Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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WHEN the Senate met on the sth the con-
ference report on the silver hiil was taken
| up and senat Vest and Coke spoke against
| II as not In harmony with the viows of the
Senate and tending to degrade silver. Sen.
ator sherman defended the report Senator
Voorhees, opposed the report because II
gave too much discretion to the Secretary
OF the Treasury who was opposed TO free
coinage and therefore stood IN the
relation OF packed Jury in enforc-
Ing tho bill At three o'clock the
bill went over and resolutions were
presented and eulogies delivered upon the
late Representative Cox and tho Senate ad
iourned The House ooncurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the bin admitting Wy
oming. The Senate bin passed. TO adopt reg
ulations to prevent collisions at sea, and the
Committee on Rulos attempted to bring up
the "orlginal Package" bill, but after
sQuabble the House refused to consider tho
resolution from the committee and nd-
journed.
sOoN after meeting on tho 9th debate on
tho conference report on the Silver bill was
resumed In the Senate, Senator Cockrell
argued strongly against agreeing to the re.
port, to adopt which. he declared, would be
a complete surrender on tho part OF the ad-
vocates OF FREQ coinage when on the verge
of victory Senator Daniel (ya.) also spoke
earnestly against tho report without
reaching vote the Senate adjourned
In the House Mr. Hit. Ulll from the
Foreign Affairs Committee, reported a
resolution requesting the President TO
furnish the correspondence between the
United States and Great Britain touching
tho subjects in dispute in the Behring sea
since March 4, 1889, which after some debate
was adopted. The conference report ON the
Diplomatic bill was the occasion of tilt be-
tween Mr.. McMlllin (Tenn.) and Mccreary
(ky,) on the Samoan question and recent
events In that country. Upon a call for the
previous question on agreeing to the report
Mr.. McMillIn raised the point OF no quorum,
The Speaker counted quorum present,
which was challenged and pending action
the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th consd.
Grafton Of the conference report on the Ell
yer bill was resumed and Senator Morgan
spoke against IT, When debate closed
vote was taken and the report agreed to by
80 yeas to 26 nays. Adjourned "A large
part OF the time OF the House was occupied
In attempts to approve the journal. the
Democrats making the point OF no quorum
present. The journal was finally approved
and the conference reports on the Dip
lomatic bill and the Agricultural bin agreed
to. The Land Grant Forfeiture bill was
then considered in Committee of the Whole
until adjournment
In the senate on the 18th Senator Teller
introduced a Joint resolution declaring II to
be the determined policy of the United
States to use both gold and silver as full
legal tender and iustructng the President
to invite the Governments of th<e Latin
Union countries and such other nation as
he may deem advisable 10 join the United
states in conference to adopt common
ratio between gold and silver, etc, which
was referred. The shipping bill was then
discussed until adjournment. Tho House
spent considerable time In counting a
quorum on several questions. and finally
received the conference report on the silver
bill, which went over by agreement one
day. when the House met at the evening
session no quorum was present and the
House adjourned.
IS the Senate on the 18th remonstrance
was presented from the Board of Trade Of
Jackson. Tenn. against the passage of the
Election bill. The two shipping bills were
then debated at length. The bills were
finally passed, the Tonnage bill by 20
yeas to IS nays, and the Postal
TN by 2s yeas 10 Is nays. The Tariff bill
was taken up and the Senats In executive
session confirmed Colonel Alexander McD
McCook TO be Brgadier General and ad-
iourned. In the House the conference re-
port on the silver bill was debated at length
and agreed TO by a strict party vote-l2l TO
%, and the House then adjourned