Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
THURSDAY. June ).

t pONtI W sell anu GOuNCN 70 dnOaIeT Tall-
| way company its rights of way and fran
chise in the territory of Oklahoma and the
Indian territory was ordered and placed
on the calendar The silver bill was
taken up. and Mr.. Hiscock addressed the
senate in opposition to the free coinage of
silver He believed that the majority of
| the people were opposed TO opening the
mints Of the United States to the free
coinage of the world silver. In his
judgment the national convention of both
| political parties would by decisive ma
jorities, repudiate such a proposition
! The last National Democratic convention
| had ignored the question altogether, and
! the Republican National Convention (if
| the proposition had been submitted to it,
would have rejected it by an overwhelm-
! ing majority.
House.-Mr Mckinley, of Ohio, from
the committee on rules, reported resolu-
ton providing that the house shall proceed
| Immediately to the consideration of house
| bill 5 3Sl (the silver bill and that the
| consideration shall continue until Saturday
at 3 p. M, when the question shall be con
Sidered as ordered The previous question
having been ordered on the resolution.
| forty minutes debate was allowed The
| resolution making the silver bill special
order was adopted-yeaS, 120; nays, III
Mr., Rlount who voted in the affirmative
moved a reconsideration. The motion to
reconsider was tabled-yeas, 124, nays,
11S.
FRIDAY, June &.
Senate-The silver bill held the day in
| the senate and in the discussion nothing
was called to order. Sen. Mitchell moved to
reconsider the vote by which the senate
yesterday passed bill authorizing the
construction of railway bridge across the
Columbia river, near Vancouver, and the
motion was entered. A new conference
was ordered on the dependent penson bill
The senate bill was Jaken up and Sen.
Plumb addressed the senate on that meas
ure.
HOuse.-The silver debate was resumed,
Mr.. Lind, of Minnesota, being the
first speaker. He represented he said, an
agricultural, district, the farmers of which
were not poor, but not wholly prosperous.
Their depressed condition was due to the
low prices of agricultural products. He
believed that prices were affected by the
amount of money in circulation The in
crease of circulation advanced prices:
shrinkage of circulation diminished them
The increase in the purchasing value of
gold was due to the fact that its production
was decreasing, while its use in he arts
was increasing. If silver had been allow
ed to retain its place as money throughout
the world, it. too. would have inhanced
its purchasing power. Silver should be
restored to its former position. This was
demanded by the great mass of the Ameri-
can people. 1t was no argument to say
that the people did not undertand the
question. They did. The people could
think and reason as well as n member of
congress. The judgment of the popular
mind, like wOman's reasoning, was gen
orally right. Commenting on the three
measures before the house, he said that
the treasury bill was the most objection
able. Under an unfriendlv secretary it
might be dangerous. Personally he be-
lieved that the free coinage bill presented
not only the best but the quickest way to
settle the whole question. but he believed
that it was best to yield something even to
prejudice. if by so doing legislation almost
equally efficacious and.less objectional to
some classes could be secured. Such
y easure was the republican caucus bill.
SATURDAY, June 7.
HoaSc-The silver bill was passed eas,
1875; nays, 119. On the final ballot eight
republicans voted with the democrats
against the bill, as follows: Messrs.
Anderson (Kas.) Bartine (Nev), Carter
lMont.), Kelley (kas.), Rockwell (Mass.)
Townsend (Colo.) Turner (Kas.),
Wilson Washington. But one demo
crat Wilson, of Missouri) voted with the
republicans for the passage of the bill.
The house then adjourned.
MONDAY, June 8.
Senate.-Sen. Call offered q resolution
(which was referred to the committee on
Foreign Relations), requesting the Presi-
dent to institute negotiations with the
Government of Spain for such modifca-
tlons THE treaty with that Government as
will enable American cattle to he shipped
from Florida and elsewhere in the United
State, relieved from the present oppressive
rates of duty. and on such terms as may
be reciprocal between Cuba and the Unit
ed States. The Senate Silver bill was
taken up and Mr.. CoclTill addressed the
Senate.
House.-On motion of Mr.. Comstock. of
Minnesota, the title of the silver bill,
passed Saturday, was amended so as to
read as follows: Directing the purchase
of silver bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon and for other purposes. " Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts. offered the fol-
lowing resolution: nat IL. secretary of
the treasury be directed 10 inform the
house whether it is true that the Cunard
Steamship company on Saturday last re-
fused to obey orders of the officers of the
United States to give return passage to
certain immigrants landed at New York
by said company in violation to the Con-
tract Labor laws of the United States, and
if so, what steps if any, have been taken to
refuse entry to the steamships ofsaid COM
pany until said company has complied
with the laws of the United States and
made due reparation for their refusal to
obey the orders of The officers thereof
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. The floor was
then accorded to the committee on the
District of Columbia.