The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate met at noon on the 5th. Mr.
Hale reported the House apportionment 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
held. When the doors were rcopcned 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 tho finance bill This was
surprise to Senator Hoar and the friends oi
the election bill, but a vote was taken which
resulted in favor of the motion by "a to 70
eight Republicans, Stanford, Jones (Nev)
Stewart, Mcconnell, Shoup, Teller, Wolcott
and Washburn, voting with tho 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
up, the question pending being the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Stewart New 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 SC
believing that the latter was of more impor.
tance to the people than the former and he
had no apologies to make. lie
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 lOl yeas
to % 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 long, wise and important
step in the right direction. Mr.. Hiscock
spoke against the pending amendment Qree
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 (Me.) spoke in favor. Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) spoke against 1t. Pending debate the
House adjourned.
the Soon 9Th after the p.ts Senate met
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 pnsting number
of minor bills the financial bill was taken up
and Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent
for taking a vote on the bill Saturday at 4
o'clock. Mr.. German expressed his surprise
t the proposition as the Senator from Ohio
tSherman) had declared the free coinage
amendment revolutionary. He thought there
should be moro time given for a careful con-
sideration of the bill. II was finally agreed