The times., 1899-12-05
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Tint and Other Measures introduced
ia the House,

in the House,
The currency bill prepared by the FL
nance Committee Of the Senate during the
recess of Congress. and which was adopted
at the meeting Of the committee last Satur-
day, was introduced in the House yeste.-
day. The bill viii be introduced in the
Senate today by Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island. There viii be a caucus of
the House Republicans tonight, at which
plans viii be considered for the passage Of
the bill through the House, and it was said
yesterday afternoon that the measure may
become law long before the adjournment
for the Christmas holidays.
A Senator who is close TO President Me
Kiniey said that the Executive viii
sign the measure as soon as it reaches him.
The Republicans, he said are more than
willing TO make the gold standard one OF
the issues in the Presidential campaign
next fall.
The bill was introduced in the House by
Jesse OYerstreet of Indiana by title only,
but the full text was made public later.
The provisions of the measure have al
ready been published fully in The Times
After the bill nad been printed Senator
Aldrtch decided to make two changes
which meet with the approval OF all the
Republican members of the Finance Com
mittce The first of these provides fer
( the speedy issue and withdrawal of bank
currency to meet emergencies; and TO eff
feet that purpose ancient restril tions may
be repealed and the Comptroller of tte
Currency instructed at all times to keep on
[ hand a supply Of bank notes so as to re-
spond Immediately to any bank making ap-
plicatiOn
The other addition to the bill provides
for the repeal of section 10, of the act Of
July T. 1882, which limits the circulation
OF notes to 80 per cent of the capital stock
as well as 30 per cent Of the bonds de-
posted.
Another important measure had the hon
or to be the second introduced. 1t was the
HANNAH Payne Subsidy bill Of last year, and
it will shortly be introduced in the Senate
in the same form in which it has gone into
the House
/ Serene E. Payne of New York fostered
! the bill as he did in the last Congress.
Senator Hanna said during the afternoon
that he was certain that this bill would
I also become a law. and spoke of how it
/ would upbuiId the American merchant ma
! rine.
! A bill that Is backed by the Postofice De-
/ partmeut, and In which First Assistant
/ Postmaster General Perry S. Heath has
been at work for some time, was intro
duced by Representative J. A Tawuey OF
Minnesota This measure calls for a clas-
sifiCaton OF the salaries Of postoffice clerks
I and prescrfbes that they shall receive $500
during the first year CT their service and
( that this amount shall be increased $l00
annually until 81 800 has been reached.
I This last amount is. under the bill to be
the maximum salary paid.
There were introduced altogether 225
bills. $50 of which were what is known as
private measures, and were of little inn
portance. Most of the remaining seventy
five public bills we're also of but small
Importance.
Sixteen joint resolutions were introduced
two Ct which were in anticipation of the
Roberts case and which if adopted, may
cause all kinds Of trouble for the Sultan
of Sulu and other recently acquired Ameri-
cans who believe in plural marriages. One
Of these resolutions was not acted upon
in the last Congress, and it was reintroduc-
ed yesterday by Representative Capron Of
Rhode Island. The other which differs
from the older resolution only in minol
particulars. was introduced by ]. II. Brom.
well Of Ohio. This resolution seeks tC
amend the Constitution of the United
States so that polygamy viii be a crime
forever prohibited in this country, and il
any country over which it may have juris
diction. BY the amendment Congress Il
empowered to fix penalties. one of which
Is iAat any person VINO pI@SIlcsS POI gam
cannot hold an office, no matter whether
elective or appointive under the Govern
ment The resolution provides that tht
amendment shall be submitted to the Leg
islatures of the various States for ratif
cation.
Representative Young of Virginia in,
troduced a bill providing for the purchase
Of the Temple farm at Yorktown. Va, OF
which was fought the battle Of yorktown
and where the surrender Of CornwalHi
took place The Moore house where th'
articles of surrender were signed is still
standing on the farm in state of fah
preservation.
The bills will lie in the hands of the
Clerk. with the possible exception OF tn
currency measure. until the committee!
that will consider them have been ap
pointed.