Show FELL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS the peculiar conditions that accod the silita defeat HARRISON FAVORED AMERICAN COINAGE but this wn wan more than tho the coinage Corn mitte could Stand The report of the committee enigo Ile attys Der defense crie capital gleanings I 1 SALT LAKE tatar a br fin fourteenth at I 1 WASH washington INGTON D G C fob feb 21 1801 the enam I 1 S of sliver silver have carried out to tho the letter their pro gramme aromo announced three tarco weeks ago in cheso dispatches hearings Henr logs upon the senate silver bill were pr prolonged 0 longed until yesterday afternoon when tolien the to farco coo was brought to a close by ft a vote vole reporting adversely the bill for the free coinage of silver liver A substitute providing pro filing for tho the free coinage of the american product which wax was supported by carter aud anti berlin Bartl no 01 was waa voted down as was also another tute tut proposed by mr carter providing for increased under tho the present law four out of the twelve votes la in the ibo commit too only were recorded in favor of more liberal silver it Is if interesting to note that tho the report upon the bill woo delayed lo layrd until within ten lea duys of the close of the ses session slon tho the object of this as ad previously stated was to protect thu president against the cho necessity of a veto Incas in cao more liberal aller legislation passed both houses under the law bills which come to the president within ten tea days of the close cloo of the session season fail of on enactment anlo they secure his approval no DO formal veto being required the object of tho the of idever ellnor in ID delaying the possibility of any additional legislation until within ten do da a of the cloa of tho the session WUA was therefore apparent this plan wai mapped out three weeks ago after a consultation between speaker mr IT walker of massachusetts and lb it Is said bald president 1 the ho announced bis big willingness it Is understood to sign a a bill providing for tho the american product hut but this liberality of sentiment was too great lo in the opinion of tho the coinage committee of tho the house while ubi un to within a short time a number of the freo free coinage advocates advocate considered it much too small in tho the way of concession to the popular benth I 1 ant silver therefore fell between two stools steel on the one sido side its friends were divided and on the other its ita enemies were agg rIyo and persistent there 1 Is no pos of at the passage of uny bill on this b object during thu the remainder of tho the fie esloa salon blein timet as aj previously noted in these dispatches wall street JS is using every effort to create and public sentiment against silver throughout the country by menior lula falo end and petitions which uro are pouring into Con congress gross from tho the principal put states of the union and all 11 ll of which boar the earmarks war of originating from a central point THAT SEN PATENT ItO LUTION elect deboli received yesterday a resolution recently fia d by the idabo directing of brato to apply to the patent office fur for a patent ou on electing united states because an aa the resolution recited the legislature had been very ery successful in electing decline senators Seo utora and we wa likely to continue la in tho the business for home ahn alino to come coine the resolution excited xu in much ch amusement husemen t in tho aboa on mr dubois passed it around among the senators JUDGE CASE judge beatty who he bos ban boon nominated for the federal judge hip bip of idaho arid and 0 o boe base nomination la is bold holdup tip in the senate judiciary on 00 the allegation that bo be was an active to la tho the contest to unseat unar at dubois appeared yesterday before foro a sub kub coundit tee of the 1 ho judiciary com mattao and denied most emphatically the staff lueata made in opposition to lie alx candidacy he affirmed that ho he had bad taken no do part in partis partisan cin politics lo in this matter mud aud that bo be was opposed to tho the elect electron lon of 01 i got t senators shoup and dubols dubois aro are actively opposing beattys Benl tys they be bove that if confirmed ho he will appoint it a clerk who will tako take an active part in poll politics and by endeavoring to reap to aoge 00 taoso who oppose judge realtus Reatty Re altys a con a beun lion will disrupt the party lu in idaho donator mcconndll Mc Nc Connoll Connell hug has refused ed from tho the the tight fight to audro go It eatty insisting bo be wava a republican add dian 1 against homi abeso character and legal qu qualifications 31 no chargo charge could be brought whlor would stand tho the probability cenis to ho be that judge aali not dot bo be confirmed before the end of tho the nemlon it hut t that unless tho the allegations against him can u bo be sustained ahn balo will not dot ultimately detillo to endorse the nomination of the preado arct luedt t ARMY army officers aro are much pleased over tho the SIK sinning 0 log by tho the president of the bill transferring ter ring front from tho the limited to lo the unlimited retired hat let the legislation will make nearly sixty vacancy vacancies leg at once lathe la tho retired 11 t of tho the army which A ill III he be filled by officers retire me tit and will g glou iva much coa promotion colonel brack ot t of the third cavalry was yesterday retired upon his bid own owa reque request al colonel otis has hah ronn gone on tho the liba liati and it I 1 Is understood that hint colonel glendenning and colonel tillord win will follow two cantal cap lalus u 6 0 of f tho the fourth cavalry captain co and d cap title taylor will shortly bo be rell retired making mailing two more vacancies scanning la in that regiment THE COINAGE REPORT washington rob reb sl 21 the adverse report of 0 the majority tit tho the house colunge committee on the abo donate free coinage bill says saya in part under ih the present act annually are being added to tho the volume of currency of tho the country lo in tho the form of treasury troa trea dury aury notes for bullion purchased cd