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Show CO.NOHKSMOVU.. stN.vrt;. Washington, Juno II. The Semite committee on finance today, considered and amended the house silver bill. The provision making certificates issued iu payment for bullion a legal tender for lmblic ami private debts w as struck out, leaving tlicui re eivablo for customs, taxes and public dues, of llie customs redemption clause was stricken out, also the sect ion providing for the free coinage of silver w hrucver the market price is one dollar for . "7 grains of pure silver. The, art Is made to take effect iu thirty days after its passage, and shall termiuiitv a't the expiration ex-piration of ten years therefrom. Adverse reports were inaHu from the finance committee on Stanford's bill for government loans on liens on real estate and on the bill lo abolish metal money. The bills were indcliuitely postponed. The committee on linaneo reported back favorably with sundry am 'iidments house silver bill taken up.' F.ustis addressed the senate. He spoke in favor of an unrestricted coinage, and was followed by Senator Turpie of the same side.- Tim silver bill went over until tomorrow. The Senate bill to prohibit the mou oply of the transportation of cattle to foreign cuintr'tes was passed with amendment that it shall not apply to vessel room already eoiiti'aWcd. The Senate Joint resolution in regard to export trade in cattle then passes. HOUSE, i ' Washington, June II. --The speaker announced the appoiirfVtietil of Mills, of Texas, as a member of the committee commit-tee on rules, and Turner, of Georgia, as a member of the committee on ways and means, to fill the vacancies occasioned occa-sioned by the resignation of Carlisle of Kentucky; and Morrill of Kansas. He then presented the conference report on the senate dependent pension bill. Springer, of Illinois, asked that the report be allowed to go over until tomorrow thai it might be printed. Morrill objected. The previous question ques-tion was ordered, yeas lilt, nays TO. Morrill in explanation of the report staled that the conference committee had struck nut the dependent feature of the senate bill, and the service feature feat-ure of the house bill. Tho measure as determined upon is not exactly what he would desire but was the best he could obtain. It would distribute dis-tribute SW.OliO.dOU among the poor soldiers sol-diers of the nation. Y oiler of Ohio, protested against the conference report, holding that it ignored ig-nored the demands of the soldier. Springer of Illinois, entered a vigorous vigor-ous protest against the manner iu which the bill was brought before the bouse. No opportunity was offered the members mem-bers to examine its provisions. Cannon of Illinois favored the bill on the ground that it would place on the pension rolls M.OtM) names, and Increase the pension of 50,000 men now on the rolls. McComas of Maryland eliciled n round of applause by a reference to Morrill as the best friend the soldier had had in the house for many years. The conference report was agreed to, yeas 14."), nays ."iG. |