The Red Cloud chief., 1891-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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RE Senate met at Dooo On the an. Mr.
HaDe reported The House apporti0a0ens blu
without amcn10eoG III. Mcconnell, osoA.
toF.e1eet 6roD idaho. Was oWosn In Q1G.
ehoup. hio colleague. having alroody takes
bic seaA). An executive session vas Thea
he3As when the doom vere Seopened ehs
eSeetions bin caMe mp and Mr.. George pro-
eeowast, (Xes.J Who moved 10 saks
up the 1ssnee BILL This IVES
. surprise % esnator Hoar aud the friends a
The electloa blll, but . vote Was takea WhleA
reoalted h eavor Of the motion ~ - TOT
eigtt Republicans. etansord, Jones (Sev.l.
esewass, 1eC0aneil. sh0up. Teller. wOocoee
md Wash6aru, v0tlae With The OcnocraeA
Thte surprise In ssde-tockinS the elections
bjsD ea1eo1 ooose talk and the 6enate SOON
adtoasped.....No business Of general IN.
porsance was transacted IN the House
WEES The 0euaee met on the oh the -.
eendaace Was very slimL AZ the exptraeSoo
81 the moSning a b Ansnee bin ease
mp, the question pending being the amend
n1ent offered b. NJ. Stewart (Sev BY Md
ing HE free coinage provision NJ. Teller
spoke 1t length in favor Of the bill. He
declared ihst when he voted 10 lay aside the
elections bill for the nnancial bill he did 20
believing shat the latter was OF more hnpor-
tance 20 t:sc people than the former and he
had no apologies to make. He
criticized the position Of Senator sherman
and rcfuted his argument against free silver
coinage. Mr.. Sherman said he would reply
ae some future time to Mr.. Teller. Mr.. Nor.
rill spoke against free coinage and Mr.. Vest
favored t.. The House passed the bill re-
pealinG the Law authorizing the President to
suspend tonnage dues. by = vote Of lUl yeas
20 s. 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
the 1th took mp the financial bill. Ar.
Daniel (va.) spoke in v al the bill and
the absolste free and unlimited coinage
ri silver. AZ the close Of his speech Mr..
followed in an argument in favor Of
FRYE G-Oinaxc. He did not claim thai free
was a panacea for all evils, but ron
lended IL was q long, . wise and important
Dtep in the right direction. Mr.. HiscOck
spoke against the pending amendment free
After m Executive session the
adjourned. =. After the morning hOur
he House. in Committee Of the whole, re.
consideration Ut the shipping bill.
". Herbert tAla.) opposed the bill and Mr..
(Mc.) spoke in favor. Mr.. DOckery
MO- spoke against Il. Pending debate the
adjourned.
ne soos 9Th after IT.. the Plat, se"', s.ve met no,; q.
hat 1t the earliest possible moment
ne would call up the copyright bill and Mr..
Nilsson gave notice Of his intention to call up
he COnxerl lard bill. After FASTING . number
u minor bills the financial bill was taken up
md Mr.. stewart asked unanimous consent
or taking o vote ON the bill Saturday ut 4
o'clock. Mr.. German expressed his surprise
the proposition n the senator from Ohio
ehertman) had declared the free coinage
revolutionary. He thought there
should be mort time given for . careful on |
liberation Of the bill. u was finally agreed
take q vote ON the bill Wednesday. Ad-
The o further considered the
bill and Mr.. G%rOsvsnOr cO) ad.
lressed the House In favor Of the bill. He.
ore he concluded the House adjourned
AFTER the presentation Of petitions in the
ienatc On the Nh the financial bill again
ame M and Mr.. blackburn spoke in favor of
dn. atewart's free coinage amendment. Nj.
90fKaa followed In a speech favOring tho
Ill. but pending his remarks the BIN MAS in
aid aside. several minor bills
'assed and the Senate adjourned. =. .But little |
vas don in the House. The bill referring to |
he court Of claims the claim Of the Citizens |
tank Of Louisiana grow ing out of the seizure |
md covering into the United states Treasury
2is, ono by General Butler during the war was
until ; O'Clock and went over. At |
session sixty private pension bills
)asscd.