this largely exceeds tho the contraction in abo way ay of retirement of bank back notes nolos and tit in ten years would at the same rate gradually add to tho the volume of currency above tho the of bank notes should they be ull retired 20 30 io thu tho secretary of the treasury states that tho amount of burping of silver in the world above the amount used in tho the arts un und coinage collaro in all other countries than the united states sl acs was waa fur if it if this estimate Is correct under the pres 11 us Ot law thoro there ix Is provision for imons in the worlds surplus eor plus which Is all that bat unlimited coinage could accod it is ib however hoever thought that the do wand of tho the present law does not dill CAR for all 1 ali I silver surplus null end that thra there uro ore now dow hearing bc arloe the market million loll llon ounces which ure are to lo kou koj the price of sliver allver to ltd its present soiling selling figures there fifteen million ounces are likely to romain remain a to tho the market or whether they tire lire used by persons as a temporary means to bopre thu price it 14 a wetter upon which intelligent ferwn who have appeared before the this can bo be by continuing the drebot policy of 0 buying no morn loor than lite ounces monthly prot provided ded for by tho the existing law if the presence of fifteen million caucus id 11 cautioned only for tho the purpose of if effect og jonm ct iino lu in lorisia lion it wilt will anin lie ho permitted to go its way if 1 f on oa t the bo other hand it 11 Is i as aa actual I over tho iho denland deni and it 11 wl will I 1 be anay ut an anny future time for cougias to provide for ito ll 11 absorption atia into the volume of cur currency reacy itha the arcury Tr cury eiry issued under the present law aro are logal legal tender this la Is the highest function that could bo be riven given liser under free coinage so go tout that under the or ex inting inton law lair wo we havo have provided for th ahn IN of a all I 1 silver aliver that would be brought to the ile mints under free coinage assuming the worlds world s surplus to bo be on im already t e t tho money issued lies all III uio the legal 9 qualities uta of 1 t dh ii and ld porch Osing power of coined money and to in a addition in cou flood practically to lo the american product no BO the batted states in if out of all the danger so 60 strenuously insisted upon by many bernoni of the flooding of our mark with the silver or of the world the present pm law at the a time of at lt its pa pan bagu re wo was doo lured by many ament so p port ore eri of ire free it coinage to bo be satisfactory the conditions are sob tho the santa jamea 4 thou thon if the present law when passed promised to all intents anti and purposes the uto us 0 of I 1 tho the american product nod authorized tho laue of money LS good for hll as coined silver Bl lvir it ID it not now e at ideal to the committee wherein it has baa failed lo in that promise nor herein it la Is likely lo 10 antho tho future to full ull to accomplish that desirable end TUX hydraulic dedais tho the secretary of wor today to day transmitted to congress the report rop of the of 0 army r y ang lueers which bloh investigated lite ilio debris question nu estion to california the report says hydraulic can caa be press acted without injury tu to farthing fart ning laoda lands or ravorn in the retain region of the Ch chanath inath sod its lt tributaries tributa ries the navigation of rivers river to la the sacramento valley it bus bue been injured by minfie through the deposit of vast quantities of mining debris label in the bod beds of tho the sacramento arid and feather addition there uro ore vast do deposits posits of material which will be curried carried down d dur or finx floods bod and lodged in ID teabe streams str eanni it li Is proposed proD oed to improve the riv rivers drs firon by restraining the debris now lo 10 red d lo in tho the canona of the yuba and bear and in tho the plains below by daws and other r estral clog works second by contracting t tho a width of tho the rivers alvert by brush and wing dams in ID their heir beds the system ot of restraint will bo be continued until the rivers in their improved condition can carry the abo material brought down the estimates 9 for these imar improve ove monte are feather river wing d n 9 sacramento river wing d dams a in S doin data oo on the yuba river it nt t po DO guerro guerre front from to IbA ao 80 dording to adm on beer bear river at vao van glescia restriction works on abo be Y yuba uba below the foot hills and 6 annually annu dlly for maintaining navigation on 00 abe be I 1 wither ber A ITAH deficiency acting secretary nettleton kettleton to to a deficiency estimate of s for expenses expense of the territorial courts of utah for the current correct fiscal year ani felt REGULATED the sundry civil appropriation bill was wag reported to tho the senate today to day the louse provisional amendment to pro beut the institution of revenue prosecutions for the sake of fees bua bad head stricken out 02 and in III its place inverted A requirement that no DO ucb ouch prosecutions prosecution shall be brought except upon the application 1 of a revenue collector or deputy approved by the united baates circuit judge radical changes are ar mado made la in the worlds fair appropriation that tor for the govern meet m dt elbl exhibit Is reduced from t to c JOO the to expend of this for the latin american department ito id stricken out the unexpended be balanco rice appropriated by the act of april 25 1800 Is ra appropriated for the purpose of aiding t the he government exhibit solely oldwig that from it way may be salaries tor for the current fiscal year la in place of the appropriations made for mal arles by the house lluu a lump sum eum of Is I 1 appropriated to bo be under the approval of the secretary of tho the treasury A new proviso la in inserted arid and the several sums borein appropriated for the worlds exposition shall be deemed part of the burn bura of 0 tho limit of liability of tho the united states on account thereof fixed by the act of april 25 isoo 11 |