The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-27
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eooS after assembling on the 18th the Sen
ate resumed consideration OF the Silver bill
and Senator Wolcott (Col.) made an argu-
ment in favor OF silver The Senate ma ly
proceeded to vote on the amendments TO the
House bill The amendment to strike out
the clause that the treasury notes issued for
the purchase of silver shall be legal ten
der for all debts was lost The bullion re-
demptfon clause was stricken ont by n vote
of 81 TO z, and the amendments to strike out
the free coinage section was lost. The
amendment limiting the act to ten
years was defeated and an amendment by
Senator Blair, limiting the coinage to S., 0oO,-
900 monthly failed After a long debate and
several amendments the bill was reported
to the senate and passed-ayes, ~; nays 25-
The Houee had under consideration
most of the day. In Committee OF the Whole
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill which
was finally reported to the House and
passed and thea the Indian Appropriation
bill was considered until adjournment
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Mr..
Morrill, from the Finance Committee. re .
ported back the Tariff bill, and it was placed
on the calendar. After an executive session
the Senate took up the legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation I'LL An
amendment was agreed TO increasing the
salary of twenty-slx committee clerks
from 81 500 to $3.50, and the salary OF
clerks to Senators from $3.50 to $500
Adjourned. Soon after the House met
message was received from the senate an
nouncIng the passage OF the Free Coinage
Silver bill, which was received with applause
on the part of the Democrats The House
being In Committee OF the Whole on the In
dian Appropriation bill, Mr. Bland (Mo-)
moved that tho committee rise in order to
take action on the Silver bill, which motion
was defeated and the Indian Appropriation
bill was completed and passed Adjourned
AFTER committees reported In the Senate
on tho 18th the House bill extending for one
year the time for commencing and con
sffneflnR n hri lUR the MISsOurl river
at or near Kansas City passed. The Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was considered for 4 time and laid aside.
message was received from the President
in relation to reciprocal commercial treaties
with the Latin American nations. In con-
nection with which Senator Hale pre- sente1
amendment to be offered to the Tariff
bill authorizing the President TO de-
clare the ports of this country open
and free to all products OF the American
hemisphere upon which no export duty is
imposed so long as such nations shall al
NIT free the products of this country. After
eulogies on Messrs Nutting and WILDER, Of
New York, the Senate adjourned. After
the journal had been read in the House Mr..
Mills (Texas) objected to its approval on tho
ground that IL had not been read in full.
The objection was that the II ference of the
Senate Free Coinage bill was surreptitious
dered by the House. The Speaker
refused to recognize Mr.. mis- but
recognized MFR. Mckinley, who moved the
approval of the journal and demanded the
previous question. This brought on n long
wrangle and Mr.. McKinley's motion was
finally defeated by a small majority. a mo-
ton to reconsider was lost Pending mo-
ton to approve the Journal as corrected,
striking out the clause by which the silver
bill was referred to the Comm ttee on Coin
age. Weights and Measures. ths House ad-
tourncd
Soon after the Senate met on the 20th
Senator Stewart rose to IA question of privl-
lege and denied the special sent out from
Washington as to a conflict between himself
and Senator Reagan in the marble room,
and senator Reagan said that there never
had been any controversy or i'll feeling be-
tween himself and Senator Stewart and tn t
the dispatch was false The Legislative,
Executive and Diplomatic bill was then
completed and passed. Adjourned. The
controversy was renewed in the House over
the approval of the Journal of Wednesday
as to the reference OF the Free Coinage bill,
the question being on Mr.. Mills motion for
the previous question upon the approval OF
the journal amended. The previous
QUESTION was ordered by a vote of l23 to l22
and the journal as amended, approved by
n vote of lsl to 12a A long wrangle was then
induldged in, and without finally disposIng
of the question as to the status of the bill
the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 2Ist Mt. Ed
munnSl resolution for a committee to take
into consideration the admin istrative ser
vice of the Senate was adopted. The House
bill supplementary to the act OF March, 1882.
in relation to polygamy. providing that all
funds lately belonging to the AIormOnChurch
in Utah should be devoted to the common
schot Is Of that Territory, was taken up and
after some debate passed After disposlng
of matters of little general interest the Sem
ate went into executive session.. The Sill
yer bill controversy was resumed In the
House and the day consumed in tho efforts
of the friends Of free coinage to get the Sem
ate bill before the House, but after n long
fight they were defeated and the bill sent to
the Coinage Committee. After sending the
Senate amendments to the Fortifications bill
to n conference the House adjourned.