL
colt, of Colorado, proposed an amend
ment authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to coin the silver bullion in
the treasury and to issue silver certifi-
Gates against it. After some discus
sion, a vote was reached and the
amendment was agreed to, As to 81,
several republicans voting for it. The
amendment as agreed to follows:
That the secretary OF the treasury shall inn
mediately cause to be coined, as fast as poss-
BILE, into standard silver dollars, to the amount
OF not less than "a 900 900 per month which shall
be OF like weight and hneness and Of like legal
tender quality as those provided for under ex-
listing law, all the silver bullion now in the
treasury.
That the secretary of the treasury is author
| lied and directed to issue as said silver coined
silver certificates of similar design and denomi-
nations and OF the same quality, payable and re-
deemable in like manner as those authorized
| by law, to the amount OF the gain or seignior-
age derived from the purchases Of silver bull
| lion by the treasury under the act of July IL.
1890 until the sum Of az 900 900 shall have been
/ issued.
That all said moneys so coined, including the
amounts Of the gains seigniorage so called,
| shall be used both for the redemption of the
| treasury notes heretofore issued under and by
virtue OF the act of July IA. 1890. and for the
| demption Of the certificates under this act
senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
| then pressed the amendment of the
minority of the finance committee, pro-
viding for the issue of 500, 900, 900 of
certificates of indebtedness and $780,
| 600, 900 of bonds, to be used exclusively
for the payment of the expenses of the
war. After an extended debate, the
question was brought to an issue, and,
| by the decisive vote of As to 81, the bond
amendment was Incorporated in the
bill, as a substitute for the amendment
to issue legal tender notes. The bond
proposition received the votes of 81 re-
publicans, seven democrats and one
| populist. The democrats who voted
for it were Senators Gallery, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Lindsay, Mitchell and
Murphy, and the populist was Senator
Kyle. No republicans voted against
the issue of bonds the votes in opposi-
ton to bonds being cast by 81 demo-
Gratis, five populists and five silver re-
publicans.
just before adjournment in the even
ing sensational speech was made by
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, in reply
to some suggestions concerning the
bimetallic commission made by Sem
ator Allen, populist, of Nebraska
Senator Wolcott regarded Senator AL
lens statements as personally offensive
and he made q flashing attack upon
the Nebraska senator and the populist
party.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION URGED.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-President Nc
Kinley discussed the question of Ha-
waiian annexation with several repre-
sentatives who were in conference
with him yesterday. He told them it
was Of the utmost Importance that the
two houses of congress take prompt
action upon the resolution. He indi-
Gated that he had received assur-
ance of majority in the sem
ate who will vote for annexa~
ton, and he is, therefore. confident
that il will become a law. 1t seems
to be generally understood that the
resolution will be brought up in the
house next week. One proposition is
to call it up next Tuesday on the call
of committees. A bill considered in
this way is subject to all parliamentary
motions. This plan has been pre-
scented to Chairman Hit. of the for
eiFn affairs committee. Members of
that committee are OF the opinion that
the resolution may be gotten through
in two or three days.
HOW THE HOUSE WILL PROCEED.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Chairmau
Dingley, of the ways and means com
mittee, introduced resolution provid-
ing the procedure in the house when
the war revenue bill is brought back
from the senate. The adoption of the
resolution makes it in order to move
to non-concur in gross in the senate
amendment to the bill and to agree to
a committee of conference asked for
by the senate on the disagreeing votes
of the two houses. The house without
further delay shall proceed to vote
upon that motion. If the motion pre-
walls a committee of conference shall
be appointed without instructions.
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