The Iola register., 1891-01-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

THE Senate met at noon on the 5th. Mr..
Hale reported the House apportiorment bill
without amendment. Mr.. Mcconnell, Sena-
tor-elect from Idaho, was sworn in (Mr.
shoup, his colleague having already taken
his seat) An Executive session was then
had. 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 29,
eight Republicans, Stanford, Jones (Ney.),
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
MP, 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-
tance 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-
pealing the law authorizing the President to
suspend tonnage dues By a vote of lO1 yeas
10 es 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 7th 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, a wise and important
step in the right direction. Mr.. Hiscock
spoke against the pending amendment Cfree
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.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala-) opposed the bill and Mr..
Dingley (de.) spoke in favor. Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) spoke against it. Pending debate the
House adjourned.
soos after the Senate met on the sth Mr.
Plat gave notice 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 passing
a number of minor bills the financial bill was
taken up and Mr. Stewart asked unanimous
consent for taking a vote on the bill Satur
day at O'Clock. Mr.. German ex-
pressed his surprise at the pro-
position 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 was finally agreed
to take vote on the bill Wednesday. Ad-
journed The House further considered the
shipping bill and Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) ad-
dressed the House in favor of the bill Be
fore he concluded the House adjourned.
AFTER the presentation of petitions in the
Senate on the 9Th the financial bill again
came up and Mr. Blackburn spoke in favor of
Mr.. Stewards free coinage amendment. Mr..
Morgan followed in a speech fayoring the
bill, but pending his remarks the bill was in
formally laid aside, several minor bills
passed and the Senate adjourned. But little
was done in the House. The bill referring to
the court of claims the claim of the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana growing out of the seizure
and covering into the United States Treasury
s2l5, 900 by General Butler during the war was
debated until O'Clock and went over. At the
evening session sixty private pension bills
passed.