Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate met at noon on the 5th. Mr..
Hale reported the House apportionment bill
without amendment. Mr.. Mcconnell, sena
tor elect from Idaho, was sworn In Cdr.
Shoup. his colleague. having already taken
his seat). An executive session was then
held. When the doors were reopened the
elections bill came up and Mr.. George pro-
ceeded to speak against it but yielded to Mr..
Stewart, (Nev.,) who moved to take
up the finance bill. This was
a surprise to Senator Hoar and the friends of
the election bill, but a vote was taken which
resulted in favor of the motion by 81 to 70.
eight Republicans. Stanford, Jones (Nev.).
Stewart, Mcconnell, Shoup, Teller, Wolcott
and Washburn, voting with the Democrats
This surprise in SIDE tracking the elections
bill caused some talk and the Senate soon
adjourned. No business of general i'm
portance was transacted in the House.
WHEN the Senate met on the 9Th the at
tendance was very slim. At the expiration
of the morning hour the finance bill came
up, the question pending being the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) by add
ing his free coinage provision. Mr.. Teller
spoke at length in favor of the bill. He
declared that when he voted to lay aside the
elections bill for the financial bill he did SO
believing that the latter was of more impor-
lance to the people than the former and he
had no apologies to make He
criticised the position of Senator Sherman
and refuted his argument against free silver
coinage. Mr.. Sherman said he would reply
at some future time to Mr.. Teller. Mr.. Nor
rill spoke against free coinage and Mr.. Vest
favored it,. The House passed the bill re-
pealiny the law authorizing the President to
suspend tonnage dues. By vote of 1O1 yeas
to So nays the House decided to take up the
shipping bill and pending debate on the same
adjourned.
AFTER agreeing to the conference report on
the public printing deficiency bill the Senate
on the eth took up the financial BILL Mr..
Daniel (Va) spoke in favor of the bill and
the absolute free and unlimited coinage
of silver. At the close of his speech Mr..
Plumb followed in an argument in favor of
free coinage. He did not claim that free
coinage was panacea for all evils, but con
tended it was a long,0a wise and important
step in the right direction. Mr.. Hiscock
spoke against the pending amendment free
coinage). After an executive session the
Senate adjourned. After the morning hour
the House. in Committee of the Whole, re-
sumed consideration of the shipping bill.
Mfr. Herbert (Ala) opposed the bill and Mr..
Dngley (Me.) spoke in favor. Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) spoke against it. Pending debate the
House adjourned.
+h Soon g., after ter. the Senate met -; on
that at the earliest possible moment
he would call up the copyright bill and Mr.
Allison gave notice of his intention to call up
the Conger lard bill. After FASTING number
of minor bills the financial bill was taken up
and Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent
O'Clock. Mr.. German expressed his surprise
at the proposition as the Senator from Ohio
(Sherman) had declared the free coinage
amendment revolutionary. He thought there
should be more time given for a careful con
sideration of the bill. 1t finally agreed
to take vote the bill Wednesday. AID
journed. The House further considered the
shipping bill and Mr.. Grosvenor CO.. ad
dresse ed the House in favor of the bill. Be
fore he concluded the House adjourned.
AFTER the presentation of petitions in tn.
Senate on the 9Th the financial bill again
came up and Mr. Blackburn spoke in favor O
Mr.. Stewards free coinage amendment. Mr.
Morgan followed in a speech favorng thu
bill, but pending his remarks the bill was in
formally laid aside. several minor bill
passed and the Senate adjourned. But littl
was done in the House. The bill referring t.
the court of claims the claim of the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana growing out of the sezur
and covering into the United States Treasur,
s215 600 by General Butler during the war wa
debated until O'Clock and went over. At tn
evening session sixty private pension bill
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