The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL,


held. When the doors were reopened the
| elections bill came up and Mr.. George pro-
ceeded to speak against it but yielded to Mr..
| Stewart, tNev.,) who moved to take
up the finance bill. This was
| a surprise TO Senator Hoar and the friends of
! the election bill, but vote was taken which
resulted in favor of the motion by "A to g,
eight Republicans, Stanford. Jones (Nev.),
| 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 nt-
| 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 SO
| wing that the latter was of more impor-
| lance to the people than the former and he
| had 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 q vote of lO1 yeas
to 96 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 eth 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, Il wise and important
step in the right direction. Mr.. Hiscock
spoke against the pending amendment free
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 it. Pending debate the
House adjourned.
Soon after the Senate met on
the sth Mr.. Plat gave notice
that ut 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. Afterpasting 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
O'Clock. Mr.. German expressed his surprise
at the proposition as the Senator from Ohio
(Sherman) had declared the free coinage
amendment revolutionary. He thought there
should he more time given for a careful con-
sidcration of the bill. 1t was finally agreed
to take Il vote on the bill Wednesday. Ad-
jOurned. The House further considered the
shipping bill and Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) adj
dressed the House in favor of the bill. Be-
fore he concluded the House adjourned
AFTER the presentation of petitions in the
Con. fEs. fhn fr,a .ia1 hi lin,
came up and Mr. Blackburn spoke in favor of
Mr. Stewards free coinage amendment Mr..
Morgan followed in a speech favOring 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
s2l5,000 by General Butler during the war was
debated until O'Clock and went over. Atthe
evening session sixty private pension bills
passed
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
IT is said that letter of the Czarina
to her sister, the Princess of Wales,
earnestly advises as a matter of pru-
dence and in the interest of humanity
English non-interference in Russia's
policy toward the Jews.
CAPTAIN WALLACE. who was killed
by Indians in the battle at Wounded
Knee. was buried at Yorkville, S. c.,
his old home.
THE PrOhibitionists of Mississippi pro-
pose to organize for the fall campaign.
UNDER an agreement between o. Brien
and Parnel. Mccarthy is to resign his
leadership, the two factions to agree
upon a new leader.
VEINS, of the Massachusetts, Supreme
Court, is dead. He was II years old,
and was Attorney-General under Presi-
dent Hayes.
THE President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: II. c. Pugh,
of Indiana, Consul at Palermo: o. G.
Bailey. of Nebraska, register of the
land Office at Bloomington. Neb.: also n
number of army promotions.
THE international monetary confer
ence met at Washington on the eth, but
transacted no business, owing to the
absence of delegates. and adjourned to
the call of the temporary chairman.
Senior Romero. the Mexican representa-
tive.
HERBERT L. RAND. the new Consul to
the Caroline islands. will ask the Gov
eminent to station a man-of-war at
Ponapi. for protection against Spanish
tyranny.
GREECE is reported crushed under
taxation. Its debt is enormous.
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND was the
principal speaker at the Academy of
Music. Philadelphia, on the Jackson an
niversary.
PRESIDENT CARNoT expressed the
friendliest feeling for South American
Republics on the occasion of the
Bolivia's envoy announcing his recall.
THE House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs has referred to subcommittee
the Cummings resolution in regard to
the Jews in Russia. \ resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the Jews will
be drawn up.
THE President has nominated William
A. Russell, of Massachusetts: Lambert
Tree. of Illinois. and Nathaniel p. Hill.
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