Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE


Proceedings OF the senate and House Of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-GIst Of the
Business.
Isths senate. after disposing of soms routine
business the silver bill was taken lup on tho
I7th, and Mr.. woloott spoke in favor Of free
coinage. The Senate then proceeded to vote on
mittee. The amendment to strike out the
bullion redemption clause was agreed to-yeas,
81; nays, 2. Mr.: Plumb offered the following
amendment IN lieu Of the first section Of the
House BIN: THAT from and after the date Of
the passage Of this act the unit OF value in the
United States shall be the dollar, and the same
v.t b coined Of a Grains e.aiDs q stand
standard gold; and the said coins shall be
legal tender for all debts, public or private;
that thereafter any owner OF silver or gold bull
ion may deposit the same at any mint Of the
United States to be formed into standard dol
lars or bars for his benefit and without charge;
but 1t shall be lewfnl TO refuse any 1eposit Of
less value than 500 or any bullion so base as 70
be unsuitable for the operations Of the mint
Agreed to-yeas 93, nays "a. Mr.. Plumb moved
to add new section TO come In as section 3 as
follows: -That the provision of section OF
an act TO authorize the coinage Of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its legaltender char
acter, which became q law Feb 26. 1875 is here
without division. Mr., Reagan offered the
following amendment as substitute
for sections 8, and 8: Section s.
this act shall be OF denominations OF not less
than 81 nor more than $780, and such certih-
Gates shall be redeemable in coin of standard
value A sufficient sum to carry out the pro-
visions of this act ia hereby appropriated out Of
any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. The provision OF Section Of the act
coinage OF the standard dollar and to restore it's
legal tender character, which requires the Sec-l
retary OF the Treasury to purchase at the mar
ket price thereof not less than 2O00,000 worth
of silver bullion a month nor more than q, ,0O0-l
900 worth a month Of such bullion, is hereby re-
pealed." Agreed TO without division. Mr.. Teller
moved to add the following as new section:
-That the certificates provided for in this act shall
be receivable for all taxes and dues to the
United States Of every description, and shall be
legal tender for the payment Of all debts,
Of Mr. Eustisl by adding -and all silver cer-
tifcates already issued, and as 30 modified It
was agreed to-yeas, 34j nays, %. Mr.. Plumb
section: -The owners Of bullion deposited for
coinage shall have the option to receive
coin or its equivalent in the certificates
bullion shall be subsequently coined" Agreed
to without division. The bill was then ro-
ported to the Senate, and all the amendmentsl
agreed to in the senate-yeas, 40; nays, 26 The
bill as amended was then passed-yeas, A 81
nays 25 The bill for the admission of Wy,
oming as State was taken up, SO as to mako
journed- The House, after passing the sundry
civil appropriations bill, took up the Indian
appropriations bill and spent the remainder of
the afternoon upon 1t, adJourning at $50
o'clock
INthe Senate on the 18th inst, Mr.. Morrill, \
from the Finance Committee, reported back tho
tariff bill and said that it was not expected that
1t would be brought up for consideration earlier
than week from Monday, 22d. The con-
ference report on the antitrust bill was
mn and fN Ilafh hos Ia
from their respective amendments and the bill
remains exactly as 1t was passed by the Senate.
Tho Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the legislative, executive, and judicial appro
priation BILL An amendment was agreed to in
creasing the salary Of twenty-aix committee
clerks from $l500 to 81, 800 and the salary OF
clerks to Senators from u 500 to 81, ,800 The Sem
ate disposed of seventy pages of the bill and adj
journed. In the House, ON motion of Mr.. Pay
son un), bill was passed to confirm the title to
certain cemetery land In Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
The House went into committee Of the whole,
MIR. Allen tMich.) in the chair, on the Indian,
appropriation bill The committee was in ses-
sion but a few moments when it rose inform
ally to allow the House to receive o message
from the Senate. As Secretary MoCook an
nounced the passage Of the silver bill with sun
dry amendments, the Democratic side Of the
House broke out in loud applause, which was
continued for minute The commit
tee having resumed its session, Mr.. Bland
(Mo) moved that the committee rise
taken on the silver bill The vote by tellers re-
suited g4 to los. So the committee refused to,
rise. The consideration of the Indian appro-l
priation bill being resumed, appropriations OF
sl2 200 for the Greek Indians s4s 500 for the Pot
tawattcmie Indians, and $27, ,000 for the Mexican,
Pottawattomie Indians we're stricken from the,
bill The COMMITTEES then rose, the bill was
passed, and the House adjourned.a
AFTER disposing Of some routine business tho
Senate, on the 10th inst, resumed consideration
OF the legislative, executive aud Judicial appro-
priation bill, but without action the bill was
laid aside message from the President In re-
lation to reciprocity was read and laid on the,
table, After eulogies on the deceased New York
Representatives., IMessrs Nutting and Wilbur
the Senate adjourned The Journal Of the!
House having been read, Mr.. Mills (Tex.) OBJ
CLERK had no. read m o n '1s Tbe
suggested that the clerk had only
omitted to read such portions as it is Gus
tomary not to read, but he directed the full
read the portion Of the journal which disclosed
the reference Of the silver bill to the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures. Dur
ing the reading Messrs. Mills and Mckinley re-
mained standing. anxious to claim recognition.
The latter was successful and he moved that
the journal be approved. Upon this he de-,
manded the previous question. The previous
question was voted down. Mr.. Mills offered q
resolution reciting that the order of reference
made by the Speaker referring the silver bill to
the Committee on Coinage. Weights and Measures
was incorrect, under the rules of the House, and
was made without authority under the rules,
and resolving that the journal be corrected by
striking therefrom this entry. Mr.. Cannon tIll.l
raised o point of order against the resolution.
a long discussion ensued participated In by the
leaders on either side of the House. The Speak
er, in rendering his decision overruled the point
OF order to submit the question to the House. Mr..
Sannon moved to table Mr.. Mills resolution.
ION vote by tellers the motion to table was
lost-yeas, llS nays, l23. The question then
agreed to-yeas, III nays, liz. Mr.. Mckinley
was then recognized to move q reconsideration
and also to move an adjournment MFR. Mills
managed to sAndwicAin motion to lay the mo-
tion to reconsider on the table. The motion tel
adlourn was lost-yeas, 119; mas, 100. The
vote recurring on Mr. Mills motion to table the
motion to reconsider, 1t was agreed to--yeHs,
l2l nays Ia. Mr.. Springer moved the ap-i
proyaI OF the journal as amended, pending
which, on motion OF Mr.. Mckinley, the House,
at o'clock, adjourned.
tive. executive and judicial bill, which was final
w disposed of and passed with several amend
ments. In the House tho Speaker announced
ithe pending question to be ordering the previous
question on the motion made by Mr. Mills OF
Texas, to approve the journal Of Wednesday as
amended by Che resolution Of Thursday. Mr.. i
mills motion was carried the vote being 1876
yeas, l22 nays. Before the vote was announced
Mr.. Mckinley changed from the negative to
tne affirmative and after announcement
moved q reconsideration. Mr.. Mills moved
to table the motion to reconsider,
and 1t was tabled, yeas 1871; nay1
l29. The question then REQUIRED on approving
the journal OF Wednesdays proceedings as
amended and the journal as amended was agreed
ceedsd 70 read th9 Journal Of Thursdays fF
ceedings and it was approved. The House
agreed to the conference report Of the anti
trust Dill After sundry executive communities