Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-17
HFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Jan b-The senate met at
moor with the vice-president In the chair.
Scores OF petitions for and againstthe Con.
ger lard bill and Torrey bankruptcy bill
were presented. The census com mittoe
reported back without amendment the APP
portionment bill, which was placed on the
calendar.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tionA reported back the credentials OF
Frederick +. Dubois as senator elect from
Idaho for the term Of six years, beginning
the 4th OF March, next. with the statement
that 1t is the usage In the senate to con-
slider any question thkt may arise on the
credentials of a senator at a session held
during the term for which the senator
claims to be elected and not before.
The committee therefore recommended
that Dubois credentials be placed on file,
and IL was so ordered. The credentials OF
Shoup and Mcconnell, the other senators
elect from Idaho, were reported back with
the recommendation that Mcdonnell be
sworn In, Shoup having already taken his
seat. The oath of Office was thereupon
administer red to Mcdonnell, and the sem
ate at IL 49, went into executive ession on
motion OF Senator sherman, who said IL
was important to have such a session i'm
mediately.
When the doors we're no opsned the cleo
tions bill was taken up, Senator George
resuming the floor to continue his speech
commenced last Wednesday.
Senator Stewart moved to tske up the
senate bill TO provide against contracting
the currency. Senator George said he
would yield for that motion.
Senator Hoar appeared surprised, and
asked Senator George whether he aban-
doned the floor. Senator George said he
merely yielded TO nave a motion made.
Senator Hoar tried to say som ething more,
but Senator German insisted that the
question was not debatnble. Senator Hoar
persisted, but Senator German seemed re.
solved to allow no discussion of the sub
iect and insisted on his point of order that
on a motion to proceed on the considcra-
ton OF a bill, debate is not in order.
Senator Hoar-Do | understand that the
senator from Mississippi considers him
self at liberty to yield TO this motion after
the arrangements between him and me.
Gocrge-What was thati
Gorman-I insist upon the point OF or
der.
Presiding officer (Mr. Harrisl - The
point Is well taken.
GEORGE ask unanimous consent e
make inquiry of the senator from Massa
chusetts.
Several democratic senators objected.
Presiding officer The chair will enter
tain no proposition that amocnts 10, .,
tends TO debate. The question is: VIII
/ u b0haNN ~ WV , wv ~
tho bill to provide against the contraction
of the currency. A vote was taken by
yeas and nays and the motion agreed to
yeas, "a; nays, 20.
Senators Jones Of Nevada, Mcconnell,
Shoup, Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Wash
burn and Wolcott voted yea with the demo.
Gratis.
The announcement of the result was re,
ceived with indications of surprise and
disappointment on the republican side OF
the chamber. The elections bill having
been thus displaced ana the financial bill
taken up, the latter was read 10y the clerk,
and Senator Stewart moved to amend II
by adding his free coinage provision. He
urged support OF the amendment which,
he said, would remonetize silver and place
it back where it had been before IL was
excluded from the minis OF the United
States and Europe.
Senator Sherman said the sudden and
unexpected change Of scene and the intro
duction of a new topic Of debate, should
not allow the revolutionary measure now
proposed (~Stewart's a~mendment) to pass
without the serious and sober attention oil
every senator. The fact that there had
been an unexpected detection ia the re
publican party would not relieve the min.
ority of this body from It's responsibility
If It supported that measure.
Senator Stewart replied 20 Senator
Jaw nan y "a ~ A'A aaoAoNVf h'"N -
was not the silver men, but the gold
ring" that had tempered with the stan
dard in demonetizing silver.
Senator Reagan also advocated Stew
arts
WAsHfNGToN, Jan. 6.-But seven sen
ators were present at 10 o'clock when the
senate was called to order. After a laps,
Of ~three-quarters of AN hour a quorum APP
peared. A communication from the sec
rotary of the treasury asking for an up
preparation Of 5000 o for the repair of tho
government building at Chicago was laic
before the senate and referred. The morn
ing business having been concluded, the
senate resumed the confederation of th'
financial bill
Senator Teller said he supposed tn,
ISLANDERS that had been perpstratsd for th'
last eight or ten months would pe re
newed, at least outside of this cham Der, q
the effect that the friends of free coinag,
Of silver had entered into an alliance will
the opponents of the elections bill for IL
defeat, in return for their votes in favor o
free coinage.
Senator Sherman said he would at som,
future time reply to Senator Teller's Oh
~servations, but he did not care to do 81
now.
Senator Morrill, then addressed the sen
ate. In view of the late financial panic IL
New York and of the rather popular de
mand for some increase Of the currenc,
he had been willing to stretch "a point il
order to keep step with the senator's from
: Colorado and Nevada. But his appetite
grew by what It fed upon. 1t had no
; been enough to assent without a whinpel
to the purchase of ) 20 0,0l0 worth of for
} eign silver, supposed to be in the hands
of spectators, or to assent to- tn
= provision for the issue of treasur,
notes to the extent of $50,
> 0Oo, 900 to purchase silver bullion; but 4
|, was proposed, whenever the market pric,
of silver bullion should be a dollar or ovel
for 37iA grains of pure silver, that tn,
purchase OF silver should cease and tina
free coinage of silver should take it's place
Senator Vest argued in favor Of the fire,
coinage of silver. He replied 20 Senate
Morrill,, and in the course of his remark
alluded to the statement that be had re
! ceived q letter from ex -Preside nt Cieve
: land, recanting some of his views on tn
silver question, ms not having the slightes
I foundation.
l At the close of Senator Vests remark
the senate went into executive session an
: soon adjourned.
$ WASHINGTON, Jan. THE conference
o report on the public printing defcienc,
bill was agreed to.
The financial bill was taken up and Sen
4 ator Daniel spoke in favor of free coinags
senator Plumb follC W I'd. He credite
the silver act of the last session with hay
ing had the effect of preventing a unive,
: sal financial panic.
Senator Hiscock spoke against FIRE
3 coinage. The people he represented neve
believed free coinage Of silver woul
i place that metal on a parity with gold.
1 Senator Sawyer moved an executive ses
/, sion.
: "No," said Senator Edmunds, 'iet u
. take a vote on this bill now"
i Senator Stewart expressed n desar
that an early day be fixed for a vote, sa
. or Saturday.
Senator Edmunds, In a tone of bite
: sarcasm-The session is drawing to an en-
= and this most important and immaculat
bill ought to be got into the form of a la,
ut the earliest possible moment. Th
= country, of course, IL. sufIering for IL. Di
aster and bankruptcy are said 30 be in
pending, and therefore we ought not
. leave q stone unturned to get an immed
ate vote upon IL.
WAsHINeToS, Jan. S.-During the morI
ing hour In the senate a number OF publ
building bills were passed. after while