The Delta independent., 1891-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
MONDAY, JAN. 12.

MONDAI, JAN. IL.
SENATE.-The House bill to amend the
law as to the visitation and inspection of
the military prisons and the examination
OF their accounts and government was
passed.
Senator Stanford introduced a bill to
enlarge the White House.
Some minor business having been dis
posed Of the financial bill was taken up,
and discussed by Messrs. Allen, Berry
and Cockrell who advocated the free coin
age clause.
HoUsE.-Mr. Dockery, rising to a ques-
tion Of privilege, offered q resolution
reciting the fact of the reference of his
''silver pooln resolution item to the com.
mittee on rules, and the fact that that
committee had refused to report the same,
and directing the committee on rules to
report the resolution to the House for
consideration.
The Speaker stated that he would sub
NIT the matter 10 the House-as to wheth-
er the question was one Of privilege or
not The vote stood las yeas to 50 nays.
NJ. Mckinley from the committee on
rules stated that the committee had in
tended to take time to investigate the
matter and ascep0sm If there be any
ground for the rum1rs Upon motion Of
MIR. Rogers Of Arkansas it was agreed to
appoint a special committee to investigate
the charges.
Nj. Rockwell, of Massachusetts, re-
pOTltu IHe ana consular aDDrO
priation bill and it was placed upon the
calendar.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up, but before completing the bill
the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, JAN. IS.
SESATE.-Mr. Morgan, in behalf Of MIR.
Colquitt, gave notice of an amendment TO
the financial bill abolishing the tax on
State banks.
A bill was passed, authorizing the con-
struction OF a bridge across the Red River
Of the North at Drayton. North Dakota:
also bills for the erection Of public baild.
ing at Fresno, California, $15, 900: and at
Joliet, Illinois, 5000
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the financial bill, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Sherman IN opposition to
the free coinage amendment
HousE.-The bill for q public building
at Pueblo, Colorado, with Senate amend
ments, was disagreed TO and requests for
a conference granted. The same action
was taken on bill TO provide an additional
associate justice of the supreme Court OF
Arizona.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IA.
made yesterday, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the financial Dill i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal,
and Mr.. ingalls, took the floor.
He said that there were two portentous
evils which menaced the safety, if they
did not endanger the existence, of the
republic. The first was ignorant debased,
degraded, spurious suffrage - suffrage
contaminated by the sewerage of decsyed
nations; suffrage intimidated and sup
pressed in the South; suffrage impure and
corrupt, apathetic and Indifferent in the
great cities of the North-so that it was
doubtful to his mind whether for half
century there haG t5sn presidential
election in this country that expressed the
deliberate and intelligent Judgment of the
American people.
The second evil to which he had averted
was the tyranny of combined, concen-
trated, centralized, couscienceless and
Incorporated capital; and the people were
considering that great problem now. In
the course of long and brilliant speech
he urged the passage of the bill with the
free coinage amendment
He was followed by Senator Jones in
favor OF the bill.
Finally the discussion on Mr. Stewart's
amendment closed and the Senate pro
ceeded TO vote on it Agreed to- yeas AZ,
nays 80.
A number of amendments were voted
upon.
The bill was then reported to the Senate
and the amendments made in committee OF
the whole were agreed to.
Then Mr.. Vest astonished the Senate by
bringing forward as q substitute for the
bill u purely free coinage bill, which pro-
yides that the unit value in the United
States shall be the dollar to be coined of
il25s grains of standard silver, or - $40
grains of standard gold. MIR. Vest stated
that his substitute WAS similar to the free
coinage bill that passed the Senate last
session.
MIR. Aldrich moved to amend the substi-
tute by adding the national banking
feature OF the original bill. Lost-yeas 81,
nays "a.
Mr.. Vests substitute was agreed to
without division.
The bill, as amended by the substitute
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays %, as fol.
lows.
Yeas Messrs. Allen, Barbour, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn. Butler, Cameron,
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Eustis, Faulkner
Gibson, German, Hampton, Ingalls,, Jones
of Arkansas, Jones Of Nevada. Kenna,
Mcconnell, Mauderson. Mitchell, Morgan,
Paddock, Pasoo, Power, Pugh, Reagan,
Sanders, Shoup, Stanford, Stewart Teller,
Turpie, Vance, Vest, voorhees,, Walthall,
Woicott-S9.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Carey,
Casey, Cullom. Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Edmunds, Evarts, Hale, Hawley, Higgins,
Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge,
Warren, Washburn, Wilson Of Iowa,
Wilson of Maryland-a7.
MIR. Hoar called up the elections bill in
order to make 1t the unfinished business
for tomorrow.
The vote was SO to Ss, and tho Vice
President cast the deciding vote in favor
Of taking up the bill.
THURSDAY. JANUARY Is.
SESATE.-Mr. Dawes from the commit
toe on Indian affairs reported a resolution
FOR investigating the condition of the
Sioux end other Indian tribes.
MIR. Manderson introduced bill to es-
tablish a branch mint at Omaha Neb,
and MIR. Mcconnell one for a mint al
Boise City, Idaho.
At . O'Clock the bill TO increase the COM
pensation of the employees in the govern
ment printing Office went over without
action and u>e elections bill was taken up
and MIR. EvarSs spoke in its advocacy
Housk.-After the journal had been ap-
proved the House proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF conference reports on public
building bills.
A message from the Senate was received
announcing the passage OF the financial
bill with free coinage substitute. The
reception OF this message by the Demo
cratic side was cordial and ELUSIVE, and
MIR. Hand of Missouri expressed tho hope
that early action would be had upon the
measure, The bill went to the Speakers
table.
The Speaker announced the appointment.
OF the following committee TO Investigate
the silver pool question; Mcssrs Dingie.
Payne, Rowell, Peelea I'd Oates.