The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-07-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
"WEDNESDAY, JULY 0.

| V&ONA00AAs VIVA "
sESA!E.1The presiding of1ser an
a aSmission q Wyomius The b BIZ IL now ss
| goes 70 tho President for his signature.
| On motion Of Mr.. Blair the Senate pro-
ceeded TO executive business. The doors
| were reopened at one o'clock and the sun
dry civil appropriation bills were re-
| ported.
Mr.. Allison stated that he would seek
an opportunity to call them up tomorrow
| for consideration. The conference report
ON the silver bill was taken up and Mr..
Cockrell continued his argument against
the report. He wns followed BY MIR. Dam
It was agreed 70 take vote on the bill
| tomorrow.
HoUsK.-Mr. Hit Of Illinois, from the
committee ON foreign affairs, reported
back . resolution requesting the Prcsiden
| to furnish the House the correspondence
between the governments Of the Unite
Statcs and Great Britain touching on th
subject in dispute in Behring sea sine
Mr.. Hit presented tho conference repoi
on the diplomatic and consular appropri |
ton bill. Mr.. Mcmillan opposed the BIZ
and raised the point Of no quorum whe.t
The bill came TO vote. Tho Democrat
abseutine themselves the Speaker M
unable VI count q quorum, and the bill
MI Nh. Uneley of Maize entered . motion
10 recOn.iass the vote by which th6 marine
signal bill was nsssed, pnd then the
House adjourned. el.
THURSDAY, July 10.
SENArE.-The Senate resumed considera-
tlon Of tho conference report on the silver
bill and was addressed by Mr.. Morgan In
opposition to the report.
Mr.. Teller served notice OIL the Senate
that another Congress would demand and
receive free coinage and that the struggle
for tho complete restoration Of silver hsd
lust begun. He seriously assaulted Sena'
tor Dolph for stating that ho and his asso-
ciatos had been converted from THAR do.
mands for free coinage and denounced
him for misreprcsentinR his own cons tdtaA-
cncy ON tho question.
He said the people of Colorado, irrespcc
tive OF party, wcro unanimous for free
coinage. He believed there were not fifty,
persons In Colorado who did not believe In
free coinage, but he represented o greater
community than Colorado upon this i'm.
pOrtant question, and he merely accepted
this bill as the best that could be obtained
ut the present session Of Congress. |
The bill passed 80 to ID.
HousE.-At the opening of the session
much time was occupied in discussing the
matter of counting quorum, and the pro-
priety OF the Speaker counting members,
who did not vote.
Tho conference report on the diplomatic;
and consular appropriation bill was
adoptcd-yeas ia, nays 66.
Mr.. Funston Of Kansas submitted, and
the House passed, the conference report
on the agricultural appropriation bill.
tho whole. Mr. Peters Of Kansas in the
chair, on tho Gland grant forfeiture BILL"
which was discussed for some time and
then the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, July 12.
SENATE.-A remonstrancc of the Board
OF Trade of Jackson, Tennessee, against
the federal election bill was presented by
Mr.. Harris. The Senate resumed consid-
GRAFTON Of the two shipping bills and was
addressed by Senators Vest and Harris In
opposition. The bill then passed-yeas
%, nays IS.
Tho vote was then taken on the postal
subsidy bill and IL was passed-ycas 2S,
nays IL.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the tariff bill
was taken up and made the unfinished
business. After IN executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. Dingley presented o me-
mortal from the state conference OF the
Congregational churches Of Name for the
passage Of the original package bill. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Conger OF Iowa called up the con
ference report OH the silver bill. MIR.
Conger said the bill presented in the re-
port was, as all conference bills must be,
In the nature of compromise. 1t was not
Just such bill Us he thought Congress
ought TO pass. 1t was not just such bill,
perhaps, us any member OF the House
would like to pass II he were preparing u
measure TO state his convictions But II
was bill that would answer tho demands
Of the silver miner, that would answer
tho demands of tho agriculturists, labor
crs aud business men OF the country.
Mr.. Bland strongly denounced the bill.
He said the bill made silver simply = com.
modify to be measured by tho gold upon
which tho money shall be issued at Its gold
value. II was true tho measure might
make small increase In the circulation,
but It would make II by concessions TO
tho gold standard and the desertion Of sill
We.
Mr. Townsend, OF Colorado, said that he
and somo other Republicans had voted for
FREQ coinage, and II tho gentlemen on the
other side had stood solid frec-coinage
had recognized that the only way to got
silver Legislation = this time was 70 20
back TO the Republican party. where they
had always belonged, and got II from that
party.
After further debate the conference bill
was agreed to by . strict party votc-yeas
l2a, nays-0O.
MONDAY. July IA.
USESATE.-The sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up. Senators Vest aud
Hawley opposed the item OF 100000 for
tho Latin-American library. saying that .
room In the new congressional library
might DO dedicated to that use
Having disposed Of over LOLA pagcs OF
the bill Il was laid aside I'LL tomorrow.
The Senate bill 70 extend for one year
tho time for commencing the construction
OF bridges by the Houston Central, Arkun-
sss and Northern Railroad Company In
Louisiana, was reported and passed. Also
tho Senate bill TO provide for tho disposi-
ton OF the psgosA Springn military rcssr-
walton In Colorado 10 actual settlers under
the homestead law.
HousK.-In committee of the whole
tho House considered tho bill sup
Elemental To the act authorizing the con
struction Of the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad In tho District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Moore Of New Hampshire moved
that tho bill be reported 10 tho House with
tho Recommendation that II bc rccommit-
tod TO the committee on the District OF
Columbia with instructions TO report back
. substitute providing that before the first
OF January, 1884, tho railroad company
shall remove its present station from Sixth
md Is streets to the intersection OF vir.
einin aud Maryland avenues. This was
agreed to-s9 10 ~. The committee nc
cordingly arose aud reported It's recon.
mcndAtlon 70 tho House. The recommend.
ntion was agreed to-5g 10 62-and the bill
was rccommittcd with Instructions as
stated. No quorum being proarnt tho