Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
rONCRECSTnNaT.


AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 18th debate on the fnane iad bill was re-
suaned and Senator Allen (Wash) spoke in
favor of free coinage. Mr.. Platt gave notice
that at the earliest moment possible after
disposing of the financial bfli he would ask
consideration of the copyright bill, and Mr.
Paddock gave the same notice as to the
pure food bill Messrs. Berry and Cock
rell spoke in favor OF free coinage
and Mr.. Allison took the floor, and the
Senate adjourned. In the House Mr.. Dock
cry. on question of privilege, offered reso-
lufion in regard to the committee on rules
refusing to repC-t his "silver pool" reSOlu-
ton. and directing the committee to report,
which brought on long political wrangle
The resolution was amended by appointing
committee of five to investigate the silver
pool and adopted. The army appropriation
bill was then considered until adjournment
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Morgan gave
notice of an amendment to the financial bill,
abolishng the tax on State banks. The dnan-
cial bill then came up and Mr.. Sherman spoke
for four hours against the bill. He argued that
according to all historical parallels un-
der the free coinage provision gold would
go practically oat of the country or would be
held at its value abroad, compared with the
value of silver bullion abroad. Mr.. Aldrich
also opposed the bill. Adjourned. After
disposing of several public buildings bills
the House resumed consideration of the
army appropriation bill, which occupied
much time with but little accomplished. The
report of the ballot box committee was laid
before the House and the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met the 18th consid-
GRAFTON of the financial bill was resumed and
Mr.. Ingalls, argued at length in favor of the
bill as amended favorable to free coinage.
The debate on Mr.. Stewards amendment (the
Gree silver coinage feature) having closed, a
vote was taken and it wac aGOpted by AZ yeas
to 81 nays: rs Democrats and 16 Republicans
voting in the affirmative and II Republican
and Democrats in Che negative. The
amendment Go strike ont Che provision for
issuing $500 600 coo in SwO per cent. bonds
to buy outstanding bonds was struck out
Mr.. Vest then offered as O substitute for che
bill a purely free coinage bill, which voas
agreed to and Che bill chen passed by s9 yeas
to q nays. motion co take up che elections
bill resulted in a tie. 80 60 80, and the Vice.
President eoteA in the Affirmative. Ad-
jOurEed. The army appropriation bill was
further considered in the House and passed,
and after considering for time the District
of Columbia bill che House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th Sir. Henderson
introduced bill to establish a branch mint
at Omaha. Mr.. Morgan offered concurrent
sesolution on the subject OF che information
or suggestion for writ OF prohi bitiOn in
the Supreme Court in connection with che
Behr,ng sea dispute, which was referred.
The elections bill vas then taken up and Mr.
Evarts spoke in favor of it. Mr.. Pasco OBJ
Gained the floor and the Senate adjourned.
In the House the free coinage bill was Pc
ceived from the Senate and Mr.. Bland (AIo }
CAPIcSScO INC uOpc tudC carly dcCIOn WOulO
be taken. The Speaker appointed Messre.
Dingley, Payne. RowelI, Oockery and Oates
a commtaee to investigate the silver pool.
Mr.. Dockery was excused ana Mr.. Poole
(Ark) appointed in his place. Adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate on
the 18th, among them petitions from fourteen
different States against the passage of the
elections bill. About dozen private pen
sion bills passed and the elections bill was
taken up as unfinished business AIR. Pasco
spoke against the bill at much length and At
6:10 O'Clock Mr.. Wolcots (Co5 enOved Co adj
journ, which motion was defeated by eoee
of a yeas too 81 nays. Then the gighe com
menced 10 earnest and was coneinued until z
O'Clock in the morning, as which hour 4here
was no quorum and the Senate was otll in
session. In the House che Diserice OF 60
lumbia bill was taken up, bue all che
speeches were on different subjects chan cha
bill under consideration. az the evenins
session seventy two private pension bills
passed.