Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, June 3.

Senate-Among the memorials and
other papers presented and referred
were resolutions from the Louis
lana Legislature, extending thanks to con-
gress and the president for the relief af-
fordel the sufferers from the Mississippi
floods. The senate bill for preventing
the adulteration of food and drugs was
reported and placed on the calendar
A resolution was offered by Sen. Ed
rnunds for the investigation by the COM
mittee on fisheries into the management
of the fish commissioner Office. After
some debate the resolution went
over till tomorrow.
House.-On motion Of Mr.. Parker,
the senate bill passed authorizing the
sale of timber on certain lands reserved
for the use of the Menominee tribe
of Indians in Wisconsin, The house
then proceeded to the consideration of
the Alabama contested election case
McDuffie vs. Turpin. Mr.. Comstock
opened the discussion with an argu-
ment in favor of the claim of the contest
ant. Mr.. Crisp presented the claims OF
contestee. Pending further debate the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 4.
House.-Mr. Osborn, of Pennsylvania
presented a conference report on the army
appropriation bill
THURSDAY, June 5.
Senate.-Senate bill giving to the Chi
cago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Co.
power to sell and convey to another rail
way company It's right 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 neople were opposed to opening the
minis of the United States to the free
coinage of the worlds silver. In this
Judgment the national convention of both
political parties would, by decisive major
tiles, repudiate such proposition. The
last Democratic National 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 pro-
coed Immediately to the consideration of
house bill 1881 (the silver billy and that
the consideration shall continue until
Saturday at p. M, when the previous
question shall be considered 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. 100; nays, III. Mr. Bount voted in
the affirmative and moved a reconsidera-
tlon The motion to reconsider was tabled
yeas, 1874; nays, 1l9.
FRIDAY, June 6.
Senate.-The silver bill held the day
in the senate and in the discussion
nothing new was brought out. When
the senate was called to order, Sen.
Mitchell moved to reconsider the vote by
which the senate yesterday passed the bill
authorizing the construction of a railway
bridge across the Columbia river, near
Vancouver, and the motion was entered
A new conference was ordered on the de-
pendent pension bill The silver bill was
then taken up and Sen. Plumb address
ed the senate on that measure.
House.-The silver debate was resumed
this morning, Mr.. Lind, of Mimi
esota, who was the first speaker,
said he represented an agricultural
district, the farmers of which were
not poor, but not wholly prosperous
The depressed condition was due to the
low price of agricultural products. He
believed the prices were affected by the
amount of money in circulation. Increase
of circulation advanced prices, and shrink
age 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 the arts was
increasing. If silver had been allowed
to retain its place as money throughout
the world, it too would have enhanced
In purchasing power. He thought
silver should be restored to its for
mer position. This was demanded by
the great mass of the American people,
1t was no argument to say the
people did not understand the ques-
ton. They did. People could think and
reason as we'll as members of congress-
The judgment of the popular mind, like
woman's reasoning, was generally right.
Commenting on the three measures before
the house, he said the treasury bill was
most Objectionable. Under a friendly
secretary it might be made useful
in increasing the volume of cur
rency, but mder an unfriendly Sec
rotary might be dangerous Personally,
he believed the free coinage bill presented
not only the best, but the quickest way to
settle the whole question. But he believed
it was always best to yield something even
to prejudice, if by doing so legislation al
most equally efficacious and less objection
able, could be secured. Such measu re
was the republican caucus bill.
SATURDAY, June Z.
House.-The silver bill was passed to-
day-yeas, 1876; nays, 119. On the final
ballot: eight republicans voted with
the democrats against the bill. as
follows: Messrs. Anderson (Kas J,
Bartine New, Carter (Mont.l, Kelley
(Kas.), Rockwell Mass, Townsend
(Colo.), Turner (Kas.), Wilson Wash
ington). But one democrat Wilson,
of Missouri voted with the republicans
for the passage of the bill. The house
then adjourned.