The new North-west., 1891-01-09
CONGRESS CONDENSED.
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
Jan. 5.-The Committee on Privileges
-and Elections reported back to the Senate
the credentials Of f. 7. Dubois as Senator
elect from Idado for the term Of six years,
beginning on the 4th of March next, with
the statement that it is the usage Of the
Senate to consider any question that may
arise on the credentials of the Senator at
the session held during the term for which
the Senator claims to be elected and not
before. The committee therefore recon-
mend that Dubois credentials be placed
on file, and it was so ordered. The ere
dentials Of Shoup and Mcconnell, Senator's
elect from Idaho were reported back with
the recommendation that Mcconnell be
sworn in Shoup having already taken his
seat. The oath Of office was thcreupon
administered to Mcconnell.
When the doors were reopened the elec-
ton bill was taken up, George resuming
the floor to continue his speech commenced
last Wednesday. Stewart moved to take
| up the Senate bill to provide against con-
tracing the currency. George said he
would yield for that motion. Hoar ap-
pesrea surprised, and asked George
whether he abandoned the floor. George
said he merely yielded to have motion
made Hoar tried to say something more,
but German insisted the question was not
debatable.
The Presiding Ot1icer-"The chair will
J entertain no proposition that amounts to or
tends to debate. The question is, will the
Senate proceed to consideration Of the bill
to provide against contraction of the cur
rency?"
Vote was taken by yeas and nays, and
the motion agreed to: Yeas "a, nays 80.
Jones Of Nevada, Mcconnell, Shoup, STAN
| ford, Stewart, Teller, Washburn and VOL
colt voted with the Democrats. The an
nouncemcnt of the result was received
with Indications of surprise and disappoint
mcnt on the Republican side of the cham
Der. The election bill having been thus
displaced and the financial bill taken up,
the latter was read by the clerk, and Stew
art moved to amend it by adding his free
coinage provision He argued in support
of the amendment, which, he said, would
rcmonetize silver and place it back where
it had been before it was excluded from
the mints of the United States and Europe
| Sherman then argued, advising caution as
to the amendments; to have patience until
the element of time acted on the silver bill
of the last session. He said the best mea'
sure of relief would be the purchase OF the
two million ounces on the market. Regan
and Stewart replied to his speech.
Jan. Reconsideration of the financial
bill was resumed in the Senate and Teller
addressed the Senate in regard to 1t. fof
weeks. he said, bill has been pending be-
fore the Senate, the Importance of which
he did not underrate and the benevolent
purpose of which he did not question
Yesterday, with full knowledge OF all
criticism his action would bring, with Il
full consciousness, however, that he was in
the discharge of his duty as he saw it, he
had voted to lay that bill aside and take up
the present measure. He said there was
never more unfounded statement than
that an alleged combination existed be-
tween free coinage statesmen, advocates
and opponents Of the election bill. He
then began criticism of Sherman's tinan-
cial speech of yesterday, saying it was a
remarkably misleading distortion of the
| facts. Gold Is not our standard. We have
a duai 4n... here ms in France. He alluded
to the silver laws Of last session rs mere
ma xeshift, and said there was but one sure