Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-24
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
STATE BANKS.

Senator Morgan gave notice of an amendment
TO the financial bill abolishing to tax on state
banks.
Senator Sherman in discussing the financial bill
said that the free coinage amendment offered by
Senator Stewart was, In effect, mandate TO the
treasury to pay "a cents an ounce more tran mar
ket value for all the silver IN the world winch c
an ounce and this amendment would compel the
treasury to pay $l.29 an ounce to all who.
offered il for sale, wherever 1t might come from-
This would, instead OF making parity between
gold and silver destroy any chance for parity by
making gold the cheaper of the two and forcing
it out of the country; as other nations would
quickly exchange their silver, at the high prlce,
Senator Allison regarded the last section of the
bill the vital one. 1t authorized the president,
when sufficient number OF commercial nations
had agreed upon a common ratio to make procla-
nation to that effect and to open our mlnts Tor
free coinage. That was statement TO the ma
tions of the world that the United States was
ready, when they were, to use silver as money.
CUTTING OFF DOUBLE PAY.
The house continued consideration of the army
appropriation bill. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Williams. OF Ohio, to prohibit the drawing OF
pay by an officer on the retired list while In re-
ceipt of any other salary from the government.
was adopted without a division.
FREE COINAGE.
The senate agreed TO Senator Stewards amend
ment to the financial bill providing for free coin
age of silver by vote of AZ to 80; both Kansas
senators among the forty two.
THE PER CENT. BONDS.
Senator Sherrnan's section of the bill for issue
of interconvertible 2 per cent. bonds was then;
stricken out; Mr.. Shs rman remarking Il at since
the vote on free coinage 1t was useless to leave
this section in as, now, the per cents could not
be sold at par.
THE Il, 100000 OUNCES.
On motion of Senator Plumb the section pro-
viding for the purchase of 12.0O0, 900 ounces of
silver in addition to the 4,500,L00 ounces per
month was stricken out.
GREENBACKs.
Senator Plumb moved an amendment to the
third section to authorize the treasury to replace
retired national bank currency with treasury
notes.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
The house finished its work upon the army ap-
preparation bill and passed it.
ENGLAND's uMPUDENCE
Inaboth houses of congress resolutions have
been introduced Tebuking the English foreign
Office for suggesting writ of prohibition in the
supreme count of the United States in connection
with the Behrlng sea dispute; and the attitude of
the English pre- S, which argue that should Our
courts decision be against British rights in the
seal fisheries slch decision would not be binding
upon England; while decision favOring such
rights would forever set aside Mr.. Blaine
ELECTIONS BILL.
Senator Evarts spoke three hours and three
quart rs in advocacy of the elections bill. His
position was that the constitution aud the laws in
pursuance of it would be soOper or later main
tanned. There could be middle ground be-
tween Obedienc and resistance to law. One or the
other would hag to go to the wall.
SILVER BILL REACHES THE HOUSE
In the house message from the senate was
ceived announcing the passage of the financial
bi with free coinage substitute. The reception
of this message by the democratic side was cordial
and ELUSIVE, and Mr. Bland, of Missouri. ex-
pressed the hope that early action would be taken
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table.
SLEEPY SENATORS.
The elections bill debate was protracted nearly
all night, the determination of its opponents beI
ing to talk quorum out of the chamber, and of
its friends to force a vote. Several amendments
were voted down. Late in the night it was sugi
gested that quorum was not pr, sent, but roll
call brought senators in from the cloak rooms and
committee rooms. Still later. roll call showed
only thirty-slx senators present, only i've OF
whom were democrats
SENATE BILLS II TIE HOUSE.
The house spent day in committee of the
whole on the state of the union.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, discussed the freq
coinage bill, claiming that ingalls, last speecl
placed him on democratic platforms in fOrcd
since the demonetiZlng act Of 1873.
Mr.. Langston, of VirgiTil talked in favor OF
the elections bill, advocating its passage in tho
interest Ct white republicans more than for tho
n s f OF ms own race ace, the negn0es ne
ing the white man Stop insulting white women
because their fathers OF husbands voted the re-
publican ticket"
PENSIONS FOR STGEL AND BANKS.
The house has passed bill granting pensions
of $50 mon'h to General Franz Sigel, and one
granting pension of $40 month TO General N.
z. Banks. The passage of the latter bill was
greeted with general applause on both sides OF
the house.
BANCROFT FUN RAJ.
The senate attended the funeral of Historian
Bancroft.
BOTH HOUSES CORRECT THEIR JOURNALS.
Time was spent in the senate and in III a house
over unsuccessful attempts to correct their jour-
to obstruct and delay proceedings. This was led
in the senate by Senator Gorham and in the house
by Mr. Mills.