Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-27
CONGRESS-.


In the United States Senate, Tues
day, April 18th, there was indirectly a |
test of the strength of the silver men.
The question came up on Mr.. Kyle's |
motion to strike out of an Arizona fund |
ing bill a clause requiring payment of |
interest in gold or its equivalent in law
full money of the United States and to
insert lawful money of the United
States" The motion prevailcd-28 to
"A. Mr.. Hill voted for it. Senate pass
ed the joint resolution to pay to the
State of West Virginia the amount due
it under the direct tax refund act; also,
Mr.. Georges resolution relative to the
low price of cotton and the depressed
condition of agriculture.
In the House a resolution was adopt
ed directing the committee on civil SER
vice to make an investigation of the
alleged violations of the law at Balti-
was spent in debate on the Noyes-
Rockwell contested election case.
The only feature of interest in the
United States Senate Wednesday was
the speech of Mr.. Teller, of Colorado,
on the silver question, in which he fav-
ored the free coinage of silver. During
his speech Mr.. Teller denounced execu-
tive interference in the silver question,
and predicted that the four silver-prod-
ucing States would not hereafter act
with the republican party if it took a
stand at the coming national conven-
ton for the gold standard. He also de-
nounced as utterly untrue the frequent
ly published statement that the silver
Senators had contracted at the last ses-
sion with democratic Senators for sup
port of the free coinage bill in exchange
for their votes against the force bill.
The House was engaged on the
Moves Rockwell contest election case.
In the Senate, the House anti-Chin-
csc bill was taken up and Mr.. Sherman
spoke earnestly against it. He said the
bill was against the spirit of American
civilization and unchristian.
In the House debate on the Noyes-
Rockwell contested case was continued.
The Senate, Friday, passed number
of bills and then took up the Chinese
restriction bill. The feature of the de-
bate was a bitter attack by Senator
Davis, of Minnesota, "a member OF the
committee on foreign affairs,) on the
time he paid warm tribute to the
Catholic hierarchy.
In the House, after an exciting de
bate, in which Messrs. Fellows and
Cochran, of New York, and O'Ferrall ,
of Virginia, were the leading partlcl-
pants, the NOyes-Rockwell contested
case from the twenty-ei district OF
New York was disposed of by confirm
ing the right of Mr.. Rockwell, demo
GRAFT, to the seat by a vote of 1913 to 100.
In the Senate, Saturday, the Chinese
restriction bill was again under cOnsld-
Grafton. Senators Teller and Stewart
spoke in favor of the bill and Senators
Morgan, Hiscock and Fry against it.
In the House Mr. Richardson called
up the resolution of the committee on
printing to expunge from the Record
the printed remarks of Mr.. Walker, of
Massachusetts, rejecting upon Messrs.
Williams and Hoar, of Massachusetts.
Mr. Richardson argued that the Ian
guage used by Mr.. Walker, under the
leave to extend his remarks in the Re
cord. was clearly parliamentary. Mr..
Walker, of Massachusetts,, defended his
remarks as printed in the Record. Mr..
McKaig, of Maryland, took part in the
debate. The previous question having
been ordered, Mr. Reed moved to lay
the resolution on the table. The vote
resulted-yeas 0, nays elmo quorum,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate Monday, the Chinese
exclusion bill being up, the substitute
reported from the Committee on foreign
relations for the House bill, was agreed
to-yeas 43, nays "A.
The bill as passed provides that ali
laws now in force prohibiting and reg
ulating the coming into this country OF
Chinese persons and persons of Chinese
descent are hereby continued in force
for period of ten years from the pass
age of this act
In the House the pending question
was the motion made by Mr.. Reed, Sat
urday last, to lay on the table the re
solution expunging from the Record
such portion of the speech OF Mr.. Wal
ker Mass which were not uttered on
the floor, and which reflected on his
colleagues, Messrs. Williams and Hoar.
The republicans refrained from voting,
and the result was-yeas 6, nays 1873
no quorum. A call of the House was
ordered. No quorum was obtained
and nothing was done.